Dear Professor Fry,
I will be absent from class today because I am still experiencing symptoms and elevated blood sugars (I'm a type one diabetic) and need to remain home to monitor them.
Thank You for your understanding,
Sarah S.

Dear Professor Fry,
I will be unable to attend class today because I have contracted a virus and am currently throwing up. As this would be a possiable health risk to other students I will be remaining at home until the symptoms of the virus have gone.
Thank You for your understanding,
Sarah S.

Jon Goodman

The discussion with Jon Goodman was a very enlightening and interesting conversation. Which is one of the reasons I enjoyed it so much was that it was very much a conversation and discussion not a lecture where I prop my head up with my arm and hope I don't start getting that lead-lined eyelids look. I also appreciated the emphasis on not being afraid to share your ideas with the world, well maybe not the whole world, but the encompassing business world at least. A fault that is one of my greatest is an inability to share my ideas or speak up when I should, much like what I discussed in the earlier post I worry about stepping out of my boundaries or treading on someone else's ideas. There is also that worry about sharing an idea with someone who will take it and sell it as their own. There is always that risk that someone might take your ideas, but there are some actions you can take to protect your ideas. the inability to present or speak up is something that I will have to work on. I also thought her constant reiteration of the issue with seeking money simply to become wealthy. That being an entrepreneur is not to make you rich it's something you should do to enrich your life. (Sorry if I'm being to philosophical) But Ms. Goodman's grandmother was right that money doesn't care who owns it nor does it happen to those who seek it solely. Money is simply a by product and a means of keeping score in the business world as well as the rest of the world. And that failure is never a total failure unless you fail to learn from your mistakes. When a business fails it is the wonderful opportunity to learn and expand from so that in the future you can avoid and solve issues before they devourer your company. Ms. Goodman was an excellent speaker and it was a pleasure to have been given such a wonderful opportunity to hear from someone with such expertise in the field of entrepreneurship.

Strength and Weaknesses

Well nobody likes to list their weaknesses and sometimes listing your strengths is no easier. However being able to do so can really help anyone looking for employment. Any good potential employer should be interested in what you will be bringing to the team and what you might detract from the team. Here is a list as to what I could bring to a team and what I might counteract in a team setting. Let's start on a happy note with my strengths; (these capabilities and characteristics are more suited for a broad array of jobs) Cooking something of which has always been a passion of mine, and I'm good at it. (Not to brag) But cooking is something that I do with every bit of focus and concentration, which for me is not always easy, cooking is definitely my top strength. Creating bowls and pots on the wheel would be my second, something that I may not focus on with every fiber of my being, but none the less since while on the wheel it helps with the creativity when your wondering mind helps mold and shape the lump of clay. It then occurred to me while writing this list in class that these weren't really focused towards creating a business however it just so happens that what is involved with cooking and turning clay into art have their underlying characteristics that are very important when contributing to a team. Cooking, you have to follow directions and follow them well, or then you can wind up with something that isn't so appetizing. Also you have to know and understand the ingredients and the tools. Not knowing how to prepare certain foods can result in more than just an unappetizing bite to eat. Nobody wants food poisoning! So being really good at cooking when looking at it a little more closely can prove that I'm good at following directions, being knowledgeable about my surroundings and project components as well as how to use them to create a finished product. Now when you create something like a pot that can show that I am creative as well as comfortable with doing very hands on projects. Now for the list that nobody likes to write the weaknesses; first and for most would be that I suffer from a mild case of obsessive compulsive disorder, which means that little things can bug me and distract from my thought process as well from team efforts, another weakness that I unfortunately posses is an inability to always speak up when I have an idea or when I notice something, much of this comes from fretting too much over whether or not I will be over stepping my boundaries or stepping on some one's toes. Not fun to do but figuring out what talents and characteristics you posses and how they could interact with others as well as potential team mates is an essential part of being a positive business person.