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Maria Laukaitis posted Oct 11, 2021 4:45 PM
Hello from sunny Key Largo, FL! My name is Maria and I work at a small education nonprofit that teaches marine science and conservation. Success has largely been a source of stress for me since I was in school as a child and all the way through my college years. As I was growing up, my definition of personal success was primarily grade based. That stressful idea of if its not an A its an F. Now as an adult I have let go of much of that and have a more balanced view of personal stress that is focused on many factors that contribute to the happiness of myself and those I love. Professionally, success is also a more fluid concept to be now because my job is so closely tied to people. For instance, if I feel that I, and the staff I oversee, have created a positive learning experience for our students then that is a win.
Thinking of successful organizations, the first one that came to mind was Facebook. Of course profits have been rapidly increasing for Facebook but that is not the first sign of success I thought of for this company. I am sure we have all seen the rapid expansion of Facebook into the social media space and into peoples personal lives. It has been continuously seeking out opportunities to further imbed itself into day to day culture worldwide. It has done so by buying out other platforms such as Instagram and Whatsapp that it saw were also highly used apps. Plus, these social media platforms that it owns have also become essential to many businesses. For instance, the 6 hours during which Facebooks servers were down last week was a large wake up call for many. It demonstrated just how necessary Facebook had made itself in the lives of individuals and companies alike. Therefore, to me, a large part of an organization being successful (other than profit) is how much they are depended on.
It is very nice to meet you all 🙂
In response to your peers, address the following:
Compare your views on personal and professional success. How do they differ?
Share your opinion about the organization identified in the post and its success. Do you agree that this organization is successful? Why or why not?
Share your thoughts about the importance of the non-financial success parameters identified in the post. Write a post of 1 to 2 paragraphs.
Consider content from other parts of the course where appropriate. Use proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular sources.
Demonstrate more depth and thought than saying things like I agree or You are wrong. Guidance is provided for you in the discussion prompt.