This has been a very interesting, but fun, class. I have
mostly enjoyed it, however frustrated I got at some of the assignments on
occasion. Picking what to finally work on was especially hard. Perhaps the biggest
low for me was randomly reading the syllabus one day like two weeks ago. It
seemed to imply that I might get an E in this class for falsely declaring on an
assignment which I accidentally did not turn in. Very worried, I emailed the
professor, who quickly informed me that I was fine. That was a terrifying ten
minutes.
Recalling all of what I did this semester, a few things
stick out to me. The first is making Elevator Pitches. I used to love making
videos in high school, but now that I’m in my second year of college I don’t
have as much time to do anything like that. Just being able to be a little more
theatrical and editing a video gave me a rush of excitement and sort of
nostalgia. I also really enjoyed reading the third book, which really opened my
eyes towards a number of things. Had it not been for this course, I never would
have read Mindset.
I honestly do not see myself has an entrepreneur. I do not
have the toughness required or will made of stone to get through the world like
this. I would much rather live a more humble life than the one that I pretended
to have throughout this course. I don’t see myself doing anything like this in
my future, but it was cool to learn this about myself. This has been an
eye-opening course, and I’m glad to have found out so much about myself.
Students in the future should ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT THEY
TURN IN EVERY ASSIGNMENT. On several occasions I did the entire assignment and
forgot to submit the URL. To foster an entrepreneurship mindset, I encourage
them to get out of their comfort zone and look at the world in a way that they might
not have ever seen it before. That’s what I attempted to do, and I really did
learn quite a bit of myself.
I’m not sure what picture I should include, so here’s a
picture of me shortly before this course and one just after finishing this final assignment!
Before
After
Hi Danny. I love your before and after photo... that was a great touch and a hilarious idea for the post. I agree with you regarding the assigned readings; I too would not likely have read any of those books. However, I am now glad I did so and am intact interested in a few others that were on the list.
ReplyDeleteHey Danny! I agree that students should ALWAYS remember to submit the URL on Canvas, because it stinks to do all the work and not get any credit for it. I accidentally forgot that for the entire first week's worth of assignments, and it bummed me out a lot when I realized later that I had worked on those initial posts only to receive no credit for them. It's for sure a habit you have to get used to with this class. It's interesting that at the end of the course you still don't see yourself as an entrepreneur, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Some people just don't want to pursue business and become entrepreneurs, and that's okay. Great post!
ReplyDeleteHi Danny,
ReplyDeleteIt seems that you truly had the ENT experience. This class has been all about problem solving and I feel that you had even a bigger experience than me. You went through frustration, dread, and fun in this class. I agree that ENT students should make sure that they turned in their work and the URL works by clicking on the link after submitting an assignment. Lastly, I enjoyed reading your posts. They were interesting and/or funny and I feel like I learned things from reading your posts. Good luck on the rest of your UF career!