Jordan's Entrepreneurial Journal

  Lessons Learned This week the concept of finding your calling really hit hard for me. As I began reading Launching Leaders and read “What’s your calling” something that I couldn’t stop thinking about was how we define ourselves. I know a lot of people who really define themselves by their jobs. As I read Steven Hiz’s experience being voted out of his position in a company he spent over 2 decades building from the ground up it made me think about where I spend my time and what things I might consider my calling in life. I’ve always been aware of the time we spend working in life. Statistically, it makes up over ⅓ of our entire life, and that’s if you’re lucky. I’ve worked jobs where I poured my heart and soul into the role and been promoted and lost time with my family, lost service opportunities and when It was time to leave or in some cases, when I was let go, all I had to show for it was lost time. These things just really helped me understand how important finding your calling...

Lessons Learned Being faithful is good, but it’s better to be faithful and competent. There isn’t anything virtuous about walking through life ignorant of the things around you. Becoming the most competent disciples we can require us to academically avoid the path of least resistance. I’m not sure I agree with Elder Bednar’s thoughts on avoiding the “what do I need to do to get an A” since professional clients will give you the scope all the time, but that doesn’t mean you can’t exceed the expectations of the scope.  Lessons Not Yet Learned The “Stars and Stepping Stones” concept was a little confusing for me. I read over it a few times but what I originally saw as the end of the entrepreneurship journey seems more like a reflection on the path to get there. I will need to take a “step” back on this one a little and ponder on it through the next couple of days. Personal Thoughts & Impressions The videos this week really hit me personally as someone who already has a small passi...