Sunday, February 28, 2016

Half-way Reflection

First off, I have thoroughly enjoyed this course and the challenges that it has made me complete, even if some of them put me out of my comfort zone. Some behaviors that i have used to keep up with the requirements of this course are optimism, because talking with strangers can be very intimidating so I tried to make the best out of it by going into each assignment with positivity. I also tried to always have an open mind with each assignment, and I would try to put myself in the position of the customers I was talking to. After doing so, I realized it wasn't that odd to randomly approach someone because I wouldn't mind if someone came up to me and asked me to help them with something. Also, I developed better time management skills during this course because a lot of the assignments require time and effort that cannot be completed at the last minute. 

A moment when I felt like giving up was when we were assigned the Free Money assignment. This exercise especially brought me out of my comfort zone and I almost didn't complete it because I felt so weird about doing it. However, I decided that it really wasn't' that bad and I should just go for it and do it, and what do you know, it was not as bad as I though it was going to be. It was still very awkward, but I got it done and was very proud of myself for doing so. I think I have somewhat developed a tenacious attitude just based on how often I was put out of my comfort zone during the first half of this course. The customer interviews definitely contributed to developing this attitude.

Three tips I would offer to next semester's students would be:
1. Just go for it. If you feel odd or weird about doing one of the assignments, try to overcome it; you will be happy and feel accomplished once you complete the tougher assignments.
2. Don't procrastinate. Allow a lot of time to complete these assignments because they require a lot of effort on your AND other people (interviewees) part.
3. Take it seriously. It will only benefit you in the end, especially if you are going to be an entrepreneur someday.





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  1. Max U (806)March 6, 2016 at 9:32 AM

    Jennie, I agree that the free money assignment was particularly out of a lot of our comfort zones. It was weird getting used to interact with people in that way. However, I think this class has pushed us to break these barriers and become more effective communicators. Great job. Check mine out here- http://mudine.blogspot.com/2016/02/half-way-reflection.html

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  2. Natalie DajburaMarch 10, 2016 at 5:21 PM

    Jennie,

    I also thought in giving up.However, this class is very challenging because you have to be very creative.Moreover, something that will be very useful is organization because for this class most of the assignments are due online and most of us have forgot to share or declare.Therefore, this will have positive outcomes in the future because in order to become an entrepreneur there will be more challenging things.this is the link to my blog http://ndajbura.blogspot.com/2016/02/half-way-reflection.html

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  3. UnknownMarch 10, 2016 at 5:53 PM

    Hi Jennie, I completely agree that some of these assignments were well out of our comfort zones. Especially free money, and others like that, as they made you got out and interact with people who did not approach you, and have almost no desire to talk to random people outside.

    Unfortunately I did not complete this assignment in time so I can not link mine.

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