The concept I enjoyed the most in this week’s reading was to be careful who you take on the journey with you. The readings and videos emphasized many characteristics of a desirable companion; loyal, not afraid to share their true thoughts, honest, diligent, and willing to stand by your side no matter what. I have… Read More B 183 Week 10

In my B 211 Business Fundementals course I had the opportunity to read “Good to Great”. I was pleasantly surprised by the findings of Jim Collin’s ten year study of successful businesses. It reaffirmed my personal belief that the good guy really does come out on top. Most surprising to me was the most successful… Read More B 183 Week 9

Adversity. Trials. Loss. Difficulty. All are a natural part of life and entrepreneurship. This morning I googled “Taylor Richards” after watching his video in this lesson to find out more about him. A Deseret News article popped up about a young father with the same name. This man had overcome a serious addiction to alcohol… Read More B 183 Week 8

I have been a fan of Steven Covey’s 7 Habits for many years though I have not fully implemented his principles. As I read through the summary, I was once again struck by the principle that a person must first achieve private victories. Much of that practice is about changing our paradigms, our views of… Read More B 183 Week 7

Some of this week’s readings were a bit difficult to stay focused on but each had some very interesting principles. I enjoyed “The Entrepreneur and the Family”. It was short and to the point but very inspiring and insightful. I have such respect for successful people who are disciplined enough to create and maintain family… Read More B 183 Week 6

For this week’s post I decided to share my notes of my personal highlights from the readings and videos. Elder Faust: “I draw from his experience some of the things you can learn that would bring opportunities and blessings to you: How to organize and use time wisely The importance of hard work—that you reap… Read More B183 Week 5

How will you measure your life? Quite a question I would say! In the readings this week we explored the gospel perspective on this as well as the thoughts of a few successful business people. In reading chapters 7-9 of The Ministry of Business, I found my favorite chapter yet, The Personal Constitution. I think… Read More Week 4 – B 183

The readings this week (and the videos) began to give some very specific things that a  entrepreneur can do to be successful. I loved James Ritchie’s experience with Elder Haight and the way that he was able to come up with The Formula. I am a list girl and I love to have things written out… Read More Week 3 – Ethics