Mastery: Skill, Character, or Luck

The following are things that stuck out to me from this weeks videos, reading, and assignments.

First, from the reading, “Are Successful Entrepreneurs Born or Made?” I loved the quote that said, "Entrepreneurs become successful, one small investment at a time, in a never-ending process. Because entrepreneurial success isn’t a destination, it’s a journey. A journey taken one determined step at a time, in a way that builds lifelong treasures." I thought that this is important to realize that it's all about the journey that matters. It was also interesting to read the opinions of different successfull entrepreneurs and what they thought mattered. One said that it was skill, the other said it was personality. I feel like it takes both of those, plus hard work, dedication, and perserverance. Which leads me to another important part of this lesson.
In his talk, "Perserverance," President Faust told a story about young missionaries in Hawaii, including one named Lorenzo Snow. There was a bad storm, and basically Lorenzo Snow drowned. His body was rescued, and the other young missionaries tried everything they could do revive him, but he appeard to have died. Others told them it was too late, nothing could save him. However, they kept going, and had an impression to do CPR (something completely unheard of in that time), and eventually brought him back to life. They kept going, even when others told them to stop. My favorite quote from this talk said, "Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges. Perseverance is demonstrated by those who keep going when the going gets tough, who don’t give up even when others say, “It can’t be done.”" I liked that and feel that it is so important with anything we do in life, whether business related, or just dealing with situations that come up in life.

 The last impression I had came from the video "“How Do You Find Your Passion and How Do You Pursue It?" I liked how Randy Komisar asked focused on values and what one cares about. He then asked, "What is the ultimate question? What is the ultimate thing to make of your life?" It made me really think about what I want my life to be like. I also really enjoyed the video "A Heroes Journey" for this reason too. It really got me thinking about life, and when all is said and done, what truly will matter.