The Mark of Courage

The Mark of Courage. Have the courage— To dream the impossible dream, To fight the unbeatable foe, To bear with unbearable sorrow, To run where the brave dare not go. To right the unrightable wrong, To love, pure and chaste from afar, To try, when your arms are too weary, To reach the unreachable star! * And you will thus become a finisher. From Thomas S. Monson's talk "Finishers Wanted"

Gratitude

Gratitude is a huge part of success in anything. Why? I don't think that it is really because if you are grateful you get more and accomplish more of what you want. I think it is because through gratitude for even the tough things we do or the challenges, we learn and are strengthened. Heavenly Father gives us opportunities to learn lessons in life, and sometimes it is necessary that we learn them through unpleasant experiences, but I think it is important to make a habit of living gratefully in every stage of life. I have had a really difficult few years where I have carried a lot of stress and had a lot of hard lessons to learn. There have been many times that I have felt sorry for myself and have wished my circumstances to be different. Through this I have learned many lessons though. I was thinking about how I would change my circumstances if I could create anything I want in my life, and after reflection on that, I realized the truth is that I already have what I wanted. I am already on the path to reaching my greatest dreams. The path is a lot harder than I wanted it to be, and I am constantly challenged on it, but would I really take the change at getting on a different path?? Absolutely NOT! I am where I want to be and where Heavenly Father wants me to be, so I need to be happy and grateful daily for even the hardships that are bringing me closer to my dreams.

Changing the World

Wanting to have money is not enough reason to become and entrepreneur. There is so much to it, but one of the biggest reasons to become an entrepreneur is because you want to change the world. We can all change the world in our own ways, but I want to leave my mark for good on the world and society. I want to create and develop ideas that will help others to better their lives and inspire them to want to change the world too. You can change the work right in your own community or you can do it on the other side of the globe, it is your choice and the life on entrepreneurship offers so many options. It really is about what is important to you, and what you can do to help others. I would like to help others to set personal goals and see their personal worth. I would like to help them progress personally and along side of their families. I want to help women to be strong and young girls to see the vision of how wonderful they are and how wonderful they can become. It is really important to help my family and extended family with these things too, and I think that there are a lot of ways that I can do that.

Dream big Dreams

This week I thought a lot about my dreams and if entrepreneurship is really the way to accomplish what I want. Here are some things that I want to have and do with my life: First and foremost I want to be a wonderful wife and a fabulous mother! I want to spend precious time with my children when they are small and I want to teach them and learn with them. I would love to be the one to teach my children to read, even though I know they can learn that at school, I would really love to be the one to teach them. I want to be able to take my children on learning trips and to be able to see the things in the world that we have been studying. If we learn about butterflies, then I will take them to see a butterfly migration, or if they like geology I want to take them to visit some caves. I know a lot of this can be done with any occupation I choose, but money and time are essential to accomplishing some of the things I would really love to do with my family. I also want to spend time with my extended family and have my children get to know all of their cousins and really build strong relationships with family. I think that with a big family like I have this will require a lot of traveling and so I want a business that I can sometimes work on the go. It doesn't have to be all the time, but if I can accomplish a business that will offer me the time and money to do these things I will be happy. It is also really important to me to have a safe, comfortable home to raise my children in and even after they are gone, that they will want to come back often and bring their friends and future families to visit. These are some of the goals and dreams that are most important to me.

Week 10 - Journal

This week I learned a lot about the value of money and how it can be used for good in my life. I think that money is only a tool and it can be used for good or bad, so managing my money is important to me. I want money to bee a tool that I use to better my life and those who are around me including my family, friends, and all those I know who are sick, hungary, captive, or needful in other ways. These are some of the things that I learned this week that have most impacted me: So if you want to prosper: (from Brother Gibson's talk at BYUI) Rule 1. Seek the Lord and have hope in him Rule 2. Keep the commandments, that includes the temporal ones, tithing and fast offerings. Rule 3. Think about money and plan how you can become self-reliant. Rule 4. Take advantage of chances for learning so you will not be ignorant of these matters. Education, as President Hinckley has taught us, is the Key to Opportunity. Rule 5. Learn the laws upon which the blessings of wealth are predicated. Rule 6. Do not send away the naked, the hungry, the thirsty or the sick or those who are held captive. Also this scripture about the talents: 29. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. I also thought this was important to note: Brigham Young said. "...if we are the people of God, we are to be the richest people on the earth....I am ashamed to see the poverty that exists among the Latter-day Saints. They ought to be worth millions and millions." JD 17:43-44 I think that money does not buy happiness, but what can bring happiness is a life of helping others, personal learning and progression, and creating something meaningful that will help others. This is what I enjoyed about the Life Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness article: "finding the Hero’s Journey you were meant to live requires you to lose your preoccupation with yourself. There are at least four ways to do this: First in overcoming challenges; then in relationship; next in gratitude; and finally, by connecting to the transcendent." "A calling is finding that special place where your most precious gifts allow you to do something you love, in service to others, in a way that changes the world." “How can I create something meaningful for others?” is the right question because it helps others and will change you in a profound way." (LLPH - Actonfoundation.org)