Half-Way Reflection

Being tenacious is one of the important characteristics of Entrepreneurs. They do not care if they fail, they are confident that they will succeed in the near future, despite their current circumstances.

1. Tenaciousness is a skill

In order to keep up with the demands of the schedule for this class, I have had to set up a calendar and stick to it, or else I wouldn't be able to complete all the activities on time, and unfortunately I haven't done a great job at this. Moving forward, I hope to learn how to use my calendar to my advantage, and not my demise. Often I put off everything and do not use these deadlines to my advantage, but I am slowly learning how to develop this skill.

2. Tenaciousness is also about attitude

Every time I see a video assignment that I am supposed to work on, I look at it and feel like giving up. But in reality, this is a class I need in order to graduate and this thought has pushed me to be tenacious and dedicated to my work and my education. I feel like over the last few months, I have learned how to give up activities for my responsibilities, like I haven't had to in the past, which has been great at pushing me toward being an entrepreneur. There are so many deadlines for this class and experiencing the defeat of not abiding by them has pushed me into a more tenacious mindset. 

3. Three tips

- Do not just write everything in your calendar. Set individual deadlines for each part of the assignment. This way, you will not be forced to turn in a poor assignment, right before the deadline assigned. 

- Do not be a YES man. What I mean by this is that, sometimes it is better to say no to one thing in order to finish the responsibilities you have. As college students, it is very easy for me to say YES to every person or opportunity that is pulling me in one direction.

- Do not expect to be perfect and; expect to fail. If you always believe you will do everything exactly as assigned, the first time, you will eventually fail and this will often take away opportunities for success in all your classes. Expect failure and try to minimize those occurrences.