“I wanted to build something that was my own, something I could point to and say: I made that. They need to leave their mark on the world. But for an entrepreneur, there is no other way. The stress is endless and the results are often marginal for decades. If you can find a life that supports your business and a business that supports your life, you will be able to stay in the game longer than most and, therefore, can create something that most can’t. It was helpful to understand just how much life plays into business (in this case, his passion for running, marriage, and friends) and how much business plays into life. This book seamlessly blends business and life advice.

Shoe Dog tells the much more realistic story of what it looks like to be a founder.

As the founder of one of the world’s largest companies, it is easy to imagine him and the many other business moguls as superheroes that have non-stop success. It was refreshing to read how human Phil Knight is. Impressions and general feelings about the book Therefore, before you even start, make sure you have the grit and tenacity to make it out the other side. The world gets jealous when someone succeeds and tries its best to get even. Almost every up will be contrasted with a down the hope is that the ups continually outweigh the downs. Things are seldom as bad or good as you expect them to be. Regardless of the external success story someone or a business has, it is often a result of hard times and perseverance through struggle after struggle. Phil Knight was indeed a shoe dog, and his obsession for shoes pushed him relentlessly to make one of the most outstanding companies in the world with little more than a purpose guiding him and a great group to help. “Shoe Dog” refers to someone completely obsessed with shoes. Instead, Nike was decades in the making, starting from a humble beginning that we all can relate to, trying to borrow money from our parents to follow our dream. Simply put, this was one of the best books I have read. It was funny, sad, inspiring, and educational, all told through an incredible story. Backpacking worldwide, lawsuits, massive success, and tragedy.

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