Celebrate your Life! W14 Last Week :(

Last Week of our Entrepreneurial Course L

Well it sure has been a great journey with lots of learning which, it’s time to put into practice!

One of the things that have stuck to my mind throughout this course is these words: “Never give up”. Being an entrepreneur is not easy, but it is achievable!

How can we be successful?

One of our lessons that we had in this course, was to be an Honest Entrepreneur. I tell you the same, being Honest is a big word; from this you can gain confidence from people, both customers and co-workers. Don’t steal ideas from your co-workers; share instead ways to improve their ideas.

Another thing that can make us successful is balancing our lives with our jobs and family. We all know that a family is given to us in order to give and receive support both ways. Take the time to spend with them, enjoy being with them. Plus, this is a way you can relax from the pressure you may have at work. My family is very loving and caring when it comes to supporting in something we have to at work. I have an entrepreneurial father and mother, they each support each other, and they try to involve us as kids in their business so that we know how to run the company ourselves. They are always creating ways for us to be self-reliant.

Don’t ever stop Dreaming! God has given us all talents for us to find and use them. Search for ways to improve your abilities and always think of other. Think about what are people’s needs? Are they things that you’ve always dreamt of? Is there something else I can do for people? These are questions that I’ve made to myself every time I see someone’s need. I would like my company to suit people’s needs. Dream Big Dreams!

Never stop being thankful! We have become great leaders and great entrepreneurs because of our Creator. Always be thankful to God and always share how grateful you are with him for given you talents and giving you intelligence to be able to create things that people need.

Last, enjoy what you do and don’t do it because “you have to”, but because you enjoy doing what you doing it! Being an entrepreneur does not have to be a burden for you, but something that you will be excited for every time you start a new week!

I really enjoyed this course, since it sure was a big open-eye for my future goals!

W13 A Journey of Gratitude

Let's give our gratitude to those who have helped us to become who we are now:


A church leader in one of our readings this week, taught us the following quote:
"Mother, who willingly made that personal journey into the valley of the shadow of death to take us by the hand and introduce us to birth—even to mortal life—deserves our undying gratitude. One writer summed up our love for mother when he declared, “God could not be everywhere, and so He gave us mothers.” [Pre. Monson]
I sure agree with him, God and his son Jesus Christ are the main people we should give our gratitude to, but next to them we have our parents, mother's specially. 
Being an entrepreneur we need to think about who has helped us throughout our journey through success, we think about teachers giving us classed of success, counselors, priests, family members, etc. We could not have done it without their help.

We got to the top thanks to their teachings and advices. I remember my very first teacher when I arrived to the United States, I had not one single word in English, and she didn’t either with Spanish. There was no way of communicating verbally so she would speak and point to things so that I would understand, and look at me now, writing blogs in English J. I am very grateful with her patience.

Each of us should always think of someone that has made a difference in our lives, that person earns respect and love for their patience.

I enjoyed this week, at the same time, I have learned many things, but enjoyed this journey through this course!

Becoming a Changemaker W12

This course is almost coming to an end. It's sad, but there is a lot that I've learned about, especially this week. Becoming a change maker: Jesus was someone that will always watch out for his people and others that did not follow him, he made a change in the world. 

This week I've learned from Google professionals that we can all make a difference in the world and make our entrepreneurism a better solution to all humankind. Big companies like Nike, Google, Apple, etc., have motivated people with their motto.

When we think of becoming an entrepreneur, we need to thing in changing the world, in understanding people’s needs and make it a necessity to buy your product. Great church leaders have taught us to never give up in pursuing our dreams, but most of all to help others and think on Jesus, what would he do?

I’ve always wanted to make a difference in my community, starting with my family, that is why I decided to serve a mission and help others that needed spiritual help, there are people that are ill, but have a great heart and hope that someday they will get heal. Becoming an entrepreneur can help our lives and the lives of others, but if we put God first.

Measuring the Cost: Life Balance W11

Life balance!

This week has been great in learning how to balance your life as an entrepreneur. We had a few case studies about managing work vs. family. One was about your daughter’s recital vs. having your largest customer calling you for an emergency and would not want anyone else to be there but you. It puts you to think because as an entrepreneur: customer satisfaction comes first, but when your family is involved in your daily tasks, what would you chose? In my opinion, family comes first since God has stablished it like that, where we have made covenants to have an eternal family. Now, customers as well are someone that are providing us money in order to bring food to the table. It is just a matter of balancing priorities and making right decision at the moment.

We learned from an Entrepreneur this: “Pay attention to what’s important” – Randy Kosimar, as he states also, “being a CEO, is hard to keep a balance”. But, as we also reviewed this week in another motivating entrepreneur, Corey Bell, “Everything is possible if you want it!” So, there are many life balancing experiences throughout our entrepreneur life, it’s on us to make the right decision at the right time.

What a great lesson we have learned this week. Now, time to put it into practice.

Draming Big Dreams W10

This week has been great as the past weeks, but there is something particular about this week: Dreaming Big Dream!

For the past two weeks, we've been preparing ourselves to have an interview with an entrepreneur. This week I had the chance to interview my own father, who has been an entrepreneur almost all his life. I learned that I needed to dream big and never stop dreaming, always pursue our dreams.

In order to be an entrepreneur, I need to have values, have a background that’s suitable for what I want to do.

From a video we watched this week, Kathy Huber, which is an entrepreneur had some difficulties being the minority among men. What did this mean, sometimes, we have to be good at something to stick out and get away for the stereotyping. Some industries may not be for a particular gender, if there are a few of our kind, we need to dream big and succeed showing people that we can do the job.

Other video we watched was about Googlers having their time during work to be able to create something and input it into Google. I feel a big company that allows employees to express their ideas, is a company that will have success.

I really enjoyed this week!

DISCIPLE LEADERSHIP W9

This week I’ve learned about being a leader. From when I started a program (Pathway) that got me into BYU-I, I learned to be a leader a few times I had to teach the class. I know that being in BYU-I, I can get to be a leader, since it is a Disciple Preparation Center.  Throughout my life I’ve been put into positions of leadership, at church I’ve worked with young women that are in need of help. It was once promised to me that if I help the youth of the world many blessings would come to my life. I know it’s true, and that promises do exist when you do what the Lord commands.

In a company being a leader does not imply to tell your workers what to do, a great leader is the one that will sit and teach workers how to do the things to be a successful company. I learned this week that big companies like a well-recognized company like Gillette has been successful because it has 3 things: Disciplined People, Disciplined Thought, and Discipline Action. We can learn and put into practice in order to succeed we can apply these 3 key points.

I am grateful for each opportunity we get in our life to help other and find rescue in other’s words. 

Overcoming Challenges W8

As always, every week there is something new to learn. This week, I’ve learned a lot about overcoming challenge as an entrepreneur. One of the leaders from our church has taught us to never give up, to always keep walking forward, because there are good things to come.

I know that as an entrepreneur, there is going to be rough times, there is going to be ups and downs along the road. There will be times when your car will be broken along the side of the road, but as you walk forward looking for help, you will receive answers if you have a goal set in mind.

Being an entrepreneur will not be easy, but it is never impossible. If you have your mind set on a goal, long term or short term, and do not deviate from the path, you will achieve everything. I have always learned from my parents that the path is not always easy, but once you reach the goal, and turn back to look at everything you have overcome along the way, it will be worth it, because it is your win not anybody else’s.

Always count on the Lord’s help, he will always be there in times of affliction, wins, and disappointments.