MY ENT3003
EXPERIENCES
MOST
FORMATIVE:
My most formative memory was
the assignment about failures. It is hard to tell people times that we have
failed, but sometimes it helps. People can tell give you feedback on how to
improve or find ways to relate to you. It is important to know that failing is
a learning tool and not something that will destroy our future and I that
assignment helped me figure that out.
MOST
JOYOUS/MEMEROABLE
I had to link these two
questions together because my favorite memory in this class was the first
assignment ever, the Bug List. I had so much fun creating that list because
coming up with the topic were like a mini vent session. I still find myself,
even at the end of the semester saying Darn
I really should have added that to my bug list or that would have been perfect for my bug list. The most incredible
thing too is that after I mention that to myself or my friend I try to
brainstorm ideas of how to fix the issue.
MOST PROUD
I am very
proud of completing not one, not two, but three elevator pitches. I will be
completely honest: they were my least favorite assignments because I do not
like hearing my recorded self talk and I do not like being in videos. I thought
I was going to struggle through them, but they actually went better than I had
expected, which is awesome.
ENTREPRENEURIAL
MINDSET
I think I
have developed more of an entrepreneurial mindset over the course of this
semester. When I see issues or potential opportunities I go through the steps
of some of the assignments. I think of why the problem exists, what ideas could
constitute a solution, and who would be affected by the problem/improved by the
solution. It is a different way of thinking, but it is very useful. I honestly
do not think that I will become an entrepreneur, but now I feel like I better
equipped to help people who are.
MY
RECOMMENDATION
My biggest
recommendation for this class would be to pick an opportunity that inspires,
connects, and speaks to you (when it comes to the assignment where you have to
pick one idea for the remainder of the class). I struggled with picking one
initially and I know that if I didn’t pick the topic I did and chose a random
one, I would have been absolutely miserable. A topic that you connect with will
be important because you will be excited to learn more about your idea through
the different assignments and you will be able to talk to people who will help
that idea grow.
I had very similar advice to pick a venture that truly speaks to you and something that will be very easy for you to expand on . I also agree that it would have been very difficult to complete every assignment if it was something that you are not actually interested in.
ReplyDeleteWow Lauren that was a great exit strategy. I don’t know about you but I really feel like I learned a lot in this course and do not want the course to end. I hope that I get to the another course like this because I loved taking this one. I hope that you enjoyed the course as much as I did and get a good grade at the end.
ReplyDeleteI also did not enjoy the elevator pitches. For some reason, I think that they get a bad reputation since we usually see business professionals do them. The professionals are very put together and speak with ease. This made me nervous because I have never done anything like it before. I also agree that it is important to pick an opportunity that you are passionate about and can speak a lot about. That makes the assignments more enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was reflecting on the semester I had totally forgotten about the bug list. I'm glad that you mentioned it because it was such an engaging assignment. Learning to identify opportunities was, for me, one of the most fun aspects of this class and I feel like it really contributed to our "entrepreneurial mindset".
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