Week 3 Reading Reflection

After completing the reading for week 3 I was most surprised by the different ways that entrepreneurs can reduce stress caused by entrepreneurial activities. Most of these ways of dealing with stress involved making slight adjustments to the daily business life of an entrepreneur and were as simple as networking or communicating with employees on a more frequent basis.

I was most confused by the entrepreneurial styles that were detailed in the reading. These styles are characterized by the level of financial risk the individual is willing to assume, alongside the motive to make a profit. However, some specific examples of the different entrepreneurs these personality styles create would have been helpful.

Given the opportunity to ask two questions I would first ask which source of stress is seen most common in studies and secondly, which form of dealing with stress has proven to be the most effective. When dealing with a risk of failure and pushing the limit of what can be achieved, there is sure to be a great deal of stress that should be lessened as much as possible.

Overall, I greatly appreciated this weeks reading. Learning about the common characteristics entrepreneurs exhibit alongside how those characteristics can be put to use is important in living an entrepreneurial life.