1. The biggest theme to me of the book was that "goals are for losers. Basically, if you set goals you are setting yourself up for failure and won’t achieve true success. once you accomplish your goal you have nothing to work towards. His most impactful example of this was having a goal of losing 20 pounds vs the system of eating right.
2. This book connected with that we are learning in ENT 3003 by
the fact that he enforces the idea that you got to be in it to win it. The
author mentions how to be. This kind of goes with the idea
of entrepreneurship because to be successful in your own
business, you need to be motivated and hardworking and just go after what you
want.
3. My favorite part of the book was the part on being mediocre at
many things and how power can rise from that (mostly because I relate to it).
Because of this, I would design an exercise that coincides with this idea. It
would involve writing down all the things that an individual is mediocrely good
at and then with that, trying to come up with how you they could use that to
their benefit.
4. As I mentioned above, in one part of the book Adams mentions that he is good at a bunch of different things, but he isn't great at them. He has the power of "leveraging multiple mediocre skills." I connected with this instantly because this very much describes me. I always thought that this was a bad thing, but he made it look so positive. He pointed out all the good things that can come from being mediocre at a wide range of skills, and it made me feel better about who I am.
Hey Nick,
ReplyDeleteI really love your passion for this subject it is such a great idea. I think that with this blog entry you really covered a lot and did the right things. I found it super interesting the subject is something that I would love to do future research on. After reading your article it hooked me and makes me want to get more information about it. Combining the subject together is a great way to widen your audience and make the most use out of it.
Hey Nick!
ReplyDeleteI think I would challenge the idea that if you reach your goal, you will stop making more goals. I believe as an entrepreneur, you will never stop learning and making goals for yourself. If you have to be in it to win it, you take your failures and move forward, creating new goals. I did like learning more about this book and would enjoy reading it myself. Great analysis!
Nick,
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how much I connect with this post and this book. All my life, I've been a well-rounded person who enjoys playing sports, guitar, piano, weightlifting, reading, writing, traveling, and much more. However, I'm not an absolute expert at any one of these. I've often thought it's bad to be so spread out but not anymore! Please include the title of the book in the future so I know where to find it. The author has an interesting viewpoint on goal-setting, and I mostly agree with him. Goals do not encourage permanent change and improvement. Once one achieves a goal, they often slip and go back to where they started.