- How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Scott Adams
1. What was the general theme or argument of the book?
I chose to read the book titled How to Fail at almost Everything and Still win Big by Scott Adams. The General theme of this book was to give motivation and make people know that they can achieve things in the work place and in life if you keep at it. There are times where things are not going well or failures happen. That does not stop the person if they fight through it and keep working towards the result they wanted.
2.How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
I truly believe that one of the biggest components to being an entrepreneur is being persistent. Many times ideas fail and they do not become instant successes. This book is all about continuing to work through the failures of life and business. We have learned in this class that it is important to work hard and have an idea and fight for it. This book is exactly that.
3. If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
If I could design an exercise based off of this book, I would give the class a fake career with an opportunity that the business was trying to promote. I would give them the progression of the opportunity and then tell them that there was a major problem that occurred with it. It would give the students an opportunity to figure out a way to overcome the problem and create a successful opportunity for their business.
4. What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?
My biggest "aha" moment was learning about how to achieve desired results by setting a system not a goal. When goals are not reached some people get down and see that as a failure. When a system is in place to achieve the results, it sets the person up for more success. In the book it mentioned that setting a goal to lose 20 pounds by a certain date sets the person up for failure if they do not reach it. By saying that you are going to eat healthy for a period of time is a system. The results will come form the system. Not the goal.
Hi Tyler,
ReplyDeleteI also decided to read the same book for this assignment, but I found it quite interesting how you decided to focus on other points that were made in the book. I think you made a solid point that there are times when you are going to find yourself struggling to succeed, but people need to find risks that they are comfortable taking in order to push pass this struggle. Also, I enjoyed reading your "aha" moment because I know that this was surprising to me too to learn how setting up systems is more beneficial than establishing goals even though it seems like everyone has their own goals that they are always trying to achieve.
Hi Tyler,
ReplyDeleteJust like Travis said, I also chose to read this book. I really like the theme that you chose for this book, and I think it is important for everyone in this world to understand the message it sends. Life will not be perfect. There will be road blocks and failure along the way, but it is how you recover and keeping pushing that dictates what your success will look like. I also think that your idea for a class exercise was well put together, and it could definitely benefit many people.