Alvaro Loran Week 10 Reflection Entrepreneurial Journal

As a future entrepreneur, the video that stood out the most to me from this week’s material was Elder Oaks' talk on “The Challenge to Become”. Sometimes when I think about owning my own business I get focused on how I will make money and become successful. When I watched this talk I realized I need to focus more on who I want to become. One of the things that stood out the most to me was Elder Oaks' focus on progression. I know especially for myself I tend to get overwhelmed when I focus on trying to get everything right the first time. I really appreciated how Elder Oaks focused on progression instead of perfection. This helped me to realize I only need to focus on the things within my ability to do. I also appreciated how Elder Oaks talked about the importance of knowing your values and following them. I want to make sure as an entrepreneur I have strong values. I feel like that is what has been lacking at my past jobs. I feel like sometimes I just go through the motions without showing my values. As an entrepreneur, I want to make a difference in the lives of others. Another thing that really stood out to me from the talk was the importance of being resilient and learning from challenges. I feel like so often people struggle to see challenges as anything but negative. That's one thing I really appreciate about the gospel is the fact that when I become an entrepreneur I can look at the big goal as opposed to feeling like everything is temporary and everyone's out to get me. Finally, the thing that stood out the most to me was the fact that elder oaks talk about the importance of family. When I own my own business I want it to be employed by my wife and my family members. I can't imagine ever owning a business without including my family in it. Overall I'm excited about the opportunity to be an entrepreneur who has this gospel foundation.