My Entrepreneur Journal

This has been a wonderful class and I felt like the materials we were left to ponder were a perfect note to end on. I absolutely loved the story shared by Tom Monaghan, the founder of Dominoes. It really did cause me to reflect. When he shared about the fact that he had lived the high life and that toys were wonderful and he enjoyed all that he was able to do, but realized that it was not serving his true purpose. I love that he began to change which led him to giving away most of which he had to other people. What an amazing example! Especially when he talked about the fact that his purpose was to build the kingdom. It can be easy to say that building the kingdom is our purpose, but then live in a way that does not reflect that. You can tell that Tom's heart was completely changed. I think that as an entrepreneur we can find great successes but if we are not able to make sure to stay true to who the Lord wants us to be, we can end up in a lot of trouble. Money is certainly not som...

This week was another great week of study. I truly enjoyed listening to the talk by President Monson. I love his ability to tell a story. His stories of gratitude were truly inspiring and left me wanting to do more, especially at this tender season of the year. I love the story that he shared about his Sunday school teacher and the impact she had on the class when she asked them to donate their party money to a class member in need. Larry North was a very inspiring character that was introduced this week. I think that it is wonderful to understand that our background and experiences we have can propel us forward to better things, even if those experiences were not the best. He took his difficult childhood and used that to fuel his successes. He had a lot of gratitude for the every day and for the mentors he had found along the way. It was truly inspiring to see! I especially enjoyed the presentation by Ted Zoller about the deal-maker pathway. I found it to be interesting that worki...

I can't believe how quickly this semester is coming to an end. I have learned a lot from this class and have been required to do a lot of considering and dreaming about the future. This has been an amazing experience. I truly loved the content of this week's learning activities. It gave me the chance to listen to a beloved talk from Elder Holland. I love that talk and it was nice to be reminded of the worth of souls. It is hard to be self-centered and selfish with the things we have been blessed with when we consider the plight of others. I love the reminder that we all are beggars in the sight of God. We all rely on God for our daily breath. This is key to remember and not lose our humility. Especially in our pursuit of worldly things. Having the opportunity to listen to the entrepreneur conference key not speaker was really cool. His ability to paint a picture of what our money can do to bless others was neat. I like when he talked about his small business he started when h...