1) My big problem this semester were deadlines. Since I am an exchange student and I wanted to make the best out of my time by balancing school and leisure activities/vacation. Sometimes for entrepreneurship but more often for other courses I simply forgot certain deadlines that I had. These reach from submitting assignments to lectures that I had. It is a problem that occurred several times this semester which means that it happened over and over again.
2) What I learned from this is that I have to find a way to keep up with deadlines. This could reach from setting up alarms on the phone to writing to-do-lists.
3) In my opinion failure is important. Through failure to learn and come back stronger. In an entrepreneurial sense this however becomes much different. Many start up ventures involve big amounts of money and funding and disappointing investors can be very hard. Hence you have to be very careful when you want to come up with a start up. However this course showed me that it is worth trying if you have a good idea. I like the fact that I also learned from other students what their experiences with their start up are to have a wide view on the topic. If you believe in your business and try over and over again success is almost guaranteed.
Hi Viet. I also struggle to keep up with deadlines. I think as time goes on, you’ll figure out the right balance between school and leisure activities. I agree that setting alarms can help to keep track of deadlines. For me, I set recurring alarms for assignments I know are due at the same time each week. I also have one-time alarms for assignments like writing a paper or even for studying for an upcoming exam. While missing a deadline isn’t ideal, if you learn from the mistake and take corrective measures, you should be fine going forward. One recommendation I have is to input important events into your calendar and have a notification sent to you as it approaches.
ReplyDeleteHi Viet,
ReplyDeleteI totally understand how you felt. I just transferred to UF and getting used to the new classes and programs was really difficult. However, after a few weeks I started to develop time management skills, which were really helpful especially for this class. Failure would be common; however, we just need to be optimistic and learn from it.