EA's Journey - One Class at a Time

Week Two Reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change and learning about paradigm shifts. We perceive things the way we do because of the beliefs we have and the things we have been taught. Others do the same. So when we think differently it doesn't mean someone is uninformed or an idiot, it means that is what their life has taught them and that is how they see a situation.  (Last two paragraphs of page 41). There are natural laws-principles that cannot be altered. If our paradigm or map is off the principle still exists. Personality Ethic vs. Character Ethic Personality Ethic is made up of (PMA) positive mental attitude and personality, public image, behavior, skills, and techniques. Character Ethic says there are basic principles that we need to integrate into our lives for enduring happiness. Traits like "...integrity, humility, fidelity, temperance, courage, justice, patience, industry, modesty and the Golden rule."

Intro to Entrepreneurship Week Two What an amazing life Randy Pausch had. Some of the reasons he was able to reach so many of his childhood dreams could be that he had a passion for life. He was very driven. Lots of energy. He wanted those things to happen so he made them happen. He also had some good mentors along the way, a couple of coaches, that he learned some great life lessons from. One life lesson was how important fundamentals were in your life. It's nice to have the "ball" but how often do you have it? Life is more about fundamentals-relationships, hard work, attitude, and life long learning, etc. The other lesson a coach taught him was to have enthusiasm and I would say Randy had it in in spaids. One of his more famous quotes: " Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted"   really hits home for me. Looking at a situation that didn't turn out how you hoped whether it be a business or a job or a relationship as experien

Week One Intro to Entrepreneurship Bus 110 "Whether success story or tragedy, the real tale is about if the hero becomes who he or she is meant to be. I know God has a plan for me, but am I getting there? Maybe slowly, very slowly. Living Life as an Entrepreneurial Hero   (Jeff Sandefer) - WOW amazing! So much reflection and self-evaluation. Good questions like; do you long to be successful? Do you want to make a difference in the world? Do you feel like you were put on this earth for a reason or do you just feel lost? It teaches you that it won't be an easy journey, but it will be worth it. As we follow his step by step plan he breaks it down into pieces that seem doable.  The reading for this first week has been so exciting. At first, it looked daunting with all that was listed but as I dove in I loved it!  One of the principles Jeff teaches is to use a natural gift and develop it. That is hard for me I don't see any of my natural gifts growing into anyth