Positive Attitude

My positive attitude was key to my success throughout my work experiences. Some of these experiences had very long hours and were very difficult at times. Sometimes the heat during these hot summers would almost get to me, but I would persevere. In my major, Sport and Entertainment Management, having weekends off and vacation time does not exist and will not be possible as an emerging college graduate. Channelling this positive attitude will make the long shifts and harsh weather conditions pass quickly. This will not only help me, but will help my team around me as well. Patrons don't want to see someone being lazy or down when putting on an experience for them and their families. We are a part of their experience. 

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Starting out in college, it was rough wanting to have a positive attitude and being organized. It was the first years of freedom I ever had in life. If I didn't want to go to class, I didn't have to. If I wanted to sleep in, I could. However, a person with a positive attitude would go to class and make the best of what they are paying for at college because they are there to better themself and be their own person. I have learned to become that person who has a positive attitude and doesn't look at things as requirements, but rather as opportunities. In the sports industry, it is key to learn how to overachieve your expectations. There is not much rest time when working at events. Helping out in any way you can during events is needed, regardless of whether it's in your job description or not. Everyone in a sports organization needs to work cohesively and be positive while doing it to succeed.

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In my Artifact 1, you can see and my coworkers pushing a gurney with our mascot for Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort, Captain Fripp, while getting water thrown at us. This was a pop-up event called Bed Race during our Fourth of July week. We were in charge of organizing this event, however once it was organized, our boss, Danie told us we were participating. It was a very difficult event because all I could see was water, and my vision was blocked for most of the race What I have learned in the classroom is to expect the unexpected. In my Introduction to Event and Venue Management class, Professor "Sporty" Jeralds always pushed this as his exams were very unpredictable and paying attention in class was key. He also pushed the narrative of having a positive attitude and how working in sports in not an easy job. When we were told we were particpating we didn't want to and were upset we were participating. However, we persevered and actually came out on top winning the race over 7 other teams.

 

​Positive attitude leads to confidence. Artifact 2 shows my team and me who proposed a partner opportunity for the US Speed Skating team. Our prospect was Dart Fish who is a photo/video editing software that allows athletes to better themselves by critiquing their form and performance during their practices and events. This project was for my Sales in Sport Management course that I took under Professor Hargrave who used to be an exceptional salesman himself before he became a professor. At first, we did not know eachother very well and thought such a huge project would be difficult for strangers to complete. By keeping a positive ttitude it gave me and my group confidence to collaborate well and share our ideas with one another without being scared to say when someone's idea wasn't on par with our overall vision. As we worked through this project for around a month, we found out more about each other, which helped us be more comfortable. In the end we learned each other's strengths and weaknesses and utilized that in our final presentation, which took place in a conference room. We utilized our sales skills and our positive attitude led us to recieving an A on our project. I have learned that being positive brings out my confidence and allows me to do anything i aspire to do. In he photo of me and my team, we are holding an Olympic Torch which was carried accross the country my thousands of people back in 200. Professor Hargrave actually carried it though Lake Placid.

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Being positive is such an easy habit adapt. Throughout my career I have learned that being positive is the only way to love what you are doing. I believe that through many experiences with exams, hard assignments, or hard work experiences, being a positive person changes the outcome significantly in a good way.

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