The most formative experience I had was the Bug List assignment we had to do in the beginning of the semester. I remember having hated this assignment because it was difficult to come up with 20 things that bug me. However, I think this is a great assignment to get ones mind working in an entrepreneurship type of way. This is what makes someone think outside the box and try to identify the needs of yourself, which in many cases are the needs of others as well. I was joyous with having thought of an idea and building on it week after week. I never thought to get feedback from people outside of my circle and knowing that I have support from random people as well as people within my community is a great feeling.
Although I don't see myself as an entrepreneur yet, I do know that I have developed a perspective different than when I started the class. I see things in different point of views and seek to find better ways in which people of all ages,cultures, and classes would like to benefit from a service. I've learned that one idea may lead to another and changes are willing to happen. Adaptation to change is key to staying on track and change is not always a bad thing. I am a very competitive person so I've also learned how to use this as an advantage and fuel for overcoming obstacles and failure.
For this class, I recommend students to stay on top of their assignments and dedicate time on a weekly basis to watch the lectures. Each assignment is worth a small point but at the end of the semester, these points add up and can be hard to get back up if one falls behind. I would also encourage the students to really do the assignments as they are set up because it forces one to go outside their comfort zones and actually into the real world situations. By doing the assignments we must actually do real life scenarios of what small business owners had to do when they first started. Many people want to start their own business and don't know how to go about it, and these assignments are really the early development and steps that will help a students mindset.
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Hi Dan,
ReplyDeleteI didn't even think about it until you mentioned it in your post but I agree that the bug list was one of the best assignments to help with the entrepreneurial mindset. The assignment was easy when we read the directions but then once we had to actually do the assignment and think about, it became one of the most difficult assignment.