Reading Reflection No. 3
Having read the book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, I have made a few observations and reflected on them. These conclusions are outlined below.
The general theme/argument of the book is that one's perspective directly relates to one's success. Everything is relative, so, a bad outcome could be seen as ruining an entire day or it could not. It could be seen as just a bad moment within the day. It all depends on one's perspective. There is always a choice regarding how one reacts to situations in life and those reactions, that perspective, can lead to growth or stagnation in life. So, everything depends on one's point of view.
This book, in my opinion, connected with and enhanced what I'm learning in ENT 3003, as it teaches the tenacious mindset, in a way. It explores how one should push through obstacles, embracing challenges and learning from them. One should not simply quit in the face of adversity, but instead learn from those experiences. In entrepreneurship, there are a whole host of obstacles that might come up and one may even need to redefine success to reach it. All of which is discussed in the book. Learn from the mistakes and success won't be so far out of reach.
If I had to design and exercise for this class based on this book, the exercise would involve identifying events that could be considered mistakes or failures, even regrets. After identifying them, they should be explained as to why they're considered bad outcomes. Then, one should explore an alternative perspective in which the failure could be seen as a learning opportunity.
The biggest surprise or 'aha' moment I experienced when reading this book was that things will get better. It's a common idea, but no one really wants to write about it. None of these are new concepts, but reading it, reading that failure is truly just an opportunity for growth is surprising. The fact that simply changing one's perspective can lead a person to success goes beyond typical expectations.
The general theme/argument of the book is that one's perspective directly relates to one's success. Everything is relative, so, a bad outcome could be seen as ruining an entire day or it could not. It could be seen as just a bad moment within the day. It all depends on one's perspective. There is always a choice regarding how one reacts to situations in life and those reactions, that perspective, can lead to growth or stagnation in life. So, everything depends on one's point of view.
This book, in my opinion, connected with and enhanced what I'm learning in ENT 3003, as it teaches the tenacious mindset, in a way. It explores how one should push through obstacles, embracing challenges and learning from them. One should not simply quit in the face of adversity, but instead learn from those experiences. In entrepreneurship, there are a whole host of obstacles that might come up and one may even need to redefine success to reach it. All of which is discussed in the book. Learn from the mistakes and success won't be so far out of reach.
If I had to design and exercise for this class based on this book, the exercise would involve identifying events that could be considered mistakes or failures, even regrets. After identifying them, they should be explained as to why they're considered bad outcomes. Then, one should explore an alternative perspective in which the failure could be seen as a learning opportunity.
The biggest surprise or 'aha' moment I experienced when reading this book was that things will get better. It's a common idea, but no one really wants to write about it. None of these are new concepts, but reading it, reading that failure is truly just an opportunity for growth is surprising. The fact that simply changing one's perspective can lead a person to success goes beyond typical expectations.
Hey Kira,
ReplyDeleteChoosing not to let a bad decision ruin a whole mindset or day seems like the way that an entrepreneur should think. There is so much risk involved and if every negative turnout ruined any positivity, then nothing would get done. I like your activity concept because it shows both sides of how someone could think and sheds light on which is the better route.