Assignment 27A - Reading Reflection No. 3

1) You read about an entrepreneur: Coco Chanel

·       What surprised you the most?

• The point that surprised me the most while reading this novel was Coco’s involvement with Nazis during World War II. I was also very surprised with her high usage of drugs.

·       What about the entrepreneur did you most admire?

• The things that I admire the most about Coco Chanel is her power to change the way of fashion and her power to empower women through fashion.

·       What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?

• The thing that I least admired about Coco Chanel was her drug problems. Having a lot of money and power usually turns people to bad influences such as drugs and alcohol.

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

• Coco Chanel overcame the loss of her ex-lover. She was extremely attached to him and their relationship, so having to overcome such a large loss was extremely hard for her.

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

            - When Coco was a child, her father sent her and her two siblings to a convent after her mother died. During her time at the convent is when she learned how to sew and really grew an interest in fashion.

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

            - One part of the reading that I found to be confusing was when Coco was exploring her feelings for other women. I found this part to be confusing because I never knew that Coco Chanel was bisexual and explored relations with people from both the opposite sex and the same sex.

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

            - If I were able to ask Coco Chanel questions, the first question I would ask her is what her feelings for the current fashion world are. I would ask her this question to connect with her on a personal level. The second question I would ask is what major change you would make at any point in your life. Asking this question would allow her to think of all of the good and bad times of her life and change something for the better.

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

            - I believe that Coco Chanel’s opinion of hard work was through thoughtfulness and dedication. Without those two key factors, she would have never become the infamous Coco Chanel. I believe that I also share the same opinion of hard work because you need to be able to put yourself in the right mindset to work hard and find true dedication.