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  • W06 Reflection: Entrepreneurial Journal

    There are two things that really stuck out to me this week. First being your character. Your character traits say so much as about you as a person and as an entrepreneur. If you do what you say when you say you are going to do it, people will trust you. That goes the same for yourself, if you tell yourself you are going to workout Monday but Monday comes and no workout was done, what’s to say it won’t happen again? The fact is that staying true to your word makes you reliable to not only yourself and others, which can be very helpful in the world of business. It also makes you more determined and more careful about your words. If you tell someone you will complete a favor for them and you know you are true to your word, well now it has to be done. Which intern makes you be more carful about what you say or promise.

    Another thing that really stuck out to me was how a startup business doesn’t have to be perfect. The article in this week’s readings explained how most businesses that spend most of their time trying to perfect their business do not see very much growth, or miss their entire shot entirely. The business world is ever changing and fast moving, to be successful you need to adapt and create quickly and methodically. Spending weeks writing up the perfect plan for a new business venture may look good on paper but time is money, and using too much of it means you may have missed your shot or on the other hand burned yourself out from managing the start up process for too long, making you less motivated to try again. What I took away from it is, take your shot, do not hesitate. Your plan does not have to be perfect to be proactive on, if you have 99 missed business ventures but number 100 is successful, you will be glad you stuck to it and tried and tried again.

  • W05 Reflection: Entrepreneurial Journal

    One thing I learned this week was the slow and steady approach in business. A lot of the times as we have ideas or start businesses we imagine immediate funds and immediate success, that is just unrealistic. Entrepreneurship comes with highs and lows, and a lot of challenges. One of the best traits you can acquire as an entrepreneur is determination. Not motivation, not only working when things are going well, but when it counts. Many businesses start with rough patches, WD-40 for example. WD-40 had 39 fails before having success with their 40th model. Just like this business and many others we most likely have challenges with starting out, or even well into the business. Thats not important, because we should be expecting that. What’s important is your actions afterwards. Are you going to stick through it and try harder? Try a different approach? Thats what sets apart the successful people from the non successful, those who don’t take no for an answer, those who try harder after every fall.

    You do not have to go slow and steady but move forward with determination, don’t let set backs bring you down, try and try again.

    What I also liked about today’s readings was how making your business something you care about, something you enjoy, makes a difference. When you enjoy what you do and have something you genuinely care about, it can help you to put more effort in what you do. Loving the life you live is an underestimated character trait in business. When you truly have something you’re excited about and love to do, things can become easier and more fulfilling.

  • W02 Reflection: Entrepreneurial Journal

    Why do you think Randy Pausch was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams?
    I think that Randy Pausch was able to achieve many of his dreams for many reasons, a big part of that being his childhood. From how he described his own growing up, you can tell Randy had very supportive and encouraging parents. When Randy wrote something he was passionate on his bedroom walls as a child, instead of getting upset and painting over it, his parents left it there. Their reasoning I’m not sure, but that simple act shows how loving and supportive they were to his dreams and aspirations. Having the support from people in your life especially from people who are close to you, I believe can be a tremendous help in all aspects of life. If you are told from a young age that you can do anything you put your mind to, you are smart, and are being supported through everything, why wouldn’t you believe that yourself? This is not to say that the contrary does not exist. Many people have amazing full lives and did not have that. Nonetheless I believe that the people around you play a tremendous role in our lives. If you have people who support you, who are positive, and determined, you too will most likely have the same traits. This is true for the latter as well. When you have people who are constantly negative, lazy, or judgmental, you too will start to subconsciously pick up their own traits.

    Do you feel that dreaming is important? Why or why not?
    I believe that dreaming is so incredibility important. You can see the importance through history. If Thomas Edison didn’t dream about having light outside of fire we wouldn’t have lightbulbs. If Orville and Wilbur Wright didn’t dream of flying, we would not be where we are with airplanes and other aircraft today. These are big examples but the same can be applied to one’s own life. If you never dream and never have any aspirations through life, you will miss out on so many amazing opportunities. Not to say a simple life cannot be good in itself, but I think that many of us are afraid to dream, afraid to fail, afraid to be disappointed. Pushing outside and through the comfortable box many of us have made for ourselves, can open up a new exciting life with opportunities that you never would have thought were possible otherwise. But to do that, you have to dream.

    One of my childhood dreams has always been to travel. When I had no idea what I wanted to do in my future, the only thing that stuck with me was the dream to travel. I have always been accustom to traveling, moving every 3-4 years growing up will do that to you. Nonetheless I do believe it’s possible, having the dream is only the first step in this. This year I have made a big effort to put together a plan on how I’m going to complete this, how I am going to incorporate it with my other life dreams and plans. I am working very hard towards it so seeing my progress and building trust and confidence with myself gives me the faith that I will be able to do this.

  • W01 Reflection: Entrepreneurial Journal Blog

    What are you looking forward to learning and experiencing?

    Starting this class has been very exciting. For my future I want a job that will allow me to travel and have a lot of freedom. I have looked into many options, and in doing so has had me feeling eager to start this process in getting ready and prepared for this future. I am seventeen right now and hope to be prepared and educated by eighteen. To be prepared and ready for these future plans I have, this class and education I hope will help to assist me in these goals. I believe that the main goal I have is to be content and happy with my life. Why? How will this help me? Simple answers like “I want this job” or “I want to be rich someday” barely scratch the surface. Yes this class will help me learn how to navigate the new world of entrepreneurial ship, but I also think it will give me proper building blocks in life, apart from entrepreneurship. Expanding your views and learning new things are vital to help in every aspect in your own life. They help build your character, your values, and the basic but arguably most impactful, your daily habits and intentions. To understand yourself and understand why these building blocks are so vital and impactful in your own life will help you to have a clear understanding of what you want from life and thus, how you will get there.
    I am looking forward to seeing how this class aids me in building and shaping my future, as well as seeing myself grow and learning more about things that mean something to me.

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