An Entrepreneurial Journal

This week there was a quote that stood out to me in one of the readings and it was the talk by Gordon B. Hinckley titled Stand True and Faithful in which he says "I urge each of you young women to get all of the schooling you can get. You will need it for the world into which you will move. Life is becoming so exceedingly competitive. Experts say that the average man or woman, during his or her working career, can expect to have at least five different jobs. The world is changing, and it is so very important that we equip ourselves to move with that change. But there is a bright side to all of this. No other generation in all of history has offered women so many opportunities. Your first objective should be a happy marriage, sealed in the temple of the Lord, and followed by the rearing of a good family. Education can better equip you for the realization of those ideals." This talk was given in 1996, twenty one years ago, in which he talks about how the world will chang...

This week we spoke a lot about business and family balance. I tried to apply that into my personal life. I tried to make time for my family and school. I have been struggling a lot with finding joy and balance in my life. I feel like a scale always tipped over, never balanced. I really enjoyed watching the videos and see people who had similar struggles and how they accomplished them. I was inspired by N. Eldon Tanner who said, "There are two important elements in self-mastery. The first is to determine your course or set the sails, so to speak, of moral standards; the other is the willpower, or the wind in the sails carrying one forward." (Success Is Gauged by Self-Mastery). I was taken back by the thought that I need to determine my goals and then have the willpower. Because I know where I am lacking, and that is willpower. I have set goals and tried to find ways to be successful, but I loose faith in myself. I loose faith that I am doing what God wants me to do. It is frus...

This video was running though my mind this week as I worked on the lesson. As long with Carry On. But something from this song that sticks to my mind is "Then wake up and do something more Than dream of your mansion above. "  We need to get up and do something. I feel like sometimes we get lost and feel as if it will just be hard for us in this life but Gordon B. Hinkley said, " Life is to be enjoyed not just endured" we need to do more than day dreaming about it getting better. I know that I need to carry on and push forward. Just like President Gordan B. Hinkley wanted us to cary on I know we will find our purpose if we do just that.

This week I really enjoyed the videos I focused a lot on how people spoke because I really think that I would be a good speaker. When the three circles were being discussed of business, with the three questions what are you good at?, what were you born to do?, and what will they pay you to do? These questions made me really think what am I good at what do I want to do and what can I get paid for. It is hard to find the middle ground in all of that and I'm assuming it's not just me because the speakers in the videos said that they had gone through similar struggles. I think sometimes we forget that we aren't the only ones going through that problem. A few weeks ago somebody asked me what it is I want to do and I gave an answer and it was quick, without a second thought, and it was an answer I'd never given anyone before. But as I've thought about that it really is something I am good at something I would like to do and I feel like I was born to do. Now the hard par...