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Re: College Conundrum: Dating on Deadlines

Tim Jahn — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:28:26 -0000

In my eyes, it's exactly the same. If you meet a girl you like and want to get to know her more, you'll make time to do so if she's important enough. You either want to get to know her more or you don't. You put forth the effort required to do so if you truly want to.

Little Jahn is great, he's getting so big ALREADY! heh.

Re: College Conundrum: Dating on Deadlines

Colby Gergen — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:24:09 -0000

That would definitely ring true if it were a relationship we're talking about, but I just want to get a chance to know this person a little more. It's more about getting the chance, on both of our ends, to see if it's worth it.

How's little Jahn, btw?

Re: College Conundrum: Dating on Deadlines

Tim Jahn — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:18:58 -0000

If you truly want to find someone (and you do), you'll make time for them. I dated my now-wife all through college. We went to two separate schools (about 40 min) apart, saw each other every weekend basically and sometimes even during the week for dinner.

If you care enough, you'll make time.

Re: College Conundrum: Dating on Deadlines

Colby Gergen — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:32:44 -0000

Very true. I know I need to figure something out to at least give it a shot. But I feel the rush to figure it out soon. Or else...?

Re: College Conundrum: Dating on Deadlines

Ryan Knapp — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:45:05 -0000

Agreed. I was putting in 60+ hours when I met my wife. I made time for her even if it was to work from 1am-5am to get the work done I couldn't when I took her to dinner.

you find time, or that's it.

Re: College Conundrum: Dating on Deadlines

jessica731 — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:29:42 -0000

Ok, here's the deal, and it's quite simple. Having been through college and experimented with one night stands, friends with benefits, short term dating, and relationships, I can say this: If you are interested enough in her, and she is interested enough in you, you will make time for each other. So ask her out. If she can't even (or doesn't want to) give you a couple hours on a weekend, then she's not worth pursuing.

Re: Ubiquitous Updates

Danielle Hohmeier — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:56:43 -0000

Nice to know you've set aside more time to blog here... I've enjoyed reading in the past. Keep up the good work!

-Danielle

Re: This Blog, New Blog, Red Blog, Blue Blog

Danielle Hohmeier — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:07:03 -0000

Good to see you back posting again... personal, professional, whatever. The lines are blurred everywhere these days.

-Danielle

Re: Five Reasons Students Should Use Social Media

Grand Junction Chiropractor — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:11:54 -0000

social networking sites have been sprouting like mushrooms nowadays, they're everywhere. yes, they can use them but students should be very careful when posting personal information..they should be watchful of pedophiles.

Re: Priorities (turned rambling awesomeness!)

Colby Gergen — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:50:29 -0000

Yeah the whole "well-oiled blogging machine" hasn't panned out, but I have a page or two of topics to write on this summer :-D

Thanks for the congrats, but it's for the organization I'm becoming President of next semester, so it kind of fell in my lap, haha. I'll be Flipping it, so hopefully that footage turns out well!

Glad to see you back, DB. Hope all is well.

Re: Priorities (turned rambling awesomeness!)

Danny Brown — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:22:10 -0000

Dude, with your reading curriculum consisting of books and Google Reader, #5 will be a cinch for you. Besides, that "well-oiled blogging machine"? All a facade - we just ghost blog for each other. ;-)

All the best with this year, mate, and again, congrats on the speaking gig - here's hoping you can get it streamed or recorded.

Cheers!

Re: Five Reasons Students Should Use Social Media

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Re: Skills That Kills

Middle East Jobs — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:29:35 -0000

Hiring managers, especially in technical fields like engineering, seek candidates that can help them solve a problem or satisfy a need within their company. Consequently, you can't be a solution to their problems without stating how you solved similar problems in other companies and situations.

Re: To Social Or Not To Social?

See-ming Lee (SML) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:33:48 -0000

Thanks for using my photo! :)

Re: Five Reasons Students Should Use Social Media

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Re: Hey look, a blog post about Brian Brooks

Colby Gergen — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:21:16 -0000

Haha, I appreciate the comment. It's a little disheartening to hear that people outside of Mizzou J-School think we are elitist, but I can't say I disagree. The School harps on the fact that they were the first, which is cool, but "first" does not mean "best". I think that there's some confusion there.

Re: Priorities (turned rambling awesomeness!)

