My Entreprenuer's Journal

Habit 1 - Be proactive.   We can choose our own response to any signals or information we receive. We have the ability to influence our own actions. Therefore, being proactive means to actively choose what our response will be in any situation rather than to react blindly. Habit 2 - Begin with the end in mind.   Main Idea Beginning with the end in mind means using an image or paradigm of your character at the end of your life as a frame of reference or criterion by which everything is examined. Each part of your life should be examined in the context of the whole - the long-term view. Habit 3 - Put first things first. Main Idea The heart of effective personal time management is to spend the maximum time possible doing important jobs in a non-urgent atmosphere that increases your efficiency. Habit 4 - Think win/win. Main Idea The most effective way to work with other people is to structure a win/win relationship focused on results, not methods. Habit 5 - Seek first to understand

  I have been an entrepreneur for most of my life.   It was instilled in me as a kid.   We were poor and had very little money so at the young age of 10, my sister and I got a paper route.   We lived in Las Vegas and our route was close to our home.   We both had bikes and would get up at 4am fold papers and then stack them in our bags.   This was very hard work for two young girls and probably dangerous too.   But we were determined to make money.   After a few weeks of this, and on a particularly very cold morning, my sister dropped her papers on the sidewalk and said, “I quit.”   I begged her not to leave but to no avail.   I cried but picked up her papers and mine and finished the route.   I was determined to do what I had promised to do.   I continue to keep my word today.   If I make an agreement with you, I will fulfill whatever was agreed upon. I really loved N Eldon Tanners talk on success gauged on self-mastery.       He quoted Da Vinci who said ““You will never have a grea

  What does choose to live a hero’s journey mean to me? It means making every moment count.   It means putting others first.   It means loving and living life to its fullest.   It means contributing to society, being a good person, and helping others on life’s journey. My husband and I started a rental property management company with my father-in-law and brother-in-law.   My husband and I put up the start up money and my father-in-law and Brother-in-law ran the company.   After 5 years and no return on our investment, we decided to become more involved in the company.   We found that my father-in-law spent every last dime, no matter how much came in.   the company actually made tons of money, but my FIL just couldn’t control his spending.   He not only kept spending all the money, but he kept dipping into the owners trust account, which was illegal.   After talking to him again and again, and after a few more years and hiring an accountant, we finally asked to be bought out of the c

This week I had to ponder what I want to become and who I see myself as.  I was surprised at how difficult this assignment was.  It took some serious reflection and to be truthful, I wasnt happy with the person that I see myself as.  And surprisingly, the person I want to become is the person I used to be.  I was a pretty great kid.  I was obedient, confident, and beautiful.  I was the person that many envied.  I was always smiling, always  happy and had no worries in the world.  I came from a poor family so just having a job was the greatest opportunity in the world.   Then I met the love of my life.  We got married and had 6 beautiful little babies.  My husband went to medical school then joined the Air force. We lived a fun and adventureous life.  After my husband seperated from the Air Force we moved to St George Utah.  I thought life couldnt get more perfect, We moved close to family and we lived in Mayberry (in our minds).  Then my oldest turned 16 and the roller coaster began an