Getting Started

As part of my Business 183 class at BYU-Idaho we are to create an Entrepreneurial Journal in the form of a Blog.  Anyone who knows me knows that as much as I love to write, blog, and post I get very little time to do so.  This will not likely last past this semester, seeing as how it’s apparently been about 4 years since I wrote my last blog post, but I am super excited to do it for now and who knows, maybe it’ll stick.

I’m taking four classes this semester, this one, obviously, a Natural Disasters class, an Accounting class, and during the second block a New Testament class.  Out of all my classes, this was the one that I really didn’t know what to expect.  When I got my three books the week before class started I couldn’t help myself and I got started right away.  At night while I sat outside my kid’s room waiting for them to fall asleep, I started reading.  I read the introductions, about the authors, and the forwards written.  I even wrote up my initial feelings on them.  That got me really excited to what this class might be.

Once I got access to the online class I got even more excited.  The thought of developing a “Life Plan” instead of a “Business Plan” is great for me.  I really have no desire to be an Entrepreneur in the common use of the word, but I love the idea of learning how and applying it in my personal and professional life.  I love working for a larger corporation that has been around forever because it makes me feel more secure.  I feel that many of the same qualities that would make me a good Entrepreneur will also make me a great leader here.

I’m at a great place in my career.  The “end” is in sight for my bachelors (about 5 semesters left), I’ve got a great job with amazing leaders that are mentoring me at every turn, my family is supportive, and my company is going through such wide sweeping changes and growth that we have many leadership opportunities available.