Final Reflection

1) Read through your blog from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had a long the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread.

• High points: for me, the highlights of this class included how involved I had to become in my own ideas in order to accomplish each assignment; I never realized how much potential my ideas had, and 
• Low points: I get so nervous talking to random people, especially if it involves random topics... needless to say, about 1/3 of all of the assignments in this class entailed exactly that. I definitely wasn't a fan, but I will say it pushed me out of my comfort zone in ways that gave me newfound confidence in myself to go talk to people I typically wouldn't approach. Another thing I didn't love was recording myself, but again, after executing these kinds of assignments over and over again, I found a confidence in something that I previously considered a weakness.

2) What sticks out to you as the most formative experience? The experience that you'll remember years later? What was your most joyous experience? What experience are you most proud of yourself for accomplishing?

• The thing that I will remember the most from this course is definitely the positive feedback that I have received along the way from all of the people who have read my blog, have been a part of this experience, or have been behind the scenes pushing me to make my dreams come true. Honestly, the most valuable takeaway from this experience was nothing tangible, but was the confidence that I gained in myself and my own ability to create positive influence in my environment. 

3) At the beginning of the semester, I mentioned that I wanted each of you to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. And we repeated the mantra -- I am an entrepreneur. Now, at the end, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur? Do you think you have moved closer to developing an entrepreneurial mindset?

• I definitely think that this class has pushed me in an entrepreneurial direction more than any other class. Rather than pushing me to make big leaps to become an entrepreneur, this classes assignments provided slow nudges, and by taking numerous small steps in a direction, I have seen the slow culmination of my project. After seeing the progress that this class has pushed me to make, I feel it would almost be wrong to neglect the opportunity to make my ideas a reality. 

4) What is the one recommendation you would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future? What would you recommend they do to perform best in this course? What would you recommend they do to foster that mindset?

• My biggest piece of advice that I could offer to anyone taking this class is to stay on top of the assignments. As I have seen this semester, because there are so many little assignments, it is very easy to let them slide by without noticing, and they do carry weight! Suggestion: set alarms for your assignments! I figured this out halfway through, and really wish I had done so earlier.