1) Tenaciousness is a skill. What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course?
I have learned to develop a set schedule that incorporates time management. Keeping myself accountable for assignments has taught me to work ahead and to not procrastinate.
2) Tenaciousness is also about attitude. Talk about a moment or two when you felt like "giving up." What pulled you through? Do you feel like you've developed a tenacious attitude during the past two months? What experience or experiences most contributed to this?
I was on my way home back to Gainesville and I held off doing interviewing customers no. 1 because I was spending time with my family and neglected to work on the assignment until the very last minute. I did the interviews Sunday morning and then I drove back to Gainesville at around 6pm and got to my dorm at 8:30pm and tried uploading the videos to my blog. To my frustration, the videos would not upload and I was out of luck and the 9pm deadline rolled around and I could not share/declare the exercise even though I had done the assignment and had the videos on my phone. So I would say the key is to never give up even though it feels like the world is turning against you.
3) Three tips. What are three tips you would offer next semester's student about (1) fostering the skills that support tenacity and (2) developing the 'tenacious mindset’ ?
- Set a schedule for yourself and actually stick to it.
- Do the weekly readings - many people neglect this aspect of the course but there is so much knowledge to be gained by doing the readings.
- Enjoy the assignments and put effort into them - you get out what you put in!
Hi Max,
ReplyDeleteyou make a lot of good points here about how to succeed in a class like this, also good point about the weekly readings, I think people don't realize how important and beneficial they are to the success in the class. I've also had to learn how to schedule my life around time management in order to succeed, even time spent doing leisure activities. Good work on your submission! If you want to check out mine, here's the link:
http://blogsfirstwords.blogspot.com/2016/02/half-way-reflection.html
Hi Max, I can really identify myself with many things that you pointed out in this assignment. I really agree with how you highlighted tenacity being a skill. I believe that once people learn to identify themselves with this they can success in the experience of this class. Amazing work on your project. If you would like I would encourage you to read my blog! Also, keep up the hard work.
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