Assignment 14A – Halfway Reflection

Tenaciousness is a competency                                                                                      Throughout this course I have begun to develop some great skills and behaviors that I believe are key to the success of an entrepreneur. Beginning with organizational skills, to be successful and devote the necessary amount of time to this class it takes organization. At the beginning of this term I struggled to manage the assignments for this class along with other classes, work, and a social life. The assignments we have done take preparation and planning which turn out way better with 4-5 days instead of one. I would say my market research ability has increased due to figuring out which questions to ask and the difference between demographics. There are a few other behaviors that are growing on me and I know after time I will fully grasp them.

Tenaciousness is also about attitude

Including my workload that I have other than this class, there is always the thought of, “oh I can miss this assignment and only drop 2 points, but the entrepreneur side of my personality never lets that happen. Also, many of the assignments for this class interest me and get my motivation to come back. For instance, the assignments where we looked for opportunities on a local or national scale, opened my eyes back up to all of the opportunity available. These assignments are constant reminders that hard work will pay off and that this class is great for the entrepreneurial mind.

Three tips

If I could give next semesters student a few hints and tips for being successful and getting the most out of this class it would be this: schedule, give assignments requiring interviews thought ahead of time, and don’t neglect the lectures. The scheduling I already mentioned, but giving time to the interviews can completely change how they go. With the right questions, interviewees are willing to give more input, and understand your concept better, which ends up giving you the information to do the written portion easily. Not neglecting the lectures also makes the tenacious mindset set in more. They usually give more meaning to the assignments and they feel more real world and less like busywork.