Throughout
this course, there have been many challenging exercises that require certain
characteristics in order to properly complete them. I have had to be outgoing,
brave, and very forward with strangers for many of these exercises. This class has challenged
me to be forward with people that I have never met before, and this takes a
certain amount of bravery and self-confidence. I am not always sure of myself
when I am taking part in these exercises, but I enjoy the challenges and the
characteristics that they require.
I can
definitely say that there have been multiple times where I wanted to simply
give up and not take part in the assignments. I am not very comfortable asking
random people if I can interview them for a class, and it made me pretty
nervous to go up to anyone. One of the very first customer interview exercises
was pretty difficult for me because I had never done anything like that before.
However, I had confidence in my idea, and I think that is how I was able to finish
the exercises. If I had not been confident in my business idea, then I probably
would not have been brave enough to pitch it to random people. I definitely feel
as if I have obtained a more tenacious attitude over these past two months. The
more recent interviews are not as difficult for me to complete, and I no longer
really feel nervous about interviewing people.
If I had to
offer a student any advice in regards to how to develop the ‘tenacious mindset’
require for this class, I would offer a few tips. First, I would tell the
student to never be afraid to speak his or her mind. Second, I would tell the
student to have confidence in himself or herself, because that is a huge part
of creating a successful business. Finally, I would tell the student to
appreciate the failures or mistake that he or she may encounter because that is
one of the best ways to learn and grow. I think this last tip is true in this
class, but I also think that it is true for any entrepreneur anywhere.
Hey Wallace
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that this class has so many challenges. It forces me out of my comfort zone such as going to interview strangers, and this helps me to become more tenacious. I also think that this class has a lot of assignments so it is better to plan ahead about your assignment so that you won't get overwhelmed by them.
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http://justathaigirl.blogspot.com/2016/02/week8-half-way-reflection.html
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Hey Wally
ReplyDeleteI too would agree that the first assignments were the hardest. It was so hard to break down those initial walls to get to the point where we could really just ask those really hard questions. You had to really put some thought into the questions you wanted to ask, because if you didn't ask the right questions you would find yourself pretty incapable of asking those good questions. It's a mindset you have to go into it with, for sure. Your failures will best teach you how to change your mindset. Read more here http://williamwright94.blogspot.com/2016/02/halfway-reflection-week-8.html