With the last two presentations this afternoon, we will have completed the 10 final project presentations.
Final review and grades (ugh!) will occur next weekend once I have talked with the project company management, reviewed the presentations and the written plans and talked with the respective TAs assigned to each project. And then after reviewing the one-on-one notes to me about the semester, next spring's syllabus and projects as always goes out December 26th....and the cycle repeats. Never, ever gets boring, and I always believe at the end of every semester, that I personally learn in quantity and quality as much as I provide in teaching my students.
Why 3? Because everyone can remember 3. Hard to do with 10.
These work for me and my experiences and personal growth but may not for you. Having said that, what would be your 3?
To those of you who know me well, there's no new news here, except that this foundational belief of mine has now extended from merely collecting connections, but to consistently refreshing and actually cherishing those connections in everything one does. Of course, there will be the standard use of one's connections for personal recommendations and business referrals, but my current thinking has been to extend those connections to life-long engagements consistently refreshed.
After having had the privilege of teaching for 20 years at Tufts and MIT, I know that 68% of my grads go on to some type of advanced graduate studies, which has been a very consistent number. As importantly, there needs to be a consistent thirst for life-long learning in everything one does. Not only is this good for one's head, but the science clearly shows that quenching that thirst with consistent learning provides a foundation that allows us to live longer.
Maybe it's the entrepreneur in me, maybe it's foundational in my years of taking a different road such as my life-changing experience in the Peace Corps, but the point here is to continue to color outside the lines of what is expected of you!
Just make sure that you don't break any of those Big Rules!
Have a great day selling today and a superb weekend! I'm rushing off to an 8:00 sales call.
If at any time, you have a need for a confidential sounding board for your 2022 business or sales planning process, just connect with me! Text or email me, and I'll quickly set up a call. I'm a very good listener, and we can get deep into tactics if you want. Obviously, no cost for a call or two; just an opportunity to listen intently and make a few recommendations based on decades of experience.
Derby Entrepreneurship Center@Tufts.