Last Lecture Exercise

This journal is for you as an entrepreneur. So, I will share some of my experiences.

I have learned that I was born with some talents, but in my journey in the life, I have received more talents, and developed new skills to become successful.

The journey as an entrepreneur begins thinking: Who I am? And, who our Heavenly Father wants I become?

An entrepreneur is associated with wealth, this is the result of work, but discovering the personal calling and enjoying what I do with my family, is the most important for me.

Beginning as an entrepreneur, I remember an advice: the best way to finance a business is having the trust and preference of the customers. They are the best partners who will invest in the business again and again, buying what is offered.

The money is necessary and keeping the control of this is important, but it’s not all. In a new business is necessary to give only the enough money for this, and allow that the roots of the business grow beyond possible. So, when more resources come, the business keeps running and growing in a previous way planned, with strong roots.

There is a book that will be read during the course, “So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?” There are some memorable recommendations from this book. Some of these recommendations made me to ponder that I don’t need to be young, work only in technology, or to earn an MBA to be successful; this was taught as a way to encourage me to do what I can do at any point of my life. Education, health, vision, and resources are vital for a business, but a strong spirit to do the things is the best to begin a business.

Having in mind the things of the Lord first is the best recommendation to have. The Holy Ghost will teach you the things that you need to know in the exactly moment.

I remember the formula for success taught by President Monson: fill your mind with truth, your life with service, and your hearth with love. In the most difficult moments of my life after I learned this formula, the hope grows and brings me additional light to solve the situations.

You must to be grateful for what has been received: a family, good parents, life, or education. I learned that we receive many blessings every day, but sometimes we don’t see these. So, be grateful, inclusive for the blessings that you have and haven’t seen yet.

Lastly, being an entrepreneur requires more time at the beginning. Remember why you want to become an entrepreneur. In my case, I do it for my family, and to have the enough time for them and to serve in the Church. Keeping good health is other point to remember. So, being an entrepreneur means to have more time for you. When the things are done in your business, manage your time to spend the enough time with your family and to serve others. The time is a valuable and limited resource; use it wisely. As the story of Midas, he learned that the life and the family is most valuable than all the gold of the earth. So, take care of what matter most.

Good luck in your journey as an entrepreneur!

Week 12

Reading the book “So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?”, I learned that I don’t need to be very young or to earn an MBA to begin a business. I learned that I must to consider what I like to do, what resources I have, write a specific vision and mission statement, and balance the time that I have for my family and to have my own business.

Reading “An Attitude of Gratitude”, by President Monson, I learned that I must to be grateful with my parents; they gave me the life and the light to recognize and walk in the truth. Also, I pondered that I must to be grateful with my Heavenly Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, because they love me and they lead me and protect me in the most difficult times of my life. I am grateful with my teachers, the missionaries, friends, and all who give me additional light to walk in the truth.

Watching the video “Avoid the Wrong Job”, I learned that I don’t must to study or do something just because I want to fill my resume with activities, making wrong assumptions that these activities or degrees will help me to get a better job; this leads to a wrong career, because the people or something may change, and I will feel that I wasted time. So, the advice is to do what I like to do and fill my resume with activities and degrees that I enjoy.

Lastly, watching the video “Paths to an Entrepreneur Career”, I learned that I must to make the path that I want to follow. There are many paths and results. So, I must to decide now what path I want to build.

Week 11

Reading “Microlending: Toward a Poverty Free World”, I learned about micro loans based in the trust and the desire that people who don’t qualify to a traditional loan, can receive loans to have or improve their businesses and become self-reliant. I learned about the desire of people to be self-reliant and how these loans are successful to reach those that need it. I learned that previous banks only saw what they were trained to see.

From the talk “Constant Truths for Changing Times”, I learned that I must to be a good listener, because I want to teach the eternal principles to my family and be ready when someone wants to say me something. And, I pondered about the time that I want to spend with my family, time that will not return and that is fundamental to strength our family.

From the video “Make It Personal and Make It Work”, I learned the meaning of “make it personal and make it work” to show to people what I do for business and they wanted.

From the video: A New Breed of Entrepreneur”, I learned about the importance of unity and concentrated effort to reach the common goals.

Lastly, watching the video “Entrepreneurship and consecration”, I learned about the meaning of powerful lessons to help others trough the good use of money. I learned that doing well, we receive peace and happiness. The Attitude toward money must to be of grateful for the blessings that we have received; some of these blessings are land and school. One way to bring peace and happiness to our life is using the resources that we have to help others. Also, I learned that doing business, I must to keep my heart in the rescue of my brothers and sisters. Through service is possible to become successful, a great businessman. So, while I spend time in business, I must to rescue members of the Church. The Lord Jesus Christ is the only who saves us, and His assistance for business will come if we align our life in the way to rescue our brothers and sisters. So, we must to be consecrated in business to rescue our brothers and sisters. Also, to be in peace and happy, our attitude must to be of grateful for the life, the air we breathe, our family, parents, and all what the Lord has given us.

Week 10

            This week, reading the talk “Formula for Success” by President Monson, I learned that the formula to be happy and successful is to fill my mind with truth, my life with service, and my heart with love.

Watching the video “Balancing Your Life and Your Career Successfully”, I learned that I never must to put myself in a situation where I can’t say no. I have seen in my life that when there are situations when I can’t say no, I work doing things for others, things that I don’t like and that I don’t need to do. So, this was a great insight for me.

Watching the video “Is Work/Life Balance Possible”, I pondered about the insight of balancing time between job and family, and I pondered about the choice to leave each morning and work because this is worthy to provide for my family. Also, I pondered about my responsibility to provide for my wife and my daughter, because I try to spend the most time possible with them.

There are some activities from this week that made me to ponder about the promises that I make about spending time with my family, because I pondered that they are my priority, they are the reason why I work and I do anything. To live forever with my family is my dream.

After that, I pondered about my attitude toward money, because the money is important to run a business or to provide for my family.

Lastly, I learned about the way to be happy. I learned that discovering my calling in the life brings happiness, instead of just seeking a job or a career. Also, I learned that adversity makes my character, facing and solving each thing in a positive way. And, I pondered that I want to have a life of meaning, be loved by my family, and act as if the future of the universe depends of me.