Pleasanton Chalk Art Festival- "The Big Draw"

The Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council is proud to announce THE BIG DRAW, the first Annual Arts Celebration. The Big Draw will bring explosions of color to Pleasanton through the work of gifted sidewalk chalk artists, children and families. In addition, there will be live performances throughout the day, and an Elephants for the Arts Rummage Sale. Your sponsorship will help PCAC promote the event, bring in amazing artists, and support the Arts in the Schools Grant Program.
Visit us @ http://www.pleasantonarts.org/

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Pleasanton Chalk Art Festival "THE BIG DRAW"

Date: Saturday, May 10 & 11th, 9am - 5pm​
Ticket: Free
Place: Division St. by The Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA, 94566
Description:
Pleasanton Chalk Art Festival is a city event.

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15 Important Lessons learnt in my MBA tenure

1. Think out of the box:   

It is also known as thinking out of the box, which I strongly believe in as a design engineer. It is the art of thinking differently, unconventionally and from new perspective. This skill comes handy to engineers for developing many unexpected future product developments and many entrepreneurs have evolved from this kind of thinking ability. I would recommend every visionary entrepreneur to think out of the box to generate ideas. Creative thinking acknowledges and rejects the accepted paradigm to come up with new ideas.

2. More knowledge you gain more humble you shall become:

           No matter how intelligent you are, there is always somebody who can do something better than you. Always keep room for improvement. As its said - empty vessels make more noise so are the people with little understanding of any subject. It can be noticed that a person with complete knowledge doesn’t talk much but shows his excellence by doing it right. One should learn the art of giving and sharing with the people around. No person is perfect, every individual poses unique capability and each one should be respected for their virtues. And thus knowledge not only makes a person humble for gains respect over a period of time.

3. Don't be afraid to make mistakes:

           Part of being humble is understanding that you will make mistakes. Understand this, and understand that everyone else makes mistakes, and you will have a heavy burden lifted off of you. Any one person can know only the smallest bits and pieces of the tremendous knowledge that has accumulated over the past. What's more, each person experiences only a sliver of the present, and knows little to nothing of the future.

4. Knowledge and sharing:

            Knowledge transforms our personality. Its not just information. It contains life through which concept is made alive, so as to touch a thing that can't be touched and see a thing that can't be seen. By knowledge Copernicus understood, its that earth revolves round the sun. This is the great discovery! Knowledge possessed by an individual has tremendous value. Being in this stream at the higher stratum, we equip knowledge which is costlier than gold. The fire within us, to grow in knowledge needs to be kindled. We don't grow when there is negligence, reluctance, esteeming great by ourselves. In order to make it grow, we need to come under one shelter like a 'family' and share the knowledge gifted to us with one another. This is the platform, upon which you are called to grow up.    

            To grow in knowledge is to share one another. There is abundant joy in sharing, which could be tested here. Whoever sows generously shall reap generously. Each one is gifted differently to sustain the needs of others. It is therefore, they are gifted. Give them out, get replenished more and more.   

5. Patience, Patience : 
          In our daily life, we come across distinct people every day, one should learn to deal with them and be patience all the time as they may seem stupid. Not all are perfect in everything.

6. Draw the boundary :
          How much ever your team member is know to you, know your limit and draw boundary.


7. Compromise for the team, but not for yourself: 
          When working in team, you may not like your team's decision, but accept the majority. Yet dont compromise until you are convinced without disturbing the progress of the project.


8. Don't try to mend other's:
          All are unique, dont try to mend them to your requirement; instead accept as they are and bear with them. There are many crazy people waiting out there apart from MBA school.


9. Don't keep Judging others:
          One year is too short to judge anybody, stop judging people.


10. Learn to accept your mistake:
          No one is perfect, you will learn by your mistake. Learning is a continuous process, so dont hesitate to accept your mistake.

11. Start Networking:
          As you prosper in your career, network with as many professionals as possible to increase your social capital. You never know how they would play instrumental in your career. Every professional has something to teach you.


