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June 2^nd 2018

            This week has been crazy! With a holiday on Monday and my school week ending on Thursday you would think I’d have more time to get homework done with fewer classes to attend. But somehow this week seemed more packed then most. More than anything I feel as if this class is forcing me to figure out better scheduling and time management. But there were a few things from class this week that struck me. First, that I’ve no idea how to make an elevator pitch and I hate boring videos. Second, that I need to figure out how to manage my time a bit better cause its getting away from me. Third, from the video we watched it got me thinking about how much I believe in the company I want to build. You have to commit to your company and believe that what your offering the world is worth it. Oddly enough I watched a movie the other night that had the same principle where the CEO of the company didn’t really believe in the product but the person under him who created the product believed full heartedly. In the end the creator of the product convinces the CEO that it can’t be all about the money or the customers won’t buy it and is proven to be right. My point being that a successful company isn’t all about what the customer would want but a lot of it is in the owner believing in its success and worth.

            Alright on to what else I’ve learned this week. This wasn’t from the class but I’m going to put it in here anyway. I recently heard someone talk about the Jaredites and the brother of Jared and that whole story. He was saying how we don’t write in our journals the way that we should. Because we put the answers to things but not the questions. He laid out the issues that the Brother of Jared brought before the Lord about his boat. First, how would they steer? And God replied that he’d take care of it. So when and how does the Lord direct your life? Second, how would they breath? And God laid out exactly how to cut holes in the boat for air. When does the Lord lay out a plan for you to follow? Third, how could they see? And God told them two things he couldn’t do, he couldn’t build a fire, and couldn’t put in windows and then he left it up to him to figure it out. So when does the Lord give you boundaries and say figure it out? I think these three ways of revelation or important to remember especially as an entrepreneur. Sometimes God will take care of it, sometimes he’ll tell you exactly how to do it and other times he’ll say figure it out. It’s up to us to ask though.

            My $100 dollar Challenge is struggling. I said I’d talk with my friend and I didn’t. I started my elevator pitch and it… well it wasn’t what I wanted it to be and I got a little stuck trying to make it what I wanted it. But we are continuing with the idea and I’ll update you more next week.