Yesterday

 Yesterday I went out for breakfast with my mother. The neighbors threw some powder on her hand to involve her in the Phagwah "activities" on the street. She was lucky it wasn't a bucket of water thrown on her because there was a lot of that. It was a happy time on our street (for those who participated in Phagwah).

My mother met an old friend while we were dining. There were both so very happy to see each other and had a good 'gyaff.' My mother wanted to go for a drive after that.

As I write this, I am noticing that I am using 'happy' a lot.  This could be because of yesterday's post. By the way, yesterday's post made me think of my work on the Lessons Project - 7ps, calendar, and so on. That project focused more on achievement and success.

Analysis of Data

I used a lot of publicly available information on individuals for my Lessons Project. I did not contact all the individuals for additional data. I did contact some for comment. I apologize for any negative impacts tothose individuals. There are sometimes unauthorized biographies.

I selected individuals that were different - from different cultures, and so on that achieved much. There are LinkedIn articles on each person selected.

I encourage everyone to look at the information out there and make use of it in interesting ways. Ask the right questions, notice inconsistencies, and so on. 

I thank my family for support.

Paper for publishing

One of the first papers I submitted for publishing was a paper to report the findings of my personal research project. I worked tirelessly on the paper. I was very proud of what I came up with (the manuscript containing the purpose of the study, methodology, 7Ps, and analysis). The paper summarized my research, which included categorization of the thousands of quotes, success stories, and so on posted on the social media pages for the project (example of a social media page: https://www.facebook.com/lifelessons1) and analysis of linkages/relationships. I hope the paper will be published soon.

Some highlights (from a document showing early versions of the paper/my workings):

Success Research

Always good to find research that is similar to mine. This research by a Stanford professor investigated determinants/keys of success by identifying common traits in successful people:

Keys To Success: 6 Traits The Most Successful People Have In Common
https://bakadesuyo.com/2013/08/keys-to-success/

My research looked at successful people who are “different.” They are from a different culture or behave/think differently. Hopefully it will be published soon.

(Posted earlier in LinkedIn)

Elevator Pitch

You may have heard that I was stranded in New York a few years ago (see posts on my
experience at this link: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/search/label/strandedinnewyork). At first, I was horrified because I had lost important items and could not retrieve them. Afterwards, I calmed down and started thinking about strategies to retrieve my important items.

After a while, I started enjoying New York. I enjoyed Bryant Park. I enjoyed walking around Times Square. I found quite a few tea shops and went in to look at their offerings. I even pitched my pickled meat business idea at a bank. I wasn't totally prepared but I did a good job.

It is important to sell your ideas and even "sell yourself" especially when seeking a job. In the past, I practiced an elevator pitch in case I needed to pitch an idea (here is an article on perfecting your elevator pitch: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/4034-elevator-pitch-tips.html).

This reminds me of my 7 Ps of success. One of the Ps is for Persuasion.

Partial LinkedIn profile of Fahmeena Odetta Moore

New York Experience by Fahmeena Odetta Moore

Life Lessons

I have been researching/testing my determinants of success (my 7Ps) on LinkedIn. I benefited from some posts and comments.

Main LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/fahmeenamoore/

 

I developed the 7Ps from my Life Lessons project. It was after analysis of quotes, proverbs, graduation stories, and so on on achievement and success. I created analysis groups/categories - which I shared on social media (on Facebook, Twitter, GooglePlus, and so on). I called the categories themes and there was a different theme each week.

I started the project in Facebook many years ago. I wasn't thinking of a high school project/book that I had when I started it, but I realize the projects are pretty much identical. In high school, I collected quotes, stories, and so on in a green folder book. I recall that I wanted the lyrics of the song Desiderata in the book so I spent some time capturing the lyrics of the song. There was also a Mistaken Identity story.

Desiderata was the number one song in my first top songs list created for the Lessons Project.
I guess a lot of things in my life started in Guyana, South America.

Research LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/fahmeenaodetta/