Brian Moseley — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:44:54 -0000

Good times, keep the blog posts coming! You're a talented writer and it's nice to hear the opinion of someone still in school and appreciates it. "I put in to my schoolwork what I expect to get out of it. In test preparations, if I feel I know something, I feel fine. If I get a B on that test? Big deal, I still have the knowledge I need to succeed." - I feel the same way :)

Re: Hey look, a blog post about Brian Brooks

Danielle Hohmeier — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:38:59 -0000

Colby,
I totally agree. Besides the obvious 'sexual preference' and 'tolerance' snafus in the email, the 'best students at MU' references blew me away. As if we aren't already elitist' enough?! I was/am often embarrassed to even admit I'm a J-school grad. People even away from Mizzou have this stereotype of us, that we think we are better than everyone else. Thanks Brooks, for pointing out that we, in fact, are (sarcasm font). It's ridiculous.

Are we the 'best' J-school, or just the first? I feel like there are tons of other programs out there that are offering as much (if not more) in their journalism education. I'm a Mizzou grad, a J-school grad, but I can assure you that doesn't get you very far in the 'real world.'

I was lucky enough to be coming through right when new initiatives like RJI and Convergence were getting started, but even then, I saw holes in the curriculum. The same holes it appears you all have been hoping to fill this year. Wasn't it just this fall that students were meeting with faculty to assess classes at the J-school? Whatever happened with that?

I was also lucky enough to be in the Convergence sequence- an area where, I think, they value progress, change, students' opinions. The faculty are amazing. They have traditional backgrounds but were always open to suggestions and innovation. And since it was a smaller major, unlike say, Strat Comm, teachers knew you by name, knew you by your work. They weren't opposed to you just dropping in to hang out in their office or in the lab or across the street at Chipotle.

I agree with what MagsContreras says, Brooks only cares about Walter Williams Scholars. Bold statement? Maybe, but I stand by it.

His whole appraoch is appalling, embarrassing even. I'm just glad that students like you, Justin, and others are pointing that out.

PS. Sorry this was the longest comment ever... I have a lot of post-Mizzou J-school aggression built up apparently...

Re: Risky, Traditional, or Personal?

emilyjasper — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:48:16 -0000

I don't know what I'll use yet, but I'll keep you posted. I just got to the core of my resume, so maybe I'll be playing with it this week!

Re: Priorities (turned rambling awesomeness!)

Zack Zaban — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:42:46 -0000

Your life sounds so remarkably similar to mine. It's quite scary.

Re: Seinfeld: Modernized

Colby Gergen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:36:28 -0000

Oh yeah, Seinfeld is a classic. These new shows are funny, but nothing is nearly as perfect as Seinfeld. It's flawless, because it's hard to find flaws in nothing, right?

Re: Risky, Traditional, or Personal?

Colby Gergen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:35:06 -0000

Thanks for the comment. Rightfully sums up the dilemma, doesn't it? On one hand, we want it to put off a 'professional' feeling, but on the other hand, we don't want it to be looked over because it 'fits the mold'.

Re: Risky, Traditional, or Personal?

D.Duggs — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:24:04 -0000

That's a tough one, but I think it really boils down to the person who is actually viewing the resumes and clearly you have no way of know who that is :-/ A few months ago my job was hiring for a PR person and a young lady submitted her resume with a loud logo at the top and use of color throughout (pink at that). My co-worker immediately had an issue with it, but I honestly didn't see an issue because she wanted to stand out...and she did. We remembered her and her logo.

Needless to say, I'm not a recruiter or a headhunter, or in an HR position, so I'm not sure how much weight my opinion holds lol but with that said, I tend to stay professional, just to be safe. However, we are trying to get noticed here....?

Re: Curiosity Didn’t Kill Me

Ross Simmonds — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:15:27 -0000

I think if you ever want to come up with the "next big thing" its important to be curious. A friend of mine once said "Curiousity may kill the cat but its the only way to make your wallet fat." I couldn't agree more...

In the education system; specifically in Elementary and Jr High. The teachers have a significant influence on our curiosity and ultimately tell us to focus on the "important stuff" rather than following our curiosity.

I was obsessed with Dinosaurs growing up, but wasn't able to follow my obsession because I was forced to learn about cells and cursive writing. Two things that have done very little for my career. Yet, if I would have been told by teachers that I should focus on Dinosaurs who knows what I'd be doing now.
Although I'm doing work that I love and enjoy - I can't help but wonder what life would have been like had my curiosity been embraced.

As a "grown-up", I still try and maintain a childlike mind, a playful spirit and a perspective that is open to different ideas. Somewhere along the road some of us stop asking why and start only asking "how much." A great leader and innovator is always curious to figure out how to improve something. How to make something better than it once was. Whether its a product or a service, its important to stay curious cause like you said - It wont kill you. But the lack of curiosity will.

Re: Seinfeld: Modernized

Matt Cheuvront — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:50:19 -0000

Nothing has and nothing will replace Seinfeld. That is my all-time-favorite show. So much "real-ness" in that show about nothing. Brilliant stuff.