Assignment 14A - Halfway Reflection

Assignment 14A – Halfway Reflection

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

a.      I have definitely used and developed my time management skills in ENT3003. In terms of workload, among all the classes I’m taking this semester, it is the heaviest, and it is also the most interactive since interviews are a core part of several of the assignments that are given to us. Another skill or behavior that I’ve started to develop is walking up to people and being able to talk to them even though they’re total strangers. As a complete introvert and someone who does not like talking to strangers unless they have to, I had to put my communicate skills to the test in this class, and it has helped me become better at talking to people.

B.    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?

a.      If there were any moments when I felt like “giving up,” it would always be around the assignments where I had to interview people. Looking up articles and writing about them and thinking of a product or service and its characteristics is not a problem for me, but going up to talk to people is because of my introverted nature. It really forced me out of my comfort zone, and doing those interviews is truly the hardest part about the class because you have to talk to people and you have to search for opportunities to talk to those people.

C.    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’?

a.      Time management is essential. We only have a certain set of hours given to us during the day, and it is up to us to spend those hours to the fullest, and that means to keep procrastination to a minimum because sudden events that can keep you off track are always a possibility, so keeping your mind focused on work is a big way to do this.

b.     Never underestimate the work you are given, especially at the very beginning of the semester. It’s the very beginning of the semester, so it makes sense that the workload isn’t as heavy as it would be in the middle of the semester, which means that you shouldn’t get used to the light workload and ease of assignments given to you at the beginning because you might get hit really hard when the semester goes on and the assignments become harder and require more effort.

c.      Practice delayed gratification. There will be times where you will want to be lazy and give in to the heavy workload that this class and other classes will give you. Practicing delayed gratification, waiting on giving yourself what you want so that you will feel more satisfied when you do get it, can help develop this tenacious mindset because it helps keeps you focused on a goal, that goal being the reward you will grant yourself when your work is done.