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?
- I agree that it is a competency, which means it can be learned. Organization is one of the best things I can think of to talk about here. I have a full time job, a wife and two young kids. I have to organize and utilize my time very wisely. My job takes up a lot of my time and there is a bit of travel involved too. This means that I try to work ahead as much as possible.
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?
- If I am honest, I have thought about giving up. My job is very demanding of my time and I am very protective of my time with my family. So that leaves me with nights mostly to focus on school. My experience is not a new or unique one by any means and a lot of people do this but it is very hard. This is something that I have wanted to accomplish for a long time though and I will not give up until I have finished. I think what pulls me through is sheer determination and support from my wife. I don't feel like I have become more tenacious over the last two months.
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 me it's all about how can
I make things easier for myself.
Organization is the key to that for me.
Keep your schedule on track and don't allow yourself to fall behind. Work ahead as much as you can to accommodate
for any issues that may pop up. The rest
seem to fall into place for me
(2) You have to keep a positive
mindset and keep the end goal in mind.
Each completed assignment is one step closer to the goal. The old adage about how you eat an elephant I
think applies here. One bite at a time.
(3) I also think there is a level
of self-confidence needed to build the tenacious mindset. You have to believe in yourself or you will
not develop this skill.
Overall, I think you did an amazing job with this post. I agree that organization is very important in this course. Assignments are frequent and often times require interviews, so one cannot put them off until the last minute. My feedback to you is the same as the last post. Try to figure out how to eliminate the white background on the text. Aside from that, you did a great job.
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