Entrepreneur Journal

This week was more on mastery and loyalty to the Lord and your family.  I can see how important this is, in my career I have always been in sales and a job that for the most part is done when I get home and I don't usually need to log on at home and do more.  Once in awhile I do but for the most part when I am home I am home.  That includes evenings, and weekends.  However I have a few friends and brother in law who own their own business which is usually a trade, one is a carpenter, a roofer, and one does the interior of cars and boats.  They leave home around 5 or 6am and most of the time are not home until around 7pm.  One friend worked on Christmas morning after the presents were opened.  My sister in law loves going on holiday's because that is the only time she and her kids have her husband to themselves.  I will say that most of them balance church and the Lord in to their lives really well, however we tease my brother in law that the c...

Mastery is an interesting concept, as we can gain discipline in various aspects of life while others lack.  I remember as a young man going to priesthood sessions of conference and one of my favorite speakers was President James E. Faust, he spoke of self discipline and mastery  quiet often if I recall correctly.  His talks were always inspiring and motivating and after listening I left wanting to do better and accomplish more each day. Sadly as each day passes the feelings we get from listening to other slowly fade and we need to rely on ourselves.  This is something I constantly struggle with but I will always try. The other aspect is do what you love and the rest will follow.  I have always struggled with that because I don't know what I love to do.  When I was in year 8 or 9 in school we took one of those tests that told us what career we would be suited for, mine was one of two that came up as undecided.  Here is what I know, I love helping pe...

I think the exercise of deconstructing our fears and the videos were insightful.  I have always wanted to do what I love however sometimes I am not sure yet I know what I love, so not knowing what I love could very well stop me from doing what I love.  I have found somethings I am good and things I want to do however they are still a way off the track for me.  The deconstructing your fears helps me as I am not trying to start a business right now however we are thinking of making a major decision in our family and I think the same questions can apply and that is what I have used in my assignment.  I plan on sharing this with my wife as we are very close to making the jump.  At first it was hard for her to want to go, now she does but wants me to have a job first, we are now at the point of almost moving with out a job as it is very difficult to get a job living so far away from where I want to work.  I also like listening to Jim Ritchie and him talkin...

I don't think we realize how important honesty and ethics are.  The videos this past week were a good reminder that even the slightest hint of dishonesty is still dishonesty.  I have had to give my self a little wake up call on a few things that I have done lately or am doing that are not the best.  I need to work a little harder and do a few things differently.  The videos are motivational and help with the content.  I really enjoy the videos and the application that they provide for the class.  Having an online class you may think that you won't get to hear much from industry leaders or people of value that can contribute to what we are learning.  I think it is great that we can have these resources available to us. I am enjoying the application of this class and the different things it teaches about failure and getting back up to it and never giving up.  I think I have often forgotten about my own dreams and this has given me a little coura...

This week was interesting from the star mapping to the bucket list.  I found it very difficult to find 50 things to put on my bucket list.  I looked at the career goals and thought of what mine was and at this stage in my life I think some of my career goals could still be accomplished.  Although none of the careers I wanted to do as a kids or youth would be in reach any more.  I think I used to be a lot more willing to dream big and think that I could accomplish those dreams, I don't think like that anymore as time goes by maybe so have my dreams.  They have passed through the walls of each home we have rented while trying to save for the home we still don't own.  I do however believe that the careers I put in the stepping stars could be achievable and I would like to try and achieve them now that I am on this path.  I know what my skills are I think at times I just don't know how to take them from where I am now to the the next step. Why do you...