Atlanta BYU Management Society

Thursday night I headed to the Glenbridge building with an intern to help set up for the series of classes the ERC is sponsoring through the Atlanta BYU Management Society. Several thoughts I came away with from the keynote speaker, Mark Josie, a Regional Director for Franklin Covey:

• I am either a product of circumstances of a product of my choices
• I either live by default or I live by design
• When I can no longer change a situation, I am challenged to change myself
• I am either a fatalist, a procrastinator or I use my agency to prepare myself for whatever may happen

All good! The six classes were: Negotiating salary, business etiquette in the digital age, writing a branded resume', what do I say?...Me in 30 seconds, starting a business, reversing the hiring practice...starting from the top down. The panel discussion afterwards with recruiters was great. Two job searching tips:

• Become an expert at networking
• Set up an email account just for job searching and use as much of your name as possible...nothing cute as it turns recruiters off

Met a sweet young woman who is going to school, working and is a single mother. My heart goes out to women with these kinds of challenges...I admire their determination so much!
My companion, Sister Peterson arrived Thursday evening, so we spent Friday getting up to speed at the ERC. Our supervisor told us there are 12 stakes in our Co0ordinating Council, which adds up to about 100 wards and branches. Sister Peterson and I will be traveling each Sunday except one to each of these wards introducing ourselves and plugging the ERC services. At some point we may be traveling to stake centers to teach these workshops....the small temple pattern....take the program to the people. We came to work!
Today I did laundry, and not only did I come away with clean clothes and three items in my basket that were not mine (I left them neatly folded, family) I also will be the proud owner of a Droid, which I got for free along with free internet and unlimited text, minutes, and data. Another example of the many many blessings Heavenly Father is granting me. He also left me a fabric sheet for the dryer on the counter in the laundry room, as I had not bought any at the store! Tender mercies....have you ever worn nylon underclothing that was not dried with a Bounce? Enough said! The first app I am going to download is Google Maps along with a voice director! Next the scriptures! Next the hymns! Every thing in one small place!
After Sister P. finished unpacking, we went to the temple. It is smaller than our dear Columbia River Temple, but is very beautiful. I called the temple this evening to put three job candidates' names on the prayer roll since I forgot to do it when I was there, but the temple office closes at noon on Saturday, so I called my own CR Temple instead. Sweet!!!
Shopping, assembling shelves, cleaning, studying, and now bed....a good, very good day.