Half-way Reflection

1) Tenaciousness is a skill. What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course?

- I have forced myself to be more organized and disciplined in my planning and in my work for this course. Some of the assignments for the course can be very complex or time consuming, so I have had to plan ahead of time and stick to the my personal work schedule for the course in order to complete everything on time.

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?

-Some of the assignments for the course require a good amount of preparation and interaction with total strangers. A couple times during the preparation for these types of assignments I just wanted to quit and not do the assignment at all. However, I think these assignments can helped develop useful skills and a tenacious attitude so I completed the assignments even though they weren’t easy or convenient.

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. Be organized- Without some level of organization you will definitely miss assignments or not have enough time for the tougher ones.

2. Work ahead when possible- Some assignments will not go as planned and there will be some adversity along the way, but by working ahead you will give yourself enough time so try again or make corrections.

3. Put in an honest effort- If you take the assignments seriously and put in the right effort it will help you in future assignments. Especially since most of them rely on previous assignments.