My Entrepreneurial Notes

Randy Pausch was always dreaming as a child. He achieved many of his childhood dreams because he was tenacious. When he applied for his dream job at Disney and was told no, he didn't give up. Instead he saw it as an opportunity to gain more experience and prove to Disney and others how hard he was willing to work for what he wanted. It is easy to get discouraged when told no, but discouragement doesn't lead to growth. Randy chose to look at the answer no in an optimistic way. He said, "experience is what you get when you don't get what you want."  His parents played a role in helping him achieve his goals by encouraging his creativity. They could have painted over the math equations he wrote on his bedroom walls, but they let him express himself in a way that allowed him to dream big. He encouraged parents to value their children's creativity by allowing them to draw on their walls. As a parent myself, I love the idea of giving my kids creative space to drea...

On Monday I started Fall classes at BYU-Idaho. I decided recently to return to school to earn a degree in Business Management. I have never before taken a single business class, so I was extremely nervous Sunday evening. I wondered if I would completely fail or end up bored out of my mind. Neither of these has happened and my anxiety has been replaced with excitement. I have barely scratched the surface and have already gained a bit of confidence and learned valuable lessons. I read part of a book titled, The Start-Up of You, by Reid Hoffman and learned a principle I can apply to a challenge I have faced. I took these notes: Risk:   We tend to overestimate it   Uncertainty is not the same as risk   I can become risk resilient   Evaluate the worst-case scenario when deciding if a risk is worth taking Understanding risk this way has completely opened up new possibilities for my family. My husband, Jason, and I have wanted to buy rental properties in our a...