Final Reflection

This course has been a hell of a ride. At the start, I came in guns a-blazin', unaware of the road ahead of me but confident that it'd be a smooth ride: just a few blog posts a week, right?

Wrong.

Interviews? Five of them? Reading reflections? Elevator pitches? Product development? Customer and market research? Due at the end of the week? HELP.

We can all agree that our schedules (or lack thereof) at one point in time, got the best of us in this course. We all had days of dread, days where we said, "You know what? Screw it, this assignment just isn't getting done today." We've had days where we have said, "No, these assignments are easy, I can do it, and I will have it done ahead of time and get my points in for this week." We learned by practice how to be tenacious students.

Yeah, it might have been a little overwhelming here and there, but there were certainly times where this was the only class I WAS looking forward to doing work for. As the class went on and we dove deeper into our venture concepts, I became so passionate about my project and my research. I was striving to do so much more, to learn, to expand my network and my idea, to actually DO something with my idea rather than just ponder.

I will always remember the assignment we did midway through the course, My Secret Sauce, was also my most joyous experience. Having to take a step back from my project and interview others about myself was eye opening. It truly amazed me what people saw in me, and the faith that others had in my character and drive. This was a turning point in this class for me, and I found so much more motivation to pursue my venture concept.

I'm most proud of myself for formulating the venture concepts. They were very long assignments that demanded a large amount of insight and organization, but I successfully outlined my idea and was able to procure a finished summary that I could use to share with others. The foundation was finally laid out, which means I had reached the first major milestone in my business venture, who would have known!

I had not thought I would reach the point of being an entrepreneur. Now that I am one, in the smallest sense, I feel as though that these assignments have instilled the pillars of entrepreneurship within me. The exercises and lessons I have learned in this class are practices that I will take with me and refer to throughout my college career and professional endeavors. No joke - I actually will be keeping this on my resume and using this as employment leverage, because I genuinely believe that this course and this concept development has helped me grow my perspective, communication skills, and talents in project research and development.

One recommendation I would make to students of semesters to come, is to accept the challenge, and take it head on with a firey passion. As long as you stay motivated and passionate about your project, you will make the most out of this class, and the assignments will come and go with a breeze. If you want to perform well in this class, you have to commit, just GET IT DONE! DO IT! DO THE ASSIGNMENTS! Prepare a week ahead, look at the assignments and know what you have to do over the next week to finish on time. You cant do an entire reading assignment, 5 interviews, and an elevator pitch all in one day, good luck and bless your soul if you get to that point. To foster the mindset of tenacity, seek mentorship! Connect with your teaching assistants and ask them how they got through this course, and what it takes to be successful in ENT3003, read through old posts (like this one!) and see what advice others have had to give to others after they have completed the course. Finally, keep on blogging.