AR Project!!

Enchantment Discussion

Enchantment is basically about enchanting people.  It teaches how to enchant your boss or your employers.  It gives a lot of examples. Each chapter has a new topic with a variety of things on how to enchant.  One of my favorite chapters from the book was chapter two.  This chapter was about how to achieve likability.  This was good because it’s important that your boss and people around you to like you.

I would have to admit that I like the book. At first I did not read it much, but once I started I enjoyed it. The book has so much good information in it. This book can really change how people will perceive you. It will also teach you how to become more enchanted.  No matter what is your major or what type of job you have this book can help you.  The more I read the more I understood the importance of keeping a good image.  The book teaches the importance of keeping your social media appropriate.  It is not good to talk about things that would not enchant your boss or others.  I don’t have really any bad critiquing on the book. It was good overall.

I would recommend this book to anyone. Especially if you are interested on becoming a better employee or ways to enchant people this is the book for you.  I think if you actually sit and read the book you will enjoy it a lot.  I also will recommend it even if you have a higher position at work.  It can help you to be enchanting to others. Not only does it teach how to enchant your boss but it teaches how bosses can enchant their employees.

A book I would recommend is a book called “How to Win friends and influence People” by Dale Carnegie.

 

AR Project discussion

I enjoyed doing the AR project.  I got the opportunity to make and come up with a creative logo.  The logo took some thought.  I wanted a logo that was for my boutique that I plan to have in the future.  This AR assignment was a good way to teach us how to make logos and be creative.

The one thing i liked about the project was that it taught me something new.  I did enjoy creating it on inkscape.  After I finished my design I loved it.
The one thing that was kinda difficult was thinking of  a new design.  I had trouble trying to figure out something that I wanted to do.  Like the font and getting the logo image together.

Overall the AR project was pretty cool.  This was the first time I made a logo. We talked about it in a few of my classes and overall all it was okay. I would rate my logo a 7.  I do hope to get better at creating logos and a better design.  After this assignment I hope to better my logo

TOP Ten Technologies

Top Ten

1) phone
2) computer
3) ipad
4) television
5) radio
6) camera
7) printer
8) copy machine
9) alarm clock
10) fax machine

I chose these top ten technologies because they are the ones that I use on a daily basis

Spending Analysis

Spending Analysis

The spending analysis was a great project. I used three steps to better my spending. These steps helped me to put my needs first and my wants second.  I researched a few ideas and picked what I thought was best for me.

The first step I chose was to keep note of my spending.  I wanted to know how much I was spending on unnecessary things.  The number one thing that I was spending my money on was food.  I was eating out all day and buying unnecessary junk food.  After I realized what I was spending my money on I decided to try to change it.

The second step I made sure I took care of all my needs which were my rent and bills. I made sure after I got paid, I took care of my important bills first. I also wrote down the important items I needed for the month. I calculated all of my important expenses.

The third step was deducted all the important things.  After I took care of all of my important expenses, I calculated what I had left.  That money I put half of it to the side.  Which was my savings account? If I had anything left, I would then buy something I want.  I also started to purchase lunch food so that I can decrease the amount of fast food that I spent.

Overall the spending analysis taught me a lot about the importance of spending.  I am now doing a better job at keeping up with my expenses.  I decreased the amount of unnecessary. I stop doing a lot of extra shopping and buying unnecessary food.  I keep note of my spending in my notes. I also keep tract of my bank account statements so that I know how much money is in my account.

Enchantment:)

The Last Chapter!!!

 Chapter 12 discusses how to resist Enchantment.  The first topic in this chapter discusses how to avoid tempting situations.  Not everyone is an ethical enchanter.  And some people don’t have some things in your best interest according to the book.  You should avoid situations that may tempt you into doing something that may not be in your best interest. 

Another topic discussed was look far into the future. You should see how different situation will impact your future.  You should also consider the impact your current actions will make in a year or more. Negative outcomes according to the book will waste your time. 

It is also good to track previous decisions.  Before making final decisions, is says that you should ask yourself questions first. One question it said that you can ask is “What happened when I did something like this before.” Depending on your answer you should know if you making a bad or good decision.  It can also be a good idea to keep a written journal of your decisions.  The book talks about if you maybe fail at one decision that you may be able to learn from it.  I like this topic because it teaches you that it may be okay if you weren’t good at making decisions the first time, but you can learn from it.

 

One of my favorite topics from this chapter is how to let you be enchanted in small ways.  “By giving in to small enchantments, you can save your resistance for the decisions that can affect your life in serious ways.” The book stated that if you find joy in small enchantments, that it reduces the seeming importance of the big, risky, and expensive ones. 

Another great thing is to create a checklist.  Having a checklist helps you to make good decisions.

Enchantment!!:)

This Blog discusses Chapter 10 and 11

Chapter ten discusses how to enchant your employees. The part of the chapter I liked the most was how to empower the employees to do the right thing.  It stated how your best employee wants to serve and delight your customers.  Money should not be their only motivation.  They should know and want to be able to take care of the customer.  You can teach your employee how to treat the customer well by telling them how to do the right thing. 

Another top chapter ten discussed was on SUCK IT UP!  This is basically teaching employees how to deal with stress and other outside distractions.  In certain situations, you just have to suck thing up and deal with it. 

Chapter 11 discus how to enchant your boss.  This out of all the chapters is the number one thing I was really interest in reading.  One thing that is important is to make your boss look good. The book talked about if your boss looks good, then you look good.  You should also drop everything and do what your boss says to do.  It does matter what they ask, you should do what they ask.  Also it’s good to form a friendship with your boss.  Having a friendship makes you more efficient and effective.

Another topic I like in the book was on how to present bad news to your boss.  You should present the news in advance and sometimes you may have to even take the blame for the problem.  Also if you can try to find solution for the problems.  Although there may be a bad situation, it’s always good to try to find a way to fix.  They may impress your boss and show that you really care about the situation that’s going on.  Being able to take the blame and fix it will enchant your boss. 

Cotton University!!!

HEYYYYYYY Bloggers!!!!

This cotton university assignment was very interesting and I received allot of information.  Because I am Fashion Merchandising minor I was really interested in the Garment Manufacturing.

The Garment Manufacturing course taught you the history and information of the creating of garments.  This video teaches how manufactures create patterns and how body measurements are taken to fit body forms. Before you get stated on making the actual garment, you must get the proper measurements and also perform what is known as Marker Making

  

Basically the marker making is a special kind of stencil that illustrates how pattern pieces of one or more garments should be cut from several layers of fabric.  This is very important while getting ready to construct the garment.  We also learn the cutting methods.  Before the workers began to cut the garment, they must first make sure that the fabric is properly arranged.

It’s a lot of steps before actually making a garment!!!

This video taught me a lot about manufacturing and the process of creating garments.  There is a lot of work that is put in before a master piece is created.  I did not know that there was such a long process.  After viewing the video I had a lot of questions.  This video helped me to understand some of the processes of garment making. 

I can definitely use this in my career.  I am currently an Advertising major and I minored in fashion merchandising because I wanted to advertise clothes and well known business.  The information allowed me to see how manufactures create the clothing that goes in many of the clothing stores and how they are constructed.  I also had dreams of becoming a fashion designer.  This video will also be beneficial because it teaches how to create the clothing.