Half-Way Reflection

1) Tenaciousness is a skill. What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course? 

• Time management is huge; perhaps one of only two really important thing about this course- the assignments aren't complicated, but it's a matter of staying on top of the deadlines and not getting sidetracked, which proves to be more complicated than not sometimes. 
• The other important thing about this course is to approach each assignment as a piece of homework and just get it done; for instance, I'm not a good interviewer & I don't like being videotaped because I get nervous and awkward interviewing people, so I have to look at it as a deadline in order to get over the avoidance stage of the assignment and just get it done. 

2) Tenaciousness is also about attitude. Talk about a moment or two when you felt like "giving up." What pulled you through? Do you feel like you've developed a tenacious attitude during the past two months? What experience or experiences most contributed to this?

• During the prototyping process of my sustainability project, there have been many times that the project has appeared to be much more heartache than was worth the effort, but after moving forward and seeing real progress and getting real feedback, it seems much more probable and definitely worth it. 
• I've always been a fairly tenacious human, but this course has been an opportunity to use my persistent qualities to be productive and see results with a project that I otherwise didn't have time for. 

3) Three tips. What are three tips you would offer next semester's student about (1) fostering the skills that support tenacity and (2) developing the 'tenacious mindset' ?

• If you're not already a "time-management badass," take this as an opportunity. Get on top of your stuff. Turn them in.
• Don't be embarrassed about these projects; after surviving the majority of them, they're really not that bad, and once they're done, it's cool to look back at them and realized you survived them, and like me, probably gained new experiences from them. 
• If you have a project that you're passionate about, use this class as a tool to move forward with your project. If you have a project that you haven't started yet, start it.