Well not to be a 'downer' on my experience coming into the semester but these last couple of days have sure been one of the hardest, yet the course information and readings thus far have given me greater hope and faith for the future. I particularly am impressed with the guidelines expressed in how to write these journal entry's. At the moment I hold the traumatizing role of helping direct Life Skills Club on campus, tutoring math for students, trying to hold my position as Extraordinary elder brother, and most importantly, I believe, taking control over my love life. I look forward to learning and growing from mistakes that will be made through reflecting on my honest journal entry's. As I read Elder Bednar's talk to the students I thought about how Spiritual Commitment, faith, and cleanliness combined with skills, techniques, and knowledge of these last days equal endless possibility's. I enjoyed the principles of dreaming big, asking yourself 'what can you do better than anyone else', and recognizing that real entrepreneurs learn to fail quickly, cheaply, and often. I look forward to learning and recognizing what my great passion in life will be. Here on campus my hope is to create a Tasty Healthy Green Smoothie stand and sell to the students. This business idea aligns very closely with the 'Ingredients of a Calling.'
What I've learned and experienced so far this week: This week my mind has been surprisingly calm and content. What makes this ironic is because my dad and sister have been down in Rexburg to visit me. So instead of doing the usual homework school grind, we have been partying! It was wonderful to see my sister Allison especially :) This week hasn't been all just movies, car searching, and junk food (although that was a lot of what went on). I've had a lot of time to think during these hours together and the principle of decisiveness and making choices has been on my mind. Jeff Hawkins says, "Success is not always about working harder, it's about making the right decisions." I know that spending time with my family this week was the right choice. I also know that it is the right choice to take seriously your education and not procrastinate you homework. One may say, "How can it be possible that you can do both, spend time with your family, and do your s
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