Becoming

This last semester of school has been incredibly eye opening for me. I learned many academic lessons as well as life lessons. Surprisingly enough, I believe I had more life lessons learned in my business class than I did academic ones. Reason probably being because a business is mostly created from something you are passionate about in your life. Some of the most influential entrepreneurs of our time do not have a college degree and that's because a business can thrive if you are passionate about what you are trying to accomplish. This is called finding your calling. However, just because you're passionate, doesn't mean you are smart. An education is also imperative and should not be discredited.There is a reason why people make more money when they have a college degree, and it is because their education helped put them on the right path by creating their network of people, warning them of potential risks, and by giving them the knowledge that can ultimately help save them...

The two readings I most enjoyed from this week are the Formula For Success by Thomas S. Monson and Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. As a guy that makes mistakes often, when President Monson stated that "This is a time when we cannot afford not to be engaged in an earnest search for truth." I wholeheartedly agreed. A mistake that I would never want to occur is having my family think that I have any priorities before them. They are my number one support and motivation. In the Life and Liberty reading, it shows that statistics prove that our average amount of happiness is inherited, and as a father, it is my sole duty to my family and to God to make sure that my wife and children have that joy. Going throughout my life, I've encountered some parents and spouses that think that they can simply buy the affection of their children and or spouse. Another statistic proves that you cannot buy happiness. When we are in the act of service, we are able to find the most fu...