The Grand Finale

This week in Forum, Vince was our speaker. Seeing as how it was our last forum of the year, this was about what we had learned during the semester and looking back over our changes. So this blog is supposed to sum up our experiences and talk about life. So this would be a good one to say that i have found out that the meaning of life is 42. Meaning of course that in my time here i have finally watched The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and i have been meaning to do that for some time. But that is just a minor thing. This semester has been very interesting in my life but it doesn't seem like that long ago i was coasting through the summer on my graduation gifts. This was the first time i had lived away from home for any extended period of time, but it did not feel like the big change i was expecting, it was pretty easy to adapt to. Also in this time i have drastically improved my PT score in ROTC by bringing it up about 30 points from beginning to end. Over the break i hope to continue working out, but we will see how that goes. I have done everything i can to stay ahead of the pack in ROTC and i certainly plan to continue that. My academic work has not been too difficult and i know i can work through what i need to do if i can just motivate myself. I have met many new people that i absolutely love and i am glad that i am around them, because they are great influences on me. I absolutely love living in Lafayette and i am definitely going to try for it as long as i am here. This semester has been an eye opening experience and i can’t wait to see what is to come.

William G. Hargett

Mr. Hargett worked his way up the corporate ladder over the course of many years and he bounced between many different companies on his way up until he ended up at CEO of his final company. The reason he  switched companies so often was because these companies were either bought or went out of business, causing Mr. Hargett to adapt and move to new places. His specific expertise is in Geology and he used that skill to find places to drill for oil. But now he is done with that and is retired, sorta. He now spends his time looking for young start up businesses that he likes in order to invest in them.
After he told us his business history he had a small presentation called "Observations on Corporations" that went into different stages of a career as well as how to be a successful employee. While the man was very dry when he was talking, i really connected with this bit. The career stages for a corporation reminded me of rank structure in the ARMY. being an apprentice for up to five years being similar to exactly what ROTC is about; learning the job, and so on up the line at various stages. At the end of his presentation he showed a slide that every one in the room loved. It was Murphy's Law, and we all had known it at one time.
He went on to talk about that in the professional world, perception is reality. Mind ones reputation because it very well determines most of your business path. The final note was a common theme but good just the same "If you're not having fun, leave it" and i think that is great advice