Final Reflection
What sticks out to you as the
most formative experience? The experience that you'll remember years
later? What was your most joyous experience? What experience are you
most proud of yourself for accomplishing?
I think I'll always remember the interview with my established entrepreneur. I really enjoyed hearing about Tom's experience. It's great to be able to read about success and these amazing what if scenarios we've all created. To go out there and take such a big risk in something you believe in is a whole different story. It was really inspiring to encounter this first hand.
At the beginning of the
semester, I mentioned that I wanted each of you to develop an
entrepreneurial mindset. And we repeated the mantra -- I am an
entrepreneur. Now, at the end, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur?
Do you think you have moved closer to developing an entrepreneurial
mindset?I ABSOLUTELY have a whole new understanding and appreciation of the entrepreneurial mindset. It takes a lot of focus, planning, and understanding your market to be a successful entrepreneur. I do think this course has helped me understand who I am as an entrepreneur. I really enjoyed seeing us all grow and develop as the semester went on. If anything, I realized just how intelligent and creative the students are at UF. (GO GATORS!)
What is the one recommendation
you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path
in the future? What would you recommend they do to perform best in this
course? What would you recommend they do to foster that mindset?
My recommendation would be, get comfortable with being uncomfortable. When you first see some of the assignments, you may not understand how or why it can help you. Do it anyway! Looking back on my journey, I wish I would've pushed myself a little harder instead of taking a loss of some assignments.
To be successful, give yourself time to complete the tasks! It sucks when you sign on on Saturday and remember you have recorded interviews due on Sunday. Do every single assignment! It's an easy and enjoyable A if you just step out of your comfort zone a little bit.
Hey Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI think you touched on a lot of the same thoughts that I had. I also think that this class was very insightful, even if it was annoying at times. I think the fact that we had to do so many entrepreneurial things like the pitches, business plan, etc. helped teach the entrepreneurial perspective. Great post.
Check out mine at : http://sawyerlambert.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
I like your post. In the beginning, it was tough to think about how I could be an entrepreneur or the mind set that you have to have in order to be one. But I have learned a lot and it looks like so have you. The characteristics we have learned to take on can help us in being entrepreneurs. What is the next thing you are going to do? My favorite assignment was the elevator pitches. Your advice makes a lot of sense. Here is my assignment: http://entreprenuershipisamindset.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
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