Assignment 27 - Reading Reflection No. 3

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I chose “Grinding it out: The making of McDonald’s” by Ray Kroc for my third and last reading reflection.

Part 1)

The aspect that surprised me the most is that Ray Croc is so convinced of the fact, that you can achieve everything you want with endurance and hard work. That is also the aspect I admire the most about him. He did not have a lot of success the most time of his career, but he never gave up. And one day, he had this brilliant idea about teaming up with the McDonald’s brothers, and he put so much time and energy into this idea, that it got one of the most popular companies on earth. The one aspect I admire least about Ray Kroc is that he is known for not treating his employees very well.

Part 2)

Ray Kroc exhibited a huuuge portion of endurance. He sold paper cups and mixers until he was 52 years and he never gave up when he had a new business idea.

Part 3)

Confusing for me was, why Ray Kroc worked for a paper cup and mixer seller for such a long time. The way how he founded McDonald's showed that there is so much more inside him than he used when selling paper cups and mixers. But maybe he had to go this path to get to know the McDonald’s brothers. His thought behind teaming up with them was that he could increase his sales of mixers when they would open up more restaurants selling milkshakes.  

Part 4

- Question 1: Could you explain your technique of how being able to sleep regardless of how many problems your mind wants to make up when in bed?
- Question 2: What do you do when you feel your motivation fading?

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As pointed out above, Ray Kroc believes that hard work is the most important aspect in everything you do. I agree with his point of view, but you should never forget that you should enjoy your life along the way.

Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 26, 2018 at 11:37 AM

    Hello,

    I do agree that hard work and endurance allows you to achieve everything but I think it also comes with dedication. I also love that no matter what he continued to push to succeed and get to where he wanted to be. I would also like to know how he would answer your second question since you did mention that he was selling paper cups and mixers since he was 52.

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