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Lessons Learned in My Career Jim Borchers BYU- Idaho Business Summit March 27, 2003 Career Overview Prior to Mission - KBCI -TV Asst. Producer After Mission - Mobile Home Manufacturer; Freight Company Dock Work Media / Photography Company Marketing / Consulting Idaho Dept. of Commerce Blue Cross Of Idaho Xerox Corporation What do I do? Find and Identify Business Problems Act as a Business Problem Solver - “Consultant” Call on “C” Levels - CEO, CFO, CIO, CTO, CMO Present to Senior Management Teams Manage teams of professionals in IT, Information Management, Document Management fields Develop “solutions” made up of software, hardware, and services Prior to Mission Prepare to Serve Prepare Financially Work Full Time Go to school Prepare Spiritually Institute Ward Mission Splits Lesson #1 - Serve a Mission! Lesson Learned - “There was no penalty for serving an honorable mission.” Better Prepared to Study More Mature Mission Habits Last a Lifetime Lesson #2 Do not delay getting your education Get into school as soon as you can after your mission It will never be easier than it is now Get as much education as you can Try to work as you go to school - try get experience as you learn Serve in the church Lesson #3 No one is more interested in your future than you. You are the steward of your future Find others that are interested in you - your family, friends, business leaders Lesson #4 Set your standards and live them There is no reward in compromising your standards to “get ahead” - you won’t in the long run Honesty and hard work pay off but... Life is not fair. We knew that when we came here. Sometimes others with other standards do win - in the short term. Lesson #5 Be financially conservative. Do not live above your means Pay your tithing Save - you will be old someday Do not try to keep up with anyone - there will always be those who have less and those who have more Lesson #6 Take the “Men in Black” approach - Stick your neck out - sometimes it might sti