Week 3 Reading Reflection

The biggest surprise from reading chapter two is the dealing with failure section and the grieving recovery process. Failure is seen as an opportunity to learn from experiences but if not taken the appropriate actions to grieve and refocus it could lead to a negative outcome. It surprised me that even someone who knows that failure is sometimes a good thing can focus only on the failure and set for a negative emotional standpoint and increase their grief. One part of the reading I found confusing was the matter of morality. This section confused me because it is a very thin line between law and ethics and it explained that the majority of legal requirements and moral standards are not aligned with each other to make it legal and moral at the same time. It also states that unethical behavior takes place in business, is this telling saying that entrepreneur’s do business more legally instead of morally? I would ask the author, is there such a thing as making it big by being both morally and legally? I would ask this question because when we talk about big names such Bill Gates, Marc Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs we are always presented with this dilemma. I would also ask, if an entrepreneur would let a failure stand in between him and the ultimate goal at hand? I would ask this because it is hard for a lot of people to get passed a really big failed event, some even get discourage and stopped trying. Would an entrepreneur have a strong enough mindset to look past it and continue to learn from the failed event? There was not a section in the chapter where I disagreed with the author. Many of the characteristics and attributes listed are things I have seen personally and have encountered.