Tag: motivation

Beat the Alarm Clock: What Drives You Each Day?

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I’m a heavy sleeper. I set alarm clocks on five-minute intervals, snooze them all, and then get up 30 minutes later. On my off-days, the process of leaving my bed could take up an entire hour.

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I have come to terms with the fact that I am – and will never be – a morning person. Yet, Alex Tonelli, co-founder of Funding Circle, visited Koru last week and asked us, “What would make you beat the alarm clock?” In other words, what would motivate you to wake up hours ahead of your regular schedule? To drag your heavy body off the warm bed at 5am rather than at 7am?

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Misfortunes and Miracles: A “Gritty” Search for a Summer Internship

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Last Friday, during a family vacation on the island of Kauai, I received a voicemail notification on my phone. My phone then prompted me to enter a PIN code to access my voicemail – a step I never had to do. I found it odd, but I didn’t think much of it since I recently had to replace my sim card when I moved back to California on June 1st (I had a French mobile plan while studying abroad). As expected, the first message was an automated voicemail from our cable provider. Yet, to my surprise, there was a second message. Unbeknownst to me until that day, my voicemail had been locked since I got a new sim card. My voicemail system recited the date of the message in a dead, mechanic tone: May 21st, 2015. A chill went down my spine. Knowing my luck, I had an inkling of what it was going to be. I hoped it wasn’t one of the summer internships I applied for while I was in France, but my worst fears were confirmed when a male voice said, “Hi Yvette, this is ______ from Warner Bros. I’m calling today about your résumé…”

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