In D&C 130:18, we read, “Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.” We are on this Earth to learn and all of our experiences in our life are part of our process of becoming like our Heavenly Father. The journey of the entrepreneur mirrors much of what we are striving to do in our life. An entrepreneur seeks mentors and experiences that help him discover and build talents. They have goals that they are moving toward and they seek business experiences and products that build up and help their customers and employees. Entrepreneurs seek to master a skill through practice and perseverance. In seeking growth in their careers, entrepreneurs are also attaining intelligence that will rise with them. To this end, we need to be prayerful and considerate when choosing our journeys. This course has had amazing talks and devotionals given by great leaders who are eager to share how we can best set a course that will develop our best selves.
In
this course we read, “Our Whole Soul as
an Offering to Him” by Elder David A. Bednar. I have read this several
times now and it has become one of my favorite messages. Elder Bednar counseled his students at Rick’s
college to “use your academic opportunities to the fullest and to avoid at all
costs the academic path of least resistance.” Yes, there is a temptation to hurry through
your college experience, be finished and hurry to the next thing but this
counsel also applies to your responsibilities at church or in our desire to
successful in our careers. We have this aversion
to things that are challenging and make us change. It is the nature of man to avoid situations
that make us uncomfortable. We need to
remember the larger truth, that we are here to become more like our Father in
Heaven. We need to become adaptive and grow. Elder Bednar teaches, “A
disciplined and educated mind is a tool for reasoning and inquiring and
evaluating and discerning. …These abilities are essential skills for a spiritual,
happy, and productive life. More importantly, the combination of spiritual
strength and mental capacity provides the means whereby we can act for
ourselves rather than be acted upon”.
This final thought, “act for ourselves rather than be acted upon” sums
up the goal of the entrepreneur.
Each
of us have the opportunity to live an entrepreneurial life in our own
families. When we marry, we are creating
a new enterprise. In fact, we want to
make sure that we are seeing a great business partner who compliments us before
we start. The principles that create successful
businesses create successful families.
In every lecture that I listened to and in everything that I read this
semester, I would try and substitute the name “The Webb Family” for company or entrepreneur. In doing this, I learned things in a
different way that will bless the culture and health of the organization that I
am running. I want to create a family
that is able to “act for ourselves rather than be acted upon,” and I want to all
the members of my organization to be capable servants of our Heavenly Father.
I have loved this class so much! Thank you!
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