Reading Reflection No. 2

1. What was the general theme or argument of the book?

The general theme in “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of he Story of My Life” by Scott Adams is to always pick yourself up when you fall down, in other words to never give up. In the novel, Adam discusses his own experience. He explained that he failed at several different ventures, but because he didn’t give up he found one that worked which led him to success. 

2. How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?

In my opinion, this booked connected with and enhanced what I am learning in ENT 3003 because the book explained that it is ok to fail. Even though I came up with a product/business in ENT 3003 it may not be successful and it may fail, but that’s ok. Adam also explains that in order to be successful one needs to get out of their comfort zone. In ENT 3003, especially during the interviews, I experienced being out of my comfort zone. 

3. If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?

In the novel, Scott Adams discusses how important it is to be confident. He believes in order to be successful you need to be confident. The exercise I would design for this class would to have the class describe where they are most confident and then a place/ or an active where they are extremely unconfident. Then I would challenge the class to take what they felt like in their confident environment and apply it to their unconfident environment.

4. What was your biggest surprise or ‘aha’ moment when reading the book? What did you learn that differed most from your expectations?

I was surprised to learn how important it is to be confident and that being confident can determine your success. I always knew that being confident was a great characteristic to have but didn’t realize how crucial it was to being successful in the business/entrepreneurship world. The ‘aha’ moment I had is that I will start to be confident with everything I do, big or small.