Over the past two months I’ve had to develop a new way of
thinking in order to get the best out of this class. This course requires you
to think outside of the box for every assignment. Thinking outside of the box
for opportunities that not many other individuals could see; opportunities or
unmet needs that we as aspiring entrepreneurs could take advantage of and try
to satisfy the unmet need.
There were a few assignments that I had decided to put off
till the last minute, such a great idea of me, but anyway, coming down to the
last few hours before having to submit the assignment I would find myself at
road blocks in my thought process. This definitely helped improve my ability to
think outside the box under pressure. This method of thinking allowed me to see
the options within the assignment to finally see the finished product in time.
I believe future students should read and keep in mind the
assignments days before they’re due in order to properly think of different
opportunities through the days leading up to the assignment. Keeping an open
mind to these opportunities while you go on about your regular day to day can help
you see the unmet need through different views and help you come up with
different ideas. Research the readings that are given at the beginning of the
course about the different entrepreneurs in the world. This gives you insight
on the entrepreneur before reading their biography and by researching them, you
can get a feel for the tenacity that they have developed over their careers and
possibly relate it to yours. Lastly, thinking outside the box with regards to
your everyday life helps build the tenacity you need to pursue every assignment
in this class. This mindset should be implicated whenever you see the
opportunity. Every time you are presented with a problem or see the possibility
for different solutions to a problem, this mindset will allow you to build on
the tenacity over and over again.
