Failing at almost everything but still winning big
1.
The general theme of the book is the notion that no
matter how much you fail, you can learn from those situations and still be
successful.
2.
The book connected with what I am learning in ENT
3003 because building a business will not always be successful the first time
around. The author tried to create over thirty different businesses until he
finally found one that worked. The author never gave up, and as an entrepreneur
you must do the same.
3.
I would create an exercise that allows the students
fail five times before they are successful the sixth time. I will basically rig
a game, and record the reactions to the students every time they lose. Then
after they play the game for the sixth time, and finally win, I will record the
reactions, and compare them to the first five reactions.
4.
The thing that surprised me the most about the book
was when the author stated "goals are for losers." If you want to
know why he said this, you will have to read it for yourself! Over all, this
was a great read, and I would recommend it to practically anyone.
Hey there Austin, thank you for explaining your reading reflection. The books seems very interesting and inspiring. I often fail at things, but luckily I always try to learn from those mistakes. I don't agree that goals are for losers though, no matter what the situation is. Goals allows us to keep track of what we want to do in life, that's my opinion though.
ReplyDeleteHey there again Austin, I found your summary on the book very interesting and I myself learned quite a bit. I like how you gave us only a little bit about what the author thinks about goals. I will have to check that out, I have some goals in my life and I do not believe I am a loser. Overall, I think this was great and good luck on the rest to come Austin.
ReplyDeleteHey Austin! I am definitely going to have to read this book because I would not say I agree with the notion that goals are for losers. The notion of a recipe for success is a complicated one to discuss. As such, I always take books about how to achieve success with a grain of salt. In this case, this person believes that their example of failing thirty times only to succeed after can serve as a role model for success. I disagree in that it can lead people to misinterpret the text, and believe that blindly crashing and burning over and over will eventually result in them not crashing and burning. In other words, walking into a wall over and over is not the way to get out of a building, but I should probably read the book before I make any more assertions. Interesting thoughts Austin!
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