48 posts ago, I started this blog for my Principles of Entrepreneurship course at the University of Florida. I had no idea what to expect from the course or what would be expected of me.
And well, it's been one heck of a rollercoaster!
Some assignments were fun -- the VRIN activity, going for Google Gold-- and others were... more on the unexciting side (I'm looking at you, weekly Kuratko reading reflections...).
Some posts I was so excited to share with everyone! Others, like Celebrating Failure, were sometimes tough to write and share.
And yet, some exercises I still have yet to fully understand what exactly was happening.
The assignment and experience I'll probably remember throughout the rest of my life?
My entrepreneurial story.
Honestly, until that moment, I had never actually sat down and really considered my previous entrepreneurial experience and interactions. It had been there my whole entire life, right in front of me, yet I had never noticed and fully appreciated it until that moment.
I remember trying to think: "what entrepreneur do I know? I don't know any entrepreneurs!" And yet, there it was! So much family history that I had never really gave much thought to until that post.
Honestly, the most joyful experience? It had to be what I was also the most proud of-- making it to the front page of Google.
I never thought I'd actually get there! It feels so good to have that as one of my accomplishments-- how many people do you know have been at the top of Google's search results?!
Do I see myself as an entrepreneur now, after this course?
I feel that I am more of an entrepreneur than I was before. Everyone has the potential to be an entrepreneur, but I feel that I have definitely grown in my tenacity. I also feel that I have developed my skills of talking with strangers over this past semester.
So, what I would recommend to upcoming ENT3003 students?
Treat your blog like your baby!
Foster it. Take care of it. Realize that it's a reflection of you.
It's your internet resume-- make it worth it.
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Hi Mazal, great post! I really like the way you wrote the post - it made it a lot easier to read, as well as more personable which made it more fun for me to read :) I too made it to the front page of Google, which was pretty exciting. Please feel free to check out my final reflection here: http://biancamarques23.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
ReplyDeleteMazal,
ReplyDeleteI love the personality you brought to your post. I would write funny quips and I thought,"I hope people pick up on my sense of humor." I agree. The reading assignments were probably the most annoying part of the class. The author was incredibly dry and the text uninteresting. It's kind of sad too because I think these topics could actually be interesting to learn about. So glad professor changed the format of this course. I could not imagine trying to memorize that text. I also feel like I learned a lot more this way too. Best of luck to you! http://jamiecgarcia.blogspot.com/2016/04/final-reflection.html
Hey Mazal,
ReplyDeleteYour point on the weekly reading was spot on lol. Your post wraps up the class perfectly! I hope that you will continue your entrepreneurship adventures and find gold!