My Week 3 Reading Reflection

In Chapter 2, one of the things I found most surprising in the reading was in the section about an entrepreneur's risks, and psychic risk was listed as one of them. I had never thought of this as being a potential risk to entrepreneurs, but it made sense to me once I read it. Entrepreneurs tend to push themselves to their limits to achieve their goals, but sometimes they may go to far or have an endeavor fail miserably, and the results are simply to much for them to handle.

I was a bit confused by the section of grief recovery. It seemed odd to me to think of a failure as something that requires a period of mourning, although I can see where it may be quite a traumatic event for someone if they had invested a lot of time into the concept.

If I were able to ask the author two questions, I would first ask, "What have been your experiences with entrepreneurial stress?" I would want to hear how he handled and found ways to help relieve the stress. I would also ask "What do you believe to be the most important characteristic associated with the entrepreneurial mindset?" It would be intriguing and beneficial to hear his response.

I disagree with the author's statement that "Job security and retirement generally are of no concern to them [entrepreneurs]" (pg. 37). While I understand that the author is trying to convey that entrepreneurs have a high tolerance for ambiguity, I don't believe it is entirely accurate to say that those issues are of no concern entirely. Perhaps it would be more accurate to state that "Job security and retirement are of a lesser concern for entrepreneurs than for people who have a very low tolerance for ambiguity."

xoxo The EntrepreTraveler