The
entrepreneur autobiography I decided to read was Steve Jobs. One
admiring thing about Steve Jobs is that even though he is a business
minded person who became very successful, he still is a spiritual person. He
exhibits this when he took off to India to seek eastern spirituality. The
thing I found the most admiring is
that Steve he was a persistent person and he really did what he
wanted. For example, when he went into Atari's office to get hired and would
not leave until he was hired. The thing I found the least admiring
is how he handled the birth of his daughter. For years he denied that he was
the father of his daughter, until he finally took responsibility and claimed
his daughter. I believe Steve Jobs encountered adversity and failure at a
young age. His biological parents did not want him and put him up for adoption.
Not knowing why your own parents wanted nothing to do with you can be tragic
for many young children. Also, in his younger years when he did not have enough
money to continue his college education he dropped out. To fix this
problem he decided to attend in which he would just audit classes. In his
professional career he was faced with an adversity when he was fired from
his own company. The competencies I
noticed that Steve Jobs exhibited is that he will do whatever it takes to
create what he views as the best. If there was a problem, Steve Jobs would have
found the solution. One part of the reading that was not necessarily confusing,
but I personally do not understand why someone would experimenter
with drugs or LSD. The two questions I would ask Steve Jobs if I had
the opportunity would have to do with aspects of self-improvement
that I can take away.
1. What do you believe are
the necessary characteristic traits one must possess to be a
successful entrepreneur?
2. Do you believe there is
any such thing as going too far or doing too much to be successful?
I think the Steve Jobs opinion of hard work
could be viewed from a quote he once said,
“Your work is going to
fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do
what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love
what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with
all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”
I partially agree with
his statement in which you have to love what you to be able to create great
work. On the other hand, I do not agree with be consumed with your work and
making it a large portion of your life.
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