Assignment 14A- Halfway Reflection

• What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course? 
• One skill that I have developed is a way to effectively communicate with people that I don't know. Before these first two months of class I was kind of shut in and shy, but having to do multiple interviews and reflections on those interviews I have further developed my communication skills. Another skill that I have used is public speaking in the elevator pitch assignment. You can't simply talk to the camera about your product, you need to sell it without being to overbearing. Most importantly you need to have emotion when you speak and make it relate able because no one wants a product they can't see being used and one that no one is excited about.
• 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?  
• The moment I felt like giving up over the last two months was when my exams occurred. I was really busy studying and preparing to the point where I was neglecting this class and others that were not the ones I had exams in. I simply had to put my head down and get through it. I think I have developed a bit of a tenacious attitude over the last two months. I would say getting through the time period where I wanted to give up was the thing that developed it the most. I just knew that things would be better on the other side of it so I kept going.
• 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' ?  
• The first tip I would give is that no matter what you think you are capable of always try to do more. If you force yourself to go past where you think you can it will slowly but surely expand what your capable of and what your comfortable with. I think this is what helped to develop my "tenacious mindset" the most. The second tip I would give is to understand that as resilient as you may be, reach out to others for help when you really need it. There is no reason to break yourself when you can have someone help you. They can help in many ways, even in small ways like telling you their opinion on some of your thoughts. The final piece of advice I would give is to enjoy the challenges you are presented with. This may be the most important tip I will give. If you enjoy the challenge then you are able to see it in many different ways and this allows you to tackle it easier. The way that you view things allows for many more opportunities throughout life and this class.