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Week #10

It was great to take the time to reflect on the interview I was able to conduct. I feel like this interview was the best part of the semester so far. This is something I gained a lot of insight from. I feel like the person I picked to interview was great at relating his successes and failures in a very real way. One of the biggest things I am taking away from this is that appearances can be deceiving. From the outside looking in, the person I interviewed seemed like he had never had a problem in the world. He makes his success seem relatively easy. After our discussion, I realized that this was not so. He was someone who thought he wanted one business and that morphed over time to better fit his situation. He was able to succeed in something he did not even set out to do initially. This came from bumps along the way that would have caused many people to quit. One of the best things he taught me was that you cannot wait until you know everything to get started or you never will. I think that this is a powerful lesson for me. I tend to want to plan out the entire path and with these types of situations, that is not possible.

I also appreciated the talks and lesson materials from the week. I enjoyed the video from Taylor Richards. It was great that he had the humility to understand that you do not have to be some remarkable outlier. You just have to be willing to work hard and have good people around you to have success. I think that when he admitted that he was just a regular guy and that if he could be successful, you could too, it felt like I really could do that. He also was very good about recognizing the talent of other people around him and this was really important. We have learned in our prior lessons that it is important to surround yourself with good people and make sure to give them credit. I felt like he was a great example of someone who does this and uses the successes of others to propel his business forward.

The excitement is real when you start to dream about the possibilities you can have with a great work ethic and a great idea!

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