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Academic Biography

Caleb Pierre
SLS 1101
Mrs. Brown
10/11/11

Academic Biography

"Vision is not enough; it must be accompanied with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs." -David Allen
This quote is very powerful and it speaks to me because it basically means that it isn't enough just to have a plan if you don't follow through on what that plan is. Everybody can make a plan but it's the ones that act out on their plan who succeed. From as far back as I can remember I wanted to grow up and be a part of the business field. But I knew that to be a business man you couldn't just say it but you had to do something to try and make some money for yourself. Back in ...

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cards. Everyone knew to come to me to either buy the newest cards that came out or to trade their old cards with me. This enhanced my negotiating skills at a very young age.
When Pokémon became outdated in middle school, I moved on to selling candy and soda out of my book bag for a dollar each. The reason I started this was because the vending machines at my school only sold water and granola bars and no one really used them like that. The vending machines were also $2 for one thing so I thought that if I sell my candy cheaper people would buy it and I would have a high number of customers. I modeled the way that I sold candy off of my uncle because at the time he was working on getting his business off the ground. The candy idea worked for me throughout my years in my middle school and I had help from my math teacher, Mr. Atkins. He helped me by going on the announcements every morning and telling the student body that if they wanted candy to come to me in person or come ...

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Added: 1/18/2012 11:46:42 AM
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Category: Education
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