Book: Mary Kay Ash
What surprised me the most:
After reading the book, a couple of things surprised me but there were some particular things that really surprised me about it. First being her determination and passion she had. Although people like her accountant had told her the business she was creating would fail she proceeded to build her business. Not to mention the age she had started her company.
What did I most admire:
I admire her determination and her consistency with life. She never gave up even if there were bumps on the road and always managed to give back to her community. She never gave up and continued to move forward with creating a prosperous company.
What did I least admire:
I don't believe there are things I don't admire about Mary Kay. But I do believe she shouldn't allow people that pull you down like her accountant into her life. I feel as if maybe her allowing people like that into your life is like allowing this negativity into the process of creating your own business. You never know and people can have bad intentions and not want you to succeed.
Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure?
Mary Kay did encounter adversity. her being a female caused her not to receive promotions that a male would have received. She struggled with numerous financial challenges but pushed through every single one and even with the unfair challenges she pushed through making her business successful.
What competencies did I notice the entrepreneur exhibited?
She had great mature social skills. This allowed her to create relationships that assisted her in making sure her business grew. She was also able to time manage her busy schedule and somehow run a successful business.
One part of the reading that was confusing:
A part that was confusing to me was when she would appear then disappear in a part of the reading.
If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why?
1. I feel as if time management is a thing I currently struggle with and I am not even attempting to open my own business now. So how are you able to organize everything that is going on in your life while running a successful business? This can help me to organize myself and learn how to take on more tasks without overwhelming myself.
2. With your lawyer and accountant expressing their doubts and opinions with you about your company not being successful, how did you manage to push forward without letting that affect you?
I would ask this question because I believe there are always going to be people who don't find the need for your product or business and you just need to not let that affect you because if you believe there is someone out there who would and you are confident then it shouldn't stop you.
For fun: what do you think the entrepreneur's opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion?
Mary Kay's opinion of hard work is to be successful. She was great at time managing and this gave her the advantage of preparing herself ahead of time. She was constantly moving from place to place to accomplish her goal of making her business successful. Even with her pushing, I am sure that there were times that she felt exhausted but kept going.
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