Week 3 Reading Reflection

One of the biggest surprises for me in this chapter is how much I seemed to identify with the characteristics of an entrepreneur.  I don’t consider myself an entrepreneur or at least never thought of myself in that way.  What I mean by identify is that I am very competitive and like to win, I set high standards for myself sometimes to a level that is not possible to achieve, one thing I pride myself on at work is the ability to solve problems, and I like feedback but prefer more constructive criticism rather than praise so I know how I can improve.  I don’t think there was anything that I flat disagree with, but the author makes a point that being successful risks and threatens a successful family life.  He doesn’t say that it can’t happen, but in my experience I have seen multiple successful business in which the owners and operators also have a good family life.  I feel that work and family create risks towards the other weather regardless if the person is an entrepreneur or not.  Something that I would ask the author is if it is better to put your own ethical beliefs aside in some situations if they are not the popular or common belief on a subject?  I would ask this to know if it is better to stick by your guns or if sometimes it better to bow to public opinion.  I personally do not think that I would be able to adjust my views or turn a blind eye to something that I don’t believe.  It seems to me from the reading the first 2 chapters that entrepreneurship has more to do with a person mindset rather than their ability to do things or how they are able to navigate through business.  Someone can have all the attributes but not be successful, and on the other hand a person may struggle with the ideas or how to execute but the determination takes them where they want to go.  I would ask if this is true or if I am on the wrong track.  I didn’t find anything “confusing” but I did read the ethics section of the chapter multiple times.  I did this because, to me, ethics is such a fine line to walk and I do not think that there is any one right answer or right way to do things.