a day with Krishna....

On Tuesday, my Consumer Behavior class and I visited Lake Shrine in LA to gain a new kind of perspective. Here are some things I took away from my visit.

Behavior:

• Quiet
• So very courteous 
• Respectful
• Slow (in a good way, not in a hurry to be anywhere)

Stimulus:

• Extremely beautiful
• Well manicured gardens
• Crisp clean air
• Surrounded by nature, can't help but touch a flower, or a leaf. 

Attitude:

• Positive
• I really enjoyed being there, felt like I was cleansing all the dirt on my soul.

Personality:

• I'm not exactly sure how my experience could have changed my purchasing behavior, but it definitely reminded me to stop, relax, and enjoy the scenery of our lives. 

What's YOUR community?

There are quite a handful of organizations I currently belong to, which is very instrumental in how I wish to be perceived; now and when my life should end. The next three logos represent three different organizations; the first is one I aspire to become a member of, the second is one I am currently involved with, and the third is one I keep my distance from.

Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test.

 Kiwanis International is an international, coeducational service club founded in 1915.

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party.

X, Y, Z....

People watching is one of my favorite pass-times. This past weekend, I was at the Century City Westfield observing the social habits of our many different generations.

Here are some of the conclusions I came to...

Baby Boomers

• Not many out
• 99% in pairs (man-woman or woman-woman)
• Very engaged in conversation with each other 
• Lingering; went from store to store not buying anything
• Saw quite a few at the food court. They took their sweet time; in no rush.

Generation X

• Quiet
• Shopping with intent, no lingering.
• Followed a few people; average number of stores visited was 2.
• Either a man (alone); woman (alone), woman (with children) and a couple women shopping together.
• Gen X sales people were nice, but not chatty.
• I saw only 3 Gen Xers using any sort of technology, in all 3 cases it was a cell phone.

 Generation Y

• Pairs, almost everyone
• Constantly checking their cell phones.
• Average number of stores visited was about 6.
• Sales people were extremely friendly, attentive, and  a little too chatty.
• Quite a bit of PDA
• Not many took a food court break.

 Generation Z

• Traveled in packs, at least 3-4 
• LOUD!
• At least 1 person in each group was on their iPhone, at all times.
• No shopping bags
• Swarmed Pinkberry
• I was honestly slightly scared of them.