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Extra Credit #1 - "Balancing Humility with Audacity" featuring Jacqueline Novogratz

  After reading “The Blue Sweater” by Jacqueline Novogratz, I wanted to learn more about who she was like and to, essentially, put a face to her name. Thus, I decided to watch “Balancing Humility with Audacity”, an interview she had at her alma mater a year ago. Throughout the interview, I noticed how poised and confident she was as she spoke. She was a great storyteller; each response was backed up by a story full of emotion and meaning. I felt engaged the entire time as her experiences were great lessons I could reflect upon. Below are some points that stuck out to me the most: Near the start of the interview, Novogratz talks about John Gardner, a professor she met at Stanford who later became her mentor. She recounts how Gardner once said, “You have to be focused on being interested, not interesting.” This quote made me pause the video and reflect on the underlying meaning. Instead of doing things for the sake of others or extrinsic benefits, do things that make you happy and fu...
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World We Dare to Imagine - Post 3

My little brother rides the school bus home every day.  The bus drops him off a few blocks away from our house, and my dad usually goes over and walks him back home. The drop-off times are quite inconsistent—sometimes it's around 2:40 p.m., and other times it's closer to 3:00 p.m. or even 3:15 p.m. This makes it difficult for my dad to time his arrival at the bus stop. Unless he waits there for the full 30 minutes, he risks missing my brother’s arrival. There have been times when the bus would drop my brother off early and my dad was not there to pick him up due to other errands. Cold, hungry, and tired from school, my brother would often cross the street and sprint home alone, no matter my dad’s repeated reminders to simply wait for him at the bus stop.  As I’m away for college and can’t do much to help my dad out, I often worry whenever this happens. What if my little brother isn’t careful and there’s an oncoming car? Or what if he does wait for my dad to come and stands the...
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World We Dare to Imagine - Post 1

My little brother rides the school bus home every day. The bus drops him off a few blocks away from our house, and my dad usually goes over and walks him back home. The drop-off times are quite inconsistent—sometimes it's around 2:40 p.m., and other times it's closer to 3:00 p.m. or even 3:15 p.m. This makes it difficult for my dad to time his arrival at the bus stop. Unless he waits there for the full 30 minutes, he risks missing my brother’s arrival. There have been times when the bus would drop my brother off early and my dad was not there to pick him up due to other errands. Cold, hungry, and tired from school, my brother would often cross the street and sprint home alone, no matter my dad’s repeated reminders to simply wait for him at the bus stop.  As I’m away for college and can’t do much to help my dad out, I often worry whenever this happens. What if my little brother isn’t careful and there’s an oncoming car? Or what if he does wait for my dad to come and stands there...
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Random Post #2 -- Rating Matchas Around LA

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But First, Matcha On top of making my own matcha at home almost every day, I like to visit different cafes around LA and try their matcha. Below are my ratings of them (so you know which ones are worth it and which are not)! Community Goods – 9.5/10 Starting off strong, this coffee shop in Melrose definitely lives up to the hype. Most frequently visited by celebrities like the Biebers, there’s always a line out the door. However, the wait is well worth it. I always order the matcha einspanner– a strong, iced matcha latte topped with a sweet (but not too sweet) cold foam. Simply amazing. Before you know it, your cup will be empty and your cravings for it won’t stop! Dulce – 8/10 Oldie but goldie. Grabbing yourself matcha at Dulce in between classes is always a classic. The matcha flavor is there and you can never go wrong with it. Although it is a solid matcha spot, I feel like the matcha is on the sweeter side, which I’m not quite a fan of. It's still my go-to when I’m on campus, t...
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Book 2, Post 2 - Feel-Good Productivity

 Ever since I was little, I have always believed that if I put my mind to something and worked hard, grinding out those hours, I could achieve anything. Studying was just studying to me. For instance, if I were studying for an accounting exam, I would review all the slides and do the practice problems. Maybe even twice. This applied to all of my classes, and it was rather a robotic process. The only goal I had in my mind was to retain all the information so I could do my best on the exam and get good grades. The method worked most of the time, so I never thought to change it. However, I knew this method probably didn’t make the best use of my time, and I could approach studying differently.  I wanted to read Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal because I was intrigued by the idea of “feel-good productivity” and how I could apply it to my life. How could I make studying more enjoyable for myself? Would it make it less tedious? How could I ...
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Book 2, Post 1 - Feel-Good Productivity

Ever since I was little, I have always believed that if I put my mind to something and worked hard, grinding out those hours, I could achieve anything. Studying was just studying to me. For instance, if I were studying for an accounting exam, I would review all the slides and do the practice problems. Maybe even twice. This applied to all of my classes, and it was rather a robotic process. The only goal I had in my mind was to try to retain all the information so I could do my best on the exam and get good grades. The method worked most of the time, so I never thought to change it. However, I knew this method probably didn’t make the best use of my time, and I could approach studying differently.  I wanted to read Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal because I was intrigued by the idea of “feel-good productivity” and how I could apply it to my life. How could I make studying more enjoyable for myself? Would it make it less tedious? How could I...
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ADMP Investment Proposal - DRAFT

  FROM: Nga Tran, Research and Development, AMDP [All Things Nga] TO: Clark Hansen, CEO, AMDP SUBJECT: Investment Opportunity: LARQ DATE: October 15th, 2024 Dear Mr. Hansen, I wanted to bring to your attention an exciting opportunity worthy of investing in. After conducting extensive research, I would like to highly recommend LARQ, an innovative water filtration startup committed to sustainable access to clean water. We are looking to invest in companies that are socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and profitable, and I believe LARQ has such qualities. This memo includes: ADMP’s Standards Overview of LARQ & Impact Financial Health My Recommendation  Before jumping in on the details of LARQ and how it aligns with our objectives, let me first briefly define the four standards we are interested in evaluating: triple bottom line, corporate social responsibility, social enterprise, and carbon footprint. ADMP Standards Triple Bottom Line A sustainability framework...
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