Week 14: The Last Lecture

These past 14 weeks have come and gone in a blink of an eye and I can definitely say that I have come out more knowledgeable and even a better idea of who I want to be as an entrepreneur. I feel like when we are all little we all have that great entrepreneur spirit and try to find things we can sell, even though those items may not be ours, but we go searching for those items and the people who will purchase them or at least see our business plan. Even today we can drive down the road and see children selling lemonade in the summer and hot chocolate and donuts in the winter. But somewhere along the way we lose that spirit or we get discouraged and then got too scared to even try to accomplish our dreams as adults. There are those who have been able to accomplish their goals and then lost their way or who they were before they tasted success. In a blink of an eye all the money and success that is accomplished can come and go. All of it can have no meaning to us if we also lose those who we love, care for, and helped us stay true to ourselves and our goals. You need to decide right now who you are, what you are willing to do, what you are not willing to do and who you want in your circle. Once you can answer these questions it all needs to be written down, so when there is a point in your journey where there is a road block or a path that may seem questionable, you would already know the answer and what path to take. Once this is accomplished also remember to not have dollar signs in your eyes or assume that you will be rich in months because that will not happen. It can take years of dedication and loss before money is coming in and even a few more to feel secure.

 But most of all don’t forget to lead by example, lead by vision, and lead with love. As future entrepreneurs we will be leaders and as leaders we need to serve others in life, callings, and in our families. We are to lead as Christ lead and that was by lifting, building, and inspiring through kindness, love, and unselfish devotion. As President Kim B. Clark said in his talk, Leadership with a small “L”, we need to answer the call to be a disciple-leader and lead with a small “L”.