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Mel's work combines: Television, Education, and Problem Solving
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Broadcast Journalism
Brigham Young University-Provo
Graduate Degree
Organizational Communication, General
Brigham Young University-Provo
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Chief Executives:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Broadcast Journalism
Graduate Degree: Organizational Communication, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I was in a news writing class, and they needed volunteers for a radio newscast.
2.
I liked it so much I started doing it every day.
3.
Then they hired me!
4.
Eventually, I decided that I didn't want to be a broadcast journalist.
5.
I turned down a news anchor job that was offered to me.
6.
I moved on to a Public Relations position at BYU.
7.
BYU asked me to write a report on how to make their TV channel better.
8.
Once I completed that report, they liked it so much they asked me to run the station!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
I had a college counselor that didn't seem to think I was good at anything. Sometimes it doesn't matter how good or bad you are some people wont like you. And internal criticism was also difficult for me.
How I responded:
You deal with criticism by liking yourself well enough to know you are not your job. In some situations, I had to take necessary measures to protect the station that people surrounding me didn't like. The only way to deal with that was to be confident in the person that I am.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I became confident in myself and in my decision making skills.