W14 Journal: Last Lecture

 

If there was one final lecture to share on what I learned from this course I would share the importance of lifelong learning. It takes humility to learn from others as an adult. I sometimes struggle to learn from others and their experiences and mistakes. I can be quite stubborn. However, I have seen how much I can learn from others. When I have humbled myself and taken suggestions and advice from trusted individuals, I have seen greater success. This course has allowed me to take case studies of other successful entrepreneurs to learn from their experiences and to have a road map as to how I can follow in their footsteps to also be successful. There are many ways to be successful, it is up to me to find my own path and do what best works for me. This course allows for a lot of self-reflection which helps to understand what I want my business to look like and what I want my future to look like. 

 My advice to someone who wants to begin the entrepreneurial journey is to start with the end in mind. Imagine yourself 3 to 5 years from now. Every decision you make from now on will make you who you will be in the future. 

 

Many people, because of the difficulty, will give up in the beginning stages of entrepreneurship. However, this course has helped me see that many people have been able to get through the difficult stages and find success thanks to the attributes that I mentioned above. I know that it is a difficult road ahead, however I know that if I apply the attributes that I mentioned above I will be able to find success.

W13 Reflection

 This week I loved the study material. The entrepreneur journey would be impossible without the help and guidance of others. Having genuine people around you that you can build relationships with make the entrepreneur journey possible. I am so grateful for everything I have learned this semester. I love all that I have learned on being an entrepreneur. I loved reading the talk by Thomas S. Monson, An Attitude of Gratitude. There were so many great lessons that I can and will apply to my life. I feel that the most amazing gift we have been given is the life and ministry of our Savior Jesus Christ. "He taught us how to pray. He taught us how to live. He taught us how to die. His life is a legacy of love. 

I enjoyed Randy Haykin for his desire to always learn. An example of this is when he said, "I always want to increase my understanding of how business models work." He could have thought he had seen them all and knew all that he could or needed to, but he didn't. He was humble and knew there was so much more to learn. This would be hard to do if you love what you are doing and just keep working though projects as the night comes. It would be really hard to balance work and family life, but Haykin was able to learn more of how to do this and is continuing to try. I hope to be like Haykin in that aspect if I ever started my own company.

W12 Reflection

 

This week was fun because the study materials were great! I really liked hearing about Sarah’s candy company. Her company really set out to make a difference in the world and I really admire this. I feel that when I start my own business, I will look to do the same in terms of having a business that focuses on changing the world as one of its primary end goals. If you look at the people that are super successful in this world, people like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, they tend to have charities and other donor organizations designed to help and to assist other people. One of the things I was most surprised and happy about this week was how my essay for the DAG Group turned out. The idea that I felt that confident with my ability to make a decision and then to back it up with a logical conclusion was such a wonderful feeling. I look forward to using that in real life. It is an experience I have not had before.