Thinking of Success

1.     Opportunity

2.    Hard work

3.    Skill

4.    Luck

These four components of success are all essential to accomplish something. Without opportunity, you will not have anything to accomplish. Without hard work, you will not do well doing the thing you want to accomplish. Without skill, you will not be able to do the job well. One component however is not essential to success, in my mind. Luck, is something that will help someone on his or her road to success, but without it a person can still be successful. For example, a lazy person could be lucky and be provided with an incredible opportunity, and then become successful because of luck. However an extremely hard working person could simply not be lucky, and still reach success because of their hard work, and determination. Success depends on the person, and how much they put in for success. 

Exploring Business/Clothing Industry

In the two articles I read, I learned about three different clothing companies; Zara's, Uniqlo, and H&M. These three companies are the leading companies in the clothing industry. They are known for fast, and trendy production. It was interesting to learn about such well-known international clothing companies.

            Zara’s is known for their fast production of clothes, and their ability to rotate the merchandise throughout their many store locations. This allows them to change to their customers’ needs, and wants. They can predict patterns and future trends, with this ability. Uniqlo is well known for their basic designs that fit to a bigger customer percentage. They create clothing that many people can appeal to, increasing their buyer rate. H&M has a combination of both Zara’s and Uniqlo’s patterns; fast clothing production, and clothes that appeal to a larger number of customers. With this combination, H&M is able to sell more clothes, to more people.

Ch.18 Test Blog Post

Dear loved ones, 

After arriving in America, my life has been turned upside down. While riding on the boats here, I did not know what to expect. I worried that it would be terrible, and I would not know how to start my life. Luckily there were others with my same worries and it helped to know that I was not alone. Most everyone that was on the boat with me came for the same reasons; better work, and a better life.

When we arrived in New York, the amount of people that I saw was unbelievable. I had no idea so many people could fit in the same place. When we got out most of us did not have the slightest idea of what to do next. We did not know where to eat, where or how to get a job, or even where we were going to stay. After walking around aimlessly for a while I noticed that some people were asking the natives. I walked up to someone and explained that I was an immigrant and I did not know where to go for anything. The response was not what I was expecting, the man was very rude and walked away saying things underneath his breath. Some people seemed to be fine with giving help, and others were completely opposed to even speaking to us. 

After awhile I met some people that spoke the same language as me. This made it a lot easier to communicate. Now we all live in the same neighborhood. We share the same native customs, which makes it a little easier to live in such an estranged place. There are also theaters and newspapers in our language, which makes us feel more accepted. I love that we can celebrate our own culture, but at the same time I want to experience the American lifestyle. At my job, my boss requires us to learn English. This helps with communication, but it is extremely hard. We are learning it quickly, but I struggle with it. It helps with the cultural divide, and makes things easier.

I wish you all could come to see it. It’s amazing here, but I miss everyone so much back home. I hope that everyone’s doing okay, and tell everyone that I love them. I will write you soon.

Love,

            Ryan Sanford