Reading Reflection #3 - 27A
How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big Scott Adams, in my opinion, is the working man's champion. He believes in hard work and the end goal. In essence, success through multiple failed ventures is the ultimate goal. His book primarily features a a list for success, broken down into your health, your finances, and lastly, the people around you and your duty to the world. Although this may seem selfish at first, when you don't take care of yourself first, you become a burden to your family and loved ones. ENT3003 has taught me that to properly assess how you will succeed at something, you must first detail the necessary steps, execute those tasks, and then analyze your mistakes and retrieve feedback to amend your initial appraisal. In that regard, failing and learning from those mistakes will lead you to ultimate success in life. The exercise I would design is assessing your current life and seeing what you could add/change. This includes diet, exercise, sleep...
Hi Luke,
ReplyDeleteI think your idea is really interesting and it seems like something you are passionate about. I just have a few critiques: For this type of elevator pitch it would be good to put the camera away from you on either a tripod or a table so we can see your hand gestures and it is similar to a real life scenario. Also, you said "um" quite a few times so I sometimes focused on that instead of what you were trying to say. If you practice a couple times what you are going to say before hand this could reduce this. Don't forget to include the "ask" at the end where you ask for more time from the employer or person at hand to listen to what you want to say.