Upon going back and looking at my past posts, reading some of the posts, and reading the comments and feedback that I received, I will honestly say that I did learn some valuable information. I have previously taken an entrepreneurship class, but this class did help me expand my knowledge base on the topic. I enjoyed the whole blog format, because I have never made a blog before, and in the beginning, I had no idea what was going on. I quickly caught on to the topic and I enjoyed posting my blogs. I also enjoyed collaborating with my peers. I did not like the whole idea of being the same small group all semester, but at the end, I can say it was cool to grow together with those in my group.
The thing that I will remember most from this class is the books that we read. I am not big on reading, but I truly enjoyed the books that I read. Doing the reading reflections helped to give me some insight and advice from real entrepreneurs. I learned about Elon Musk, Scott Adams, and Guy Kawasaki. The thing I enjoyed most were the assignments where we had to do a sort of self evaluation of our lives and what skills we possessed. These helped me to better see who I was as a person. I am most proud of myself accomplishing making a blog. I customized my page to the way I wanted it to look, and I labeled all of my blog posts, including pictures along the way.
I would say that I definitely have moved closer to an entrepreneurial mindset. An entrepreneurial mindset is not just one specific thing. It is a broader way of thinking. It is an awareness of sort. Being aware of your surroundings and being aware of opportunities. I have definitely moved closer to an entrepreneurial mindset.
The only recommendation that I would like to make to future students would be to not procrastinate. That is the same thing that I said with my halfway reflection too. Procrastinating will not bring any success. To get the most out of all the assignments, they require thought, you have to try. Just blowing through the assignments with half effort will not get you anywhere. You will also miss deadlines. My recommendation is to not procrastinate.
All in all I had a great experience in this class. I hope that all of my future colleagues get as much knowledge from this class as I have!
Here is a picture that I took on the boat this past weekend with some friends. I am happy because I have finished all of my summer courses!
I think it is really impressive that you were able to work two jobs and still complete your summer term, that takes a lot of time management skills. I definitely agree that procrastinating will stress students out and make a manageable class suddenly unmanageable. Working ahead on assignments is definitely helpful in a class like this one where so many assignments involve other individuals and requires interview preparation.
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ReplyDeleteI agree wholeheartedly with your comments- it has been difficult to keep up with this class with all my other commitments, such as kids, husband, business, etc. I also agree with you that procrastination will make summer classes very difficult- it’s easy to fall behind in a fast-paced class like this and very difficult to catch up, especially with the grading being so inflexible.
I have enjoyed being in this class with you and watching you flesh out your idea for your nonprofit. I hope you are able to make it a reality one day- it’s a really good cause and I think you will find a lot of support. I grew up in a military family and the transition back to civilian life can be very difficult- thank goodness there are organizations like the one you are proposing to help returning military personnel!
One of my husband’s favorite things to do is go out fishing with his buddies on our boat. It looks like you and your friends had lots of fun. Enjoy the rest of your summer! Good luck to you in all your future endeavors!
Thanks for providing such great content for all of us to read. I too enjoyed being in this small group. We really got to see each other's idea develop and that is pretty neat. Everyone was very respectful and provided some good thinking points and critiques. Good luck to you in your future endeavors and thank you for giving me some great feedback this semester.
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