Week 13: 3/29 - 4/4

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Week 13: March 29 – April 4

 

An Attitude of Gratitude Thomas S. Monson (my favorite)

Tells story of ten lepers and 1 was grateful

Popular refrain from the 1940s

Accentuate the positive;

Eliminate the negative.

Latch on to the affirmative;

Don’t mess with Mr. In-between.

 

Gratitude List:

1.       Mothers

2.       Fathers

3.       Teachers

4.       Friends

5.       Country

6.       Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

 

Identifying and Exploiting the Right Entrepreneurial Activity...for You


I’m a sucker for a good worksheet: 



Walden: Henry Thoreau Quote

“I learned this . . . that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet a success unexpected in the common hours. . . . If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them.”


 

Read parts 1, 2.1, and 2.2 of Recognizing and Shaping Opportunities

I like this statement: “set [yourself] up to be lucky. We must prepare our minds to recognize and create new ideas and then to shape them into opportunities.” 

It is inspiring to think that anyone can be an entrepreneur, but they just need to work towards it.

The first step is Coming up with an idea

Henry Ford once said, “If I’d asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me, ‘A faster horse!’” People don’t know what they want until you show it to them.

Henry Ford was unsuccessful at the age of 40 and was a millionaire by 50 after launching Ford Motor Company. It is never too late to start with your dreams.


2.1.3: Evan Williams: From the Farm to Social Media

“I shouldn’t have tried to [launch a business] without working in one first. I learned basic things like how to run a meeting and how to develop software.” I like this advice. Sometimes we need to learn at the Master’s feet before we try to do our own thing.


2.2: Recognizing Opportunities

2 forms of thinking: Both are necessary for entrepreneurs

1.       Intuitive (gut) thinking: creative, associative, and fast

2.       Analytical thinking: controlled, rational, and relatively slow

 

Paths to an Entrepreneurial Career


I found it interesting that he encouraged us to start working with a big company and learn from them. Don’t reinvent the wheel. First, learn to make the current wheel and then redesign something to make life better.

 

Avoid the Wrong Job

-            Don’t do things because you think it’s what other people want you to do.

-            Pick something you think is fun, that you’re going to enjoy

-            You don’t have to choose a career now – or ever

-            Be a generalist – if you specialize, then it might make you obsolete

-            Take advantage of opportunities when they come up

 

Acton Hero Larry North

The Great North American Slim Down show – plus gyms

If you find good mentors, latch on and absorb as much as you can

You learn more from failure than success, but try not to fail too often

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