This semester in grad school, I was invited to join University of Houston-Clear Lake's chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success. I have been working to complete the requirements for induction these last two months. At first, I was just interested because this is an honor society (and I'm very competitive academically), and I thought it would look good on my resume. Of course it will look good, but I have discovered other benefits, as well. I have joined a success networking team which helps me form goals and then encourages me to accomplish them. The society has encouraged me to volunteer in the community more. Also, I have found wisdom from watching speaker broadcasts.
The most enlightening of these broadcasts so far has been by Tom Krieglstein. He spoke about utilizing social networking sites to create a positive digital footprint that could help you in your career. I have always been warned about posting on such sites, which is good advice since many people post some extremely embarrassing information and photos. But if you are careful about your profile and postings, you can actually develop a digital footprint or indentity that could help you in your career or job search. That is a revolutionary idea to me! He also encouraged listeners to start a blog. Since I already had this because of one of my technology classes, I decided to use it. Just another small step into the 21st century!
