Week Three


   5/11/24

Entrepreneur Journal

-Week Three-

    Lessons Learned 

This week I enjoyed the videos given for studying and pondering. One that I found particularly interesting was one where the speaker spoke of the early days of his first business and how he adapted his family life to it. He described having his family visit him at work so that he could spend time with his wife and kids but also be productive and teach his children the value of hard and consistent work. Overall, I enjoyed the deep dive into ethics that we took this week and I found it very informational. 

 Lessons not yet learned 

A few things that I am looking forward to experiencing or learning in this class are about the early days in a new business. I feel like we hear so many stories of others and the early days of their businesses. One example is Elon Musk talking about long 18-hour work days during the beginning phase of Tesla. He talked about frequently sleeping on the factory floor only to rise again the next morning and continue working at it. He also told stories of renting out a small office building where he and his brother lived full-time just to save money and maximize productivity. I would like to learn more about how I can actually start a business and make it through the early phase of it. Those are the things that interest me and really make me motivated to learn more and I hope to see more of in during my educational career here at BYUI 

    Conclusion

Next week I will continue to apply myself in my classes and look for the next big step in my entrepreneurial career. I am inspired by the stories of others and eager to create some of my own some day when I am ready


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