1) Read through your blog from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had a long the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread.
2) 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? The most formative experience that I had in this class was the first round of interviewing customers for my venture idea. I did not get this blog post submitted on time and I was very disappointed that my computer was slow and the videos wouldn’t upload so I told myself that I would never again procrastinate. I have not missed an assignment since that one because of my fear of a video not uploading. I think this is also the experience that I will remember the most, even though it was my biggest “failure.” I think that my most joyous experience was the third elevator pitch. I had a lot of fun recording it and I was glad it got a lot of great feedback.
3) 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 do see myself as an entrepreneur. I believe this because I find myself throughout the day identifying problems and thinking of solutions in my head that could be home runs.
4) 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? I would say to stay on top of a consistent schedule. Do not procrastinate for any assignment and be diligent when doing the tasks at hand. Be open-minded and do not be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone, for it is only when we are challenged that we are able to grow.
Hi Max,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you when you say that your most memorable moment was the interviews. I think everyone in the class had to gain an experience whether good or bad. Making contacts and interacting with people is always good for an entrepreneur to do as often as possible.Great advice at the end for future students. check out mine at: http://dslent.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
Dear Max,
ReplyDeleteGreat post. It really shows that you have grown and benefitted from the class. I really like the advice at the end also. This course really does force you to step out of your comfort zone and if you allow yourself to do so, it makes you grow. Take a look at my final reflection at http://taleemreflections.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection-of-aspiring-impact.html. Thanks.
Farrukh
Great post Max - there is an old saying that "experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." I think that having a failure be the most memorable speaks towards that. This class filled me with experience and I'm super happy for it. If only my statistics professor would join the Exam Revolution!
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