I decided to do my reading reflection on, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, by Scott Adams. It just seemed enticing, the fall and then the come up.
The general theme and/or argument of this book is mostly about keeping your head up, likewise motivation. There are times where we would be let down by trying to do any sort of activity that seems to occasionally pop up in the mind. However, it is what you do with that which, ultimately causes you to push for success and help you grow mentally.
In ENT3003, there have been lectures that have been tied to failure because, not everything is sunshine and rainbows all the time. It is through this failure that separates us from the rest, do we continue our goal or do we settle for less. In the mind of an entrepreneur, failure is bound to come and you find your solution, similar to Elon Musk.
If I could design an exercise based of this book, I would continue the trend of what ways and/or what things can you do that would overcome your failures and brings you to finding the best solution/alternative.
My biggest 'aha' moment would be, that it isn't necessarily a bad thing to be selfish. If you are able to focus on yourself and reach the point to where you want to be, you'd be able to help others in a more comfortable fashion.
Hi, Berteau:
ReplyDeleteI also selected this book for my reading reflection. Like you, I felt it would reiterate some of the lecture points that failure is bound to happen at some point along your entrepreneurial journey . . . Yet, it is how one handles failure that can either make or break their eventual success. I also found it interesting the author wrote about how it is acceptable to be selfish. In today's society, we are so focused on pleasing everyone - which simply isn't possible. Sometimes, you (unapologetically) have to focus on yourself in order for personal growth and gain.