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Sunday, April 24, 2016

The Final Reflection of the Finale, Finally

I can honestly say from the bottom of my heart that this has been the most interesting and engaging class that I have ever taken (seriously).  To recall some of the best moments, back when I used to go to the live lectures, I played the role of Biff Tinkerton, the world's greatest bowler.  That was not something that I was expecting to do.  There have been some other highlights, but that moment sticks out the most to me.  Okay, now for the lows, where do I begin?  I actually don't have many "low" moments in this class, one that comes to mind however, is that one weekend back in like March when we had like three or four assignments due and we had to comment on at least five people's posts.  That wasn't fun since I had procrastinated to the last two hours.  When I think fun moments , the first thing that comes to mind is the look of utter confusion on this guy's face when I tried to sell him a dollar.  His face is still burned into my mind, it was priceless.  He didn't take the dollar.  As far as drudgery goes, reading reflections and customer interviews, that's all I have to say about that.
Though I had mentioned that the customer interviews were a pain and I dreaded going out and doing them, looking back at it now, I really do appreciate what those have done for me.  They didn't just help me get some ideas for my business, but they helped me Hulk jump out of my comfort zone, because we all can agree that those could get nerve racking.  An experience that I am most proud of is meeting Joe Cirulli, the founder and CEO of Gainesville Health & Fitness.  I met with him for the "Building your Personal Capital" assignment.  That was awesome, and now I can say I met a renowned CEO.

 Yes I do believe that I have developed an entrepreneurial mindset, and I can say that honestly, not just saying it to get the grade.  I've noticed that I now sometimes find myself searching for issues and opportunities in the world around me.  That's something that I used to do as well, but now I feel that I know what to do with these thoughts. 

What would I recommend to students taking this course in the future?  Let me list it out for you:
1.  Don't procrastinate on these assignments, they will come back to haunt you.
2.  Have an open mind while doing these assignments, they really hold a lot of invaluable experience.
3.  You get out of it what you put into it, don't expect to become an entrepreneur just because you can BS your way through an assignment and click a "declare" button to get your point.
4.  When thinking of an idea for your product/service/etc. for this class, make it one that you are actually interested in, because it will make the assignments that much more enjoyable and constructive, and by the end of the semester, you can possibly have a solid and complete idea that is ready to be implemented.
5.  Did I mention not to procrastinate? 


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3 comments:

  1. Hey Dakotah, I really enjoyed reading your post. Yu seemed like of the genuine students that went to the lectures and really engage themselves in the exercise. I understand your low being procrastinating doing the exercise, which is almost everyone’s low as well. When taking this course procrastination can really affect you dramatically. I’m glad you enjoyed your semester and it seems like you grown a lot because of this class. Have a great summer. Check out my post:
    http://jamalbrown4.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html

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  2. Dakotah,
    I couldn't agree more with your first sentence about how this course has been very interesting and engaging. I really felt that the style of this course was much more beneficial than a traditional course. I like how you talked about not procrastinating and having a very open mind when it comes to assignments. This will lead to a much more beneficial time in class. Check out my blog when you get a chance and read my reflection.
    http://chrispate25.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html

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  3. Hi Dakota, I definitely agree that this has been the most interesting class I've ever taken to say the least. My Free Money assignment was also the moment I won't forget because I got the same weird looks when I tried to give people a Euro (They didn't really even speak English so that added to the confusion.) I think you have some great advice for students taking this class in the future! You can check out my blog here: http://mistydawn67.blogspot.com.es/2016/04/final-reflection.html

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