How to Become a Businessman

Wear a suit. Dress with a tie. Be stern. Look tough. Spend a lot of money. Go to college. Get an internship. Network with meeting new people. Get an internship. Pay attention to detail and be analytical. To be a businessman you must know the business. Study finance in college. Learn the beginnings of Wall Street. When you fail start a new business. Learn vocabulary and know marketing techniques. Prepare at least ten times for an interview. In the end, when you fail start your own business.

Book Update

The name of the book that I chose to read is called Key Concepts in Marketing by Jonathan Sutherland and Diane Canwell. It is non-fiction and the language the authors use is in the style of a textbook, therefore making it tedious to read. I chose to read this book because I felt that it would be able to help me in my upcoming DECA (business) competition. My event is Business Services Marketing and I felt this book would give me insight and an an edge over the competition. The book clearly defines terms used in the marketing world and also gives detailed real life examples to help us understand the topic in a clear manner. I am enjoying it because I feel that I will be more confident when presenting myself before the judges and also taking the test on the topic. I think the authors are being frank and will continue throughout the book to show how marketing is a vibrant area full of ideas that is a major part of the business world.

Why we read?

Reading is not my greatest hobby. I rather be active through playing sports outside and not straining my eyes by looking at pages filled with long sentences and complex words. Unfortunately for me, it is impossible to avoid reading. Teachers are always assigning textbook pages to read, metaphoric Shakespearean plays to decipher, and short essays to annotate in a one day time period. This just makes my dislike for reading increase. We read because we are forced to. If we don't read we end up with a failing grade on the reading quiz and not understanding what the teacher is talking about the next day. Reading in this manner destroys both our imaginations and creativity. If we were to enjoy reading then it would have to be reading in which we do not get graded and not forced to figure out what it means. True reading is up to our pure imaginations. It is supposed to be enjoyment that a teacher does not have to check up on. Reading is supposed to help us open our imaginations and be more analytical. It is supposed to show us a world unseen. Personally, I don't enjoy both reading for school or for leisure. I rather be out doing and taking action than sitting and taking a breather. Reading is tedious and time consuming. Why read when there is an open world waiting to be explored and so little time to do all?