Entrepreneur Journal Entry #2 | 4/27/21 | Mecina Juhasz

Lessons I Have Learned:

I really enjoyed the reading material this week, especially the article, "What is Your Calling in Life?" by Jeffrey Thompson. One of the fallacies listed was that your "calling" doesn't have to be the same thing as your job. I think I knew this logically, but reading it again felt profound. In college, everyone is always talking about what they're majoring in and what career they want. Many college students want to feel like they're doing something meaningful with their life. They think, 'I could become a doctor that saves lives" or "I could become a scientist that makes incredible discoveries" and so forth. Of course, all those careers certainly make a difference but often people don't find their interests or skillset lie in those careers. College students especially don't know what they're doing and change their majors often until they settle on one that they either like or don't dislike as much as the others. As for me, I have no idea what God wants me to do, and I don't know what I want to do, so it was a fresh reminder that maybe my life mission may not be connected to what I study in college. Doubtless it would help if I knew my purpose, but until then it's a relief to know that it may not be connected to my work. 

Lessons I Am Still Learning:

I'm still learning how to get over my fear of failure. I would say that my fear of failure is almost as debilitating, if not more so, than my lack of self-discipline. I didn't realize this trait about myself until a few years ago. I am prone to want to quit after my first setback. For example if I know I'm going to be late to an event because I failed to get up on time, I get the urge to just give up and run away from facing the acknowledgment of my failure. It also makes me hesitant to try things that I think I'll fail. Now that I'm aware of this weakness, I'm working to overcome it.