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Bruce Thompson

             I want to start off with a quote from the video of the Bruce Thompson life: the process catching a deal is more exciting than the deal its self. I have seen this to be true in my life too. The emotion and the feeling that you have in that period of uncertainty and courage to take that step into darkness with the hope and faith in yourself that everything will be fine is unique. The most important message that he brought to me was that, the relation that you have with people and the adversity you overcome together are more important that the results and the money of course. His example that even he had a big company to run and was all day busy, never the less he found time to stop ponder and spend time with his family. He was a successful entrepreneur but even a devoted father and loving husband. I think we need to follow his example on balancing our time and set the boundaries. Something very valuable that he mention was that doesn’t matter what it takes, you always need to do the right thing. The key to success is perseverance. Keep up the hard work be confident in yourself , never lose hope and things will work out. To conclude business is just a part of life and not everything, as I mention in the beginning the relationship with other and Heavenly father that really matters.

Final Week

   My Last Lecture 

                   This was a great journey, I had the opportunity to learn a lot of new things.

During this semester I got really to learn who I am and what are my desires and how can I use this knowledge in profit of the entrepreneurship. This journey was organized to develop the ability and understand better what an entrepreneur does, what is his lifestyle and  the impact on the society, but what most important things how to keep a balance between your work and family.

I got to learn to follow my dreams or better remind me of my big dreams that I forgotten during the way. The lecture on this course brought big hope and taught how to dream big a gain. Of course I had to learn how to discern what to follow most and how to build a life of meaning and not guided by the desire to make the community a better place. I learn that in this journey if you are drifted by the money you are not going anywhere and going to end-up miserable at the end.

I am regretful that I had the opportunity to attend this course and being able to develop further my knowledge and testimony of the savior.

Week 12

A Journey of Gratitude 

I am great full for the possibility that our Heavenly father has given to us to restart things over. I know we are not perfect and sometimes we fail to accomplished our mission in earth. I want to express my gratitude to heavenly father for the possibility I have to repent and to reconcile with him. Thank to the atonement of Christ this is possible . The power of the Atonement is really accessible for you. Don't deny the power of godliness any further. Heavenly Father and Jesus love you always. That's something to be truly grateful for along this journey. I have had up and down but the faith in God have help me get throw difficult times and see the light at the end of tunnel.

I think the knowledge that God is in charge has given a positive energy and attitude that miracles can happen and they happen everyday. I came from a poor country and a family where my mother was always working and being busy to keep the family going and she had a great faith and always being optimistic. This attitude towards challenges help her and our family pull throw the rainy days. I have develop the same attitude of being positive about life. Sometimes the future seems to be dark due to the circumstances around us, but I  I cast the burden of doubt.

Week 11

     

Changing the World

         This week we touch on how entrepreneurship might help the world and building a little bit of heaven on earth. Social conscious entrepreneurship isn't all that different from entrepreneurship in the what that gets done.  This in mind the lesson shows some examples of different companies who tried to make the world a better place. 

This week video were about hunting the right cause and make ti personal. How to make the community a better place. I liked the Gandhi Talisman story :  This is an answer that Gandhi gave when he was leading the resistance movement against the British, and people would come to him and say, "Mahatma, how do I know if what I'm doing is good?"  What is the ultimate test of whether what I'm doing is good or not? He said, "I will give you a talisman. I will give you an amulet, a charm that will protect you from ever making a mistake." That talisman was this. He said, "Before you act, consider the face of the poorest and most destitute person that you have ever chance to meet. Remember that person and his life and his circumstances, and then ask yourself if that which you are about to do will benefit that person. And if it will, you're doing the right thing. You're safe. You're protected from making a mistake. And if it won't, think again. 

I think its hard to get the world a bit fair and to reduce the gap between the poor and the rich. But we can try it to make our part and some time not to think for our self. Its important too the vision that a company has. This vision is important in helping people realize what they are doing and for what reasons and is a vision that need to be scaled in the process of your journey.