Reading Reflection No. 3


  1. What surprised me most about Berry Gordy was that he also had a passion for boxing and before really starting his career in music, he made an attempt at professional boxing. 
  2. Based on what I read, Berry Gordy seemed very competent in being ambitious. He had a certain drive and tenacity that allowed him to pursue his dreams in different areas and be successful in them. 
  3. I was kind of confused about the first chapter which discussed Berry Gordy being unable to sell his own company. I didn't know much about him before reading this book, so I was a bit skeptical about why he was trying to sell his business at that point. 
  4. If I were able to ask him two questions, one would be if he would choose to do anything differently in terms of creating Hitsville. The next question I would ask him is how different things would have turned out if he didn't have his childhood in Detroit. 
  5. I would say that Berry Gordy's opinion on hard work would be that it isn't something that can be substituted. He worked extremely hard to be successful in different things and it's evident how much he values hard work when achieving goals. 

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  1. UnknownNovember 29, 2017 at 8:57 AM

    Hey Olivia,

    I really enjoyed reading about your reading reflection post. Although I did not ever have the chance to read up on Berry Gordy, he seems like a fascinating individual with multifaceted interests. That seems to be a common characteristic between successful entrepreneurs. I also really like your second question. Detroit is a rough town, that's where my mom grew up. I think it would also be interesting to see how people would turn out if they were from a different area. Awesome job!

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  2. UnknownNovember 29, 2017 at 11:42 AM

    Hi Olivia,

    I think you did a good job with your third reading reflection assignment. Although I have never read anything about Berry Gordy, I enjoyed learning a little bit about him through your assignment. He sounds like a very interesting individual who experienced great success throughout his lifetime. I think it is so cool that he went from boxing to music as those are such different things in nature, and it must have taken a lot of courage to switch fields in such a drastic way, which shows a lot about his character. Great post!

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