Last words.....


If I had one last chance to tell someone about what I have learned, and what matters most in beginning a journey to be an entrepreneur. I think I would sum it up with, what do you think of yourself?

I'm not saying how do you perceive yourself, or what do others think about you, but if you were all alone in a room, and you looked deep inside what would you see.

Maxwell Maltz once said "Our self image, strongly held, essentially determine what we become."
If we know who we are and what makes us and everyone around us truly divine in nature. We can be what we are destine to be. We don't need the success of having our own business to be fulfilled or happy. We don't need to be our own boss to enjoy our work. What we need in understanding of what is important, and then make that happen.

There three question to ask one's self:

1). What matters most.
This could be family, God, spouse, and even opportunity. Whatever it is put that on the top of things you will not be willing to compromise.

2). What am I willing to sacrifice:
If you want you spouse to come first maybe you won't work those long hours and won't be able to do the business you want to do.

3). When I am dead what did I do:
This question can be tricky, but what do you want to be remembered for in life, and who do you want to remember you/

I will end with this. Life is hard! Anything worth having is not just given to you. you must work to achieve what ever that achievement is work is the answer. Everyday you have a choice and that choice can shape what you are. Brenna Smith said "You are determining your future everyday. Will the decisions you make lead you closer to the person you want to be tomorrow." So what ever comes you way don't give up! Don't ever give up. It's always worth the fight.

As I reflected on what I would write this week my thoughts turned to the old adage "The past is behind us; learn from it." I would add to this "and be thankful."

I think as in life, school, work, and family. We should look fondly on what we have learned and be grateful for our time in the past, as we look towered are future. Being grateful for what we have and what got us there is a characteristic that can shape our lives for the better. It can help us make good decisions in work and everyday life. If we understand that we are blessed this can bring about humility, which can be one of our greatest assets in what we can achieve going forward. if we are not grateful we can become cynical and a sense of entitlement can take over. Then we are like salt that has lost it's savor and are good for nothing.

Some may look at humility and a thankful heart as weakness. There can be a thought that to make it big you need to take no prisoners and be a shark, but I will say there is a fine line in being driven and successful to being so driven that you become a criminal. Not just in a legal sense, but you may rob others and yourself of what is most important.