It's the final reflection

Uh, yes, it is. International Macroeconomics is over, only a few more grades rolling in for International Business and Principles of Entrepreneurship--we're almost ready for summer. I'm ready to reflect.

Our blogs are HUGE. Not Donald Trump (or Fuccillo Kia, if you're somewhere between Cape Coral and Wesley Chapel) yuge, our blogs are full. I'm tempted to throw everything in Word and see how many words I've typed. I'm a little more wordy than most, but even if you've been doing the bare minimum, you have so much work to show for this class.

I dreaded anything involving video of myself and/or recording interviews. I wasn't sure how people would respond in the beginning, and I think that contributed to the awkwardness of interviews. You have to project confidence. That being said, trying to chase people down with my camera and/or voice recorder ended up being something I enjoyed. It became a game of picking targets and trying to execute my plans. Oh, man, let me tell you about plans. Planning is paramount to success in this course.  When I didn't plan thoroughly, I came up short. When I planned sufficiently, things went smoothly, and I didn't stress.

My first elevator pitch is what I'm most proud of. It came to me naturally, it was a little lengthy but captured the audience and kept them. As far as what brought me the most joy, it may be "My secret sauce." I had a lot of fun composing the post and giving it a little flavor.

I still don't see myself as an entrepreneur. It feels like I've taken steps in that direction, developed those tools, but I'm not committed. Still, I suppose you could say I have developed an entrepreneurial mindset. I go around recognizing problems, opportunities, and it's a new way of thinking for me. There's more of a conscious process going on now.

Dear future students,

Let go of your preconceived notions of what a class should be, how it should function and the role a professor should play. Become your own driver. Fall back on resources when you need them. Plan. Plan. Plan. And plan. Then plan again, for good measure. If you're thinking this is bs or busy work or stupid, let that ish go, or you're going to be stuck sulking on square one the whole semester. For those who open themselves up to the opportunity, and tackle at least half of the assignments, you'll notice the entrepreneurial mindset unfold. I would say it takes little effort on your part, but the reality is that we put in a ton of effort--it just didn't seem like work. Isn't that the best part?

Very truly yours,
Kelly

No more words are needed. I'll leave you with these.