February 28, 2016

Half-way Reflection

     I’ve never had a problem with time management or procrastination before this class, so I can’t say that this class has taught me to better manage my time. When I first saw the syllabus for this class and learned about the numerous assignments that I would have to complete I decided to set one day, early in the week, aside to complete the assignments for the week. Since I only have one class and one volunteering commitment on Tuesdays, I set aside Tuesdays to complete all of the assignment due for the week. I normally just save them in a Word document until it gets closer to the due date in case something is said in class that makes me have to change the way I did something or to just tweak a couple of things here and there before I submit the assignment.
     There hasn’t ever been a moment that I’ve felt like giving up and that may be because I’ve been on top of the assignments throughout the semester thus far. There has definitely been an assignment, here and there, that I haven’t felt like doing but the fact is that you just have to do it if you want the point(s).  I’ve never given up in any of my classes before, mostly because the thought of dropping a class scares me, which makes me think that I’ve always had a tenacious attitude toward the things I do. Honestly, I think the one thing that gets me through most of my classes is the fact that I’ll be one step closer to doing what I want with my life.
     Some tips:
     Before you sign up for this class, ask yourself why you’re going to take it. I originally signed up for the class because, as a general business major, it was one of the few that I didn’t have to wait until after advance registration for. But with that aside, within the first week I learned how valuable it would be for me to have an entrepreneurial mindset for what I want to do later on. You only want to take this class if you know that there’s something you’re going to get out of it because this will make you more motivated to complete the assignments. Work ahead and submit your assignments on time, I find it extremely satisfying when things get crossed off on my calendar on canvas. Know that it’s okay to fail. You might come up with a business idea early on in the semester and find through the peer reviews that no one likes your idea, just know that the next week you can completely change your idea or just tweak a few things. This is one of the few classes where it’s okay to not get it right the first few tries.
A cute photo of my cats

1 comment:

  1. Hi Caitlin,
    I want to say that I love your cats, they are so adorable! I really enjoyed reading your blog post. I think that a lot of what you said is very true for me as well as far as time management goes. However, I have decided to carry a planner around now to be sure that I've completed everything I was supposed to do. You being so managed is really good now and definitely for further in your life (especially if you decide to marry and have kids!). Having a general idea of how long something takes will help prevent tardiness and mistakes. I really like how you mentioned in your tips that we should ask ourselves why we are taking this class. That is so true. I think this class has really taught me to be more outgoing which is something I should have asked myself about in the beginning.
    If you have a chance check out my half-way reflection here: http://plantflourishgrow.blogspot.com/2016/02/half-way-reflection.html
    P.S.~ If you decide to check out my blog, I think you should check out my customer interviews and napkin ideas, my business idea was to start a pet store for cats only and I would love your feedback!

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