Stepping into a New Self

The principles discussed this week coincided with something that has been on my mind quite a bit lately: habits. A common technique used to turn an action to a habit is to complete it for 21 days. I do not know whether that number was found using research, if it’s a general rule of thumb, or what. I don’t really care. The point is that you have to consistently do something for long enough that it becomes second nature. You don’t have to be reminded to do it all the time. In fact, you will probably feel like something is off until you complete it. That has begun to happen with my goal of writing in my personal journal daily. I do not have to write a note for myself, but I always remember. Of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, it is hard to choose just one that means the most to me. If I were to choose only one, though, I would choose "be proactive". When you have a goal or an action that you want to complete, you should do it immediately if possible rather than procr...

This week I learned a lot about what success we should seek while on our entrepreneurial journey. Or rather, for what reason we seek success. I learned that an entrepreneur should seek to do the right thing and to serve others. My key takaway from the video, "A Hero's Journey" is that above all else, we need to consider who we want to be. If we do not use who we want to be, who we want to love, and what good we want to do as a standard for our success, the entrepreneurial journey may lead to ends which we did not originally desire nor intend to travel to. I should purposefully go about my business with the intent to reach a specific destination. I want to become a person who loves all people. That love will be manifested through my compassion, charity, service, and respect. I also learned that successful entrepreneurs, like the one I want to be, are humble. They seek to learn from others. They do not boast nor flaunt their success, but uses it in the service of his fel...