Tenacity is a competency- In order to keep up with the class, the one thing I
would say helps keep you on track is having an efficient work ethic. However,
some techniques or behaviors I have developed in order to keep up are to one,
keep an open mind. What I mean by that is a lot of the assignments we have in
this class deal with taking data from our environment. Keeping an open mind
helps you be more receptive to new information. The second behavior is working
in advance, as a college student, we have the freedom of separate dates for
assignments. However, we procrastinate sometimes and leave assignments for the
last minute. That will not work for this class. In order to succeed you need to
work in advance.
Tenaciousness is also about attitude-
There was a moment when I was starting out in the
course where I did want to give up. It was at the beginning of the course when
I was doing the bug list, I was worried I would not be able to pass the class
because the assignment dealt with just looking at the negative things around me
which I was not used to doing. What pulled me through is taking my time, opening
my mind and working in advance. These tips pulled me through, helping me develop
a more tenacious attitude. I do feel my time in class so far has made me more tenacious,
but I have always been a tenacious person I feel. My upbringing provided me
with a lot of failures to get to the point where I am today, my parents would
always motivate me to push through and get back up. The experience that really
put this into perspective to me is my time in competitive martial arts. Many of
the fights I went into should have been one-sided but through perseverance, you
can change a lot of the results you are supposed to get.
Three tips- The three tips that I have for new students coming
in are 1) Keep an open mind, because that will make the assignments easier to
relate to. 2) Work on assignments in advance, this will reduce your workload
and breaks work into manageable sections. 3) Take the time to research your
topic, the more familiar you are with your topic the faster you can become familiar
with it and work towards improving and cultivating that idea.
I think you gave some great tips for being successful in the course! I agree that being open to others' ideas is a great quality, especially when becoming an entrepreneur. I also have found it to be helpful to work on the assignments in advance, especially when . it comes to interviewing people because there's more time to find the potential customers to ask questions to.
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