Final Reflection

      1.       Read through your blog from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you’ve had along the way – the highs, the lows – the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread.

a.       After reading through my blog from the whole semester, I can clearly see where I went wrong. I had a couple of weeks where I didn’t do any of the assignments because I thought I was too overwhelmed with other classes. After speaking with my parents and friends, I realized that I had to turn it on for the end of the semester to make up for what I hadn’t done to still pass this class. The couple of weeks where this happened would be my moments of “dread” where I just didn’t have the desire to sit down and do these simple assignments.

      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?

a.       The most formative experience for me was learning that this class was no joke. I took it easy for the first couple of weeks, and started falling behind very quickly. Then the stress came, I was swamped in other class’ work, and had no idea what to do. Then, I realized that I had to stop wasting time not wanting to do the assignments, and start using that time to just complete them. I learned that simply, with the right mindset, life can never throw more at you than you can handle, and that is exactly what got me through this semester.  

      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?

a.       I would say that I have learned what it means to be an entrepreneur, but from my own perspective, I wouldn’t call myself one. However, I have moved even closer to becoming one, as I have learned the ups and downs throughout the process of this course. The entrepreneur mindset has always been implanted in my mind, and I wish to further develop it throughout the coming years.

      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?

a.       If I had to make one recommendation to a new ENT 3003 student, it would be to take this class seriously. There is no one in the world that can do the assignments, and fall behind if you don’t, besides you. To perform your best, I would say to just try your best, and not to overthink each assignment. They all add up to the final product of this course, but wasting time worrying about how much you don’t want to do something will only feed your procrastination. To foster the entrepreneurship mindset, I would suggest thinking outside of the box, and not following what everyone else is doing. You may feel out of place, or wrong, but in the end, you’ll find out that your gut feeling was right.