It's 5 o clock somewhere

Well I think theres a few answers to this question. What i would realistically be doing probably entails going to class and working on essays, projects, and homework. But if the question is what I wish I could be doing if I wasnt at SHM, Id give a very different answer. Id like to be somewhere warm with a lot of good surf. Somewhere like Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, etc. I think it would be awesome to pick up life here and just start over in a place like that. Open a bar or boardshop and just live it up. As my Myers-Briggs tagline reads, "Life's to short". Life is way to short to do something you dont love and dont have fun doing. While my ideal would be to just surf all day and not have a care, I could definitely still find an office job that i love and enjoy coming in everyday. Hope everybody has a fun and safe weekend and Ill see you on another time.

My Life Would Suck Without You

If you weren't working at SHM right now, what do you think you'd be doing?




Sincerely,
Meredith "jk, jk, lol" Myers

Branding Meetings

So I had my 2nd branding meeting on Friday and had some time to think about the most important thing that I learned from the meetings. Because this is not the first time that I have been with a company that has "re-branded", the most important thing I noticed is that we all start somewhere around the same spot. No matter how large or small a business we all ask the same questions in hope to shed the best light possible. No one has all the answers and I like that no one here claims to. This will be an interesting process and I can't wait to see the final outcome.

Branding meetings

Its 3:18 PM and I just got back to my desk from my 2nd branding meeting. Even though I missed my first one, this one was really good.
I loved the fish video and I think it is really impressive how SHM is trying to brnad itself both internally as well as externally. Now that we have a Tag line, a mantra and a positioning statement, the staff knows what the SHM goals are and what SHM as a whole stands for. However, these branding meetings are focussing towards improving the work culture. It is essential to have a health work environment so we can deliver what the members essentially need.
It was a good meeting and I was surprised by the definitions I came up with because I didn't realise I could be creative but its good how everyone is getting a chance to be involoved in this.

branding

I think the biggest take away from these branding meetings for me is just being able to be involved in the whole process in a different way than I'm used to. I'm pretty familiar with branding and identity, but more so in the design area.. I've created logos and an identity for people/companies but they have basically just described to me what they want their brand to be/how they want their brand to be seen. In SHM's branding meetings I've been able to participate in actually DESCRIBING the brand and what it means to me and the organization as a whole. It's just interesting/a good experience for me to be in.

Just do it.

I am truly enjoying these branding meetings. After the first one I think I narrowed down what I want to do with my life. I find branding very interesting and would love to pursue a career in something related to it. So, that’s one thing I took away from the meetings. I also enjoy “defining” SHM and the staff in 6 or so words. The words really make me think about the type of employee I want to be and the type I want to work with. For example, I think the word “passionate” is extremely important. If no one is passionate then everything would just be blah. But, if we have passion, then everything we work towards gets more and more exciting. This is a very positive experience and I’m so glad I am here while SHM is going through this change.

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! I'm going to AC to celebrate miss Emily Woods' 21st birthday!

See you on Monday!

Guilty as Charged

Okay okay, so I'm supposed to post a question every Monday, but cut me some slack! I've had three short weeks in a row and I'm getting caught up and back into the routine of things, since we don't have another short week for...well, forever. (Snow day please!?!?)

Anyway, I hope every had a fantastic New Years Celebration, and to those of you who are sick, start feeling better!! PLEASE.

So we're all a part of these branding meetings with our color teams. By the end of the week, everyone should have had their second branding workshop. What are the most important pieces you're taking away from these meetings? Feel free to throw in some additional thoughts :)

Happy hump day!