14A – Halfway Reflection
1) Tenaciousness is a competency. What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course?
This course has forced me to be okay with being uncomfortable. So far, I have interviewed countless people that I do not know and it has been one of the most nerve-wracking things. It has forced me to be more prepared in my questions. I have also learned more about critical thinking and being accepting of criticism to use it to make my product/service better.
2) Tenaciousness is also about attitude. Talk about a moment or two when you felt like "giving up." What pulled you through? Do you feel like you've developed a tenacious attitude during the past two months? What experience or experiences most contributed to this?
A moment when I wanted to give up is when I had two negative interviews in a row. The response to my product/service was being criticized and misunderstood. I knew to keep going however, because as I narrowed down my market and learned more about who to market to, I realized that they were kind of outside of my market. My attitude is more tenacious because it’s been hard to handle honest critical feedback, but I do keep going with the same product/service and try to think of ways around it.
3.)Three tips. What are three tips you would offer next semester's student about (1) fostering the skills that support tenacity and (2) developing the 'tenacious mindset' ?
1. To foster tenacity my tip would be, be prepared. Having my questions prepared for an interview helped interviews go smoother and knowing how to explain my product.
2. To develop a tenacious mindset, be willing to listen and receive criticism. Listening to criticism will make you and your product better.
3. Don’t use friends for an interview. I got the best feedback from strangers. Friends were too nice and didn’t challenge my product/service enough. I find that asking the question, how can this product be improved helped interviewees more comfortable in giving feedback.
Hi Danielle, I really like how you were able to power through your setbacks in negative interviews. I also thought your tip for not using friends as interviews as a great point. For some of my interviews I was doing I used friends and at times you could tell they were just saying what I wanted to hear.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post! Your reasoning behind tenaciousness as a competency is something that is relatable; interviewing people not familiar with me or my ideas is something that is extremely uncomfortable. However, as this course progresses, I'm sure that this discomfort is starting to shed and you're becoming more and more comfortable with the idea (I know I have). This will be a great quality to possess after this class is over.
Danielle,
ReplyDeleteI found what you wrote about to be very interesting in how another classmate feels after completing half of this class. I agree when you mentioned how the interviewing process can be uncomfortable at times when asking random people questions about a business that has yet to exist. This is, however, an important skill to maintain as we move on into our future adult lives.
Hi Danielle! I love the image you attached to this post. GRIT really is what it takes to succeed. I too found it hard when someone I interviewed had a negative comment about my idea, but then I realized that negative reviews and harsh criticism is what it takes to improve my idea. I think that most entrepreneurs face a lot of negative comments at the start; we just have to keep on improving and narrowing our target markets.
ReplyDeleteHello Danielle! I love how you developed tenaciousness. I think that it's one of the most important skills to have in the real world and it's great to learn it here in college before we fully transition. It’s important to know the worth of your product and stick by it while also adapting it based on what you learn. That important combination will definitely make you a great entrepreneur!
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