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Upload your blog post hereYour voice deserves to be heard. The Growth in Motion blog is a continuance of Enterprise Education’s popular “Usefulness of Failure” blog. We aim to highlight experiences of students and staff across the University.
Whether you have navigated a setback, discovered something unexpected about yourself, pivoted in your studies or career, or simply want to share a moment of growth – we want to hear from you. This is your space to explore ideas, reflect, and take the blog post in a direction that matters to you.
Write about university life, entrepreneurial ventures, personal challenges, creative projects, or anything else related to growth. If you want to get started somewhere, you can optionally choose to follow our seasonal theme.
Seasonal theme
This Autum, submissions to the blog coincide with our biannual Pecha Kucha evening on 11 November 2025. In that light, blog posts can follow the theme of the event: “unlearning perfection”.
Themed submissions will not only be posted to our online blog site, but also be featured at the evening. We are so excited to see what you come up with!
The theme is completely optional – if your story takes you elsewhere, follow it there.
Writing tips and guidance
Starting is often the hardest part. Don’t wait for the perfect idea or the perfect opening line – just begin writing. You can always refine later. Try free writing for 10 minutes without editing yourself, or start by jotting down key moments or feelings you want to capture. Your first draft doesn’t need to be your final draft.
Your experiences don’t need to be dramatic to be valuable. Sometimes the smallest moments carry the biggest insights. Think about times when something didn’t go as planned, when you had to adapt, or when you surprised yourself. What did you learn? What would you tell someone facing something similar? The stories that resonate most are often the honest, everyday ones.
Write in your own voice – not how you think you “should” sound. If you naturally use humor, use it. If you tend toward reflection, lean into that. Readers connect with authenticity, not perfection. Share what genuinely matters to you.
There’s no one right way to structure your piece. You might write a narrative arc with a beginning, middle, and end. You could use a series of vignettes or reflections. Try a letter format, a list of lessons, or even a conversation. Whatever helps you tell your story most effectively is the right choice. Aim for 400-800 words, but don’t be constrained by this if your story needs more or less space. You may wish to check out some existing posts for inspiration.
You don’t need to be launching a startup to write for this blog. The entrepreneurial mindset is about how we approach challenges, uncertainty, and growth – whether in business, academics, creative projects, or life.
Your story connects to this mindset when it explores themes like:
- embracing uncertainty – navigating situations without a clear roadmap or guaranteed outcome
- learning from setbacks – extracting insights from things that didn’t go to plan
- iteration and adaptation – trying something, getting feedback, and adjusting your approach
- resourcefulness – making the most of what you have or finding creative solutions
- taking initiative – stepping forward even when you’re not sure you’re ready
- resilience – bouncing back and continuing despite obstacles or disappointment
- curiosity and experimentation – asking “what if?” and being willing to test ideas
- welcoming imperfection – recognizing that done is often better than perfect, and that messy progress beats polished paralysis
- growth orientation – viewing abilities and understanding as developable rather than fixed
Think about moments when you had to figure things out as you went along, when plan A didn’t work and you found plan B, or when you discovered capabilities you didn’t know you had. These are entrepreneurial experiences, even if they happened in a lecture hall, a sports team, a creative project, or a personal challenge.
The entrepreneurial mindset is fundamentally about moving forward through uncertainty – and that’s something we all navigate in different ways.
Remember that your post itself doesn’t need to be perfect. Polish matters less than honesty. If you’re sharing about messiness, let your writing reflect that. If you’re still working through something, say so. Readers appreciate works-in-progress.
Want to include visuals, diagrams, or creative formatting? Go for it. Feel compelled to write poetry or experiment with style? We’re here for it. The only way to take the blog in new directions is to actually take it there.