Assignment 13A: Reading Reflection No.1

13A Reading Reflection No.1

1) You read about an entrepreneur:

·        What surprised you the most?

The thing that surprised me the most was how talented and driven Chanel was despite the circumstances and how the society was back then. In addition to that, I had always thought she was just a fashion designer, and never knew about her struggles and her obstacles for her to become who she is known as today. Chanel was very smart, talented, and is considered an idol on how she revolutionized fashion. In addition to that, I never had known that she struggled with drugs and she had a German significant other during World War II.

·        What about the entrepreneur did you most admire?

The thing about Chanel that I most admired was how she revolutionized fashion and became a muse and becoming the century’s most celebrated artists. Chanel never had hopes and dreams so far that her name and her company would be like it is today, she was just pursuing her passion. In addition to that, no matter how many hardships she went through with drugs and the war, she did not let that stop her from becoming successful and pursuing her dreams.

·        What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?

The thing I least admire about Chanel was her affairs and her drug habits. There wasn’t too much in the book since the author didn’t go in too much depth with some details.

• ·        Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?

The biography didn’t go into too much detail about her failures and how she dealt with it. The biography states the struggles Chanel goes through and how she would just keep working and find opportunities to develop herself to create fashion pieces.

2) What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited? 

The competency that the entrepreneur exhibited is the ability to strive and be focused on your goal. She is completely hard working, talented, and self-driven. No matter what the obstacles were and what the circumstances were, she would always try to find a way to achieve her goal. She is great at sewing and creating fashion pieces.

3) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.

One part of the reading that was confusing was that, sometimes the author did not relay or do a great job at providing some historical information that would have been relevant to the time. She slightly mentioned it, but I felt like it wasn’t enough for me to understand some things completely.

4) If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why?

The first question I would ask her is: what was the biggest thing that kept you going although there were obstacles? The reason I ask this is because I think it would be helpful to entrepreneurs out there. Things are bound to happen, and people often become discouraged, therefore, it is nice to have an insight on how to deal with it.

The second thing I would ask her is: Is there one thing you wished you had done differently? The reason I want to know this is because she has such an interesting story, so I just wanted to know how different she would be now compared to the person she was before.

5) For fun: what do you think the entrepreneur's opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion?

I agree with her opinion of hard work. Chanel showed nothing but determination and drive, which results in the person or the “brand” she is today.