The Business of Me

1/30/2021  President James E. Faust in his April 2005 conference talk titled Perserverance said "One of the important things I learned was that if I faithfully persevered in my Church callings, the Lord would open up the way and guide me to other opportunities and blessings, even beyond my dreams." I have witnessed this in my own life. Oddly enough, it seems each time there is a large trial in my life I am serving in Young Women's. A calling like this creates a close knit group with the other women you are serving with and in my case helped me to get to know the young women that would later become one of the biggest blessings in my life. During both of these trials I was in a great need of babysitters and those young women stepped up to the plate gracefully. When the trials came up it may have seemed easier to ask to be released but by persevering I was able to serve them while being blessed in turn.  Another truth President Faust expresses is "Sucess is usually earn

 1/23/21     In a Harvard Business Review Clayton M. Christensen said, "Management is the most noble of professions if it’s practiced well. No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and grow, take responsibility and be recognized for achievement, and contribute to the success of a team." He was talking about the first of his three life questions. "How can I be sure that I’ll be happy in my career?" To be happy in your career, good management needs to be involved whether you are in that role or not. If you are not appreciated and encouraged in your position you should look for another because that will make for a miserable career. Being unhappy in your career can and most likely will trinkle into the rest of your life.      Christensen's next questio n is, "How can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse and my family become an enduring source of happiness?" He later goes on to say you can do so by keeping the purpose of your

 1/20/21 "We tend to define integrity as honesty. And without question, it includes that. But telling the truth is just the beginning of integrity.(Sheri L. Dew, True Blue, Through and Through, Brigham Young University-Idaho, March 16, 2004)" This week in Business 110 we are learning about honesty and business ethics. We have the opportunity to watch Elder Lynn G. Robbins address titled "Making a Living and a Life." He often refers to President Ezra Taft Benson's talk "Beware of Pride." Pride is the thing that pits us against one and other. When we are focused on trying to better or have more than someone we are not focusing on what God has in store for us. Elder Robbins states that money is not inherently evil. Many good things can be done with money. It is the love of money that we must avoid. Working to earn money because we love it, crave it, want more of it, it just serving a false god. It is worshipping an idol and is satan's big distraction.

 1/13/20 As a type 7 in the enneagram this week's lessons in business 110 hit home for me. I've always felt such pressure to live life to the fullest. It can lead to feeling like I'm missing out on something; that there is something greater out there and I just haven't found it yet. As the first few chapters of "Launching Leaders" by Steven A. Hitz reminded me, as long as I'm following God's path I'm headed in the right direction. Sometimes, I would even say often, God wants us to make the decisions for ourselves. That is why having stepping stones and knowing where you want to end up is so important. Without an end goal in mind it is easy to wander aimlessly, still following the commandments, but not necessarily doing what God has in mind for you. In the document "Stars and Steppingstones" written by Jeff Sandefer he stated "The objective is not to craft a perfect plan... You can, however, chart a course toward a meaningful star...a

1/6/21       This week I started school again. I am already learning so much. In Business 110 we were given several articles to read. One was the executive summary of "The Start-up of You" by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha. It states that it is important to delevep a competitive edge. You don't have to be the best; just better in a "local niche." To do that, you need to work within three main things; assets, aspirations, market realities. By working with what you have, what you want, and what people will pay you for, you can develop an advantage to set you apart. It is important to be flexible and adaptable, and to continue investing in yourself. They also highlighted how vital a good network is because, "people control resources, opportunities, information, and the like." Who we know and how we interact with them can become our biggest asset. It will most like be through someone else that a breakout opportunity presents itself.       The next article t