Phase 1

Since its the last week and we are finishing up phase 1 of the class I thought I would reflect on the many things we have done this past week. I have not given my presentation yet but so far the ones that have been given in the class have been very interesting and I have learned a lot of things about the different places people have been. I particularly liked the presentation about the cruises because in May after graduation me and my girlfriend are going on a cruise so that was pretty good and gave me some things to look forward to. I'm sure going on the cruise is going to be a lot of fun but the drive to Port Canaveral, FL is going to be a long one.

I had my interview last Friday and I thought it went pretty well. I was kind of nervous at the beginning because I didn't know what to expect but after a few minutes it wasn't all that bad. Going in to the interview I didn't think I would be that nervous because it was someone that I know and see three times a week doing the interview but I think being confined in a small space kind of made it a little weird at the beginning. I guess I just expected a desk or something in between me and the interviewer but overall it was alright. When the interview was over I already knew before talking to Angie that there were a few things I did wrong. Like she said I was nervous at first and the next time I have an interview I'm going to try and tell myself to just be calm and be me. Also, when Angie asked if I had any questions about the company I said no. I knew that I had made a mistake and found out that it is always good to ask questions, so next time I will do a little research before the interview and be prepared.

well I really have a lot of stuff to do this week so I guess I'm going to end this here. Along with the portfolio and presentation that I have to do this week for English, I also have two quizzes in Law and a Midterm in Psychology so I better get to doing some work.

The Semester So Far...

Well, for me its getting about that time when all my tests and stuff are starting to pile up and hit me all at once. Last week I had 3 quizzes and a test in the same day and this week I have two test and the interview on Friday. Good thing I changed my presentation date because I definitely procrastinated this weekend and am still not prepared for my law test tomorrow.

So far it seems as though this class has went by pretty slow but I can see that things are starting to pick up now along with all of my other classes. I feel well prepared for the presentation and interview I've just got to find the time to get all of this done by the deadlines. The portfolio on the other hand I think I might need to look over a few more times before I start to put it together. I think our group is more than ready to start on the project and I believe we will be able to get a lot done by not having class and having more time to work on the project.

The Presentation...

When it comes to the upcoming presentation I'll have to admit I'll probably be a little nervous about it. I usually don't mind talking in front of people, but when its people that you have to see everyday I guess I am just a little more worried about what you guys might think about me. I don't mind talking to people I don't know and that's pretty backwards that I'm nervous to talk to people I kinda know and see everyday but not really that intimidated by someone that I don't know at all. Anyway, the topic I would most likely talk about would probably be baseball or softball. I know this seems pretty boring but It's something that I do just about every weekend from March through August.

Project and Party

probably just like everyone else in the class, when i first heard of the project that we were going to be doing I was a little confused. I didn't really have a clue on which way we were supposed to go with this thing, but now that we have some information about what The Sunshine House is about I think we will be able to help them out a lot. I was a little confused as to who or what our target was, what were they looking to get out of the end result of the project and things like that. I think it will be a great opportunity to help an organization like this and I look forward with working with The Sunshine House staff.

As far as the party goes that happened on campus 2 weeks ago I don't really have a lot to say about it. I don't agree with it or think it was right and I believe that it would have offended people regardless but I think it blew up so much because of the date on which the party was on. If the same party had been this past weekend or last semester I don't think there would have been as much talk about it but I think it had a lot to do with the timing and date of the party. Two of my friends and many other people dressed up for Halloween, one of them was 50 cent and the other as Flavor Flave but no one said anything about that.

10 Years...

When I first read this topic about how I see myself in 10 years I began to think about it more and more. Ten years sounds like such a long time, but I know when I graduate from college and start a full-time job that it will begin to fly by.

In the next ten years I would first like to start off by graduating, hopefully by December 07 or if not definitely May of 08. There is a good chance that when I graduate or soon after that I would be able to take over as the Human Resource Manager of the company my father works for but if this does not work out hopefully an internship could get me a foot in the door of another company. I sometimes think that I would like to move to a big city when I start my career but that would all depend on the amount of money I would be making. I wouldn't mind staying in South Carolina or around it but sometimes I think a change might be good and I could always come back. I would like to be married in the next 2 to 3 years and possibly have at least one child before I'm 30 and two kids all together. I want a job that allows me to make a lot of money but one that also allows me to spend a lot of time with my family. I would also like to design my own home and have enough land for a pond to do some fishing. Another one of my goals that I may not be able to complete in 10 years but I would definitely like to start is to rebuild an old car. I'm not really sure what kind yet but cars have always interested me and I think it would be great to restore something that's old and doesn't have much value. In the next 10 years I know many ideas will come and go but the main thing I want to happen is for me to be able to provide for my family and make them happy.

A Little Introduction

How's it going today? I just wanted to take a little time and introduce myself to everyone. My name is Josh Winkler and I am a junior Human Resource Management major from Spartanburg, South Carolina. I transferred here after two years of playing junior college baseball at Spartanburg Methodist College. I had scholarship offers to some smaller schools after my two years at SMC but I kinda got burned out on baseball and thought it would be better to just focus on school and get a good education. I graduated from Spartanburg Methodist College with an Associates of Arts degree in 2005 and technically should be graduating this May but if any of you have transferred here, you know they screw you on your credits or at least that's what happened to me. I selected HR as my major because I feel that I have very good people skills and I like to be in the loop about everything. This past summer and semester I worked for a company called Fastenal as a inside/outside salesperson. I felt like this was a great experience for me and it really introduced me to what life will be like when I graduate. I use to be shy and I didn't really like talking in front of people that were new or I didn't know but after making sales calls and dealing with people everyday its really not that bad anymore. I still sometimes get a little nervous when I have to get up and speak in front of people though.

A few of my interests include baseball/softball, basketball, football, fishing, working out, going downtown, eating good food,working and spending time with my girlfriend Lauren who is an accounting major here. . I know I said earlier that I got burned out on baseball so I pretty much just watch it now but I've really got hooked on competitive slow pitch softball. I've been around softball all of my life because when I was little my dad always played it. The team I played on last year is basically the same team I am playing on this year with the addition of three new guys. I am the youngest at 21 and most of the other guys are between 25-40. We won two world tournaments last year one in Panama City, FL with 256 teams and the other in Atlanta, GA with about 75 teams and also finished second in another world in Alabama that had over 128 teams in it. I like softball because it is very competitive and believe it or not you can actually make it a career and get paid for it. People that play A major for teams such as Easton, Worth or TPS actually get paid a salary around 50,000-60,000 to play.

I'm really a very easy person to talk to and get along with and I like working with other people as a team to accomplish a goal. I'm a very reliable person and look forward to working with whoever would like to have me as a part of there team.