ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNAL

Becoming an entrepreneur is something that anyone could do if they so desire. Yet, becoming a successful entrepreneur is a little bit of a different story. Many people may feel like they have the next million-dollar idea and come out, guns blazing, with the idea that their idea will be able to carry them so success. In some cases, this is true, and success will come, but in most cases, failure is likely to follow this type of shoot from the hip action. Preparation, that is a key part of having a successful startup. You must do your homework so that you are able to know what to expect, at least somewhat, and if you will be able to handle that. A startup can, and most likely will, take up a large amount of your time. If you do not plan accordingly for that, you will likely have some severe struggles. Like, your business may succeed, but your family may not. How will you juggle the tasks of life, if you are not prepared for them? It is important to remember that starting a business re...

Life is a journey that has many twist and bends, often taking us down paths we may not have thought we would take. Sometimes this is good for us, and other times, not so much. The nice thing is, with the Lord at the helm, we can learn to find the joy in any circumstance. The path we choose in life for work can sometimes be one that we are truly able to choose, or sometimes it seems to be chosen for us. Either way, we must be able to find joy in the career path we have. Doing so allows for us to not only have our financial needs met, hopefully, but also the need to work for something meaningful. The funny thing is, sometimes we do not know the career we are to take, until it is placed in front of us. Or we may have to make changes throughout life to find it. The important thing is to never settle for something that does not offer anything other than financial stability. Doing so will likely drag you down and leave you wondering what else could be out there. Seek the guidance of the ...

This week we learned about the importance of recognizing our fears and finding ways to overcome or prepare for those things we fear. Fear is the opposite for faith. The Lord never seeks to instill fear intro our souls and simply wants us to find ways to overcome. Satan wants us to fear many things, for when we fear, we give him a little bit of power. When we recognize that there truly is nothing to fear in life because, God’s will shall be done, it gives us a type of freedom we can not other wise attain. Through the Lord, we can live without fear. 1. If you pursue your calling with discipline, intentionality, and the help of fellow travelers, what are the chances that your worst-case scenario will really happen? The likelihood of experiencing our worst case0scenarios in life, when we live in a manner that we should, becomes very minute. We do need to have times of struggle in our lives, but the Lord recognizes our true efforts and will, at times, reward of accordingly. 2. A...

Work for a purpose, work for a goal, work because you love it. We all will have to work during our lives, likely, most of our lives. It will be an integral part of who we are and what we are able to accomplish. You could simply find a job that will get you by, or maybe even help you to live comfortably. Yet, the Lord has so much more in plan for us. We must work with a purpose. We can accomplish so much more if we have a purpose and goal aligned with our efforts. If we are truly working to not only provide for ourselves and our families, but to also move the work forward, either directly though the ability to help more due to great flexibility and funds you have acquired, or indirectly, through a great tithing we are able to pay as we become more successful. A helpful part to all of this, is finding a career you will love, or furthermore, loving a career you have found. If we are lucky enough to learn the skills to attain a career we love, we are among a small blessed few. More lik...

This week was one that caused some deep thought an inner reflection. The list of 50 bucket list items was a tough one for me. I do look to the future often, to ensure I am prepared, but I mostly live in the now and try to live my life to the fullest, so coming up with that list really was hard. But I persevered. The assignments we had were pretty goad and I appreciated the articles and videos that were given. The questions below are a great representation of our lesson and I fell my answers help to better understand what we learned. Why do you think Randy Pausch was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams? I feel that the biggest reason Randy was able to accomplish his childhood goals was due to the fact he had parents that supported him on his journey. They gave him opportunities to learn and grow and to put the growing of his mind over the growing of the equity. Do you feel that dreaming is important? Why or why not? I do feel that dreaming is important. We need to dr...

As we complete this first week of our new semester, I reflect on the journey before me that is coming to an end. This is my final semester before I graduate and I am excited for what this time we will have together will bring. I hope to learn from all of the new classmates I have and also be able to offer some jewels of knowledge up myself. I love being able to join the principles of the gospel with the skills needed to enter the entrepreneurial field. As President Hinckley stated, this university has been established in this day and age, the way it is, because it is what the Lord needs for His children at this time. The principles we can learn in this very class, will allow us to be the type of people the lord needs in the business world to help the work move forward.