Week 2

I am happy to say that I am not as stressed as last week. Yes, there is still a lot of homework and studying to do, but now that I have a good grasp of how it's going to go, I think I'll get through it. 

In my Entrepreneurship class, we discussed how to Create a Life of Meaning. There were a couple of videos that I really liked, but the one I want to reflect on is Randy Pausch's Last Lecture.

Randy Pausch talks about when he was a kid his family took a trip to Disneyland. He thought it was the coolest environment he'd ever been in and he said "instead of saying “Gee, I want to experience this,”  I said, “I want to make stuff like this.”  I think that is a big part of why he was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams. He didn't just sit back and experience things, he made things happen, and he had that drive his whole life. When he graduated from Carnegie Mellon University he sent resumes to Disney and they rejected him. Clearly, he kept trying because now we know that he has designed a theme-park ride for Disney. He also says in his lecture, "The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." When you hit a wall, don't just accept it and turn around. Figure out a way around it. This is why I feel that dreaming is important. Our dreams don't always turn out the way we expect them to, so we need to be able to adapt to new dreams, but don't stop dreaming. Continue to be creative and go for what you want in life. 

When I was a kid I wanted to be a mother, first and foremost. As I became a teenager, I thought I'd also want to be an elementary teacher. I then got my dream and became a Mom. It wasn't what I expected. It was hard, tiring, and lonely. I no longer wanted to be around other people's children all day, so teaching was not my dream anymore. It took a while to figure out what I loved and what my new dream was. Now I dream of owning a restaurant with my husband. Getting to work with him side by side is what I am working towards. I know I can achieve it because I am putting forth the effort to make it happen. I am dreaming and working hard to make it my reality.

Sept. 15 2021 Week 1

This is my first week at BYU-Idaho, and it is already terrifying. I feel unqualified, unprepared, and out of my league. Maybe I'm too old for this, maybe I have too much going on in my family. I have had the thoughts of quitting, but I am trying to remember the feeling I got when I decided to go back to school. The Holy Ghost has led me here. This is where I am supposed to be right now. I am going to trust in the Lord and keep Him in my studies. So I am going to do my best, and when my best isn't good enough, I will keep trying. 

This week in my Intro to Entrepreneurship class I watched a video about doing what you love. Don't start a business because something is hot and trendy. If you are going to start a business, do it because you love it. You can be good at something but not love doing it. I know this from when I taught Preschool three years ago. I was told how good I was, but I would go home exhausted and not want to return. I didn't love it. You know what I love? Being with my husband. As teenagers, we worked at a restaurant together where we became friends. We loved working together. Now it is our dream to own a restaurant together. Work with and for each other instead of someone else. 

One of my favorite quotes I read this week is from The Startup of You, "Entrepreneurial career planning and adapting is about being flexibly persistent: always ready to adapt, but also persistent in driving towards set goals." Things won't always go my way, so I need to be ready to adapt to the changes. But I need to remember to always be persistent in my goals. 

I am looking forward to this class because I am hoping I can learn how to be successful as an entrepreneur and not lose my business 5 years into it. Give me all the knowledge!