To do this course, I have had to throw away any desires for perfection. Perfection is the enemy of progress. If I tried to come up with a perfect business with a perfect plan with a perfect way to avoid taking risks, then I would probably have mental breakdowns every day.
I don't hold on tightly to my idea because I agree with Chris on the notion that when an entrepreneur spends a lot of time and love on an idea, they can't take criticism. It would be much smarter to let go of whatever makes you attached to your creation than to hold on so tightly that criticism feels like a personal insult.
I don't hold on tightly to my idea because I agree with Chris on the notion that when an entrepreneur spends a lot of time and love on an idea, they can't take criticism. It would be much smarter to let go of whatever makes you attached to your creation than to hold on so tightly that criticism feels like a personal insult.
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?
This class isn't hard enough to make you need to reflect upon yourself and make you really wonder what the meaning of life is. I have not developed a feeling of "I need to get myself together and not drop out of college" because this is my first semester of college on campus. Sure, the first weeks ask for a lot of time, but honestly, just don't use up too much of your time on fun, and you will be able to get the workload in check.
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'?
I do not feel qualified to give actual advice on the meaning of tenacity or how to develop it. For me, I must not take anything too seriously. Otherwise, it weighs me down, and I neglect other parts of my life. So I suppose if you relate to that, do not take the assignment too seriously. Chill out. You get the same grade, whether your business is reasonable or not - so you might as well have fun with it.
If you want a higher test score on your cupcakes, here is the hint: watch the lectures all at one time and then take the cupcake. If you need help trying to figure out how to do the assignments, watch the lectures. Instructions to help are usually in the beginning. But here is the schedule I created: Monday-Thursday: Do the assignments. Friday Afternoon: Watch lectures then take cupcake and comment on the post of other students. Don't sweat it if you aren't getting 100's: they're worth so little that you could get 80's sometimes and lose out on maybe 4 pts by the end of the semester.
In my inexperienced opinion, to develop the tenacious mindset, you need to be able to be motivated enough to try and detached enough for failure not to hurt. If you're a naturally self-motivated, energetic kind of person, try try again and put your heart into it. If failure is entirely demotivating, take my advice about trying, but expect failure.
If you want a higher test score on your cupcakes, here is the hint: watch the lectures all at one time and then take the cupcake. If you need help trying to figure out how to do the assignments, watch the lectures. Instructions to help are usually in the beginning. But here is the schedule I created: Monday-Thursday: Do the assignments. Friday Afternoon: Watch lectures then take cupcake and comment on the post of other students. Don't sweat it if you aren't getting 100's: they're worth so little that you could get 80's sometimes and lose out on maybe 4 pts by the end of the semester.
In my inexperienced opinion, to develop the tenacious mindset, you need to be able to be motivated enough to try and detached enough for failure not to hurt. If you're a naturally self-motivated, energetic kind of person, try try again and put your heart into it. If failure is entirely demotivating, take my advice about trying, but expect failure.
I enjoyed reading your post about your first half of the semester’s takeaway. I agree with not being able to be perfect in this class and being able to take criticism in order to successfully perform better in the long run. It sounds like you have a laid back attitude which will probably benefit you tremendously when it comes to entrepreneurship!
ReplyDeleteHi Mikalee, I enjoyed reading your blog post reflecting on the class so far. I agree that a huge challenge with this class is overcoming the desire to be perfect and accepting criticism on every assignment. I have found a similar work schedule for this class to be helpful especially watching lectures right before the cupcake instead of as they come out so that the memories are fresh.
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