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Assignment 30: Final Reflection


1. I think my greatest experience is just completing this class in general. I chose business as my outside concentration for my major because I thought it'd be useful to me in the future, but I was pretty scared to delve into something I didn't know about. I'm not a business-minded person at all, so I wasn't sure what to expect from this semester taking two business classes. Assignments like the venture concept and idea napkins were difficult for me because they required a type of forward-thinking that I wasn't used to in the fast, in-the-now world of journalism. However, apart from my little boo boo I described in Assignment 26, I pretty much kept on top of things for this class and I think I did pretty well. This class taught me that I can try new, scary things and succeed, as long as I keep an open mind and persevere!

2. Alas, I am as much of an entrepreneur now as at the beginning of the class, and that is to say I am not an entrepreneur at all. I've taken a peek behind the curtain to see what entrepreneurs really do, and I know now that it isn't for me. I don't like risk, uncertainty, or making predictions based on assumptions. It goes against my nature as a journalist. However, I do have much more of an appreciation for what entrepreneurs do, and I think this class has taught me to get outside my comfort zone a little more.

3. I would recommend that future students get in the habit of always working on something for this class every day of the week. Unfortunately, this isn't the sort of class where you can knock everything out in one day. It pays to always be a step ahead of the schedule. I would also recommend that they think of this class as a project. When you work on a project, it is something you're interested in and prepared to dedicate significant time to for the sake of moving the project forward. I know I'm guilty of thinking of classes as chores that just need to be done as quickly as possible. Choose a business idea you're truly interested in, think of it as a personal project, and I think you will thrive in this course.

Comments

  1. Nicholas LorenzoJuly 30, 2019 at 12:35 PM

    Hi again, Peyton! Great job as always, I see that you really but some thought and effort into your response to this week's prompts. I really appreciate your honesty for your response to whether or not you think entrepreneurship suits you after taking this course, it's great that you're able to reflect on your experience and grow from it in a way that is true to you as an individual. I think your response for the third component of this post was actually really helpful and great advice to incoming students, as I myself even wish I had been more proactive this semester with my work for this course. I wish you all the best going forward!

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  2. WadboyAugust 5, 2019 at 9:44 AM

    Hey Peyton! It's awesome how honest and self aware you are about your entrepreneurship abilities before and after taking the class. Although you still don't see yourself as an entrepreneur, what things do you think that you did take away from the class? I think that I started to look at the world through a different lense and have begun to seek out issues that I can fix. Although you won't continue to be immersed in the world of entrepreneurship, I wish you the best as you continue to pursue journalism!

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  3. Megan WordellAugust 5, 2019 at 8:25 PM

    HI Peyton! I've enjoyed hearing your idea develop over the course of this class and I think your conclusion is the perfect end to it all. I have to say, I too, don't consider myself an entrepreneur, even after taking this class...and I think that is okay! If we were all the same there would be too much competition. It's important to recognize the strengths we do have and build from there. Great work!

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