Mary-Miranda A. Okraku - ReINVENTing Iowa, College of Business & Innovation - Leadership Iowa University

ReINVENTing Iowa, College of Business & Innovation

Mary-Miranda A. Okraku

 

Today was a fabulous day, overall! We went to the various places like Sauer Danfoss and Ames Research Center. At the Sauer Danfoss, I really enjoyed the speech by Vada Grantham. He gave amazing tips on how to be stand out from the crowd and be the best entrepreneur. One phrase he used that I really liked was “The Power within you” which ties in with what …said about controlling your destiny. T taught me that you might not get to where you are gong unless you take charge of your life or destiny and actually do something about it. Opportunities will not be offered to you on a silver platter. At the end of his presentation, I took note on some of his quotes he shared with us. Some were very hilarious but others had a positive tone to it which I took to heart like, “Never deprive someone of hope, it might be all they have.” We also got to go on a tour of Sauer Danfoss which was pretty cool to see all of the equipments used. 

The trip to Ames Research Park was cool. It was intriguing to hear about what solar can be used for. I liked the idea of charging an iphone or ipod using solar energy. I think it comes it will come in handy when you are in the middle of nowhere and you have to charge your phone to make an important phone call or to charge your ipod when the battery gives up in a bus.
 
For the 1st time in my life, I got to go to an Iowa Cubs Baseball game. Before, I got there I knew nothing about baseball because it was not a sport I gave much attention to. I was very excited! During the game got a hang of it and it was pretty easy to follow. I must admit the mascots, Cubbie and the chicken made the game very interesting to watch. I had a great time and I would like to thank Leadership Iowa University especially Catherine Berardi for making it possible to experience the baseball game.
 
I am looking forward to what tomorrow has in store for us!
Aug 12, 2009 11:02 AM |Add a comment
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