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May 25^th 2018

            Just finishing my assignment for my interview plans got me thinking about the mentors I have in my life and who else I would like to be a mentor in my life. There are a few people who I see as true inspirations but for some reason I have never reached out to them. There are a few people who I have reached out to in the past but haven’t kept up with. I think that I need to change this. Because of where I want to go with my life I need many connections especially within the education and entrepreneurial world.

            This week has been crazy for me but also rewarding. Knowing what I want with my life and where I want to be in a few years I have to be strictly dedicated to my work and education. I’m 18 years old and already a sophomore in college which seems crazy to me. I’ve been learning how to juggle relationships, education, religion, work and fun, and I’ve frankly felt as if I’ve been failing miserably. I’ve taken on a lot and am being pushed to my limit. But this class has helped me see things from a different view. Entrepreneurs need to know how to work hard under pressure and at the limit of their capacity. There has been thing after thing that I thought might push me over the edge. But I received an email from my business professor that seemed to lighten my mood just enough for me to get the courage to push through again. I’ve worked hard to be where I am and often feel as if no one sees the work I put in or the things that I give up. I know that my professor doesn’t know exactly what things in my life I’ve given up to be where I am, but just knowing that someone appreciates the work means a lot.

The things I learn in the class are important to me and I’ve already begun to put them into practice. I keep thinking about the Acton Hero of this week who said that being positive is what got him through. We need to be positive in our ventures and look for the things that are going right. Life is hard, we’ve seen that in the lives of those we’ve read about and within our own lives. But if we keep a positive and forward outlook on life things tend to work out. I haven’t been sure how I was going to afford college but recently received a scholarship and reading and listening to everything from this class about budgeting has pushed me to look more closely at my own financial situation. I’ve learned to trust my gut in going for the things I want even when it seems impossible to attain it. Things have always worked out when I follow what I know to be right. I was going to say I don’t know how but I do. God is directing my path and he knows it better then I do.

I’ve started to realize that being an entrepreneur truly is what I want to do with my life. I don’t want to open franchises or start up a bunch of businesses. But I do want to do something that no one has yet succeeded in doing. I want to start a school and every time I tell someone that they ask if I want to be the principal of a school and I’ve realized that I don’t. I want to orchestrate the school from the point of view of an entrepreneur. I plan on finding people who can fill the roles in the school that I cannot. I have a dream and a vision and I plan to see it through to fruition but I do not plan on doing it alone. That is what I am beginning to see being an entrepreneur as, gathering a team of people together who can accomplish what you alone cannot.

Update on my $100 challenge project. I haven’t made much progress this week but plan on looking at materials next week and figuring out a design.