(Reflection) MIYB Projects1-3

Over the past few Fridays at First Work, you have participated in projects that have tested your ability to create, explain, convince, ask, and express. In a nutshell, you have created plans for hypothetical businesses, designed a three-dimensional spatial representation of your hypothetical businesses, and come up with a startup budget that takes into account all the expenses that you will incurr in the course of starting your business.

Today, we are asking that you take time out of the Make it Your Business Project Series and reflect on your participation in the projects until now. We want you to consider:

• What you have learned about yourself in the process of participating in the projects,

What you have learned in terms of business know-how, and

What you have learned about other people or working with other people.

Assignment

Using the questions below as a guideline, write a narrative-style reflection of your work in the MIYB projects. You may write a hard copy first, but eventually, you will log onto your Blogger accounts and post your comments regarding the projects you have completed on your FirstWorkStudent blogs .

Personal Reflection

1. How would you characterize your participation in the projects? (Were you a leader? A team-player? A sleeper? A good organizer?)
2. Was there anything that really upset you in the project? Was was it? How did you react?
3. If you could change any one thing about your participation in the projects until now, what would it be?

Content Reflection

1. Were there any projects that appealed to you more than others? Which ones? Why do you think they appealed to you over the others? (If no projects appealed to you in particular, what would have appealed to you?)
2. What was the least appealing thing that you did in the projects? Why did you find this the least appealing thing?
3. If you had to do a career that centered around the work you did in any one of the projects, which project would you pick? (If no projects appealed to you, pick the project you would mind doing as a career the least.)

Team Reflection

1. How would you rate your team participation? (Did you go above and beyond the call of duty to help your team out? Were you very dedicated to the group and the project? What percentage of the group work did you do?)
2. What do you think your group members would say about you if they were asked to rate your participation in the group?
3. Who was the best person in your group? Why? (It's okay if you think that you're the best member of your group, but be sure to explain why.)

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Once you have finished typing up the answers to your questions, logon to your First Work Blogs and blog your answers in a post called "Make It Your Business Reflection."

At the end of the day, you will have the opportunity to meet with your fellow group members and, after awarding everyone 10 FWB, divide the remaining group rewards pot between yourselves. The amount that you allow yourselves will be the amount that will be paid on your behalf for the purchase of work attire sometime in the upcoming weeks.

We stress that it is important to consider the seriousness of the decision you will be making. Take into account that not everyone will necessarily be in attendance in your group today, and a fair consideration of their work will be necessary to ensure that all parties find the decision fair and agreeable.