Dream Big Dreams

Another week has come and gone. I am enjoying this entrepreneurship course. This week, President Dallin H. Oaks taught us in the article “The Challenge to Become”, that the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become something.  The Final Judgement, President Oaks declares, “is an acknowledgement of our acts and thoughts – what we have become.” We qualify for eternal life though a process of conversion, he added. The Savior told Peter what we can do when converted to the gospel. In Luke 22: 33-34, the Lord teaches this principle: When we are converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ, we can strengthen others.  President Oaks taught: The Savior referred to what they [Nephites] must become. He adds, “… we are challenged to move through a process of conversion toward that status and condition called eternal life.” This is achieved, he says, by doing it for the right reason—for the pure love of Christ.

Also, I learned this week through a Harvard Business Review article titled “The Heart of Entrepreneurship” by Howard Stevenson, that there are four external pressures which stimulate recognition: Technology, Consumer economics, Social values, Political action and regulatory standards.

  

In addition, Marissa Meyer, VP of Search Products & Users Experience at Google, discusses in the video “License to Pursue Dreams” the opportunity that Google provides all employees by setting aside 20% (or 1 day per week) of an employee’s time for creative projects. By her assessment, nearly half of the Google’s most recent launches came from ideas sparked during this unstructured time. This is a powerful statement. According to Meyer the company really trusts their employees, as the company encourage them to be creative, and really wants them to explore whatever it is that they want to explore. Ultimately this opportunity fuels a huge amount of creativity and innovation.

   

Lastly, the Launching Leaders series discusses Woody Woodward’s “Your Emotional Fingerprint” as Jimmy Richie finds new friends and mentors that teach him to discover new things about himself.  This book shows exactly how to determine your own unique emotional fingerprint (and those of others in your life) and leverage its power to find happiness and success in your life. Also, Richie recommends the book to build and strengthen on how you take control of your life, revolutionize your relationships, and beat the odds. The book helps you discover how to turn any negative situation into a positive experience.