My Entreprenuer's Journal

  If you had one final lecture to share with a group of students on what you have learned from this course, what would you share? I was so impressed with Tom Monaghan’s story that I read this week.   His story is what I would share.   I loved how he just decided to buy a pizzeria that was for sale called “Dominicks”.   After turning it into the most successful delivery pizza store, Dominick withdrew his permission to continue using his name.   A delivery driver helped him come up with the Dominos name.   How crazy is it that such a household name was born by a pizza delivery driver?   Isn’t that how so many successes begin, just by happenstance?      I was also very impressed with Tom Monaghan who read CS Lewis’s book called “Mere Christianity” he said, “he basically was telling me that the reason you work so hard and try to accomplish all you had was to have more. Not just more but more than other people and that hit me right between the eyes that I couldn't sleep that night.”  

  President Monson gave a wonderful talk about Gratitude.   In my post today I wanted to touch on some of the points he talked about. I have always loved the story of the ten lepers and how after the Savior healed them, only one returned to give thanks,“And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.” (Luke 17) I often wonder if I would be like the one and return to say thank you.   Sometimes I am forgetful and don’t always know how to give thanks to kindness rendered to me.   The other day my neighbor dropped off some mint chocolates with a cute “Merry Christmas neighbor” note.   I have been looking at those chocolates and wondering what to send over in return.   Or should I just a simply say “thank you.”   Sometimes its good just to let others serve you with out feeling obligated to give them something in return.   But we are talking about being grate

  Week 12 Journal entry by Colleen Manley              Based on what you read in the first two pages, why are virtue and integrity so vital to an economy?   Virtue and integrity are vital to a thriving economy because when it is present in a free market, people are more willing to invest their money in the stock market.   Charles Handy said,   “Markets rely on rules and laws, but those rules and laws in turn depend on truth and trust. Conceal truth or erode trust, and the game becomes so unreliable that no one will want to play. The markets will empty and share prices will collapse, as ordinary people find other places to put their money – into their houses, maybe, or under their beds.” America has its challenges with Capitalism, especially when big corporations lose the trust of the shareholders and stockholders.   So yes, virtue and integrity are vital to a thriving economy. According to Charles Handy, what is the “real justification” for the existence of businesses ?   In the a