My Entrepreneur Journal

This week we had the wonderful experience of listening to Randy Pausch's Last Lecture. I have watched it before many years ago, but watching it again in the context of this course I was able to gain new insights from his experiences. It was amazing to hear of the opportunities that Randy was able to come across in his relatively short life. One of the biggest things that stood out to me is the amount of times he failed in his original path. He did not have an easy road to get the the achievement of his goals. I really liked when he talked about how you just keep going until you find a way. This is something I have always struggled with. If something does not work out, I feel defeated and I tend to give up. When you look at other people, you assume that they are just smarter or better at everything and that is why they are gaining these opportunities. I am beginning to understand that it is less about being smarter or better, and more about being willing to keep at a task after eve...

I have to say that I was not exactly thrilled about taking this class. I felt like labeling myself as an entrepreneur was not accurate. While I do have goals and aspirations, from an outsiders perspective, an entrepreneur seems like someone who knows exactly who they are, where they are going, and what they want. That does not describe me. I was excited with the introductory content to this course because immediately we were told in the articles and videos that we do not have to know exactly what we are doing just yet. I love that it was explained that not everyone knows their exact calling but that we can work to find it. I am now really excited about the direction this class can bring to me. One of the best things from the materials this week was the talk by President Hinckley. His words were exactly what I needed to hear. When he lovingly said that we don't need to be a genius to succeed, that gave me great comfort. He also promised that if we work hard, God will open the way ...