C4E Update 1.18.15

In class this week we finished up our storefront project, as well as the presentation associated with it, as well as we finished selling our sock inventory. I am a little bit worried that we made one or two mistakes in the outline that we sent in to the bank. Our group did a relatively poor job of working in tangent with each other, and while we edited and spent extensive time going over the outline, I'm hoping that our hard work was reflected in our end product. In retrospect I would have tried to take on more roles in the storefront project itself. I didn't particularly feel that the other members of the group were putting in the same effort that I was putting into the project. I think that I would feel a lot better about what we sent in had I had my hand in more of the project and knew exactly what went in and where. But live and learn. I don't think that the problem lies in others inability to do work well, but my tendency to want control. I never like group projects because in parts the work reflects work that isn't mine. Thus, if I don't know and trust my group member(s) well enough to trust in their work, I feel uncomfortable accepting that as part of our project. While I think that that can be hurtful to the cohesiveness of the group, I do believe that this is a component of my competitive edge, an advantage that I have. I want to win more than anyone else. I think that is why I feel so drawn to competing in athletics. In school, and this business world, this manifests itself through the effort that I put into my work, especially the work that I feel particularly inspired by. Thus, I'm really hoping that we did well here. We also spent time this week creating our presentation for Ms. Stevens and Mr. Fischer Tuesday which I am excited about.