Entrepreneur Me

My Final Lecture             Just start. Let go of doubt and fear, put all your faith into what you believe you were made to do, and start. Decide now who you are and what you stand for. Decide what your purpose in pursuing entrepreneurship will be and go for it. Put your heart into it. Set your sights high on that star and reach it. You can do it. You have the potential. You know it’s right, so go for it. With the right purpose in mind, failures become stepping stones and boost you to the next step. It’s a lifelong process of becoming. It will not happen overnight. Look for people who share your vision, enthusiasm, and drive, but don’t depend on them for all your success. You oversee your business, and nobody will love it like you do. Though valuable relationships are forged along the way, it isn’t worth your life to sacrifice what you know to be true for someone else. In the same breath, trust those with experience. Be humbl...

Lessons learned: I am learning that the risks of entrepreneurship for me may outweigh the benefits. Though exciting and adventuresome it seems, I’m not sure I’m willing to risk the sacrifice of family time. I have learned a lot about myself in the process of hearing from other entrepreneurs. I’m sure I am capable of entrepreneurial success, but for me it would have to be an extremely small-scale venture if anything. It would have to be something my whole family could be involved in. My first obligation is to my God, who has placed me in the leadership position of “mother” to run the business of growing my family. To Him I will be true and find ways to continue to learn and grow and give to my family as I do so, not take away. Lessons Yet to Learn: I’m looking forward to learning what is next for me. This course has been truly eye-opening and I’m grateful for the knowledge I have gained. As I ponder “what now?” I feel anxious and excited for what I will be able to do with th...

Lessons Learned : Learning about becoming a game-changer has been a game-changer for me this week. I soaked in all the talks and articles about the purpose of business. Of course, Elder Holland’s talk on the beggar in us all was fantastic to revisit, but since I’d never heard the talk by Elder Gay before, I was hit by his message particularly hard. The concept of “rag missions” got me thinking about why I’m even pursuing this degree in business. Elder Gay says that a person’s attitude toward wealth is “critical” in business. He was humble and grateful in delivering his message and seems to have always had a sense of his “why.”   Lessons Yet to Learn : I still need to figure out what the Lord wants me to do. Maybe it’s right in front of me and I just can’t see it yet, but I feel like I need Him to make it even more obvious. I also need to rethink my “why.” I’m probably too motivated by the dollar signs, even though I want to justify my business ideas as service. I’ve got to...

Lessons Learned: Finding balance in an entrepreneurial lifestyle seems difficult, but not impossible. I was grateful to learn from many influential people this week that the entrepreneur’s life takes lots of work and brings lots of joy. As long as we don’t give in to the temptation to put our work in front of what really matters, family relationships, appropriate rest, etc., we will be able to balance our lives. Making money is a side effect of the good works we do. I’ve been too concerned with how to get more money. I was speaking with a friend this past week when she said, “I’m at a place where more money won’t affect my happiness. We have enough to take care of our needs and that’s all I want.” I’ve reflected on that every day. I’m not in that position yet, but I’m looking for ways to find contentment and happiness in my current situation. Wealth will not buy my happiness. Lessons Yet to Learn: I’m so excited to learn what is next. I’m anxious to put into practice the financial f...