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Gonna Be a While!


What I Have Learned: This week’s readings and videos were effective in teaching me that entrepreneurship is a tough road. One must not only be dedicated through thick and thin but must also be willing to create balance. We can’t simply sacrifice our most important relationships - God, spouse and family - for our career (Jan Newman). To find success as an entrepreneur there are certain things a person should know or possess, such as network support and basic skills for running the daily operations. However, not every successful entrepreneur has to go to business school or be proficient in accounting. I have found this to be the case for me. I only have an associates of applied science degree. That doesn’t translate well into the business world, but that is okay. I feel like I have enough life experience to have started my business and that’s how I’ve learned the most, just from doing. From reading Mastery, by George Leonard, I’ve learned that it also takes consistent practice, a willingness to learn from the best teachers, being intentional in everything, and figuring out where the edge is for me.
What I Have Yet to Learn: I don’t feel like I’ve got myself well-balanced yet. I know I need to work on that and I’m excited to see how I figure that out. I have yet to learn what my “edge” is. I’m not a big risk-taker, but I want to see how far I can go with my business to make it as successful as possible, without sacrificing the most important people and principles of my life. Also, once again the topic of time management shows up. We all have the same amount of time. How we become successful in anything is determined by how much time we dedicate to it and how well we use that dedicated time. I’m still a work in progress in this area, as well as self-mastery. I struggle doing anything with consistency, so I need to set goals and develop myself into the person I want to be. It is going to take a long time!

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