In
giving my last lecture about my experience in entrepreneurship journey to
whoever will read my journal, I would like to borrow some of the words of Randy Pausch, Have specific dreams, when you don’t get what you
want, you get experience, most of what we learn, we learn indirectly, have fun,
hand the torch to somebody who can carry it forward and get somebody to be
reflective.
When I began looking into my options for my academic studies
and career, entrepreneurship was one of the professions that attracted my
attention even though I went into IT. I have always loved entrepreneurship and
had developed passion for such a noble profession. I have the talent in idea
creation, innovations and opportunity recognition.
I have also seen my extended family’s involvement in their
family businesses and that has also fuelled my desire and ability to become an entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship is about Innovation, idea generation, opportunity recognition,
product and market research.
In reflecting on the growth and learning I have acquired
throughout the semester, I realized that the instructors organize instructions
so that we the students becomes the producers, not just the consumers, of
knowledge. Learning becomes a continual process of engaging the mind that
transforms the mind. The program has been structured in such a way that made
learning a little more fun than what I did in polytechnic and the interactions
with our class mates, the instructor, made the course lively and relaxed.
When I reflected upon my grades, I think, I did a very good job considering the
circumstances I found myself, the lights outs, internet connectivity problems
etc. To be a successful entrepreneur, one certainly should have a strong
technology skills or expertise in a key area, but these are not the defining characteristics
of entrepreneurship. The key quality a person who is interested in entrepreneurship
must have is traits such as creativity, the ability to keep going in the face
of hardship, and the social skills needed to build great teams.Anybody who wants to start a business must learn the specific skills that underpin these qualities. Also important is to develop entrepreneurial skills if you're in a job role where you're expected to develop a business.
