1. Tenaciousness is a competency
There are several behaviors that I have both used and developed in this course to keep up with the requirements. To begin, time management is extremely important in this course. For example, when it came to making the elevator pitch I had to set aside time early in the week to memorize it and set a time to record it. These assignments are not going to be well done if you wait until the last minute to complete them, so definitely manage your time wisely. Being open minded is a behavior that I have had to develop throughout the course which is also extremely important to one’s success in the class. I realized early on that I had to be open to the idea of changing around elements of the business I created and just because something else would work better did not mean my original idea was bad; just simply that there were ways to make it better. I believe being open minded will allow you to create the best business possible. Lastly, I think it is important to take peer reviews seriously. You will want to read what other say about your idea and ways that they think you could improve it. Those comments are the only ways (besides talking to Dr. Pryor) that we can get input on our ideas so give your classmates the respect they deserve!
2. Tenaciousness is also about attitude
The biggest moment in ENT that I have felt like giving up is when it came to the number of interviews that I had to conduct at the beginning. I was just sort of thinking “is this really important?” at the time I was also studying for the LSAT and felt like giving up and just missing a few assignments. But in the end, those interviews helped me tremendously in figuring out the ways to make my business the best that it could be. I feel like I am definitely more tenacious than I used to be just from being in this course for the past two months because of how different the class is set up and how different the assignments are from other courses that I have taken. Having to continually think outside of the box and try to improve my idea from the last assignment both contributed greatly to my newfound tenaciousness.
3. Three tips
1. Try to stay as open minded as possible and know that not everyone Is going to agree with you and that is ok.
2. To develop a tenacious mindset, I would say to just try your best and stay determined. As cliché as it sounds that will help you to persevere through whatever challenges you face during the course.
3. Have fun and use ideas and concepts that you are passionate about, this will help you not only do well but want to do well.
Hi Nicolette, I would definitely agree that time management is essential to making it through this course! I like your comment on open mindedness in its relation to the transformation of our business ideas. It is something I hadn't thought of but definitely important and relevant for this course. This is unlike any class I have taken, and though some of the assignments and requirements have been challenging, I feel learning and applying material in a way this is personally meaningful is way more valuable than taking a test.
ReplyDeletehello Nicolette,
ReplyDeleteyou did a great job on this assignment. your post was well organized and seemed to be well thought out. I liked your tips and agree with you in the sense that time management is the most important skill if you are going to take this class. I would also say get ahed at the beginning while you can. keep up the good work!
Hello Nicolette,
ReplyDeleteI think you did a wonderful job of summarizing everything necessary to succeed in this class. I agree with you on the fact that for this class, two very important skills we must hone are time management and being open-minded. Initially, I found the Bug List to be so time consuming and I was kinda flustered as to how I could come up with 20 different bugs. But this class and the assignments really help us gradually tweak our view to become less narrow-minded.