Sunday, November 17, 2013
Leadership
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Sunday, October 13, 2013
Miley Cyrus went crazy or just a good promotion plan?
Two month ago Miley Cyrus shook the world with her
performance in the MTV Music Video
Awards. I remember I was in my room watching the awards when I saw Miley
Cyrus going crazy on national TV. The first thing that came to my mind was “Ok,
what’s going on here?” Then suddenly I start remembering some of the things
that I learn during my master degree at Full
Sail University. Then I ask to myself “what is the purpose behind this
performance?” After that performance Miley Cyrus was the hot topic for the next
two week. Every magazine, newspaper, blog, and entertainment show had to talk
about Miley Cyrus and her unbelievable performance at the MTV Music Awards.
Then came the music video for her new single “Wrecking
Ball” which broke a VEVO
record with 19 million views in 24 hour.
From my point of view, everything
that happen on those MTV Music Awards was planned for an specific purpose and
that purpose was and is to exposed and exploited Miley Cyrus image and new
brand. From time to time we have seen epic moments in the MTV Music Awards that
have launch artists careers either for good or bad. Some of those epic moments
at the MTV Music Awards that come to my mind are the kiss from Madonna and Britney Spears,
and Kanye West dissing
Taylor Swifts. Those were important moments for those artists. After that
their career went to another level and they were the hot topic for a while.
Even today those performance remains in the mind of many people.
Is crazy what some people do for
fame and acceptance in the music and entertainment industry. There is a thin
line between what is spectacular performance and “calling the attention
performance.” Everything is going to depend on how people react and even if people
do not react the way the artist is expecting, there will be a buzz that will
create peculations about the artist and his or her performance that will keep
people searching for new things about the artist.
Congrats Miley you did it….
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Now What??
Now what? That is the
question for many students that just graduate from their bachelor or master
degree like me. Knowing what to do after graduating can become a little bit of
annoying for some students especially if you graduate from Full Sail
University. Full Sail University provides its students with a wealth of valuable information with which the student can enter the world of labor and perform at a high standard.
This in turn could
be a real headache for any student with many
ambitions and dreams that they
want to fulfill. The reason why I say that it could turn in a headache is
because when you know what you are capable of doing you want to do it all at
the same time. At least for me, I have that problem. I love music, but sports
especially basketball which is like my first love. When I was preparing my
business plan, I realize how much I can do for a basketball franchise and for
children especially the ones from Puerto Rico. As a kid, I always dream to play
basketball in the NBA, obviously that did not happen, but I can tell you what
can happen, I can become the first born Puerto Rican with a prestige executive position
in the NBA in a contender team.
For the past two week I have been wondering
if applying for a job in the NBA will be my next step. As of right now my
thoughts and action are in the music industry because that is what I am working
now, but I do not discard applying for an executive position in the NBA. Music is
the reason I decide to go to Full Sail instead of going to a normal school.
As for me I am going to pursued my dreams
no matter if is in music or sport I feel I can do anything that I propose
myself to do.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Waow What a Year
It's hard to
believe it's been a year since I decided to enroll in
Full Sail University.
It has been a year full of obstacles, fears, joys, and days and nights
without an end, all to achieve
a goal. First of all, I have to thank God for
letting me reach another goal in
my life and give me the strength
to finish my masters. Second I would like to
thank my mother for always
motivate me to finish my masters and to finish all
that I propose, the truth is that
I had not achieved anything if it was not for her.
Finishing my Master's has been one of the most difficult challenges I had ever faced in my life. For me, studying online was truly a nightmare because it was something new to what I was used to. It took almost the entire year to adjust to study online. The thing is that when you have several goals and dreams at once is difficult to highlight all without failing. That was one of my biggest obstacles while doing my master degree. Currently I work at the VA Hospital, besides that I am music producer and engineer with personal goals that I want to achieve and besides that I own my own company that I work to come out afloat. Each of these achievements has its own demands which I want to fulfill all, but the time factor can cause serious problems if a person is not organized. During the year I had many problems to do well in school, I even got a probation for failing to maintain the minimum average required in Full Sail University, yet I never quite, I just kept fighting to achieve my goal.
Nothing in life is easy, everything you do to reach a goal have a price to pay, and the question is “are you willing to pay that price?” Never give up and even when you see that the road is hard to see put your focus on God and keep going, when you least expect it you will be on the other side of the goal.
Finishing my Master's has been one of the most difficult challenges I had ever faced in my life. For me, studying online was truly a nightmare because it was something new to what I was used to. It took almost the entire year to adjust to study online. The thing is that when you have several goals and dreams at once is difficult to highlight all without failing. That was one of my biggest obstacles while doing my master degree. Currently I work at the VA Hospital, besides that I am music producer and engineer with personal goals that I want to achieve and besides that I own my own company that I work to come out afloat. Each of these achievements has its own demands which I want to fulfill all, but the time factor can cause serious problems if a person is not organized. During the year I had many problems to do well in school, I even got a probation for failing to maintain the minimum average required in Full Sail University, yet I never quite, I just kept fighting to achieve my goal.
Nothing in life is easy, everything you do to reach a goal have a price to pay, and the question is “are you willing to pay that price?” Never give up and even when you see that the road is hard to see put your focus on God and keep going, when you least expect it you will be on the other side of the goal.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Experts Views on the Value of Business Plan
There are many qualities that we can
appreciate about Steve Blank and Carlos Slim, both have been successful with
their philosophy of doing business. If anything I can relate about Steve
Blank's theory is working a business model instead of working a business plan.
According to Blank, a business model focuses on being true to the customers instead
to the market. This type of theory is a way of thinking in which I always
believed as a clerk and customer service. For me the main focus of My Own Music
is always to offer the fans the music they want to hear because they are what
will make my business to be prosperous. If My Own Music focuses on always take
the place of their customers and fans, we will always be at the forefront of
the industry.
About Carlos Slim I think he is one
of the most influential men in the world today. His enforceable speak for
themselves for three years in a row he is being name the richest man in the world.
In an interview, Mr. Slim offers several tips from his business perspective.
One of the tips that Mr. Slim offers that really struck me was when he said you
have to know how to work hard and use the right tools. My Own Music is an independent
record label that needs to know how to work hard to maximize the tools that
they have on hand because My Own Music do not have the same budget that have major
record labels.
For me, the section of my business
plan that is the most important is the finance section. The finance section is
a section that all investors will want to look for when deciding whether to
invest in the plan. So for me it is very important to structure a business plan
with a finance section simple to understand for my investors in order to get
what we want from them.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Experts Views on the Value of Business Plans
Hi everyone, first
of all I want to say thanks for supporting my blog and your comments. Today I
will be talking about “Experts Views on the Value of Business Plans.” The
experts that I choose are Steve Blank and Carlos Slim. Steve Blank
Writing and having
an effective business plan is crucial to implanting confidence in potential
investors that the business is a feasible concept with capable people to run
it. There are several key components that a business plan should have in order
to meets the demands of investors. These key components are an executive
summary, marketing plan, competitive analysis, key personnel and alliances
along with projected financials. The size and possibility of your business plan
will depend on your specific goals. If you’re planning it for investors, the
plan should be more detailed. You have to clearly explain your concept and
where it fits in because potential investors might not be as familiar with your
industry.