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This blog is dedicated for IT-EXPO experiences. Learnings and documentaries will be posted on this blog. 

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CCS Colloquium: Shaping Society Through Technology

"Pinpoint on your strengths and weaknesses then work from there." (Tolentino, 2014)

It is always told to us by our professors, parents and other relatives that in order to excel in life you should have a goal. Goal-setting is the milestone in actually achieving something, but before you can achieve your goal you must first have a PLAN.

Planning, is very essential in every aspect of our lives and even in academic life. A good plan consists of different ways and/or paths in achieving or reaching a goal. But most importantly, a plan should have its own back-up plan if all else fails. The main point of this is that as early as now, we should start making plans for our future. 

There are two points that I learned in the whole seminar: (1) Strengths and weaknesses and learning how to use them, (2) dream big.

Strengths and weaknesses

It was emphasized in the different talks that despite of having several weaknesses, we should not be afraid; we should not be afraid of taking risks because these risks might be the one that can lead us to success; and also that we should always trust ourselves. Risks comes before the reward and we should always remember that.

It was also emphasized that having a weakness is not a hindrance for an individual to excel in his work. I can really relate to this because personally, I think I have greater weaknesses than strengths but I push myself even more in order to overcome it. 

DREAM BIG

There is nothing wrong with dreaming big and wishing for success but in order to achieve our dream, we should put all our efforts into work. I learned that as long as you are determined to reach your dreams then I won't stop! Dreaming big is what keeps us going, it serves as our motivation to do better at our work.

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IT-Service Manage Forum Philippines: The DLSU Experience

There are three talks last Friday, October 17, 2014;

Mapping your IT Career

About IT-SMF and Their Work

The Philippine IT Industry and What It Means To You

The talk was all connected, it started out by mapping our IT career. How do we plan for our careers after we graduate, what are our goals in achieving our desired positions, and if we will focus on technology, information or business. 

I learned a lot from the speakers because they shared their inputs and thoughts about the industry. It provided me a glimpse of how the industry works and I feel excited but at the same time, pressured. 

I also learned that the things that are being taught to us inside the classroom is applicable and visible to the real world because the speakers mentioned some of it, like project management, strategic management, and the like. It enabled me to do better and to focus more on those subjects because they are indeed important.

Overall, the experience was good. I learned a lot of new things from the speakers; the talk helped me realized that I should not take for granted the courses that we have/ had because it might help us from the unforeseeable future.  

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The JP Morgan Chase & Co. Experience

On the 10th of October, we had a field trip at one of the most respected banks worldwide! It was no other than, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

To be honest, I was not really excited about this trip maybe because the company had not much of an effect to me but after having an overview of what they do it somehow changed my perspective.

At the end of thee talk, I learned new things and fun facts like the Monopoly guys is actually based on a real person! I was really amazed!

Also, though are some few delay on the program it was nonetheless fun and it opened my eyes on how the people from different fields work together on one organization.

Also, I felt privileged because we've got a glimpse of their technologies inside the company. They have a device called telepresence (like the one in the Avengers movie), and I thought it could only be seen in movies but I was wrong. I was amazed of their technologies because those are just usually seen in movies. Also, it opened my eyes that there are still more in the Information Technology field that I was not aware of.

In conclusion, I really enjoyed myself with this trip and it definitely added JP Morgan Chase & Co., to my dream companies.

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How to Become a CEO At Age 22

                            How to Become a CEO at Age 22

Sean Si is a graduate of De La Salle University. According to him, he is not the type of student who was active in class. In fact, he is one of those students who are struggling with their studies. After 5 years of studying, he finally graduated and landed a job at HP, his dream company.

He spent five years of struggles in his studies and yet, he only spent five months working on his dream company. After some time, he had realized that he don’t want to just be an employee for the rest of his life. And so, someone referred him to someone who is from a big industry and offered him a deal of $1,000 contract. That was the first deal he had ever had.

He was nervous, of course. He doesn’t have enough knowledge about Search Engine Optimization, he doesn’t have any license to perform the business but there is one thing he have, guts. A lot of big guts.

And that what it kept him going, he continued to pursue the contract and eventually gained enough money to establish a company name SEO Hacker. He did it when he was only 22 years old. That kept me wondering, if he can do it then maybe, just maybe I can do it too. I applaud him for his courage to pursue his dream. Eventually, he ended the talk with three main points:

(1) Guts, because it took him a lot of courage to pursue and sacrifice in order for his company to be built. It takes big guts to make a decision like that;

(2) God because everything is planned by the will of God. It is Him who makes the plan for us and it is only up to us if we will pursue it;

lastly (3) Hard work, there is no shortcut to success. There is no perfect formula for success. It all depends on the person who executes a plan and has big guts to do so.  

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A Glimpse of the Career of an INSYS Graduate

            "Money is important. Therefore, it should be studied."

  ICT: Money and Me. A talk led by Mr. TJ Amorado, an INSYS graduate formerly known as ICTM in De La Salle University Manila. He now owns a bake shop called The Royal Chimney Cakes & Pastries and also an Executive Director at IT Company Syncs IT Services.

I learned from his talk how to balance office work and your personal business. Since he is speaking from experience, he shared to us some few tips on how to manage both office work and personal venture.

1. Establish “why”

According to him, no one cares what you do. They care on why you do it. I learned from him that one secret formula of success is to keep people around you wondering why you still do the things you are passionate about. For me, I realized that I want to graduate because not just because I wanted to be rich as soon as possible, but because I believe that this course would lead me to a bright future. Of course, with hard work and passion everything is possible.

2. Decide “how”

Actions and steps to realize why. At this point of my life, I realized that I should already have a plan that contains of what I want to do with my life. and how I am going to do it. At this point, I have come realize that I should have a goal; a definite and tangible goal wherein I can attain in a few years’ time.

 3. Work on your “what”

The outcome that prove your way and how. To continue on the second step, I should establish a baseline. A schedule and what are the steps I should take and what decisions should be considered.

4. Innovate

Adapt to changes in technology. As INSYS students, we are taught that we should always be updated with the latest trends in technologies. With this way, we are not behind with other people and maybe, we can use those technologies in improving our work better.

5. Connect

Keep friends, meet people. Network. This is an important factor for an individual to succeed, because you need connections with other people that may or may not be on the same field as yours. But with connections, you can have different opportunities that can eventually lead to success.

6. Speak up

Talk about what are you capable of.  Talk about what you can do.

7. Accept failures

Admit to your mistakes and fix it. I guess this is very clear to everyone. We are far from perfect and nobody is perfect. So we commit mistakes, whether it is intentionally or not, planned or not. But the thing is, we should accept defeat but learn how to stand up again. Life is a battlefield and that’s what it makes it exciting.

8. Remind yourself why.

A checkpoint for your life plan. At this point, i realized that I should always look back and remind myself why I am doing these things. And why it should still matter to me, even in ten years from now..