Becoming

Starting with a quote by da Vinci "You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment...He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others." Part of our mortal journey is to be able to obtain self-mastery. My favorite part of this quote is " He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others. " While I found this important in entrepreneurship, I also related it to another topic, but first, a principle taught by Wences Cesares is that "entrepreneurship is a calling that chooses us - it is inescapable." When I read this, I automatically think of fatherhood. We are all commanded to multiply and replenish the earth. So if we cannot first obtain mastery over ourselves, then who are we to guide a child to do the same? We are to create not only families, but functional f...

     This week's big theme was "Perseverance" hence the title. I really enjoyed the reading that was within this unit because it brought to my mind some of the things that I had been wondering about. Some were in regards to missionary work while the others dealt with serving my friends to the best of my ability.      This last week, I had a job interview at a restaurant named Wingers to be a cook for them. As I was meeting with the General Manager for my interview, we got onto the topic of integrity and entrepreneurship. I told him my aspirations for my future and halfway through the interview, he tells me "Now I hardly ever go out of character, but I read a book called Millionaire Minds and it talks about integrity like you brought up..." Long story short, we got to talking about some of the principles that we've learned throughout our readings. I believe that because of our common ground, I was offered the job tonight.      I truly apprec...

     Well it is the fourth week of school and I'm starting to realize some very important things about myself, especially thanks to my entrepreneurship class. Some things that I truly desire and prioritize are affecting what I had originally planned for my business. Before, I desired to open up my own bakery, but the more I go through my studies and am contemplating the future of my life and of others, I don't think that the food business is what I am meant to do. Each day I have a longing to help those around me, not just mentally/spiritually, but also physically. While creating my bucket list, one of the things that surprised me that came to mind was that I wanted to go to a developing country and give medical attention to those in need of it. It would be hard to do that when my knowledge is limited to making the perfect cinnamon rolls.      This may go along with my personal constitution assignment that I will be focusing on next, but one thing that Jim...

Remember     What is the definition of remembering? Well to put it easy, it is to have a recollection of something. So why is it important to remember? The answer may be self-evident, however it may be different for everybody. For me, it is important to remember because when confronted with a challenge in life, it is imperative to know who loves you, that you're going to be okay, your personal code of conduct, and most importantly, that God will bring you through whatever he places in front of you. I found something interesting while in one of my Priesthood leadership meetings: In 3 Nephi 18:11, it states many times to "remember" or "in remembrance of..." To remember, you first must know . You cannot remember without first knowing. "Always remember me." You know your Heavenly Father. He knows you. Remember that.      In addition to remembering to remember, one scripture that was in the reading got me thinking. John 10:10 "I am come that they...