My Entrepreneurial Journey

 I'm in week 2 of my 3rd semester. Small Business Creations with Dustin Wiggins is my 2nd of 5 classes for my Entrepreneurship Certificate. Assignments this week had me brainstorming for business ideas: frustrations, challenges, and disappointments that can lead to fill-a-need ideas, as well as Big Ideas for a dream business. As I think about small business ideas that are feasible for me in my current situation, I tend to be drawn to creative, hands-on, building/service ideas. A few that made the list are: selling my homemade salsa building flower boxes creating graduation cards treat of the week delivery homemade bread Some of my Big Ideas are: my event venue a flea market homeschool co-op airbnb travel app cabins There is a lot more work to do. My small business idea will become my $100 challenge. Each student has to raise funds (up to $20) for a startup company. We have to run the business for at least 4 weeks and are challenged to make $100 in profit. The record so far, in Brot...

 I am almost finished! This course has been a great learning experience for me as I consider a future as an entrepreneur. Spring break can't come soon enough!  As I look back on all that has been taught, I would wrap it all up like this: Life is work. Work is hard. If at all possible, build a career around those things that bring you joy and allow you to grow into the person you are striving to be. Your life's work should represent all those things that you hold dear. It's impossible to know what the end will look like exactly but you probably have a pretty good idea of what you want it to be. All of your preparation, whether it is a formal education, working your way up through a company, or gaining skills in the millions of ways that are out there, will lay the foundation for achieving your dreams. Each stone, each step, each decision, is worth it when it brings you closer to your goals.  Shoot for the stars and then  take the time to build the type of rocket that ...