Entrepreneur Journal

 What really Matters So this week was a really good insight of the real deal of starting up. Each week has offered a good perspective in what it means to be ready for the start-up and to remain on the right track. However, One thing I’ve come to realize is that when you decide to start a business, you have to be all in. It’s not just a quick project, it’s potentially a 30-year investment of your life. That thought alone gave me pause. This isn’t just a career choice; it’s a long-term commitment that will shape much of my future. It made me reflect deeply on whether this is the kind of journey I’m ready for, not just professionally, but personally. Even though I'm planning on simply becoming an Mechanical Engineer, I do hope to add something with that degree that I could consider my own.  That leads to something even more important: family. Some advice out there says it's best to delay marriage or not mix family with entrepreneurship, but one video really hit me hard. It said t...

 Fears and Launching Leaders      This week has been a great week while focusing on what my core values are. Including finishing off a fantastic book known as Launching Leaders. While reading I’ve found multiple flaws in myself, allowing me the great opportunity to improve and plan the rest of my professional journey. However I still have a ton more to go, its been a good start. That being said, focusing on some of my core values and how I can better balance my life has been a very good example of learning how to create boundaries. Those boundaries aren't just for interactions with other people, but in terms of my own, or in other words, my ethical guardrails. Ive found it rather interesting that all these skill sets align with one another, creating this perfect cycle that we can follow. However there is rather so much to go over and keep in mind, its good to start simple, and prepare goals and plans to help achieve and maintain each point.       ...

While studying the life and career of Yesil, Ive learned how important it is to develop very certain skills, and not exactly in terms of being simply good at something. Rather developing skills that keeps you resistant and persistent. Of course later on that connects to the rest of our studies this week, where creating our own Code of Ethics has been a great introduction to understanding where our boundaries are in aspects within our personal life, and outside life. From a more ethical standpoint, I love how Yesil made decisions not just based on profit, but on what felt right for her and her life. She had set boundaries for herself that proved to have been very useful for her later in the end. She maintained a strong sense of integrity, refusing limiting contracts, negotiating fair terms, and ensuring she never compromised her freedom or her family’s well-being for the sake of a business deal. That balance between ambition and personal grounding is something I deeply respect. Its some...

 Your Star This week has been most exciting. While focusing on what creates meaning for me, I’ve learned how to keep those meanings within the bounds the Lord has set. I also came to understand how important it is to know why you do what you do, and why that makes such a big difference moving forward. For one, Randy Pausch was a huge inspiration during my reading because he was able to achieve many of his childhood dreams by combining imagination, determination, optimism, and hard work. Even when he couldn’t achieve one dream, like becoming an astronaut, he found a way to get close to it by teaching others, which allowed him to experience it without becoming the real thing. Why is it important to dream? Dreams are what allow us to explore more and give us drive in life. When we don’t dream, we never try to reach our full potential. Without dreams, we don’t move forward. They are what fuel creativity and help us grow as human beings, allowing us to build and innovate for the futur...

Preparing for the Big  In this short week of learning, I've enjoyed reading the experiences some incredible entrepreneurs have had throughout their lives, including the insights and tips when getting started. I found it even more interesting how our mindsets typically follow what we think we are capable of and stick with that safe zone. However, taking the steps and even the opportunity to stretch yourself further, and putting that action in, is what is really needed to get started. Furthermore, I reflected on some of my own talents and what I could possibly want to do with them. Unfortunately for me, reflecting on this hasn't been the easiest, considering I tend to hop from one thing to another, never truly becoming the master of anything. However, after some reflection on what really puts me in that zone where I lose myself in the work, where the clock isn't something to be considered. I found a few things that stood out to me. So, I'm taking that as the first step i...