Entrepreneurial Journal Blog

My attitude towards money has always been fearful. A lot of money means safety and security. A lack of money means danger. There have been times where this fear has been extremely overwhelming. This week, we have been studying the effects of money and how it isn't "everything." A lot of entrepreneurs have made a point to emphasize that it can't buy happiness. I think that my obsession with money has not been healthy. I don't obsess over having it because I want worldly things. I obsess over needing enough to survive, which is still an obsession if you really think about it. Money can affect the way we live by letting us prioritize different things in life. That seems to play a huge part in the balance between business and family. Personally, I am young and at a point in my life where I still have a lot of hard work, earning, and saving ahead of me. Sometimes, I worry that I prioritize working for the financial safety of my family over making memories and being hap...

One of the things that impressed me the most was the story that Jim Ritchie shared from Your Emotion Fingerprint. " One evening an old, wise Cherokee sat by the fireside and told his grandson about the human experience. He described a battle that rages inside all of us. There’s a battle between two wolves—one is evil and one is good. The grandfather explained that the first wolf—the evil one— represented anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The second wolf, the grandfather continued, is the good one. Represented joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and even faith. The grandson thought about the situation for a minute. He then asked his grandfather, 'Which wolf wins?' The old Cherokee simply replied, 'The one you feed.' This made me think more about which wolf I am choosing to feed. I have alway...

This week, one thing that impressed me was the talk given by President Kim B. Clark titled Leadership with a Small "L". There were three main principles: 1) lead by example, 2) lead by vision, and 3) lead by love. I think that these are very underrated methods of being a Christ-like entrepreneur. I felt like example and love are pretty self-explanatory, so I focused a lot more on "vision". Leading by vision means to do the important, daily things but to never lose sight of the important, eternal things. This also reminded me of my goal to never separate business and faith. In this life, it is so easy to get caught up in unimportant things. Not to say that business and entrepreneurship aren't important, but you can lose yourself in it. Similar to last week's study block where several entrepreneurs touched on the importance of making time for family. In movies, we always see the classic CEO dad whose son resents him because he never came to one of his baseball...

Perseverance and entrepreneurship go hand in hand. This week in the discussion board, we talked about what our biggest challenges might be, and I realized that one of my biggest challenges might be perseverance. I'm not talking about working hard; I'm talking more about trusting and moving forward. " Like Nephi, he always kept pushing ahead, he always kept moving forward. He never quit, and he kept doing the right things; and as he did, the Lord helped him every step of the way to accomplish great things and I promise you that if you’ll involve the Lord in what you do, you’ll see him open doors. You’ll see him provide ways. You’ll see yourself do great things and be able to take advantage of great opportunities." -Taylor Richards "In the private sanctuary of one’s own conscience lies that spirit, that determination to cast off the old person and to measure up to the stature of true potential. In this spirit, we again issue that heartfelt invitation: Come back. We...