That is a great question. One of the videos this week addressed the question succinctly when the speaker said, if you are going to be an entrepreneur and you are single, stay that way. While being an entrepreneur and having a family can happen, it takes discipline and a conscious effort. Another speaker described how he found a balance by setting out rules that he followed. Some of his rules were to be home for dinner with his family every night and spend time with them on the weekend. Another speaker mentioned that you need to work smarter, not harder and that those who were successful with their own business ventures did not necessarily work 18 hours a day to achieve that success.
Self-mastery
The other area of focus
this week was self-mastery. I really enjoyed some timeless wisdom from N. Eldon
Tanner in his talk “Success Is Gauged by Self-Mastery” where he said, “If you
want to be successful or outstanding in any field of endeavor, it is important
that you determine while young to be a great boy, and not wait to be a man to
be a great man; and then have the courage and strength and determination to
discipline yourself, apply self-control and self-mastery.” While I am not a
boy, I can look back and see where self-mastery has been key to obedience to
gospel commandments and principles and important to achieving goals and
success. One thing I have learned in life is that self-mastery is a daily
struggle. If I didn’t have my goals and righteous desires in front of me I
might just lazily waste my life away. The urges to succumb to the natural man
are strong and persistent. Keeping an eternal perspective is one way I counter
those desires. Nothing great was ever earned or achieved without self-mastery,
discipline, hard work, and persistence.
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