Week 10 - Dream Big

 I really enjoyed the talk called, “The Challenge to Become” by Elder Dallin H. Oaks. 

We cannot just be lukewarm in our convictions of Christ and by extension our everyday lives.  We either must be all in or we will crumble under all the pressure eventually. 

If we are to have big dreams and accomplish those dreams, we need to set big and small goals. The small goals are like steppingstones to the bigger goals down the road. 

We can also set goals in living the gospel. For example, if we set a goal towards studying the scriptures daily, we could set a goal  to read them 10 minutes a day or one verse a day. I believe the one verse a day can help to obtain 10 minutes a day in a few weeks.

In a business for example we could set a goal to advertise our business to at least one person a day. This could become 14 people a week in a few weeks.  

Small measurable steps can help us climb the next big goal boulder to eventually climb the whole mountain. One step at a time makes things so much easier and more obtainable. After all the race is won by the slow and steady tortoise. The hare got cocky and decided he would win even if he lazed about for a while, but he fell asleep and lost track of time.

Pacing ourselves will help us achieve our goals in a controlled way and help us not become overwhelmed by all the work that needs to be done.

The Heart of Entrepreneurship

I liked the concept from “The Heart of Entrepreneurship”, that entrepreneurs see the world differently. They don’t only look for smarter ways to work but they strive to improve something or someone else in the world at the same time.

I felt that deeply.