Mr. Mauldin, President of Bank Independent
Tuesday evening, Mr. Mauldin, the President of Bank
Independent came to speak to us. In general, he talked to us about the values
he holds at his bank. It made a lot of sense, and applied to me as a customer,
future businessperson, as well as a person in general. I did not really know what Bank Independent
was, nor how it functioned. It serves locally and has roughly 500 employees. I
got the vibe that the employees were one big family, metaphorically and
literally. There are five words that they like to conduct business by: people,
community, strength, service, and convenience. There, it is all about the
customer. That was a very comforting fact. Connecting the values he uses in
business to real life, he told us about values that we should have in college.
He said, “What you do now will affect you for the rest of your life”. That really
stuck to me. I did not realize the weight that this time in my life has.
However, I really felt like Mr. Mauldin was talking specifically to me when he
talked about the jerks that you encounter and how you will always remember
them. You will remember them, what they said, and how they said it. I have had
a few, really just one, encounters of mistreatment. I agree with Mr. Mauldin, I
will always remember that. I will remember how hard it made some days of
college, and how much it hurt. I will remember the face and name, as well as
the words produced with hate. As I have said, Mr. Mauldin was directly talking
to me.
He also quoted his wife saying, “do not worry it it’s not
going to matter in 5 years”. I know his wife very well. She is absolutely
lovely. She helped me a lot getting my scholarship to UNA. Aside from that, I
definitely agree with what she said. Although it is hard to live by, we
definitely should worry less. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Mr. Mauldin told us that this is the best
time in our life. That, I can believe. He also told us that we have so much
free time right now. That is a lie. Mr. Mauldin must not have been a member of
the POD. I hope others reading this can
attest to the fact that you sell your life over to the POD when you sign up.
Free time? I really don’t know if I have ever heard such a thing. No, I’m only
being slightly dramatic. There is SOME time to breathe; you just have to make
it for yourself.
What you do matters. He definitely stressed the word
integrity a lot. Relating to my inner questions about life, integrity is
definitely something I am grounded in. I
believe it is important in every aspect of life.
He also addressed something that is taboo: we screw up. He
said that we cannot do everything right all the time, and isn’t that the real
truth. Not only are we human beings, but most of us aren’t even real adults
yet. We might be of age, but we do not pay taxes and bills. We make mistakes.
Often times, those mistakes shape who we are today. We would not have enjoyed the roller coaster that
is life without the twists, turns, and unexpected bumps and jolts. The thing
that we have to remember is to own up to our mistakes and try to correct it. The
most mature concept that is so simply ignored is recognition.
Overall, I really enjoyed what Mr. Mauldin had to say. He is
a very respectable man, as well as a wonderful businessman.
Anna
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