Tenacity & Paying It Forward

Tenacity & Paying It Forward

1. Behaviors that constitute success: Planning is huge in this course. Every week there are blogs that must be posted and a cupcake quiz that is not available until a certain time. Planning is key to make sure you have stayed caught up on lectures and blogs. Watching about 3 hours of lecture and taking the cupcake in one sitting will not be beneficial because it will be harder to focus on what is being said rather than thinking about answers. Trying is huge in this class. There may be things that may make you uncomfortable such as interviewing strangers, but you will learn if you try. All my interviews have led me to information that I had not thought about originally. Professor Pryor encourages us all to try and supports us when we fail. Learning from our mistakes will make us better next time. I have survived this far because I dedicate certain times and days to focus on this class. Despite being a full-time student, I still make sure to give myself at least a day to work on each assignment. Viewing assignments before you intend to start working on them helps to form ideas about what you will write.
2. Attitude: I felt like giving up when I was a victim of a car accident on 9/26. It was very early in the semester and I lost my car. Many say that I am lucky to be alive, but I am more concerned with how I am going to proceed from here. I am still giving all my effort and more now because of this. My professor was understanding of the situation and is still supporting me through this difficult time. The fact that I am still alive pushes me to endure and persist with my schoolwork and job.
3. Tips: Planning will make it easier to manage the workload that awaits you. View assignments ahead of time to give yourself some time to plan and brainstorm ideas. Try to do each assignment, they will sometimes push you out of your comfort zone, but it will be beneficial when you are forced to do something like this outside of school.