Entrepreneurship Blog

1)     Tenaciousness is a competency.  What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course? I have made sure to keep up with the assignments and made sure I am not working on them last minute. I have been organized and written down the due dates for each assignment on my calendar and given myself a deadline to complete each one so I’m not scrambling to finish them last minute. 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? I felt like giving up after an exam I took. I felt so frustrated that I even considered dropping the class, but I was able to pull through by having hope and seeing two more opportunities ahead of me to do better. I believe t...

1.      What surprised you the most? Although they were many things that surprised me about Andrew Carnegie what surprised me the most was probably the age at which he was accomplishing things. Not only did he start working at age 13, as many kids of that decade were, but he was already even starting to make a name for himself. He always wanted to do more and be better and set standards for himself and with that mindset he got himself promoted before he was even 16 years old. 2.      What about the entrepreneur did you most admire? I definitely admire Andrew Carnegie’s perseverance. He had to start working at a young age and although that sounds harsh, for him he just saw it as an opportunity. As I said before, he always kept pushing himself, even at a young age. He was hell bent on improving himself and was really mature even before becoming a man. At 14 he was the family breadwinner and was always looking to get a better po...