Flying High With Delta

Right now I am sitting on an airplane headed to San Diego for the PRSSA National Conference 2009! Now I have never flown Delta before, despite my many travels, and am really surprised at the great treatment we have receieved on our flight. Not that I had heard bad things about this airline, I just never heard anything great.

But so far, my experience has exceeded good! Every chair has a tv screen with options for music, movies, tv, games and HBO! Although you have to pay for movies and games--the music and tv stations are both free. Now I was expecting to open the music option to find lame old music. But to my surprise, Delta has provided a plethora of music ranging from pop songs to motown to musicals. Instead of listening to iPods and watching movies on our computers, our entire group is absorbed in their mini tv. At the moment, I am listening to the soundtrack for the hit musical Spring Awakening!

Delta has also taken flying to a new level. Delta handed out free wireless cards for their flyers. By just simply creating an account and entering a promotional code, everyone on the flight has been given free wireless Internet while IN FLIGHT! It's really something neat to experience. Who would have thought you could access the world wide web while well over 10,000 miles above ground?! I've been passing my computer around to let other members tweet and check their accounts!

Delta has also provided us with tasty snacks and they didn't skimp on them. During both flights, our stewardesses offered us beverages and snacks. They gave us two packages of peanuts, cookies or pretzels! This is definitely something rare in the current economy-- I always feel like I have to pay for a little treat while flying, but Delta provided this for free.

The one downfall about this airline is the checked baggage free. I really hope this is somethign temporary. To check a bag, it cost $20. For a college student, this is a semi-large chunk of change. But because of all of these perks, I think it is somewhat worth it! Hopefully, when things get better for the economy, the checked baggage fee decreases!

Either way, having a great flight to conference on Delta. Really love their logo for their on-flight Wi-Fi! I wish I could show it but I just wouldn't do it justice! Way to go Delta--Keep up the great customer service! My flights today have made me feel like I am a valued customer! Definitely adding Delta to my check-list when looking up flights!

Be good. Be damned good.

It's the second week I have left PRSSA inspired. Tonight, Dr. Joe Trahan spoke to us, but not about something typical. He didn't discuss social media or how to stand out from a crowd. He took us back to the basics of being a leader. He served in the military and that definitely shaped him into the professional he is today. When he was talking about being a leader, I re-evaluated everything I do as a leader. I hold two executive positions. One in Delta Zeta and the other in PRSSA. I love both of my positions, but they can get extremely overwhelming. Yet tonight's speech made me remember why I ran for these positions and why I got elected.

I can do great things. We all can. We just have to lead from the front. And even on days when I have been busy from the time I woke up, I need to handle my leadership roles with energy and enthusiasm. If I am not excited, why should the people who look to me be excited? With DZ, we dress up for our sisterhood meetings. And as an executive member, I try every week to look extra nice, not just kahkis and a polo. It's little things like that that I think people notice and take note of.

After tonight, I realized I need to keep doing what I am doing and even start doing more. I need to remember L.E.A.D.E.R. everyday and try to live it in my daily life. Anyone can be a leader, but to be a great leader, you need all of those components.

And even though the whole presentation was motivational, one of Dr. Trahan's final sayings was to "be good. Be damned good." And to me, it was like a light bulb went on. I can't just be great or pretty good. I have to be damned good to be successful in PR. And what better time to start than tonight?

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Thursday night was amazing. I haven't felt that motivated in awhile. First, we had our first meeting with Donate for Life Do It Now College Challenge. The presenters really impacted our firm. There are some key points that make this challenge a real life experience. I can't wait for our next meeting to start getting our plan together and begin implementation. And even though this is a competition and there is a prize, it all means nothing compared to the action we are taking. Just by signing people up to be donors, we are helping save lives of people young and old. There were a lot of things I didn't know about organ and tissue donations. I feel as though this campaign will do more than just get people to sign up to donate, but they will learn from our campaign, which is important.

And if that was not enough to motivate, we had PRSSA afterwards. Billy Fischer came to speak to us and it was inspiring. He spoke about social media [surprise, i think agozzino is planning this]. And it was the first time I left PRSSA wanting and needing to get on my computer. He was so chill in his presentation, that I wasn't stressed about being behind with social media, but instead, motivated. It really was a great feeling and my new goal is to get onto my social media sites a minimum of once a day. As for blogging, I am determined to write in it at least every other day.