13A Reading Reflection No. 1

Coco Chanel, Lisa Chaney 

1.) You read about an entrepreneur.

• The thing that surprised me the most was the fact that Chanel took part in all activities she wanted to, regardless of what others thought. Especially in a different generation back then, people were very judgmental and often classified each other. I really admired her will power and determination since that isn't something you see to that extent in many people. The thing that I least admired about her was probably her feeding into the hype in terms of her career when she knew where her true passion lied. Then again, people are always going to want to try different things so I can't really blame her. Chanel definitely encountered some adversity and failures throughout her career but she used them as lessons on how to improve. People often fail at something but don't realize that the biggest part of failure is the learning aspect. Chanel was able to learn as to why the outcomes were coming out the way they were and she took proper action in correcting them. 

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

• One essential competency that Chanel portrayed was awareness. In the field she is in, there are constantly changes and new fashion trends taking place so it's very important that she was able to stay on top of societal changes by using her great awareness. Aside from that, Chanel had a go-getter mentality which really drove her towards her success. 

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

• I was pretty confused about her personal relationships in terms of significant others. 

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

• The first question I would ask is 'What is the largest obstacle that you had to overcome in the early stages of your career?'. The second question I would ask is 'On days where you weren't feeling the motivation, what would drive you?'. I would ask these 2 particular questions because I want to examine how she overcame her challenges during rough times. 

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

• I believe that their opinion towards hard work was very much centered around the end goal or the light at the end of the tunnel. The entrepreneur knew it's a large part of the success they want to experience. I definitely share that opinion, since hard work has been by far the largest testament to my success.