While the web seminar was going on, my classmates posed questions to be answered by Mr. Dominguez. He spoke about being what is called a "change agent". A change agent is someone who adapts to almost any transition and change in society. Mr. Dominguez stressed the importance of this quality and described it as a requisite to vocational success. When asked what being a "change agent" meant, Mr. Dominguez concisely put it as "being able to embrace change". He said that in order to be successful, we must embrace change and keep an open mind and not limit our minds to narrow, metaphorical one-way streets. We must meet change with open arms, a quality Mr. Dominguez says many people today lack. Moving on, one of the things Mr. Dominguez addressed in his seminar was how the right culture and technology can combine to create successful companies. I learned that this is possible because if the technology can meet the demands of the culture, it can make a winning combination and create successful companies.
After watching the seminar, I found there to be three main points to the seminar. The first one was to teach us how to be successful in any career we decide to pursue. He told us that we must keep our minds open and keep our hearts open. He stressed that we can't be quick to say "no" to anything and that society's naysayer attitude cannot influence us because it limits us. He told us to lead by example and not follow what everyone says, except the boss because he's the one that signs your paycheck. The other point was to prepare us for the real world. Other than the business world, another world exists which most people in business tend to forget...the real world. Mr. Dominguez tried to prepare us for the real world as well as the business world. He taught us many important life less times and the most important one perhaps, was once again, embracing change. It is an inevitable part of life and we must greet it with acceptance. The third and final point, I thought, was to show us the benefits of hard work and being in the Networking field. He shared his story of how he made it up the corporate ladder that many send their entire lifetimes trying to climb, but fall to the bottom in the end. This really inspired me to achieve my potential.
This seminar really affected me. Hearing the potential things Mr. Dominguez had to say inspired me to follow in his footsteps. I doubt I will be able to follow his exact footsteps since I highly doubt that he will be revoked from his position at Cisco, but I think I can reach some level of success and fortune if I dedicated myself and enough amounts of my time to it. The one important takeaway I had from this was that we all should strive to reach our full potential. I don't believe that you can achieve anything you put your mind too because if it was true, I would have 10 Super Bowl rings on my fingers. However, I do believe that you can achieve your realistic goals and if you really want them, surpass them. In saying that, I suppose I agree with Mr. Dominguez because he stressed the same ideals in his webinar.
All in all, I was greatly inspired by the web seminar. I learned that I can do as much as my potential will allow me to and that my potential is as much as I want to make it. I learned that my future is in my hands and that I can achieve my goals as long as I keep them realistic and keep myself at humble. Mr. Dominguez really inspired me to reach my goals and fulfill my dreams. Furthermore, the seminar increased the value I have for this course and taught me that it is a rewarding field and that Cisco is a great company. Perhaps one day I would like to work for this company, but for now I would like to stick to my realistic goals and pass the class.
