So You Want to be an Entrepreneur?
If I had to answer this question right now, the answer would be, "No". I have never really been interested in owning my own company. I started my education with accounting in mind. The only business degree that BYUI offers is one with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. I've actually put off taking classes geared toward entrepreneurship in the hopes that they would make some other choices available. Seeing as how I'm a senior, I figured that I should just get going on them.
In the article that we read this week, it says that there are 3 things you need to be able to start a successful business. They are having industry knowledge, knowing how to run the daily activities of a business, and being able to raise capital. I think that I could figure out how to run a business and come up with capital, but I'm unsure what industry that I would consider myself knowledgeable enough to feel secure about starting my own business.
I liked how someone mentioned that most people don't graduate and then go start a company right away. They go find a job that gives them experiences and helps them make connections. It made me feel more confident that this degree could still be beneficial even though my goals may not be the same as some of my fellow students. I've enjoyed the materials that we've covered so far and feel like they are helping me develop new skills that I could use in a broad range of ways.
I've also been reading the book, Mastery, The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment. George Leonard says, "Every time we spend money, we make a statement about what we value." I couldn't agree with this more. I see so many people spending frivolous amounts of money own keeping up appearances. I feel like this is something that I am on the road to mastering. I am conscientious about what I spend my money on. I don't ever feel pressured into buying stuff for my kids just because everyone else has one.
There are plenty of other areas where I know that I need improvement on. I hope that this book has some good insights that I can apply to areas in my life where I feel like I am constantly struggling. I don't see myself clearly in the category of the dabbler, the obsessive, or the hacker, but I can see how I am similar to each of those in different areas of my life.
In the article that we read this week, it says that there are 3 things you need to be able to start a successful business. They are having industry knowledge, knowing how to run the daily activities of a business, and being able to raise capital. I think that I could figure out how to run a business and come up with capital, but I'm unsure what industry that I would consider myself knowledgeable enough to feel secure about starting my own business.
I liked how someone mentioned that most people don't graduate and then go start a company right away. They go find a job that gives them experiences and helps them make connections. It made me feel more confident that this degree could still be beneficial even though my goals may not be the same as some of my fellow students. I've enjoyed the materials that we've covered so far and feel like they are helping me develop new skills that I could use in a broad range of ways.
I've also been reading the book, Mastery, The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment. George Leonard says, "Every time we spend money, we make a statement about what we value." I couldn't agree with this more. I see so many people spending frivolous amounts of money own keeping up appearances. I feel like this is something that I am on the road to mastering. I am conscientious about what I spend my money on. I don't ever feel pressured into buying stuff for my kids just because everyone else has one.
There are plenty of other areas where I know that I need improvement on. I hope that this book has some good insights that I can apply to areas in my life where I feel like I am constantly struggling. I don't see myself clearly in the category of the dabbler, the obsessive, or the hacker, but I can see how I am similar to each of those in different areas of my life.
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