27A – Reading Reflection No. 3

1) Coco Chanel, Lisa Chaney
  • What surprised me most about Coco Chanel was how she started.  She has a tough beginning and childhood but now she is an iconic designer.  I actually am wearing Chanel perfume right now and I would love to own a Chanel bag one day.
  • I most admired that she came from practically nothing and now her net worth is over $100 million.  This shows her bravery and that people should have almost no excuses.
  • I think Coco Chanel depended her life on money, instead of love.  Yes, she was successful and this is something a lot of people do, but I wonder what it would've been like if she was passionate about people and love instead.
  • I believe every entrepreneur starting, maintaining and growing their own business is a hardship.  She was going against standard being a successful business women and her business ventures were diverse and not easy markets to tackle.
2) I noticed the entrepreneur displayed determination and perseverance.
3) I do not remember all the history I have learned throughout my time in high-school, so it was a little hard to understand how the war affected her business.
4) I would ask these two questions: How do you feel about where your business is now and the direction it is heading?  Would you change anything about your business/your past if you could go back?
5) I think Coco Chanel's opinion was that she would work as hard as she could and do whatever she wanted in order to reach her goals.  I share these ideals, but probably limit myself more than Coco Chanel.  Coco Chanel is a powerful woman in history, and she knew that she was powerful, too.

Comments

  1. Aubrey HoffmanNovember 29, 2018 at 11:37 AM

    Hi Sydney,

    I chose Coco Chanel for my third reading as well! I also admired how she got through her rough upbringing and become such a fashion icon. After reading the beginning of the book, I was very intrigued to see how she was able to turn her life around. I like your opinion on how she admired money more than love. I think this is a true statement and is very clear based on how she handled her relationships.

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  2. UnknownDecember 2, 2018 at 9:11 PM

    Hi Sydney,

    Great job on your discussion post about Coco Chanel. I did not know much about her background and I think that is awesome she was able to go from rags to riches. I think her determination is what probably set her apart as she was a lady entrepreneur and probably had to go through a lot. I definitely think it is important to balance relationships too but everyone is different.

    Grant

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  3. UnknownDecember 3, 2018 at 6:16 PM

    Hello Sydney,

    I think her work ethic and determination was pretty inspiring. She lived her life to work and did not really have time for love or relationships. Maybe that was one downside to her having to create a hugely successful business and not being able to have leisure time for herself. For me, I would like to have a successful business but also have a good balance between work and my personal life.

    Ramar

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