Jacob Ready
IST 1100
Module 6
2/12/2012
Free trade is an economic theory that involves the analysis and function of importing and exporting goods without restriction. Many nations engage in free trade to ensure their citizens have enough economic resources or consumer goods for meeting various needs or wants. Free trade to me would be a very cool and awesome way of think but isn’t necessarily realistic. We say that we have free trade but every country has some form of restrictions on what goes in and out of their countries. Free trade is important to the U.S because of the amount of good that we ship in to our country it would be very costly if we were being taxed on all the oil that is brought in.
The skills and traits that make up a new middler is a person who is able to cooperate and make changes with all the new technology. They stay on the sides of both being able to make changes and cooperate with everyone around them. Freidman talks about the new middle being going green and making the changes we need to keep our planet alive.
That last point that Freidman was trying to teach us about how CQ + PQ is greater than your IQ. What this means curiosity and passion factor is more important than IQ levels. This personally means the most to me because it believes that this is one of the most important things that I have ever been told. I have learned through all the work that I have done that work is more about hard work and how much you put into things than about how high your IQ is. I was told this when I was younger from my dad that it’s not about what you know but who you know. I have never really take that to heart till I had to start looking for jobs and I realized that throughout my life time every job that I have ever had has come from someone that I know. I believe that every opportunity that has come or arisen for hasn’t been because of a specific skill that I have learned from a class. I have learned that personal skills get you everywhere in life. In conclusion Freidman’s book has taught me more about business than any other book than I have ever read.
I agree with you that the what you put into your job and what you have to offer is much more important that your IQ. What is knowledge if you lack the skills and abilities to put that knowledge into action.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point about hard work. With hard work, you can accomplish anything. If I was hiring someone, and I was choosing between someone with passion for the job, and someone who knew how to work hard, I would take the hard worker every time. Sure, passion helps, but I'd rather have a worker.
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