As I sit here, 3 days prior to the announcement of the finalists in the most innovative and creative application process I have ever been a part of, I decided to think back on this past month of striving to achieve my goals and reflect on how it has already given me a new perspective on marketing and technology.
As a study abroad student currently in Torino, Italy, I was given the challenge of keeping up with the other applicants without a working smartphone and easy access to the internet. I came from the University of Maryland where a great wifi connection is provided across all of campus including outside on the mall as well as an unlimited data plan on my iPhone to a flip phone that doesn't even have a camera and limited internet access at school or in internet cafes. Most of my posts have been written in word documents and saved in a folder for hours before actually being posted because of my lack of internet access at home.
One of my weaknesses in the past has definitely been my lack of patience. I am very enthusiastic and I tend to get caught up in the moment when dealing with projects and want things to be done as quick as possible and as efficiently as possible. This past month has tested my ability to channel my frustration and has helped me overall in becoming more patient. While in the United States, a blog post can be posted instantly while here the strength of the internet is not nearly as fast and I have found myself waiting long minutes every time I want to post.
I have realized how quick and technologically enhanced life in the United States is and how the inability to post as often as I wish could cause my application to be the underdog compared to others. I have taken it as a personal challenge though, to prove that determination and ambition can break the barriers of communication and allow for me to compete at the same level as others no matter where I may be. I used my global view and culture to strengthen my application. I don't see this as something that is holding me back anymore. I see it as a challenge. I see it as a means to prove that my love for UnderArmour and for this internship stand high in my priority list.
I know that I am an ULTIMATE choice for UnderArmour and when one's mind is made up, it diminishes fear. Every moment of this past month, I have had UnderArmour and this internship in the back of my mind thinking up future blog posts and marketing ideas that will benefit UnderArmour.
I am from here.... Are you?
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