This week was very interesting. I was able to learn a lot from all of my classes, but especially this weeks lesson in this class about being, becoming a disciple leader. When we think of the word disciple, we quickly think of Christianity and Christs disciples. When we break down the word disciple what does it really mean? According to google it means: a personal follower of Jesus during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles. Like I said, this is one of the most common ways to think of a disciple. But, the second definition is “A follower or student of a teacher, leader, or philosopher.” I think this definition and take on disciple is very interesting and intriguing. Being a disciple leader then means much more and we can really apply it in any industry and in any field of study. We have all heard that some of the greatest leaders are the greatest followers. This is very true, especially when we talk about Jesus Christ. Throughout His time here on earth, He continually poin...
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This week we learned about over coming challenges and obstacles in our Entrepreneur life. This was very fitting because I feel like there are constant obstacles to overcome not only in business but in life as well. One of my favorite speeches that I read this week was “However long and hard the road” by Jeffery R Holland. One of the best quotes from that speech was when he said “ Take advantage of every opportunity to learn and grow. Dream dreams and see visions. Work toward their realization. Wait patiently when you have no other choice. Lean on your sword and rest a while, but get up and fight again. Perhaps you will not see the full meaning of your effort in your own lifetime. But your children will, or your children’s children will, until finally you, with all of them, can give the Hosanna shout.” That really stuck with me because I feel like a lot of times when we are dreaming or seeing visions of ourselves accomplishing some great thing, immediately after we begin to see all o...
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This week in class we learned a lot about the 7 habits of highly effective people. Those habits are first, be proactive. Second, Begin with the end in mind. Third, put first things first. Fourth, think win/win. Fifth, seek first to understand, then to be understood. Sixth, Synergize. Seventh, sharpen the saw. Although each of these habits stood out to me individually in separate ways, being proactive, synergize, and sharpen the saw really inspired me, and stood out to me most. Being proactive is not something that is easily done especially when no one is around telling you what to do. Business owners, especially early entrepreneurs find themselves in this situation. They are trying to start something and they have to be proactive to get anything done. I believe that those who are successful are pros at being proactive instead of reactive. Overall, learning how to be proactive instead of reactive in life, and in situations is a powerful tool and habit to have in life. Second was syner...
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Success is gauged by self mastery is probably one of the most important concepts that I learned about this week. Self mastery is key in order to mastering others things in life. If you cannot master your own mind and desires, then it will be hard to master other things and really take your business to a whole other level. That is one of the many good things that I learned about this week. I read this book called good to great by Jim Collins, it is a fantastic book, you should really read it if you haven’t. In the book he basically summarizes the research that he and his team conducted on select companies that they identified that have gone from good companies to lasting great companies and how and why they did that. One of his famous quotes in the book is about discipline. He said “In order to go from good to great, you need disciplined people, disciplined thoughts, and disciplined action”. That quote really stuck with me because it made me really take a good hard look into my person...
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This week I ended up learning a lot. One of the most interesting things that I learned about what a study, or conversation, that took place amongst several very successful businessmen and businesswomen at meeting where they were all together to have a discussion on some very interesting questions. One of the main questions that were asked during the event was “Was it skill, character or luck?” that made you and your company successful. It was very interesting to read the conversations that took place and the reasoning behind each of the answers that were given. Many said skill was the most important factor for making them successful, because first of all, you have to be skilled in something right? Many also said character was, because persistence is the key to success. You will be successful one day at that thing as long as you do not give up in the process. Many also said that luck had much to do with their success. Which one of them was right? Well the one conducting the conversati...
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This week I have been able to learn a lot about several different topics. One re-occuring topic that kept coming up this week is that money and materialistic things are of little value and that your core values, morels, the relationship with your loved ones are of most value. One example of this is when a business owner lost everything. He felt that he truly had lost his identity, which is something that I can relate to on several different occasions. One of those occasions is when I got out of high school and I went and served a two year mission in Hungary, Budapest. Throughout high school I was known for being the star athlete in basketball and football. Well, in Hungary, none of that mattered. I felt like I went through an identity crises and I needed to re-find myself. It is not a simple thing to do. The second time was when I re-found myself in Hungary, but then had to drop everything and come back home to a whole different world. After not playing sports anymore, and not being ...
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This week I have studied several different business topics, but one of the most important ones that I have studied is about ethics and honesty. I work in the auto industry and history has told us that not a lot of people trust car salesmen or managers. If you dont know this, all you need to do is come and work as a salesman or a sales manager for one day and see how the customers treat you. Yes, you will get treated very kindly and well by some people, but a majority of the people come into the dealership with huge, thick walls up. They do this because they do not trust you. Why do they not trust you? Because they have heard of all the horror stories from their friends and relatives of them getting ripped off or cheated from used car salesman. This is what makes my work difficult day in and day out. Learning about ethics and honesty this week was a great reminder to make ethics and honesty a first priority in any field that you go into, any business that you create and with any interac...