This
week as I pondered the case study of Magdalena Yesil, self-described “serial entrepreneur,”
I reflected on my own entrepreneurial ventures and current career choices. I
was able to see some similarities but also some things I didn’t want to
experience. One of the negatives was the obsessiveness and drive which some
entrepreneurs have to succeed. While it makes them very financially successful,
I think that in some ways, personal relationships suffer and I definitely want balance
and less stress in my life. One of the things I have struggled with is the guilt of moving away from
entrepreneurship towards secure employment. This has been somewhat magnified
because of my degree emphasis on entrepreneurial management. While I do
struggle with this I also enjoy the personal growth opportunities that come
from the materials I am able to study because they have such great application
to personal improvement.
Going
into General Conference this weekend, I really appreciated the quote from
President Monson that Steven Hitz and James Ritchie included in The
Ministry of Business, “Vision without effort is daydreaming; effort
without vision is drudgery; but vision, coupled with effort, will obtain the
prize.”
I am looking forward to the outpouring of instruction from modern-day prophets
and apostles and the inspiration I so desire for my personal and professional
life. I think it is great timing for us to have General Conference and then
next week work on our personal constitution.
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