The Last Lecture

Well friends, this is my last lecture. The Intro to Entrepreneurship class that I’m taking, that has pushed me write this blog, is ending. So I wanted to share with you the impact that it has had on me.

I absolutely loved this class. It was my favorite class and I got the best grade in it compared to all my other classes! I just ate up everything we were taught.

Overall it became very important and prevalent to me that it is okay to fail. I have created a mental barrier in my mind that has prevented me from accomplishing my dreams in the entrepreneurial world. I am so afraid of failure. I am afraid that I won’t be able to provide enough for my family. I am afraid no one will want my services or products. I am afraid I will be looked down upon because my skill isn’t good enough. But I am learning that even despite all of those things, it is okay to try. And even more than that, it is important to try.

I also became aware of the importance of having a mentor and/or professionals that you talk with and surround yourself with. There are so many people who have blazed the trail before and know what is up ahead for us. Altogether they have made all the mistakes. They know the right path and the wrong path. So if you can go out of your way to interview and truly apply the things that they tell you and teach you, you will be way ahead of the game.

Another great and essential, and sometimes obvious, habit we should be getting into the habit of is goal setting. We need to have a vision of what we want to be and what we want to accomplish. Once we determine what those things are, we should be setting specific goals. Not vague or applicable to any situation goals, but real and specific goals. Goals and setting ethical guardrails, will help us and allow us to stay on the set out path the we have set out to accomplish.

One last thing I want to mention is believing in yourself and inviting someone you love and trust, like a spouse or sibling etc., to help you along your journey. It is so key that you believe and trust in yourself. If you don’t think you can do it, you will send out the vibe and energy that you won’t. And guess what… you won’t! But as you move forward, believing 100% that you can make whatever it is happen, you truly will be successful.

I know that as we move forward setting goals, believing in ourselves, take a mentor along the trip with you, and know that it is okay to fail, then we will take those failures and all the skills I just mentioned, and be 100% successful!