Assignment 13A: Reading Reflection No. 1

For this post, students have been asked to reflect on the first of two required readings. I chose to read Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the quest for a fantastic future. I found this book to be a great read, let’s jump into the reflection.

1) You read about an entrepreneur:

• What surprised you the most?

-          I was surprised to hear about how rough Elon’s childhood was.

• What about the entrepreneur did you most admire?

-          I really admire Elon’s drive to succeed.

• What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?

-          I did not like the way that Elon treated his employees in some cases.

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

      - Yes, Elon always pushed through the hard times.

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

- Elon is extremely apt in engineering.

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

- It was tough to keep up with all the people coming in and out of his life.

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

-  Question one: May I have all of your money, please?

Why: Because that would be slightly more than my current net worth.

- Question two: May I have free advice for as long as you live?

Why: Because we only get to ask two questions.

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

- Elon’s opinion of hard work would be insurmountably larger than mine, he is one of the most driven people I have ever heard of.