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14A- Tenacity

1)    This course has assignments that require more of you than just waiting until 8 PM the night of the due date and throwing out any answer. Going into this course, I didn’t realize how open-ended these assignments were, meaning I thought my answers were one of a million, but after reading the posts from others in my group, I realized we all have such different perspectives on how we approached problems. After I picked up on that, I began seeing the value in these posts and looked at them as much more than a simple assignment. I think one of the best ways to keep up with this course is to take a second to realize the value behind each assignment, and take them seriously.
2)    I think one of my most memorable “giving up” moments would have to be in freshman year of high school. I got sick and would get incredibly tired to the point where I couldn’t lift my arms, but I went to doctors for almost a year without getting diagnosed. That was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to go through; I knew there was something wrong, but tests came back negative so many times that I started to doubt my own self and thought I was even going crazy. I owe my tenacity in this time partly to my other, who saw my hope start to dwindle, and never let me give up. I finally began to basically trial and error my way into “treatment” and, slowly but surely, I started to get better by the end of sophomore year. I will never forget how close I was to giving up, nor will I forget how good I feel now, looking back and knowing that I didn’t.

3)    Tenacity starts with a conversation you have with yourself. You can be motivated by friends, parents, professors and the like, but it ultimately comes down to you vs. you. The three tips I’d offer in developing a tenacious mindset is to 1) find something you’re incredibly passionate about, to 2) figure out how you’re going to orient yourself to make this one thing your goal and 3) keep with your goal no matter what happens, what doubts come up, who doesn’t believe in you and, most importantly, don’t ever let yourself think you can’t achieve something, because that’s on you.  

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  1. vickycruzmcOctober 15, 2017 at 9:37 PM

    Wow Megan im sorry to hear about yor freshman year. Im glad that you got it resolved though. I love your tips. It sounds like an inspirational speech or something. I really hope other people read that becaue its so true and sometimes we just need someone to reminds us.

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