Entrepreneurship

This week’s learnings were all about ethics, being an honest person with integrity. Jan Newman said, “It’s important that you get people to get skin in the game, whether it’s time, effort, salary, equity, money, they will do whatever it takes to get the business going.” When they have skin, they will work harder for success. We also learned that pride is the universal sin. Our Heavenly Father wanted to see if we would be honest in our dealings with our fellowmen.  We must n ever do anything dishonest.  The following statement was emphasized by Elder Lynn G. Robbins in his talk, “Making a Living and a Life”: “What you do to make a living, or how many dollars you earn, aren’t nearly as important to the Lord as whether you:        Are building His kingdom including strong and valiant families.      Are honest in your dealings with your fellowmen and using your God-given talents in their service;       ...

Randy Pausch had a wonderful happy childhood, where his parents allowed him to dream big and cultivated his fantasies. In Pausch’s Last Lecture , he claimed that we should not lose sight that “the inspiration and permission to dream is huge.” Pausch was surround by those who pushed him past his limits, such as his parents and his football coach. They let his creativity run wild, and his parents allowed him to paint all over his bedroom walls. One of his main qualities portrayed during the talk was his perseverance. Through many setbacks, he did not give up. Pausch compared his setbacks to brick walls, and claimed, “The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.” I think dreaming is extremely important. It reveals our deepest desires, and can push us to do extraordinary things. When I was a little girl, I dreamt of becoming a doctor. I worked hard in school, volunteered at the children’s hospital, and went on to study medicine. I simultaneous...

September 16, 2017 Lessons Learned: This week was the first week of the class Introduction to Entrepreneurship. This class has been intense and forces me to look within myself more, as well as my surroundings. Mediocrity is unacceptable! I’m interested in learning what my true calling is and what to do with it after I’ve found it. There were so many great points in each of the readings and videos, but I made a summary of the points that stood out to me most: ·          Keeping a journal will create lasting habits that will make me a great entrepreneur ·          Things to include in a journal: o    Lessons Learned §   Observations §   Ways to use a new tool §   Reflections §   Personal insights to life §   Rules of thumb that lead to financial success §   Insightful questions §   Diagrams §   Pictures o    Lesson...