14A – Halfway Reflection

Having an advantage of already creating multiple businesses I found the first half of the class to be relatively simple and more of exercise of applying the skills I already have developed. Coming into the course you must hold an open mind with ideas and problems and alter the way you may normally think in order to be truly successful. 

Having many set backs with any idea along the way the trick with being successful is the perseverance you maintain throughout the way. There will be flaws with your original concept of any business but overcoming the flaws to drastically change the idea for the better will ultimately create a better end product. I have developed a tenacious attitude as I have been faced with many problems in business as with the class. 

Three tips I can offer going into this class would be to have a strong mental outlook on everything, meaning do not be pessimistic be optimistic. Don’t give up easily as there are many obstacles with the ideas you may create that will require you to overcome them. And lastly, put your all into your ideas as you will be working with these ideas for the entire semester. It will make the class much more fun if you’re dealing with business ideas you actually believe in rather than something you don’t. Entrepreneurship is never a straight path to success.