14A – 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? 
One behavior I've begun to use more effectively in the last two months is working forward. After I missed one or two deadlines due to not being aware or cognizant of how much time it would take to get a certain assignment done, I started working a lot earlier in order to ensure that I could meet deadlines in time by checking assignments beforehand to estimate how much time it would take to do them.

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?
One of the moment where I felt like giving up was when I was asked to conduct a series of interviews for one or two assignments a few weeks prior. At a certain point, it became extremely difficult to track down people I could interview, and I very much contemplated giving up. The one reason I pulled through was realizing how doable the assignments were, and developing an "I can do it" attitude, as well as treating the assignments as a break from other classes I'm taking this semester really helped me get through these two months. Finishing those few assignments really showed me that I could face any challenge that this class brought to me, and helped get me through my lowest point.

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' ?
For my three tips, I would say the following:

1. ) Don't ever give up, a lot of things depend on the attitude you have when going to face them, and that same attitude can be what gets you through.
2. You don't have to be perfect. Again, perfection is something that's entirely up to perception. Believing your own work standards should improve is definitely a good trait to have, however.
3. Find creative solutions to problems. I've found that the most fun ideas to work with are the ones that seem the most far-flung, as there will almost always be someone who invariably appreciates it.