Week 15: Final Reflection

1). It is very interesting reading through my blog from the beginning. Still the same me, just now more educated and with more experience. A low for me would be all of the interviews because I am studying abroad in Italy and it was very hard to get in contact with people that spoke English.  The highs for me have definitely been the elevator pitches. In the beginning, I had to record them multiple times becomes I would get nervous and stumble over words. My fourth and final elevator pitch was from my first take which in itself proved how far I’ve come and how much confidence I’ve gained along the way. I dreaded a few of the exercises, especially the ones where I had to get out and interact with people, but I found it much easier when I stayed ahead and completed assignments early.

2). As I just mentioned, I think the elevator pitches had the most influence on me because it is easy to see the progress from the first to the fourth one. It took some practice, but it the thing I will remember most from this class. My most joyous experience was probably reading all of the positive comments. I chose a business concepts that was very personal to me and shared some of my health concerns on the Internet for anyone to read, but the majority of people were extremely encouraging which was awesome. I am the most proud of the venture concepts because it is nice to see my entire business so detailed and planned out. I worked hard on that post in particular and I think my passion really came through in those posts.

3). I see myself as someone who is applying entrepreneurial principles to everyday life, which to me is an entrepreneur. As we learned throughout the semester, it does not have to be a small business owner. It is simply a mindset and I definitely think I have developed that perseverance through this class. I know that there is always more to learn, and I am eager to see what else is to come in the future, but I am proud of the progress.

4). My biggest recommendation that I have repeated over and over is to plan ahead. This course has such a unique design that allows you to complete assignments on your own schedule. Studying abroad this semester, I was constantly traveling, so it was amazing to be able to do assignments on my time and take advantage of the flexible format. Another piece of advice is to complete the extra credit. Hardly any college course offers extra credit, especially not an entire letter grade, so take advantage of Yellowdig. To help foster the mindset, just go with the flow. There will be assignments for this class that you don’t want to complete. Just attempt them and do your best, and it works out in the end.