Intro to Entrepreneurship Week 2

This week has been inspiring. It makes me believe that I can do this. I guess "this" is life.

One thing that has really been brought to my attention is the lack of focus my life has had. I've never really searched out decisions and choices. I've gone with how I "felt" at the time. Did this feel right? Did I get a bad feeling? I didn't kneel down and pray about what to do. I see that I need some direction for my life so that I can make something more of myself. The first chapter in "Ministry of Business" was about divine guidance. I need to learn a few lessons from him about seeking out that guidance instead of going with the flow.

In the Stars and Steppingstones assignment I came to realize that being a mother is my biggest calling. I've been a mom for 23 years and still have a 7 year old in the house. I'll be a hands on mother for a long time still. Through these exercises in this Entrepreneur class I see that I can learn to be a better mom along with learning how to financially support them at the same time.

In making the Bucket List I came across many things I really, really want to do. I put down some fun things that I'd like to happen. Now as I think about things or read or watch a program, I think about bucket lists and items that could go on them. I don't think I'd ever put "Save a life" on my bucket list but some people do. I guess I should stare fear in the face and put more items on it that are harder than what I put. Some items were very hard for me to put down and put out there publicly. This assignment was hard but the day after I finished it I was wishing for more blanks to fill in.

Why do you think Randy Pausch was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams?

I think he was able to accomplish this by being alert to what he wanted and found ways to make them happen. He knew he couldn't jump from Step 1 to Success in that one step. He took little steps to get him to his goals. He also made them doable. He didn't want to "be Captain Kirk" but to meet him. That is a very important distinction. 

Do you feel that dreaming is important? Why or why not?

Dreaming is absolutely important. I think visualizing what you want puts the image in your brain and it subconsciously helps it happen. I think that's they Dream Boards work. 

Discuss at least one of your childhood dreams. Explain why you believe you can or cannot achieve this dream.

I thought about childhood dreams and all I remember doing was reading and holding babies. I guess that I made that dream come true by having 9 babies myself. I still long to volunteer in a NICU and hold babies there and step in for those moms that have to work and leave their babies in the hospital or even abandoned babies. It will not happen while I am in school or have little ones myself but it is a possibility in the future.