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.