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1.  A time that I repeatedly failed in this class was when I would ask to interview potential customers or potential non-customers. I would walk around Turlington and target students that were walking at a leisurely pace, hinting at the fact that they aren’t rushing off to class. It wasn’t my target in approaching students that I constantly failed at, it was my approach in asking to interview that. I would constantly say excuse me do you have time…. And ask them if they were able to answer questions regarding a cleaning service. After all the interviews, and all the interviews that rejected me, I realized that instead of saying excuse me, the more direct approach of saying “would you be interested in…” was more successful. Asking them my first questions gave them time to answer me. If ever a student had to rush off, I would just walk with them to their class, as long as they allowed it. It took constant rejection in asking people if they had time for me to realize that it was way easier to just go in with my first question of my interview, and students were more likely to respond.

2. I learned that it is easier to just go up to anyone walking by and be a bit more aggressive in asking for an interview. If you ask for someone’s time, often times, they would rather be doing something else. However, I learned that if you go up to someone and just take a brief moment of their time, then they are more likely to continue to give you some of their time. I also learned that this trick of walking with them not only shows your dedication to get answers, but you are becoming more convenient to them and trying to help them help you. I realized that by being open and friendly, it would prevent me from being biased in who I interviewed.


3. Failure does suck. Failure really humbles you, especially when it is public and obvious that you failed. Being afraid of failure is the reason that when in math class, if you don’t understand a concept, you hesitate from asking your teacher because everyone will know you failed to grasp a concept. Emotionally, you need to develop thick skin when dealing with failure. Behaviorally, block out all other thoughts, actions, and hesitations thinking that it wasn’t your fault, and adopt the lesson from it. When you become less stubborn, you are able to then actually take in what you learn from failing instead of doing it for no reason. I definitely am more willing to take risks than before. After learning about so many successful entrepreneurs failing, it definitely takes away the embarrassment from failure that I brought with it. Failing and being embarrassed about failure is just a stigma that people learn from an early form of getting embarrassed in the classroom. After this class, I realized failure is actually applauded when one learns from it.

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  1. Esther GoldsteinDecember 3, 2018 at 9:03 AM

    I think it's great that you learned on how to attract and approach people. A lot of the time people won't listen to you on the streets. It's also important to make sure you look approachable so people feel more comfortable staying and talking to you. This experiment was a good lesson for you and will hopefully be useful in the future.

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  2. UnknownDecember 3, 2018 at 1:05 PM

    I like that you chose a failure which is present within this class, and how you learned from this failure (and thus this class) in order to better yourself. It is great that you have enhanced your social skills, and learned that failure is not necessarily a bad thing, and promotes the enhancement of your skills. I can tell from first hand that it is definitely embarrassing, but still beneficial in the long run.

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  3. UnknownDecember 3, 2018 at 9:26 PM

    Chad,
    I am going to be honest. As one of the people who do not like being stopped and asked about a random topic while I am on the way to class, I am dismayed that you have learned how to be an effective interviewer. Jokes aside, I am glad that you found ways to keep people’s attention more effectively. It is a tool that will service you immensely in the “real” world. Fantastic works.

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