Zawada Entrepreneurial Journal

Weekly Reflection   A new semester has begun and that means the blog is active again! Despite my most popular post getting 4 views I am glad to be back. If all goes well this will be my last semester! The classes I am taking are extremely applicable to the industry I hope to enter, guiding me towards a path of success. I am highly anticipating the next 12 weeks. I am near the completion of my chosen book, “Do the Work” by Steven Pressfield. I won't go into much detail here, as it would render the coming report useless. So far: however, I have found great joy in reading this book. I find it very applicable to areas outside of business too. It is a great read for those with big dreams but are holding themselves back from completing them. The reading for this week consisted primary of entrepreneur blogs across the Internet. I have found a blog I particularly like, but the biggest lesson I learned was how fast an impression is made when someone loads up your site. I...

Weekly Reflection And so concludes the first who weeks of the semester! I believe I am off to a pretty good start and I am hoping that I maintain this level of dedication to my coursework in all of my classes. I plan to graduate at the end of the semester; I don’t want to jeopardize that. So far I have had a keen interest in the discussion boards; something I am typically very impartial towards. In most classes, I do not feel they induce valuable conversations. This has not been the case in this course.   I am genuinely excited to see responses to my posts. It is interesting seeing people come to different conclusions from the same inputs. I will have such confidence in my initial post, but will often find great value in the opposing opinions. To me, this proves the uncertainty in operating a small business. Everyone is making educated guesses and hoping for the best. Project Update Additionally, choosing my product has been an interesting endeavor as well. ...