Last Lecturer for the Entrepreneur Journey April 2015
Here it is my last few days of the semester. This has been the best class. I think all students should be required to take both of the entrepreneur classes as it helps you to be the best you can be.
My advice to those that want to begin a business or just want to do the best they can do in whatever work they chose for the future.
BE YOURSELF - know what your values our and stand by those values. You will find much more peace and happiness and contentment in your life if you do.
BE HONORABLE - always have honor, be trustworthy in all you do and say.
WORK HARD - Work hard and earn your pay. The company or your company did not hire you to be slothful or lazy. If you don't think you are paid enough then find a place that will pay you what you think you are worth. For now, do your best and earn a honest days work.
FORGET THE GET RICH SCHEMES - They rarely work and in the end you are only there for the money and nothing else.
PASSION - Have passion for what you do. Love your work. Do something that gives to the world. If you don't enjoy what you are doing make goals to find work that will fulfill your passion.
GIVE BACK - We have been blessed to be in a country that is free and has many opportunities so give something back. Service, money, your time, does not matter, it just matter that you give.
KEEP DREAMING - Always have a dream. If you don't dream you die.
MAKE GOALS - Making long term and short term goals is an important aspect of being successful. If you do not make goals you will have no direction and will not make it to the finish line.
************** did the assignment wrong so ignore from this point on --- but I did not want to lose it after all so I kept it here***************
$100 Challenge
The $100 challenge was a great learning project, even though I hated the time it took away from my studies. It has made me think twice about what to start, do I really want to start it? Is there potential? Is this for pocket change? Do I want it to grow big? All of those question really determine what type of a business you would open up.
I am now done with my project. Checks are written out to those that I sold their goods for them. Items that need to be picked up are and the rest I need to pack it up and send it to Salvation Army.
All in all it was a success, considering the time I put into it. I can see that a person could make fair money on this if they really wanted. It would be great for a poor person who did not have any capital to start a business. What is really important is the room to spread everything out so it is there and waiting for the customer to come and look at it, and keeping it on Craigslist or what other service you have. It all takes time.
MY LAST LECTURE
To my Children and Grandchildren,
The first and most important thing I want you to remember about me is that I love the Lord, I love the gospel and I know that my Redeemer liveth. Having the gospel in your life and striving to have a relationship with your Heavenly Father will be key to how you handle this life. Everything you decide on, everything you do in this life, really all comes back to faith and making those decisions according to how the Lord wants those decisions to be made. Having a strong faith in Heavenly Father will help you endure and get through your trials.
When you are deciding how many children to have, take it to the Lord. As you decide where to work, or where to raise your family, take it to the Lord. How to discipline your children, take it to the Lord. Who and when to marry, take it to the Lord. How much school and where, take it to the Lord. If your decisions can be made with the help of the Lord then you will not make bad decisions.
Pay your tithing and obey the Sabbath. Those are two of the most critical aspects of the gospel. Do not treat your tithing like your taxes. Just pay a generous tithe, the rest will work itself out. And obeying the Sabbath. The better you obey the sabbath the more it tells the Lord how much you love him. Keep your dealings on Sunday all about the Savior and Heavenly Father. Obeying those two commandments will help you obey the rest of the commandments more easily.
Remember to keep learning. I have always said an educated mom raises an educated child. That does not mean to sacrifice your children so you can go to school. It just means to keep learning. There is a time and a place to go to formal school. There is always a time and a place to keep a book on your bed stand that keeps you learning. Three books should always be on your bed stand, the scriptures, a fun book to escape, and a book about something you want to learn. Mom's if you will do that you will not be bored being a stay at home mom and you will learn how to be a better mom or dad.
Take it seriously when raising your kids. Focus on your kids. You chose to have them, now buck it up and do what is right. Once children enter into your home your focus should be on shaping and molding them to be the best person they can be. Take an interest in how to raise them. Teach them how to work. Read and learn how to feed them, discipline them, teach them the gospel, teach them about the world. Put down the electronics and spend that time with the children. Give up too much TV and computer and spend that time with the children. The future is going to be hard and if they do not have a strong foundation they will get lost. Do not raise the kids to get them out on missions, instead raise them to be the best missionary they can be once they are out there.
Remember to serve missions yourself. You have been given much on this earth and you have come from a long line (from your dad's side) of missionaries. Do not let them down. Serve that mission and give back to the world and to the Lord.
Remember the cheapest casket. It is money wasted. Go cheap on the funeral and spend the rest educating a child in another country. Potted plants and bulbs instead of flowers so they can go home and be planted in your yard as a reminder that we all live forever.
In all you do be honorable and honest. At your work, give a full days work and be honorable in your time spent at the job. If you start your own business be honorable in your dealings with other people. I would rather have you poor and honest then rich and dishonest.
Remember to love the Lord, love your family, and be kind to your friends and neighbors.
With Love Mom
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