Chasing the ever-present ME! by Richard

Chasing the ever-present ME! by Richard - August 2013 Scholarship Essay

In modern life today most individuals have been presented and have participated in the creation of their own social media presence and media character due to the affordability of mobile technology. This event has been related to a long awaited union of technology and humanity across the globe. Now that we stand here forever-connected with the world the single most important lesson trying to be understood is how does one engineer his own success? 
 
We have all heard the social media success stories of such individuals as Justin Beiber and Wiz Khalifa, but as the density of up and coming performing artists thickens, how can one create differentiation? Perhaps, these ideas were the beginning of a new storm and the focus is not differentiation but the embrace of fundamentals, such as song, that ignite human spirit. From a business marketing perspective, it only makes sense to observe industry norms to stay competitive but as society is making advances in mobile technology computation and data storage we are headed into the realm of Big Data and analyzation algorithms to extract meaningful insights for innovation. These methods incorporate probability models, statistics, and economics that are driving innovations in biotechnology, computing, finance, even the progression of space travel. 
 
One thing to be noted is these ideas are not novel, we have had a grasp on this technology melting pot since the seventies; the groups of individuals which came together to share in this formulated success have been among the world's elite. With that in mind the question to ask yourself is whether you will be a passive or active participant in this amazingly interconnected life, there are many differing positions and perspectives but the smart phone has been in your hands and the ball is in your court, so to speak, so how will you impact the spirit of those around you, not everyone needs to be a singer but I think we can all agree song was beautiful yesterday, is today, and will be tomorrow. So make sure to let everyone know now why you do the things you do and let the success blessing flow back to you. Everything is good.