Social Media: Reaching My Goals

Sticking with the topic of goals, you will find there are many, many different ways of accomplishing things. My main focus will be on getting a job, as that will lead to being able to have a nice home and family, so inadvertently, me getting a job is the only goal I have. Getting a job requires work, patience, and it's often all about who you know and where they are.

The first thing social media helps with is networking. Social media can be huge when it comes to getting to know someone, or getting someone on the inside to help you out with what you're trying to do. One big website that almost everyone knows, Facebook, is perfect for this. If you can find someone who works in a company, owns it, or manages it, and add them on Facebook and begin talking to them about the job, odds are you have a better chance at getting where you want to go within that company.

Another popular thing to do is create a website for yourself. This website should contain your resume, past experiences, and maybe even stories of work from your past. One person, Toby Turner, is a YouTube "star," who does funny advertisement videos for various different companies, from video-games to movies to institutions. His website breaks down everything he is able to do, how much it will cost, how to get a hold of him, and all of his qualifications.

A third way social media helps with getting a job is by advertising your service. If you can throw up advertisements about what you do, are willing to do, or can do, in places you know companies will see (such as Google+, Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube), you may have a greater chance of being contacted by these hiring companies, or at least be getting your name out there. Often times, getting your name heard about is the most important step to accomplishing what you want or need to do.

This may have been focused solely on getting a job, but as I said, that is my primary (and sort of my only) goal. However, social media can accomplish just about anything as the internet becomes more and more complex and websites continue to spring up. No matter what your goals are, odds are that social media can play a key role in helping you accomplish them, and should always be used to its full potential.

Learning Who I Am

Many different little surveys or self evaluation tests can be taken to find out random things about yourself you never knew, payed attention to, or even knew existed. One such survey was the MBTI that we all had to take. The results from this told us many different things about us that previously, I never thought of trying to figure out.

First of all, it showed me just how much I focus on schedules and data. Now that I think back, I've always been one to focus on the concrete facts of things, reasons for being the way they are, and what they truly mean. Also, I always have my things to do sorted and timed out so I know exactly when and what I have to do.

This is a huge help in accomplishing goals, especially school related ones. We all have the goal of a certain GPA, and knowing how we manage time and look at information will greatly help us in our class work and achieving said GPA. I know it'll help me because I can continue to make efficient calendars and schedules to stick to and make sure I am doing what I need to be doing on time.

It doesn't really matter what the MBTI told you about yourself. All you need to know is that you should learn more about yourself to focus on how you manage information and time. If we want to accomplish the goals we set for ourselves, and that others have for us, we need to use this information, and more importantly, understand it completely. That's exactly what the MBTI helped me do. How about you?