So you want to be an Entrepreneur?

This week I feel like I have learned so much about entrepreneurship. Through reading "So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur" I realized that not only have I believed so many of the top 10 myths and was glad to see and learn from a different perspective, but also that really anyone can acquire the neccessary skill set it takes to become a sucessful entrepreneur. I also have found that I actually maybe acquire more of the characteristics of an entrepreneur than I have ever thought!

One of my favorite parts of this week's lesson came from Elder Tanner's talk, titled,
"Success is Gauged by Self-Mastery"
My favorite part of the talk was the story he told of his oldest grandson being a "hundred percenter."

 What an awesome example, he even gave up going on a trip to an island. Then, when he broke his leg, to think that that is what he was worried about, missing church, wow---what a great kid! I hope to always remember this story because there is so much to be learned from it. I realized how important  it is to set goals, and then work hard, using self-mastery, to get where we are going, and to stay on the straight and narrow path. Why take the detours? Why make it that much harder on ourselves? This can also be applied to business and entrepreneurship. It will take self mastery and self discipline, and a vision and goals to get to where we want to go.

 

Another part I loved from this lesson, comes from the video titled, "Loyalty to God and Family," given by Jan Newman, where he talked about our time. He said that we only have a set amount of time, and certain things are going to have to be "crunched" however, we should NEVER crunch down on our time with our family or with the Lord. We must always take time for these things, which are most important. In 1000 years, nobody will care what kind of money we made or what company we worked for, but what will matter is our relationship with the Lord and our relationship with our family members. Time is our asset in everything, and in the video "Three Lessons About What it Means to be an Entrepreneur" by Wences Casares he talked about this.