For this assignment I read the book "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big" by Scott Adams. The theme of this book was failure, which I feel like really goes hand-in-hand with the other assignment from this week (28). Adams discusses how often he failed at creating his business and all the ideas he tried to have, yet did not workout. Adams really stressed how important failure is to succeed, and how often people forget that aspect of it. I really related to this point because I feel like failure is a good thing, as long as it is used to push you, and that is exactly the message that Adams conveyed in this book.
I really feel like this book connected with the 28 assignment on how to deal with failure in your business. I feel like it directly related because they both discussed failure, while the assignment talked about how you personally deal with failure, Adams wrote about his personal experience and how it helped him become successful. I think this book talked about the thing people are often afraid to admit, that they failed, and used it in a positive way. This class has discussed failure before and how to deal with it not only in business, but often in life as well. I feel like these two really went together and the fact that the other assignment this week dealt with failure was perfect.
If I had to create an exercise from this book I would give a scenario about a business and how it failed, and the assignment would be to fix this problem. I would give a scenario like a product, a location, etc. and then a reason why it failed. Then the assignment would be how to fix this failure and turn the business into a profit, while also making it realistic.
The biggest thing that stood out to me in this book was the way Adams' described how to reach goals, and how the road is not always a steady line. He went into depth about people who set goals all the time, and how easy those are to do. But accomplishing them is something very different, and things a lot of people do not achieve because they fail, and feel defeated. But he elaborated on those who learn from their failure often reach those goals. It is about the push and the driven from within that separates people who set goals, and those who accomplish them.
Hello Danielle,
ReplyDeleteGreat work on your third reading reflection assignment. How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big sounds like a great book and I would love to give it a read sometime. This book totally relates to our assignment this week and I am sure it helped to give you more insight on failures. I like the assignment that you created that relates to this book, overcoming failure is the only path to success and being creative in doing so is where leaders are made.
I chose this book for the second reading reflection and it was nice to see another perspective on it! I like your exercise idea because it requires thinking and planning so that you can actually fix a failed business. I agree with how failure is good because it pushes you, I think it is important to fail so that we learn lessons and make better judgements the next time we go to do something.
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ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on your blog post. I really liked seeing your analysis of this book because it was one I had not read but would like to. The way you present your ideas showcases both the enlightenment you received from the book, as well as the enlightenment and knowledge the book has to share. Great job on your blog post!
Your post was very well detailed and organized. This was one of the books I always wanted to read but I didn't get to this semester. I like how you connected the book with a specific assignment within this class, it really helped me grasp what the book was about without even reading it. I also think that your exercise idea was a good idea and would be a great assignment.
ReplyDeleteHello Danielle,
ReplyDeleteYou provided a well-detailed blog post with the necessary content. I like how the book was centered around his failures rather than his success. I believe failure is a key factor of future success. Therefore, the author centering around his failures gives a different perspective of entrepreneurship that others should consider. Anyways, thank you for your concise post. I might go and read this book myself.
Hey Danielle, I appreciate the elaborate detail you used in talking about the book, it really gave me a good background of what the book was about. Seeing how somebody focused on their failures to propel their success is a great example of entrepreneurship. Something to really take away is the perspective if viewing failures as learning experiences. Great job!
ReplyDeleteDanielle, I think you did a great job on analyzing the book. It is something that I have not read myself, but after this post I would like to. Your post had all the details needed to draw a readers attention. You even connected the book to class, and that drove it home and gained all of my interest. Good job.
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