Shades of Mint

 This week, the readings were about self-mastery, creating a good lifestyle and surrounding yourself with good friends. Creating daily habits that push you to be productive and happy creates a lifestyle that leads to success.   Habits like going to bed and waking up early, working hard, and taking care of yourself all contribute to create the maximum amount of energy and productivity needed to pursue an entrepreneurial lifestyle. entrepreneurs have to put in a lot of time, energy and work and it can be very taxing on one's mental and physical health. Along with that is keeping your priorities straight.  Also, one big key to finding success is to find the niche where you excel at. It doesn't have to be anything grand, but it should be something that you are good and and enjoy doing.  Things I have learned: Your choice in friends is very important. There are studies that show that you are heavily influenced by the 5 people who surround you the most. I have seen th...

 Today for my journal entry, I wanted to cover a few things that stood out to me as I read about various entrepreneurs and considered the question of whether entrepreneurs are born, not made. Personally, I think that entrepreneurs are made, but some people are born with skills that make it easier for them to succeed down that path. They have a knack for leadership, working with people, or naturally have a good work ethic. One person in particular that I like to point to when it comes to a good work ethic is Thomas Jefferson. I have always admired his work ethic. He never allowed himself to relax and have fun, even when he was old and finally decided to play some card games he feel guilty about doing so. He was so on top of his work that he gained a very good reputation and it paid off. He invented so many things that helped others and started many successful businesses but never took the credit for them.  Lessons I have learned: You are in charge of your own success. The chanc...

 This past week in class we did a case study. It was intriguing to see the examples and what the business manager did to save the business. It was an interesting mental exercise to guess what I would've done in that situation.  We also read a lot about habits, and lots about the little things making a difference. That is something I realized the hard way, that often the biggest changes come from little consistent efforts every day. This actually goes against my nature- I'm the type that likes to get things over with in a big flash, I don't like having to do the little things day in and day out.  One thing that I remembered learning before, and was reminded of when I read Chapter 8 of the Hero's Journey, is that your greatest moments won't be on the day you receive the prize, it'll be on the hardest day when you are spent and feel like giving up. When you push through those days, those are your greatest moment's.  Lessons I have learned: Habits can make you o...

  This past week, we discussed being ethical, having integrity and staying true to your convictions. I have already decided that these things are important to me and it was nice to recap them. I especially enjoyed the talk, Making a Living and a Life by Lynn G. Robbins. It demonstrated the different types of businesses and what their priorities were. The very top tier businesses had their customers as their highest priority, and making money second. I want whatever business I run or work for to be one of those businesses.  I also was reminded of an experience I had within the last six months of working for a warehouse. My supervisors are very nice, good people and I never said anything about them swearing around me. Not long after working there, they began apologizing and trying to avoid cussing around me. I was honestly so surprised the first time my supervisor apologized for swearing that I didn't respond. I didn't expect them to do that so I was very touched.  Things I...