Entrepreneurship in Practicum
Isn't how funny how a journey can change lanes right before your eyes? After the realization that Human Factors at Bentley simply wasn't my gig, I was left wondering whether Entrepreneurship would be enough to diversify my profile. Then, I had a thought - it's not a title or a certification or a piece of paper with the name of a degree on it that makes the difference. It's the skill set and the tool set that I've aquired along the trip. Failure is indeed a powerful teacher. I have learned that attempting a challenge for the wrong reasons is like the old adage: can't see the forest for the trees. I didn't truly believe that was the career path I would have liked to pursue. In hindsight, I can hardly imagine spending hours on end in front of a computer screen clicking and keystroking. Discovering that I'm "cut from the cloth" as a saleswoman is not shocking. Suspending disbelief to sell a conceptual product is not something I thought I'd be able to do at the outset. Working at a startup has opened my eyes to the negativity that plagues management and leadership on a daily basis. Implementation of change has been a rocky road, even for someone who has faith in the eventual success. Due diligence has been given to the original processes that had been created to drive revenue growth. According to my senior colleagues, change is imminent and typically misguided. In the past, I'd kept my head down, rolled with the punches, and done my best to adapt. Now for the first time I'm being given the change to voice my opinions, insights, and thoughts from the 'front lines' - skills I plan to implement one I gear up to put entrepreneurship in practicum. Step 1: Forget everything I think I know about running a business.
There are a couples of typos in the text, but I still tried to read everything verbatim.