Week Ten

DREAM BIG

I have to say this week's readings and videos were not my favorite. Really kind of dull, like this blog =). 

Entrepreneurship to me means a private business. But we learned this week and it makes sense that even if you work for someone else creating for them makes you an entrepreneur. I thought of my husband who works in the tech industry before he entered management he created products and obtained patents for his ideas doesn't that make him an entrepreneur? (It has actually happened since he became a manager too just not as often.)

Or does it? He created something but he did not have to get his own funding, he did not have the risk that an entrepreneur, as I thought of them, does. If his idea doesn't take off he already received a bonus and a plaque no other rewards are coming either way. Well, enough of debating with myself.

The book "7 Secrets That Will Transform Your Life" by Woody Woodward sounds very interesting. Do you think Woody is his nickname or did his parents really name him Woody with their last name Woodward? (Probably a Google search could answer that question). I particularly liked the analogy of the wolf, whichever one you feed wins. Feed the good wolf, the one that tells you good things about yourself. There is a battle of good and evil in each of us. The evil is the whisperings of Satan who doesn't seem to want to stop. We just have to get better at ignoring him and doing good instead. 

Marissa Maylor, who works for Google, imparted her knowledge of how giving employees 20% time to work on what they want pays off in a big way. These people were more productive and showed more ingenuity when they used 20% of their time to create what they wanted. Interesting theory but in an ever-changing industry creativity (being an entrepreneur) seems like a good thing.