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? 

In order to keep up with the requirements of this course, I had to be very organized and disciplined. I had to keep up with the assignment due dates for this class and 2 others. It was important that I spent the beginning of each week I planned out what I was doing each day to make sure I allotted myself enough time per class.

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?

In the beginning of the class I felt like giving up, because of the due dates I wasn’t used to. A lot of the assignments were due Friday at noon. Friday’s are my busiest days at work, and I have to get in between 5am-6am, so I felt like I was always rushing to get everything done while also getting a decent nights sleep. My other classes gave us the midnight deadline, which helped because it allowed me to work on them after work. I believe I did develop a tenacious attitude because it made me adjust in order to make the schedule work. With that being said, I would be lying if I said paying tuition out of pocket didn’t drive me to do well.

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. Set a schedule for each week

2. Try not to skip any assignments, every little point counts

3. Work ahead, if possible