Entrepreneurial Weekly Journal

This week in class one of the videos we watched was Randy Pausch's Last Lecture. R andy Pausch was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams because he worked hard and lived his life. He said, "Life is not how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life & karma will take care of itself. Your dreams will come to you." Another quote that I really liked from Randy Pausch was the quote, “Brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how badly we want things.” He talked about how his childhood dream was to work for Disney, and when he got out of college he applied right away to Disney, and they politely told him no. Some people would be discouraged by that, but not Randy. That brick wall did not stop him. Later in life he helped design a roller coaster for Disney. His childhood dream did come true. I feel that dreaming is important because it affects the goals that you make, it effects the choices you make and the direction your life goes. Dr...

What did you learn from this week’s readings and videos?  In class this week we watched several videos. I loved the video of President Hinckley's address to BYU-Idaho students in 2002 . It was just what I needed to hear as I start my first year of college.  He said, "Now be faithful. Be true. Go forward. Be ambitious. Don’t short circuits yourself. Don’t stop now. Keep going. Keep going. Educate your minds. And your spirits and never lose sight of the fact that you’re a child of God with a divine destiny and capable of doing great and good and wonderful things. Don’t sell yourself short. Don’t cheapen yourselves, you know who you are. You that you are a child of God and that your Heavenly Father expects something great and noble and good of each of you. The lord bless you my dear young friends. As I look into your faces I see the future. Keep the faith. You’ll marry. You’ll have children. You’ll have grandchildren. You go out and do the work of this world. Maintain your integr...