« The narrator leads us to understand that failure is the road to success. »
In this work « Smiling in Hardships: Lessons from Our First Failure », the author EFUET AND. ATEM highlights the difficulties an entrepreneur may face in developing their project. We all have an idea about entrepreneurship, but is it enough to succeed in this obstacle-strewn path?
The narrator leads us to understand that failure is the road to success. It should be noted that many people abandon their projects when they encounter failure, yet it is an opportunity to learn from something that did not work, as the saying goes, « we learn from our mistakes. » EFFUET illustrated this well on page 6 with these words: « learning from your failures will prevent you from repeating certain mistakes and, above all, teach you how to react to failure and bounce back. »
This book perfectly illustrates my story because in 2016 I ventured into broiler chicken farming and experienced my first failure, it was a disaster. My will and determination to succeed in this field allowed me to believe in it, and 3 years later I experienced my first success. Henry FORD is clear on this when he says: « failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. » Three sources of motivation catch my attention in the laborious journey of the autobiographer, namely family, friends on pages 94 and 97, who are true pillars in the difficult trials we face, no matter the difficulty we must remain united, and sport, which is an effective way to relieve stress on page 117.
The story of AND is very moving. It is a perfect illustration for someone who wishes to embark on entrepreneurship. Between joy, sadness, persecution, forgiveness, humour, failure, he remains focused on his goals. The difficult trials he goes through bring out the dark side of entrepreneurship. In short, you need to have the will and love what you do to claim « happiness. »
Cedric Sigmou