1) You read about an entrepreneur: I chose to read about Steve Jobs in “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
• What surprised you the most? I was most surprised about the way they chose the name of the company! Apple is such a seemingly random specific name so hearing the back story to that was really interesting.
• What about the entrepreneur did you most admire? A quote in the book really stuck out to me: the people who are crazy enough to change the world are the ones who do. This spirit of perseverance and determination to make the world a better place is most inspiring to me.
• What about the entrepreneur did you least admire? Honestly I do not think there is any quality I don’t admire about Steve Jobs!
• Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it? Steve Jobs is the perfect example of an entrepreneur who while did not find success every time, was able to grow from failures and bring projects to fruition. When faced with brutal competition he continued to persevere and ultimately that is how he found his eventual success
2) What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited? I absolutely admire his drive to succeed and his perseverance when faced with challenges and competition.
3) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you. I have actually read this book before! While it has been a few years since I first read it, I didn’t really find Jobs’ story to be confusing. Everything was fairly straightforward and interesting to read.
4) If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why? I would first ask him if there was ever a time that was so difficult he did not think his business would make it. Secondly, I would ask him about how he found balance working such a successful career.
5) For fun: what do you think the entrepreneur's opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion? He absolutely supported the efforts of hard work and knew that that was the only way to succeed. I 100% share this opinion.
Hey Lauren! Great Job (pun intended) with your post! It's pretty clear you actually read the book. Nice job answering the questions concisely, AND without spoiling details about the book. I'm now looking forward to reading it for the third reflection. Again, nice job
ReplyDeleteOh God! Sorry I confused your name Megan
DeleteHey Megan, I also chose Steve Jobs as the book of my choice. I’ve always been a huge fan of apple’s innovation and style and finding out that Jobs took inspiration from calligraphy is really telling of how he say computing. The effort Jobs took to perfect his products was very telling and something that showed his passion for computing. How do you define handwork? Do you see a work/life balance as an issue?
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