I think the most challenging and memorable experience was having to cold call the businesses that I hoped to be customers and pitching my idea to them. It was hard to remain professional given that I knew my service still had some tweeking to do. I think that emotional intelligence skills can always been improved since there are so many different people out there to meet and interact with which can at times be challenging.
My most joyous experience was definitely pitching and coming up with what I was going to say. At times, I felt pretty silly but watching myself made me notice ways I could improve for the next one and in other public speaking contexts. I think that this is also something I most proud of being able to do and improving at.
Now, at the end, do you see yourself as an entrepreneur? Do you think you have moved closer to developing an entrepreneurial mindset?
I am unsure if I would consider myself an entrepreneur but I also have discovered that I possibly could be. I hope to open my own business one day so having this experience made me realize lots of questions I need to ask myself when making decisions about how to target ideal clients and provide a customer focused service.
I think entrepreneurship is mostly challenging and scary because you are not guaranteed success. I think is it important for aspiring entrepreneurs to be mindful that the main objective is to make a product that makes peoples lives easier and/or better. If you always have this in the back of your head when making decisions, you'll be a lot better off.
If you're just looking to get the grade, definitely try to get ahead and not wait until the last minute to do things. It is too easy to miss points so you need to be on top of your game. However, if you want to truly get the most out of it I would recommend working a little bit on it practically every day. If it's in the back of your mind always, you may be out somewhere and see something that sparks a way for you to make your service or product better. I believe that this is the key mindset on an entrepreneur: always looking for better solutions! I think Gary Vee does a good job of embracing this mindset and I believe all entrepreneurs should listen to some of the content he has created.
Hey Alexis,
ReplyDeleteI also liked doing elevator pitches too. They allowed me to improve on my speaking skills and practice leaving good first impressions. I believe you will be a successful entrepreneur from what I gathered from your posts and because of the valuable tools we have learned from this class. You can use this venture as a start off and use it to help you find your next opportunity. I wish you the best in the future. Good job!