12. Prioritize, plan and execute :
          In prioritize your daily activity, plan how efficiently and effectively could accomplish it.


13. Respect Time:
        Time is Valuable, respect other's time before you make delay's. If you are arriving late for a meeting convey the same to team members, so that they could proceed in your absence.


14. Dressing manners Important:
          Know how to dress for various events. If you are pitching on your presentation dress appropriately to keep it formal as we are all supposed to be MBA professionals.

15. Use Linked In
          LinkedIn is a major place to find jobs and meet professional. Keep your linked-in profile up to date. Know its purpose and use it wisely.

Role of social media in the Future

        Technological evolution has become a bliss and pain in today's generation.

Although it enables one to connect and engage with people who are far away, it has its own advantages and disadvantages. For instance, keeping one's personal information has become difficult because of advanced development in technology, your personal data no more private to an extent. People are helpless than wonder at the kind of social footprint they have left without their knowledge.

         The recent bomb blast in Boston shook the entire United States; the local government was under enormous pressure handling public contacting them for resolution. At the other hand after this tragic event cellphone services were stuck due to traffic created by people around the globe reaching Boston’s friends and relatives enquiring the safety who were running the marathon.

          Social media such as Facebook, Twitter,Instagram,Orkut, Pinterest etc., have become a substitute mode of communication channel for real time update on world wide news.

      Unknown people from Boston created a list of thousands of phone numbers and address's of those offering aid and shelter to those impacted by the bombings. It’s heartwarming to see strangers come together instantly as a community and provide support and assistance. This is a great use of social media in crisis where other communication modes have failed. It’s great to see technology bringing people together in moments when they desperately need support.

       Mobile technology and Internet has already redefined the way we live and expect more in future. Going ahead in future Social media could help prevent such tragic events by fast spreading any suspicious activities in such public events. This would help government taking timely action or public could take fair decision on whether or not to attend such events. In the future may be a group of people could form an online volunteer community to fight against such events, track such negative conversations in different public forums who could be a potential threat in future and bring them to police custody. Social media could replace such marathons by an internet based services for the community rather than physical public gathering which is a disadvantage disconnecting from meeting people in person.

     Although we may not be able to completely prevent such tragic events but technology would definitely help shape such events(marathon) in a better shape given a committed thought about it.

Myself as a MBA student and social media's impact on me.

            Social media is one of the most powerful and wide spread communication mediums in today’s world. Distinct users can use it for various purposes across the globe. Social media is like an open door to information database that has NO boundary. I would like to share how I thoroughly utilized this medium to enhance my MBA academic learning.

1)   Because I’m an international student social media has helped me bridge the cultural gap by getting along with cohort students through Facebook and LinkedIn prior to the class beginning that leveraged my positive civic engagement.
The first thing i did soon after registering the MBA course was CREATE and share
LinkedIn Forum for cohorts "CSUEB MBA Summer 2012".

 

2)   Most of the academic process are new to me; social media has always assisted me in knowing about them before hand from Internet resources.

3)    Since we are located away from Hayward main campus, yet receiving updates on campus happenings, news and events through email notification that enabled my participation in corresponding activities.

4)   Marketing subject in MBA program made me subscribe to an online Focus group that contributes to my economic benefit, if my opinion turns out to be the best.

5)   Came across and learnt new academic related websites that are beneficial to MBA subjects and project requirements. These (http://ocw.mit.edu) websites became substitute source of learning apart from classroom lectures.

6) We are so much dependent on the social media and we are Unconscious about this fact. For the matter of fact I met my Wife on one of the matrimonial website !

7)   Last but not least, as a part of my MBA program project requirement I chose to kick-start my own company (https://www.facebook.com/united2learn) through a unique business strategy that encompass social media as a backbone for the business operations. Currently a group of 3 including myself are working on identifying and understanding various facets of strategy and feasibility of operations to fulfill the vision of the company.

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