Eli's Career Journal

     Of all the seven habits I believe that habit number one "Be proactive" has the most meaning for me currently. Being proactive is something that has always been important for me. Laziness, what I believe to be the opposite of proactivity bothers me although I find myself participating with a lazy mindset on occasion. The power that humans have to be proactive is incredible. Humans are able to choose how to act and react. As was stated in the summary of the book The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, "We have the ability to influence our own actions. Therefore, being proactive means to actively choose what our response will be in any situation rather than to react blindly." The mindset and action of proactivity is what sets a foundation for success.     The seven habit will help me fill my life with passion and purpose by setting a course towards accomplishing righteous desires and passions. These habits emulate the importance of who a person is and how the...

    Mastery is an interesting concept containing answers to many questions about, setbacks, problems, issues, shortcomings, successes, triumphs, and victories. How was one person able to reach their goal and another was not? I believe the answer to this question lies in the concept of mastery.     In our society today we constantly look for the path of least resistance and what route will get us want we desire in the fastest way possible. Although being effective and efficient are both very important, many times trying to be the most efficient leads us to be the least effective. Mastery requires much more time, diligence, and determination than we often believe or would like. Mastery involves periods of long plateaus with occasional spurts of progression. In order to obtain mastery we must continue through the times of minimal to no progression.         Healthy progression is another very important concept. I have seen and heard of many unhealthy ...

      A hero's journey is not always glamorous or beautiful. A lot of the time a hero's journey is ugly and rough, filled with obstacles and hurtles that can cloud the soon to be hero. I say soon to be because what makes a hero is someone who rescues or saves something in a selfless manner. In the world of becoming a hero in your career and as an entrepreneur you must overcome the hurtles, deconstruct the obstacles and do it in a selfless and service-oriented manner.     The true heroes in my life have sought to lift where they stand, seeking to do good, and providing others with opportunities through their business and career. But may I remind you that the hero's journey and the hero's journeys that I have just mentioned were not pretty and many times not pleasing pass through. But these hero's kept on moving which led them to a life of fulfillment and joy in what they accomplished and most importantly what they had helped others accomplish along the way. As me...

     I learned some valuable principles and concepts this week that I truly believe could be studied for much longer than just one week. The ability to establish a plan or a guide for your life with goals and dreams allows us to consider the question of how a person will measure their life as a whole.     I spent some time pondering about what Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin's stated in his talk, "Little Things Are Important" when he said, " The question is not one of managing time, but one of managing ourselves with the time we have." We cannot manage time but we can manage ourselves within the bounds we are given. We often lose control of what we can control due to attempting to control what we cannot control.     Another principle I learned is the true importance of doing what you love or what you were born to do. I have heard it all the time, "do what you love and the money will follow." One of the main reasons for that was explained by Tom Kelley when he...

      This week I felt as though I was reminded of many important principles, I have learned in the past. I believe repetition of the important principles we must apply every day to be necessary for eternal success. Without repetition we often forget why we apply certain principles in our lives. As an example, I am someone who loves eating healthy food. For some reason if I am not actively learning or relearning certain principles pertaining to how one can eat a healthy diet I tend to start eating less and less of what is good for me and more of what makes me feel sick. So by studying honesty and business ethics it was a great reminder as to the importance of being honest and ethical in all my doings.     I was blessed to grow up in an area with many successful mentors and leaders. Speaking with these people having had great success in their careers made me realize they all have something in common, they all live the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the best ...

Why do you think Randy Pausch was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams? I believe their wasn't just one reason why Randy Pausch was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams but rather multiple important reasons. One of the reasons why Randy achieved so many of his dreams is that he had a picture of what some of his dreams looked like. Someone who wants to accomplish big dreams that are inexistent makes it pretty hard to accomplish them. Thinking about what you desire to achieve in life is a very important step in life that often gets overlooked. Dreams do not need to be concrete and absolute but rather conceptual ideas of what your dreams look like and how you can make them happen gives much needed guidance. Do you feel that dreaming is important? Why or why not? I feel that dreaming is very important. Dreams create hope, passion, and an invigorating drive to grow and change, even move toward something better. Discuss at least one of your childhood dreams. Ex...

4/18/22 Lessons Learned: -Today I have learned that I still am excited about entrepreneurship. After time spent thinking about school and other hobbies I forgot about how much entrepreneurship means to me. -Entrepreneurship is not an easy path but it leads to an extremely rewarding path of life. One of the rewards is being able to give back to whom every you determine needs it. You can become an entrepreneur hero if you take the more elevated path. -You  need  friends to be successful Lessons Not Yet Learned: -I am very interested in this course Bus 110. I want to be a real learner and spend time engaging in this courses content. But with so many other responsibilities like other classes, work, family, friends and dating how can I actually progress and learn the things I am passionate about? It's easy to fall into the trap of, "I just need to get the assignment or the homework done." Because a lot of times thats all the time I have. References: - https://www.youtube.com/w...