Personality, Perception, & Peace Makers

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Black hole buying... Shopping on the Internet!

As budgeted college students, aren't we all looking for cheaper prices on the school supplies…? Especially on out the necessary items such as text books? I am. I buy discounted books off the Internet to cut down on the costs of college. I do pursue many sights before deciding on the best priced text book.  In my searches, I am most definitely am concerned about the security of the website, its accessibility of its personal contents to the public, and most importantly the credit or debit card numbers I type into payment slot. How scared I get, even when the book selling website is a well-known and accredited company. Even if I was guaranteed that my information would be safe, I would not whole heartily accept it. 100% security cannot be promised to Internet users. Two words: Loop holes. If there is a will (And getting free money entices the will) , there is a way. The Internet is this virtual black hole that truly has problems letting things go. Just like a jealous teenage girl. Yet, I still plug in very personable identifiers to buy books online plus I use the Internet on a regular basis. A good deal on a textbook elevates beyond my paranoia about security and identity theft. Is that good, I do not know. Nothing wrong has happened yet, should I continue buying books online? What are your thoughts?

Each book site that I have visited has used personas and or personable tactics to entice continued transactions from me. I do not mind being exposed to these sales tactics, if it gets me the product I want. If the personas and personable tactics do not produce a satisfied customer, then company should redesign their game plane. Otherwise their efforts are in vane plus it gives the customer memorable tedious & obnoxious experience for your company and shopping online in general. Personally, I select convenience over spewing all my sacred information into the Internet black whole with teenage grudge holding tendencies. I research my purchases online, and make decisions on the parallel characteristics or projected personas between the company and myself. This is how I shop.  How do you shop?

Perhaps there could be overlap of identification and personality. The marketing team of the company would define a balanced list of questions that are less invasive of identification (For example: Social, birthday, family locations, etc… Typical topics that people become extremely disconcerted about) and more questions of likes, dislikes, hobbies, dreams, and so on.  Personally, my objective would to create an individualized persona for each customer that visits your website.  Caring for the customer and providing individualized personality in every purchase.  This would be my ideal outcome for a website. What would be yours? 

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Growth Spurts, Guerilla War Fare, & Clothing Outlets Stores

Throughout my childhood, I found myself to be constantly growing. I would grow 4 and 5 inches in a growth spurt. Shopping was very difficult and I learned very early on that every piece of clothing needed to be tried on in a dressing room. Mom would also request a fashion show to asses if the outfit was modest, fit correctly, was price appropriate, if it was well made, and would be durable for a very energetic active little girl. It was a process! If Mom and I were ever to find a single piece of clothing that fit the long laundry list of desired qualities, it would be bought, receipt would be kept, and Dad would make the final say when we got home from the outlet store. It was a battle that needed guerilla ware fare tactics to actually find pants long enough my legs, shirts that were not too revealing, and shoes that fit my duck-like feet.  Thus the title of this blog will be “Growth Spurts, Guerilla War Fare, and Clothing Outlets Stores”.

While shopping was difficult, and rarely would I find a complete outfit in one shopping experience, still my mission was to find stores in Klamath Falls that I could find clothes I liked, fit my ever-growing self, were tasteful, and did not break the bank. Ross: Dress-For-Less became my Mecca! When trying on what felt like racks of clothing, I discovered that 90% of the shirts, sweaters, and pants did not work. Ross’s customer service was professional yet wonderful about the whole ordeal. I would come out of the dressing room handing them the reject clothes with a look of defeat. I would receive a smile of concern and would say that’s okay. We get new shipments of clothing on Fridays. You should try again then. My reciprocated smile could be described as a crooked out-to-lunch stare. It was a difficult process, sometimes even war-like. I am glad that customer service was not my enemy on the other side of the battle field, rather the army that came to my aid amidst battle.

On the occasion that our purchases did not meant Dad’s standards, Mom and I would pile back into the car and return to the store in which the rejected clothing came from. Typically this store was Ross: Dress-For-Less. I was welcomed to the cash register with a genuinely concerned face. I would plop the clothes on the counter and say “I would like to return these please…” In a matter of a few minutes I would have cash in my hands or have credit to reduce prices of future purchases. I would express my thanks, take the cash or card and hold it towards my mom and say “My ammunition for our next clothing war!”

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Personality, Perception, & Peace Making

As of right now, I am determining the type of person I want to be. The life I want to live. And the legacy I want to leave behind on this earth. At an extremely earlier age, I felt deeply about the people I interacted with and each environment I found myself within. As a child, I took on the responsibility of encouraging those around me and finding the good in them. Helping others find their peace and portraying grace in their lives. I am very much for peace. Peace in the classroom, playground, and within ourselves. I was known as the "Peace Maker" at my elementary school. I understood people need a positive perception to keep them on track. My blessing is that my nature is that of peace.

As I entered junior high, I found excellence in my studies, grounded in a realm of reality, but for my social acceptance… I was in outer space without oxygen. I clung to music and basketball for internal peace. As I stood alone, in a cafeteria with a plate of processed mysteries cradled between two shaking hands, I realized something. I spearheaded crusades for people in need of emotional and mental peace, but not once came to the conclusion that I might be in need of saving. Enough was enough. My personality was strengthened and I was making peace for myself.

As I entered high school, I adopted several notions and perceptions dictating how one should live. My favorite was "Be bold, for boringness breads conformism".  I adopted openness and originality. Music, theater, language, and art became outlets for meeting new individuals that had similar personalities where shared perceptions could be voiced. I had found my community. Exploration of the business and computer department became my new hobby. I grew very fond of business, typing, presentations, networking, and traveling for competitions. I was a part of FBLA for all four years of high school. FBLA stands for Future Business Leaders of America. 

My senior project was extremely special to me. The lack of passion and drive behind our chapter’s community service project broke my heart. My perception is that the majority of our efforts should be in giving back to the community. Assisting those who need their heart song sang to them again. Helping others find their peace and as a result have the ability to have their hearts sing again. I constructed a program that would allow our FBLA members to visit a local assisted living home twice a month. We would have seasonal themed art projects and lessons for the students and elders alike could accomplish. What a brilliant display of affection and bonding. I was very proud. I took second in the state and traveled to nationals that summer. I attended the 2012 FBLA National Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

As I entered college, I desired to have a depth added to my perception, a refined originality added to my personality, and peaceful confidence added to my mind.  I choose a degree that has many useful attributes that can be applicable in my future careers. I am learning how to market, manage, network, work on a computer, and find my original edge for my involvement in the work force. My degree is that of business management and marketing. Forever a peace maker, but I am aspiring to be a polished and influential business woman too.

A faithful narrative by Natalie Ross