Friday, September 29, 2017

Journal Week 3

The messages of this lesson have focused a lot on ethics and integrity.  I’m grateful that I have developed a core belief system and have built habits of integrity into my life.  Through this week I’ve been able to recognize that we all still need to watch ourselves continually so that the little things don’t begin to slide.  Like Sister Dew told in her story of driving the grain truck through the stop sign, we cannot let ourselves begin the downward slide by giving in even once. 


As far as the course material goes, this week I have felt like Daniel-san in The Karate Kid.  I feel we have been doing a lot of "wax-on, wax off" and I am itching to get to the “real” karate.  As I perused the syllabus, I see lesson after lesson on developing myself, but precious little about the nuts and bolts of building a business, which is what I had expected for this course.  I have questions like, “What exactly is an entrepreneur?” Can he/she develop a large corporation as well as small businesses? When should one consider incorporating over a partnership? What kinds of funding are available to businesses?  What is Angel funding?  Venture Capital?”  I find myself getting annoyed at the waxing and painting I feel this class is asking us to do.  However, I do understand that there is great value in the lessons I am learning.  So, in the meantime, I will try to be patient as I recognize that the Master is developing skills that will make me a better person and a stronger player in the long run. 

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