Thank You Letter

Dear Jon Brodsky,
I can not thank you enough for all that you have done for me over these past months.  I have learned so much from you and everything you have taught me.  You have exposed me to so many great situations and experiences.  Looking back, there were so may times I found my self in situations where I thought to myself, "this is pretty cool that my involved in this right now."  Your leadership and communication skills are something that I look up to. I look to you as an example of where I want my skills to be.  I will take everything that I have learned from you with me moving forward in my life.  I am so grateful for everything I have learned and gain from you.

Thank you,
Daniel Mendoza 

What I Learned

I learned so many important things from my time at my internship.  I learned great communication skills, what work life is like in an office environment, how formal meetings are conducted, and various other professional skills.  I am very thankful that I was exposed to this internship and had the opportunity to learn all that I have learned.  Looking back on my first post I can saw I feel accomplished with what I have done.  My first goal was that I wanted to get the opportunity to make a positive difference in Phoenix.  I believe through my work with FitPHX i have accomplished my goal.  I have helped out in many projects that FitPHX has been apart that have improved the lives of Phoenix's people.  I also wanted to gather notable references through my great work with FitPHX.  I know that I have accomplished this because the people I have worked close with have told me that they would be glad to be a reference for my resume.  Accomplishing my initial goals and taking away what I have learned, has been a valuable experience for me and I and thankful for my the opportunity to do my internship with FitPHX.    

Career Services Write-Up

I was fortunate enough to have Courtney from Career Services to come into my English 301 class and give us a presentation on how to write the winning resume.  She was very helpful and gave our class a lot of great information and tips.  We were given multiple hand outs with example ideas for what our resume and cover letters should look like.  I liked that she suggested to add in a section for related courses we have taken to help enforce our qualifications for the job we are applying for.  To also tailor our resume to what each organization is looking for before sending one out.  This was a very helpful class and I feel I am better prepared for applying for jobs now. 

Free Write

Last week I went to my first Diamondbacks game.  I have been in Arizona for nearly two years and have never been, even though I live a ten minute walk to the stadium (I know, this is lame).  I had a great time at the game and had nothing but great things to say about the ball park.  Other than the over priced drinks and food the experience was awesome and I am glad I went.  Still call myself an Angels and Dodgers fan first though.

Free Write

For this free write I wanted to talk about some of the tv shows that I have been watching lately.  This past Sunday was the return of one of my favorite shows, Game of Thrones.  This shows is great and something I always love to talk about with my friends.  I have also enjoyed Last Man of Earth, which has been one of the funniest shows I have seen in a couple years.  The new Daredevil show is one I have heard good things about and am anxious to start watching.  Also looking for a good show to binge watch this summer.  I've never watched Breaking Bad or Walking Dead so I am thinking about going in on either of these two. What do you all think?

Organizational Strengths

I feel like FitPHX has many strengths.  I think for the size of the organization is is highly effective.  The things that have been accomplished since I have been there are great.  From winning grants, the success of MMDT, and walkphx expansion to name a few.  I also feel like another strength of FitPHX is the broad spectrum it reaches.  FitPHX's mission statement enables it to reach all areas of health & fitness and continue to reach new opportunities to make the community healthier.  If I were in charge of a similar i do not think I would do anything differently.  I think my boss, Jon, has done about as good of a job as anyone could in his position.  He attracts a lot of attention and money for FitPHX for something that he is solely in charge of. 

Free Write

I want to use this free write to talk about my sports.  Sports are a huge part of my life.  I played and watched them a lot when I was younger, and that habit has carried over to my life now, just with a lot less playing.  I grew up in southern California so many of my favorite teams are teams from this area.  I enjoy rooting for the Angels and Dodgers in baseball as well as the Ducks in hockey.  I odnt have a favorite NFL team, but this is my favorite sport to watch.  I am also a huge Mixed Martial Arts fan and follow the sports closer than any of my friends and most people I know.  The NFL Draft is something that follows the previous statement.  It is where my love for college football and pro football come together.  I love the build up and event of the NFL Draft.  The NBA is something I have grown to love and watch and read about closely as much as I can.  Sports consumes much of my entertainment time and many of the discussions I have with my friends involve sports.