27A – Reading Reflection No. 3

I opted to complete my reading reflection on the book known as "Mindset: The New Psychology Of Success" by Carol Dweck. Essentially, Carol Dweck touches upon the concept of success and what makes an individual become successful in life. Dweck reached a conclusion that an individual can have a growth mentality or a fixed mentality in life. Moreover, Dweck concludes that the individuals who possess a growth mentality will have a better chance of sustained success in life than those who possess a fixed mentality. In addition, in my opinion, the book connected with and enhanced what I was learning in ENT 3003 in several ways. Most importantly, the book taught me that I should aim to adopt a growth mentality in order to develop into a successful entrepreneur in life. Essentially, I also learned that I should always strive to overcome failure and adversity to experience personal growth and attain/create significantly more opportunities for myself. Based on the book I read, the exercise that I would design for ENT 3003 would involve students to perform research on successful entrepreneurs and business people. I would like for those students to evaluate how those entrepreneurs overcame any adversity in order to become the successful entrepreneurs that they are today. The biggest surprise or "aha" moment that I had when reading the book related to my quest to become a successful entrepreneur, quite frankly. Ultimately, as an individual who can occasionally procrastinate and be disorganized, I learned that I must instill a growth mentality in order to develop the growth mindset and achieve success in the world of business.