Mandatory Musings

  Initial Thoughts:  I'm not sure I've ever put in enough effort to completely master something. Am I lazy? Stand outs: " I know of no other church that has scripture instructing its people to pursue secular knowledge as well as spiritual knowledge." " If you find yourself slipping under the pressure of circumstances, discipline yourselves."  " Be true to yourselves, and your respect for yourself will increase." (Pres Hinckley) "Most of the athletes we interviewed stressed hard work and experience over raw talent." ( Mastery George Leonard) "Whatever you’re building, whatever you’re building, it’s about passion, because you love it. If you love it and you change the world, you will be rich. But you shouldn’t do it because you want to be rich. Because it’s— it’s not lofty enough of a goal. It’s about changing the world." (Guy Kawasaki Passion vs Money) Insights: As I am true to myself instead of to my fear, I will find more self...

Initial Thoughts:  Ouch, this week feels very personal.   Stand outs:   "There are those who complain that to follow the straight and narrow path requires limitations, restrictions, overcoming, and doing without things that are very tempting. We must remember, however, that it guarantees victory and achievement of our goal, which is gained by setting a goal and being able to concentrate and follow an undeviating course." ( Success Is Gauged by Self-Mastery N. Eldon Tanner) "I want to emphasize that if you never take the first you will never take the second. You will never become an alcoholic or an addict." ( Success Is Gauged by Self-Mastery   N. Eldon Tanner)   "The key is not to land the perfect first job but to use each position as a steppingstone." ( So You Want to Be an Entrpreneur Acton School of Business ) "Analysis can delay entry until it’s too late or kill ideas by identifying numerous problems." ( How Entrepreneurs Craft Amar Bhide)  ...

  Initial Thoughts:  I do not want to be an entrepreneur; that’s my husband’s passion and he’s doing just fine. But there is a little part of me that is curious…   Stand outs:  “ You have a very special mission on this earth. A mission that will succeed beyond your wildest dreams, if you have the faith and the courage to find your entrepreneurial calling. ” “The hero’s journey is all about you, but it’s not about you at all.” “At the end of life, only three questions will matter; have I contributed something meaningful? Am I a good person? And who did I love, and who loved me? ” Insights:  I hear echoings of my patriarchal blessing in this article and it haunts me. I am so happy to be invisible and normal, but I feel the push to find my purpose. I still feel so confused but I wonder if it is because if I can say I don’t know then I don’t have to actually do anything. I am trying to convince myself of the truth that failure is an opportunity to learn an...

  Initial Thoughts:  Do I really want to face my fears? If I devise a plan then I have to follow through... Stand outs : “You know, everyone makes their own choices. Everyone has their own point at that time in their life. This is what they want to do and this is what you want to do right now, you know? And you can be effective without having to work hard.” And part of that lesson is that success is not necessarily just about working hard; it’s about making the right choices, the right decisions. (Effective Choices, Not Longer Days Jeff Hawkins) I love the idea that you can choose how much time you want/need to spend at a task. Things become much less fun when they own us and control what we feel that we can and cannot do. My husband insists that he has to put 14 hours a day into this growing business, and I understand where he's coming from, but sometimes I really think that good enough can be good enough. I am very worried about his physical and mental health right now, as...

Initial Thoughts: I have always been a pretty honest person. I am compelled to do what is right. Or am I? Stand outs: "He made it look like I had embezzled money from the company to buy this brand new house... It wasn’t true, but that’s how I got fired. It’s not why I deserved to get fired." (Why are Ethics Important? [Frank Levinson; Finisar Corporation; October 31, 2001] Even if you are ethical and honest, you are not guaranteed to be treated as such. How do I act and respond if something like this happens?  Yesil “…developed…a firm belief that gender was irrelevant to accomplishment.” I enjoyed the case study of Magdalena Yesil. Her ability to overcome any limiting beliefs, or to not have them to start with, is very impressive. She learns and grows with each new challenge instead of becoming paralyzed by fear of failure. I would like to research her life more and see if I can come up with some goals and insights into overcoming my own limiting beliefs and fears.  Insig...