ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNAL

If you have the dream and desire to become and entrepreneur, you can do it! Anyone can do it if they put in the necessary work and learn the needed skills. Now, this does not mean that you will automatically be a successful one. Being an entrepreneur can and most likely will be a difficult journey to embark on. There are many aspects of the journey that will test you and bring you to your limits, but if you are prepared to the best of your abilities, you will persevere in one way or another. An important aspect of becoming a successful business power is to never forget why we are here on this earth and what our ultimate goal is. The world teaches that we must have money and accolades to prove our success. Yet, we as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints know that true success is far from that. We must work to have continuing balance I our lives. If we forgo all of our eternal responsibilities, such as our family, our friends, our church callings, and opportun...

As I read through this week’s material, I really began to think intently on what it means to be successful, and how can we attain that success while still having a balanced life?  Too often we are told that we must give everything we have to our growing business if it is ever to succeed. While this method may prove to be successful financially, it may prove to be treacherous in other areas of our life, such as in our family or other relationships. There is much to learn about running a business, I found it interesting how Ted Zoller talked about the paths to an entrepreneurial career and highlighted that sometimes the best path to running your own business is to work yourself to elevated positions in another business, thus helping you gain further education that will be invaluable on your journey. If we strive to prepare for the journey of entrepreneur and work together with our families the entire way, we can find that balance is a possibility. When we are prepared to th...

What does it mean to be successful? This is something that has many different points of view. The world teaches us that to be successful, we need to climb the ladder to the top, make as much money as possible, buy expensive things and go on fancy trips. Doing so at the expense of whoever may get in your way. Asking for forgiveness later as you reach your goals. Yet, while this may bring you a great deal of material possessions and many shallow relationships and friends, it will likely never help you to fill that empty feeling you will suffer from not doing something of real sustenance and purpose. Often it leads to depression or even suicide. I think the world may have it wrong. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I have been blessed with a much greater outlook on what success is. While there is nothing wrong with climbing the corporate ladder to attain dreams of leadership and finance, we must do so in a manner that will be pleasing to the Lord. This m...