Pursuing Passion

Week #3 2019 The readings this week were very inspiring; I loved the focus on honesty and integrity! The readings spurred much desire within me to change my ways and to become better at living the commandment, "Thou shalt not lie". I realized that I lie to myself. I lie to myself by saying things that are very self-critical, and I lie to myself when I try to ignore what I am truly thinking and feeling, which gives the impression to my own brain that I am not caring about myself and that I am an enemy to myself rather than a friend. For example, I suffer from some physical and mental health issues and they hurt very much most of the time; however, in an effort to feel and act more positively, I lie to myself and tell myself that I am fine when I actually feel like writhing. Because of this lying to myself, I wind up lying to others about how I am doing, which causes other people to think I am fine, and then I do not get the support I so desire. As I lie to myself, I think th...

January 18, 2019-Second Blog Post I believe Rand Pausch was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams because he never pitied himself; he never acted as or saw himself as a victim, and was thereby better able to pursue his dreams and to believe in his own ability to accomplish. He knew it was all on him to make everything happen; he took responsibility for himself and the outcomes for his life. Once he did that, he was better able to see life as something that you make for yourself, and since he had high desires for his life, he pursued the good. He took the situation, circumstances, and cards he had been dealt, and he worked from there, never looking back or focusing on what he didn't have. I feel that dreaming is very important. A dream is a goal that is greatly desired, something in which we feel a passion to pursue. We all know the importance of a goal, right? Goals help us to be meaningful in our actions to get us to where we want to be and go. When we have drea...

January 12, 2019-First Blog Post Lessons Learned: I loved the readings this week! In the readings, I loved the things that were mentioned that entrepreneurs must do/learn, such as: accept that life is hard and seldom fair, know that you must persevere to develop the habits and character that will determine your destiny, understand that choosing doesn’t mean you are in control, that real entrepreneurs learn to fail quickly, cheaply, and often, and find the right fellow travelers, because you will tend to become like those who surround you. These affected me the most because I feel that once these things are accepted and implemented, the potential and opportunities for success are great and endless; they provide the framework and foundation for becoming a wonderful and marvelously successful entrepreneur. Not only for becoming a great entrepreneur, but also for becoming great at anything in life. No matter what passions or purposes we choose to pursue in this life, these things will b...