Assignment #1

Referring to what the author mentions in chapter 1 "Vision and Quick Victories" in Leading at the Edge, I would like to draw out both my long and short term goals and ideas in the future.


Long term goals

After I graduate ICU, I would like to apply for a job relating to my interest in economies and computer science which I plan to major in ICU from next spring. As to what Shackleton did following his curiosity in exploring the antarctic regardless of the expected dangers, I want to follow my interest and connect them with my daily life. I do not wish to have job unrelated to my interest even if it offers me a lot of money since it is hard to put much of my endeavor to what I consider to be boring.

My ultimate goal in my life would be to become a responsible person with international standpoint who could take part in doing works to make the world sustainable and contribute to world peace.　Improving the environment and help people live sustainably such as connecting people living in poor countries to a secured water source would be included in one of my missions. Diplomacy and policy making would also relate to solving these issues. There need to be much knowledge on helping the poor and the environment technically and skills on discussing these issues with representatives of other countries. Therefore, I hope to gain those through my college life.


Short term goals


As I mentioned in the long term visions and goals in the first section, I hope to gain technical skills such as negotiation skills, language skills and technological skills to build the usable materials. I would also like to learn ideas from books of thinker in the old age (what I should call it as philosophy). Not only reading books but attending to lectures and having interactions with colleges and professors will definitely inspire me on my future plannings, too. I hope to get effected by the others and always to do best on works and make much out of what I learn at ICU.