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U-ology 101 – Now Booking For Black History Month!

January 6th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, News | No Comments


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What They're Saying!

RT @JoyzDelosSantos: @iamjessejones ur presentation was amazing. Inspires me to work harder and do what I love to do :) ~Student

Staff and students at Archbishop Romero were very impressed with Jesse’s powerful message.  Students left the presentation feeling confident and refreshed knowing that they all had special attributes and talents to be recognized and celebrated.  More importantly, students were inspired to embrace their potential and to act on opportunities presented to them. ~ Peter V. Cusumano, VP Archbishop Romero C.S.S

@jesselloren13@iamjessejones We're both jesse! Presentation was too ill. You're a chill guy.Touched by that presentation, ima keep going! ~ Student

Jesse was immediately able to captivate the student audience. He has a magnetic stage presence with the ability to inspire youth in a meaningful way. The attendees were actively listening and engaged throughout Jesse's  presentation.  Jesse was able to parallel his message with his own success, and use his previous experiences to advocate for youth embracing their passion. ~ Eleanor Wallace, Teacher St Patrick’s H.S, Ottawa

“I applaud the great work and philosophy of U-ology 101. To be willing to spread their message to the youth of today is critical. So many of young people today are pessimistic about the future and what it holds for them, U-ology 101 gives them a timely reflection on making their work choice a passion and a vocation that they love and can be enthused about their entire working career. Jesse is truly inspirational!”  ~ Nick Milanetti, Superintendent DPCDSB


Reinvigorate & Spark Excitement
for Their Future!

 
U-ology 101 is a motivational address delivered by 29-year-old marketer and entrepreneur, Jesse Jones, with the intent of helping high school, college and university students understand:

Who they are
What they love to do
What type of career will make them happy
Steps they can take to get them there

 
U-ology 101 is an engaging and candid conversation with young people that injects positivity, motivation and hope into the minds of tomorrow’s leaders, and breaks down the process to make one’s passions, their life’s work.

BOOKING NOW FOR
BLACK HISTORY MONTH!

Jesse’s Black History Month presentation aligns the achievements of yesterday’s heroes with the relevant and inspiring journeys of today's icons and professionals, from the African Canadian, African American and global African communities, who have garnered success by embodying the same principles that define the U-ology 101 mission.

For more information please email us at
bookings@u-ology101.com
www.u-ology101.com

Watch Jesse's Interview on Daytime Toronto
Do U love what U do? Jesse Jones speaks to Daytime Toronto about his U-ology 101 project and how he's helping students, and people in general, figure out what they are passionate about and make that their life's work!


#keepgoing

This blog was created by      U-ology 101 as a place for students, teachers and parents to go for some daily inspiration! Here you will find motivational stories, videos, songs and quotes to help you #keepgoing!
 

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“Connecting with U” – Key take aways from #Blogalicious11 opening Keynote address

October 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Blog | No Comments

It’s 6:26am, Saturday morning I’m sitting in the lobby of the beautiful Gaylord Hotel Resort and Convention Centre, and I’m still on a high after opening up the Blogalicious 2011 Conference with my Keynote address yesterday morning.  The energy at this conference is next level, and I was truly honoured to be blessed with this opportunity.  Got a chance to speak to so many incredible people, build with them, and share with them.  It’s been a great time here in DC.

Wanted to take the opportunity to post the key take aways from my talk as future reference tools and discussion points in order to keep this stimulating conversation about passion finding going.  Don’t hesitate to reach out to me, I’m always down to engage.

Thanks to everyone in attendance, and please know that I appreciate every single one of your incredibly supportive and wonderful comments.  You all helped contribute to one of the most magical experiences in my life thus far.

Cheers.

#keepgoing

Jesse

“Connecting with U” – Key take aways from #Blogalicious11 opening Keynote address w/ @iamjessejones

Main Thought: Before connecting with the outside world, it’s important that we take the time to figure out who we are, and what truly drives us as those findings can directly dictate our paths. “the most important and most masterful connection we will ever make, is the one with ourselves.”

UNCOVER IT
-          SACRIFICE: Take the time to focus on uncovering the true reasons for why you do what you do. It may take some sacrifice and a trip back to the drawing board, but “It’s never too late to take the bus.”

TALK ABOUT IT
-          COMMUNICATE YOUR INTERESTS: Share, share, share, share, share! When you meet people, make sure they know what you’re about. You never know who will share your interests and who could potentially be your next partner.  If you don’t let people know what you’re up to, who will?

THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS
-          RELATIONSHIPS ARE LIKE PLANTS. THEY NEED TO BE WATERED: Develop earnest and honest relationships, not for what they can do for you in the instant, but harness them and develop with people you genuinely believe in, subscribe to, and like. That’s where the best scenarios stem from.
-          It’s important to always ask ourselves: Who and/or what are we surrounding ourselves with day in and day out?  And are these people and/or things contributing to the uplift and betterment of us as individuals?  Or are they doing the opposite?  Will Smith said that the 5 people we spend the most time around can directly affect where we’re heading.
-          Don’t get caught up on # of followers.  Build with those that have made the decision to build with you.  Create an army with them.  Work with and harness the relationship with the 50 followers that you have, rather than being concerned with how to get the 5000. Cultivate and develop your relationships and allow your brand the opportunity to grow.
-          No need to focus on trying to convert those who haven’t made an effort to build with you. Focus energy on the ones that do.

WE ARE THE BRAND
-           “WE ARE WHAT WE TWEET” – How are we handling ourselves on social media? Is our timeline truly representative of who we are, and what we want to convey? We are what we tweet.
-          Your next tweet could directly reflect your next opportunity. Positively, or negatively.
-          EMBRACE YOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCE – This is what makes you, you.  One should never shy away from this.  It’ s not about what your competitors are doing.  It’s about understanding what your true brand dna is, and working that to the fullest.

IT’S OKAY TO BE HUMAN
-          Mistakes are part of the game. Keep playing.
-          Character is shown, not through the mistake but from how we come back from the mistake, and how we learn from the mistake.
-          You’ll never hit the pitches that you don’t swing for.  Don’t stand in the batter’s box waiting for the “perfect pitch”. Keep swinging. #keepgoing.
-          “DONT LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE POSSIBLE”

BE UNCOMFORTABLE
-          UNCOVERING WHAT ONE IS TRULY CONNECTED TO AND MAKING A LIFE OUT OF IT IS TRULY A JOURNEY
-          EVERY EXPERIENCE IS A PART OF WHAT EVENTUALLY SHAPES US
-          THE PAINFUL MOMENTS ARE WHERE GROWTH LIVES. Embrace the tough times. Lean forward if only a little bit, and #keepgoing
-          LOOK WITHIN YOUR DAY TO DAY LIVES AND CONSIDER THE PASSION AND LOVE YOU HAVE FOR WHAT YOU DO
-          AND IF THERE’S DOUBT, MAKE A STEP TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR TRUE PASSION IS
-          Don’t fear stepping into YOUR “yoga class” of new opportunity.  You may not know everything from the get go, but learning is growing.



Jesse Blog – BE UNCOMFORTABLE

June 7th, 2011 | Posted in Blog, News | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

I recently took up Yoga. Like, very recently. It’s been just under 2 weeks. I’ve done 3 classes to date and after intense muscle soreness and surprise I’m close to being hooked on a new (for me) form of both full body workout and relaxation that I didn’t know before. It’s something new for me that I’ve embraced, and surprisingly I’m loving it. But, it didn’t start there, in fact on the very first day I decided to go, I got to the room, saw a full class of women and almost chickened out, saying to myself, “there’s no way I’m going to put myself in this situation, not knowing what I’m doing and having to learn as I go along in front of all of them, no way!” (Note: I’m chuckling to myself as I write this because in hindsight the moment I’m describing is kinda humourous) My pride, whether at the time it be “masculine macho pride” or not, literally almost got in the way of experiencing something that has turned out to be pretty positive and beneficial to me.

The initial situation was incredibly uncomfortable. Even though I had already made my mind up about trying yoga out, I had thought about it for months prior, read and heard about all of its benefits and had decided that yes I am going to go try this thing out. Even with a prior commitment to it, I was there, looking into the room as the first class was about to begin and I was considering turning around.

Why?

Because I was uncomfortable.

I actually even walked back to the change-room and was considering doing my regular workout regimen for the day. As I was walking back to the change-room though something was speaking to me inside. Something was telling me that I came to the gym to take that class, and I should follow through on that commitment I had already made in my mind. Even though I was pretty uncomfortable about putting myself into unknown territory, and didn’t know everything there was to know about where I was about to go. There was also the group of people in the class I considered to be “experts” whom I felt I would look ridiculous in front of because I “didn’t know what I was doing”. All of these factors almost lead me to lose out on an experience that two weeks later I’m finding is contributing positively to me in ways I didn’t even consider originally.

