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For my role model, I decided to interview Michelle Bloom.  Michelle Bloom is a current junior here at Chatham University. She is an International Business major with a concentration in European Studies. Although she doesn’t have a formal minor in marketing, she has a lot of hands on marketing experience through her club participation. Michelle is the Vice President of the Chatham Marketing Association, a collegiate chapter of the American Marketing Association, where she oversees the club’s social impact and community engagement activities.   When I had asked Michelle about some study tips she may have had, she laughed and said her best strategy is not really about studying! She said she has found that paying attention is class is far more crucial than reviewing material (last-minute) before exams. Michelle stated that it is incredibly difficult for her to stay focused in class when there are emails that need responses, grades that could be checked, or news outlets flashing ...

The podcast I chose to listen to was "Getting People to Help You" from HBR Ideacast. In this podcast, they discussed why it is sometimes so hard to ask people to help you and ways to make it easier to ask for help. The main reason it is hard to ask for help is for fear of rejection or possibly becoming less liked. Humans also believe that we are unlikely to get help but in reality, we are twice as likely to receive help than we believe (Ideacast, 2018). This podcast talked about how to properly ask for help, how to get over the uncomfortable feeling while asking for help, and how to comfortably say no to someone who is asking for your help.             One main concept they focused on in the podcast was how to properly ask someone for help. Usually, humans have the fear of being rejected while asking for help. The speakers talked about how first we need to notice we need help, understand when someone wants to help, and to make th...