14A - Halfway Reflection

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1. In this course, I have further developed my tendency to work ahead. Keeping up with more difficult classes is much easier when courses like this (which have relatively easy assignments) are not stressing you out. I have also grown tremendously in terms of my time management skills.

2. Very early on in the semester, when attempting to develop my business idea where I create allergy menu’s for local businesses who do not have a method to accommodate customers with food allergies, I utilized the UF business library to contact all Gainesville restaurants with revenue below $250,000. I contacted over 20 restaurant owners/mangers through that database (in addition to Ronnie of Bleubird wings who spoke in class) and only received one response: an email back from the owner of the PDQ in Gainesville. Ultimately, the lack of response has forced me to consider changing my idea to perhaps a website where I compile allergen information for use by consumers with food allergies. This would likely be a non-profit site, at least at first.

3. My tips:

(1) Develop thick skin and a dedication to your idea
(2) You should have dedication to your idea, but also be flexible; don’t resist change
(3) Work ahead. The class will feel much easier and you have a more productive mindset when completing assignments on your own time.


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  1. Sandra AvilaOctober 9, 2019 at 7:33 PM

    Hello Jonathan,
    You came up with great tips for the incoming students next semester. Working ahead is a great strategy to be successful while in college, especially if you are taking a lot of hard classes. That's sad to hear that companies just ignored your emails, but i'm glad you continued with your general idea with allergies. I believe the website idea is going to help out a lot of undermined people.

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  2. Remi TaylorOctober 13, 2019 at 8:47 PM

    Hi there Johnathan! Very nice post. I love your first tip "Develop thick skin and a dedication to your idea." I think having a thick skin should be a requirement for this class! If you don't let things get to you or bring you down then you can succeed. If you believe in yourself and persevere than you can do whatever you want.

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  3. Daryl SutherlandOctober 14, 2019 at 10:28 AM

    Hey Jonathan,
    I wish I would have done what you did and work ahead. I would say it is a very smart idea. It also helps with stress. I know with all our busy schedules, how easy it can get to fall behind in class. And once you slip up in one spot you feel as if everything is going wrong. Starting this week I am going to try and get ahead on my work for this class and my other classes. I think I have developed thick skin and have had it for a while now. With all the stuff I have been through, it has just taught me to push harder.

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