I use the above examples to say this: How many times have we neglected to go in a direction in our lives simply because it felt a bit uncomfortable to do so? Perhaps pride got in the way, or maybe it was just the fear of the unknown that stopped us from pursuing that desire. What’s crazy is that, the unknown is only one step away from being “the known”, and even though there’s just one step between the two, one has to actually take that step, and make that leap. To illustrate my point, I’m making use of a simple yoga example, but my “yoga” story may be your “desire to start a small business” story, or it may be the new job opportunity you want to pursue, or that new place you’ve wanted to travel to for some time now, or that new project you’ve been meaning to start, or that passion you want to pursue. All things we’ve already thought about, considered, and decided in our minds we’d love to do at some point, but because the time isn’t perfect, just haven’t gotten to it.

My father once gave me a quote he heard that’s stuck with me forever and it reads: “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the possible.” And let me tell you, those words couldn’t be more true. The “perfect time” never comes. There will always be reasons not to start on your dreams. Always. In fact there quite often may be more reasons not to start, than to start! Comfort is a heck of a thing. It’s said to be the thing we should all strive for, and while I believe comfort is a great thing, I also feel that at times it does us a huge disservice. Because too much comfort, can sometimes lead to a lack of new experiences. We get comfortable with life’s “workouts” and we feel we are completely okay with just that. Thus we shy away from experiencing the new “yoga classes” around us. The unknown makes us, uncomfortable.

I know it’s hard sometimes to go out on the limb, but (at the risk of sounding a bit cliché) that’s where the fruit is. I’m experiencing this as we speak, as I embark on this crazy new chapter of my life as an entrepreneur where I’m literally putting myself out there with endeavors I’ve never before taken on. To be completely honest, most days I feel very uncomfortable, but that feeling doesn’t last and many great things have come and are coming from my decision to take a chance on things that I deeply believe in, and just go for it. I know I’m not alone on that either. Many of you can probably say the same for experiences you’ve had in your own lives. I’ve always said, two things are for sure. We will all die one day, and we’ll always be sure to fail from time to time. I can’t come back from death, but I can most certainly come back from failure. I’d rather try, and fail, than to not try at all.

So with that I ask this: is there a “yoga class” that you’re on the outside looking into? Are you literally standing at the door of life’s “yoga studio”, on the fence about whether or not to go in, simply because the unknown and uncomfortable nature of it all make you nervous? If so, open the door, walk in and take the class. Because you never know, you may gain a sense of flexibility you never even knew you had.

#KeepGoing

Jj


Jesse Blog – Who Are U Running With?

May 9th, 2011 | Posted in Blog, News | Tags: , , , | No Comments

We are as good the energy that consumes us.  I know for myself, I’m at my best when my energy and my vibe are at all time highs.  It’s how I operate, and I understand this about myself.  Passion fills my days, and when that passion is flowing, it’s infectious.  I don’t think I’m alone though.  The same thing probably goes for you as well.  You’re also probably at your best when you’re in an incredibly positive frame of mind.  This positive frame of mind can be influenced in many ways and can directly be related to the people or energies we surround ourselves with the majority of our days.  So the question then becomes, who and/or what are we surrounding ourselves with day in and day out?  And are these people and/or things contributing to the uplift and betterment of us as individuals?  Or are they doing the opposite?  It’s amazing how a simple removal of bad energy, or an addition of some of the good stuff can immediately change our environment, both physically and mentally.  Will Smith said that the 5 people we spend the most time with can tell us where we are heading.  My mother always told me growing up, “Show me your company, and I’ll tell you who you are.”

I tend to assess my environments every so often, constantly reviewing what I’m surrounding myself with.  It’s a great self-check, and opportunity to regain control of one’s immediate space and development.

So today, ask yourself – Who are you running with?  And are they helping push you to the finish line, or are they holding you back in the race?

Jesse


Jesse gave an inspiring presentation that provided a great deal of insight and passion to the Delegates at the Conference. Overall, Jesse’s presentation was a memorable and powerful example of how uniting passion with work can produce amazing results, and was beneficial to both me and the rest of the QMAC Delegates in attendance.

Don Burns, Delegate Coordinator QMAC (Queen's University)