1) You read about an
entrepreneur:
· What surprised you the
most?
· What about the entrepreneur
did you most admire?
· What about the
entrepreneur did you least admire?
· Did the entrepreneur
encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?
What surprised me the most about Jobs was that even though he
agreed to have this book written about him, he did not want to have a say in
what was said about him and he did not even want to read it. I admire this
about Jobs more than anything because it shows he does not want to tell people
to think about him in a certain way. He just wants to live life and let people
express themselves how they please. He focused Apple around this type of
ideology. What I admire least about Jobs is that he focused too much resources
on projects that could have never been completed the way he wanted them to be.
They were lost causes.
2) What competencies did
you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited?
I noticed that Jobs is
hardworking and resilient which are two keys to his success.
3) Identify at least one
part of the reading that was confusing to you.
The part that confused me
the most in the book was when he talked about Bob Dylan’s music. I don’t understand
the meaning behind this excerpt in the book.
4) If you were able to
ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why?
I would ask how he
decided that his role in life was to be someone who would create products that
have never been dreamt of before and I would ask him how long he thought of
each product before deciding to get a team to work on it.
5) For fun: what do you
think the entrepreneur's opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion?
I think that I have the
same opinion of hard work as Jobs and that is that you cannot give up until you
have accomplished what you set out to do.
Reed,
ReplyDeleteMy first reading reflection was on this wonderful book. You did a great job of analyzing Steve Jobs -- his strengths, weaknesses, etc. I did not know that surprising fact you mentioned about how Jobs didn't want to have a say in this book and didn't even want to read it. It shows you how dedicated he was to perfecting himself as an entrepreneur as well as Apple. Jobs lived through everything mentioned in this book. He does not need to relive it. He chose to focus on the present and the future. That's very respectable!
Hey Reed! Great post! I found the very first part of your post quite interesting in particular. I wonder if he ever did end up reading the book...it would be hard for me to resist reading a book that was written about me! I also found it hilarious when you mentioned the fact that you had no idea why he was talking about Bob Dylan's music. Way to make someone laugh!
ReplyDeleteReed, I read this book for the first reading reflection and I would say that when I read yours, it was much more depth than men and there were many stories of jobs that i didn't know about before. I hope that you had some interesting topics that you didn't know before either.
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