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The ongoing quest for area-based exposure hit the ground running last night as I took to the 20/30 YP happy hour, which was held at Ultra – one of those places that looks completely different when the lights are on.
One of my buddies within the Corp. was cool enough to bring me along to introduce me to some new people. He understands where I’m coming from in this whole age-based frustration issue, so he was alright with me being a fifth wheel.
Met some cool people, saw some familiar faces. The free Bud Light (promotion) was even better. As a colleague of mine here always says, “Cocktails build camaraderie.” The only knock against the evening was the fact that I should have made it a bit longer. Maybe next time…
Had my monthly one-on-one with my Senior Officer today to discuss 2008, what to expect, and how our performance will be judged – changes, etc. My homework for the month is to come up with some goals of my own that I’ll be looking to achieve during this calendar year.
Obviously, the Charter is going to be up there. “Third times a charm” or something of the like. I’m pretty much through Econ, so it’s on to Accounting and then its pretty much good to go from there. Ordering the study guides should be a priority for tomorrow. Note…to…self.
In a past meeting, my boss and I were discussing the social/local perception of my team and how it has changed over the past. Long story short, members of my team are not as prevalent within the city as in the past. There was once a time when “names” carried a ton of weight. You have this convergence within a few of the big fund managers, but you rarely hear of it in the private sector – especially in this region. Possibly due to the shifting demographics in the area, possibly due to a shift in the culture of the business. I’m not sure. What I do know is that we have a handful of very talented people within this group, and if I’m going to make a name for myself, it needs to start now.
Thus, my goals for 2008 will include joining several area organizations. I’ve been doing some research on a few, some more networking-based, others focused on civics, the rest are based on the actual industry which I’m a part of. It doesn’t help much that many of my professional goals consist of an increase in sales-based metrics – something that’s not exactly a cake-walk in this area, let alone for someone my age. But no excuses. Line ‘em up!
We’ll have to revisit this periodically, as I hope to gain a few more associations between now and – let’s say – Easter. A decent time-frame, in my opinion. From this point forward, we’ll casually title 2008 the Year of the “People.” Focusing on the old vocation, “controling the controlable,” and taking it from there. Onward…
