30A – Final Reflection

• Read through your posts 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.
• In my opinion, by far, the hardest experience throughout this course was creating an idea to stick with throughout the entire course.  When I think of ideas of what the world needs, I feel as if everything has already been made but there is always something that someone needs.  I remember thinking about what to write about all week.  I did not think I had the greatest idea at first but as I continued throughout each assignment and was getting feedback, it made me realize that there was potential.
• 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?
• I believe my most formative experience was when we had to interview a good amount of people throughout the entire semester.  I had to open myself up and share my idea with a few people that I did not know or was not comfortable with opening up to.  It was able to show me not to get too high and not get too low because nobody will ever think of your idea like you do yourself.
• The experience that I will remember years later is what this entire course has shown me from start to finish.  I will always remember how much work should actually be put into an idea before you jump ahead and start investing into it.  This course has proved to me that you must always be prepared to the max before making your decision.  Even in the second to last week, reading my last book review taught me more that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
• My most joyous experience was when people were giving me my feedback and believing in my idea.  I was able to continue to add to my idea and make it better than ever before.
• The experience that I am most proud of myself for accomplishing throughout this course was being able to stick with the same idea and continuing to add to it each and every week.  This course had shown me to never be satisfied with your idea and that there is always something I could add to make the product better.  This concept can always go for life itself or other courses that I will be taking.
• At the beginning of the semester, I mentioned that I wanted each of you to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Now, at the end, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur? Do you think you have moved closer to developing an entrepreneurial mindset?
• At the end of this semester and completing all of the assignments, I now do see myself as an entrepreneur.  I saw myself all semester every day continuing to think about what the world needs and how I could see it in business.  I was able to focus on my own ideas along with coming up with other ideas that I could look into for the future.  Bringing these techniques with me, I can definitely say that I have developed my brain into an entrepreneurial mindset.
• 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?
• One recommendation that I would make to the students who are going to journey down this path in the future would be to never give up and to never be satisfied with whatever you are doing.  There is always something to continue to keep your feet moving with and if you are content and not changing you are probably doing something wrong.  To succeed in this course, I would recommend that they read the assignments early and often so they can picture in their head how long it is going to take and how they want to go about completing the assignment.  To foster this mindset I would recommend that they continued to push themselves until the entire semester is over because this course is definitely one that they can benefit from for the rest of their life.