Reflection

 Week 14 Reflection Carrie Walsman 4/5/23 This is our last week of the semester and I am so excited!  It's crazy how much my life has changed course since February and it's still constantly changing.  If you I one final lecture to share with a group of students on what you have learned from this course, I would share what the last sentence was that we studied which was.                  "   Get prepared, because your opportunities will come and if you are not striving to be in ideal performance data at your best, your days of standing on the victory podium will pass to another. My friends, it's time to make it happen." We need to prepare ourselves for our future, and the best way to start is now, but applying all of the material we learned, which may seem a lot. They are a few key moments a take a way's which make it a little easier to remember. Which are, Keep learning by have an open mind, know your talents (God has given them to you for a reason), and balan

 Reflection Week 13 Carrie Walsman  This time in my has never been more full of opportunities, and I'm trying to figure out what path to take.  I really liked this week in the PDF file we read which was the framework for identifying and exploiting opportunities.  In the file it says "The questions associated with the criteria are in a yes/no format. But in fact, there are four possible answers to each question. A “no” is a clear red light. For a clear green light, the entrepreneur should be able to give a “yes,” or, if the economics of the opportunity are reasonably predictable, a qualified “yes.” The potential of an assisted-living venture, for example, can be assessed by looking at such factors as demographics, income, existing competition, and applications for new licenses. Sometimes you may not be sure, either because you lack the necessary information or the information simply isn’t available. If your answer is “need more information,” you must determine whether you can g

 Reflection Week 10 What I've learned this week. - Carrie Walsman  I really liked this weeks learning. This has been one of my favorite classes and I love what I've been learning.  One parable that stuck out to me was an old Cherokee parable.  " One evening an old, wise Cherokee sat by the fireside and told his grandson about the human experience. He described a battle which rages inside all of us. There’s a battle between two wolves—one is evil and one is good. The grandfather explained that the first wolf—the evil one— represented anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. Long list. The second wolf, the grandfather continued, is the good one. Represented joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and even faith. The grandson thought about the situation for a minute. He then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wi

Week 9 Reflection: What I learned this week - Carrie Walsman      This class always amazes me with the content we learn each week. Each week keeps getting better and better, and somehow ALWAYS perfectly aligns with my real life situation.       Touching more on a personal manner, since Hawaii and it changing my whole life's direction, it just changed again. The plan is looking like I will be moving back and forth between Hawaii and Utah, starting after May, to help with the business social media's. I'm really excited and I'm hoping the business can get to that point, I honestly think they need my help to get things lifted from off the ground because right now they are stuck.  Currently I just started a small business with my sister selling bracelets, I had the feeling that it's the right choice to make and to take the leap, so I ordered what we needed and so right now were making content for all of the socials which only 48 hours in has taken off and we are already

Don’t doubt yourself or the Lord Week 8 reflection  Carrie Walsman 2/20/23       I’m so grateful for this class. I feel like what we learn each week aligns with real life problems. I’ve recently received a prompting like I needed to do something, but it’s taking longer or not working out as well as I was hoping for. I know Heavenly Father has a plan for us, but I also know everyone has agency that can interfere sometimes.        This week we got to listen to a talk and long story short it was don’t doubt yourself with what you can do and don’t doubt the Lord. If we are doing our best to listen the Lord will open doors for us and we can see him provide ways. That was something I really needed to hear this week especially after my education and experienced was questioned. In the moment it stunned me and I laughed it off, I shouldn’t have let it hurt my confidence as much but I did.  I need to press forward with full faith in Christ and confidence in myself. I’m again so grateful for scho

 Stand True and Faithful  Carrie Walsman  2/16/23 One of the things I would like to reflect on is president Hickleys Talk Stand True and Faithful. Throughout the talk he is talking to the young women of the church and encourages them to stand up for what is right and keep the commandments at all times and in all things and in all places.  It made me think of having good business ethics, and having those align with the everyday life.  I believe it’s so important try to keep faithful where ever you are to have the constant companion of the Holy Ghost. By having the Holy Ghost as a constant companion you can make better choices and be directed in the path you’re supposed to take.  President Hickley also addresses the importance of receiving an education and goes onto say that this generation has so many opportunities.  In conclusion, president Hickley wanted to get across to be Faithful, have virtue, be true to ourselves, and recieve an education. 

Week 06 reflection What I learned  Carrie Walsman 2/3/23 Aloha from Hawaii  The learning still continues on vacation.  I really enjoyed this week's readings and videos. I felt like it was a great realignment back with Heavenly Fathers plan, and the iron rod.  Starting with the talk by President N. Eldon Tanner “Success Is Gauged by Self Mastery”  In the talk he proceeds to states “If you want to be successful or outstanding in any field of endeavor, it is important that you determine while young to be a great boy, and not wait to be a man to be a great man; and then have the courage and strength and determination to discipline yourself, apply self-control and self-mastery.”  I love this quote. It’s important to start early and decide now your morals and values and stick to them. This quote also reminded me of a code of conduct exercise that we did which had us write what we aren’t and are going to do.  Another good thing we read was about learning your industry, such as competitors

  "A Hero's Journey" Week 05 Reflection.  - Carrie Walsman This week we got to listen to one of my now Top 5 Talks which was "A Hero's Journey".  The talk was 22 minutes but it didn't take long for the speaker to grab your attention.  I would like to talk about 2 main points that ended up grabbing my attention. The first quote that stuck out to me was. " It’s all about you because using your gifts to change the world will change you in the process and you will realize you serve a force in the  universe that is  far bigger than you are." In the speech he tells the listeners to go ask 10 people what your best at. The goal here is to help find your talent and in doing that also your purpose. Talents a purpose line up fairly well. Lets break down the quote. its all about you using your gifts (talents) to change (serve) the world and in the process you will realize you serve a force (God) in the universe that is far bigger than you are. By using the

 PURPOSE This week we learned about purpose.  Points we went over were... What are you good at? What were you born to do? Lastly, Who's going to pay you to do it? I love photography, videography, editing, social media, coming up with ideas.  I took a photoshop editing job, I had to edit between 300-500 photos a day Monday-Friday and on paper it was a perfect job, it was only a couple hours a day, I worked from home, and the times were very flexible. For a college student who struggled with health problems the job was perfect, But months went by and I started not liking it, I was super fast at my job and my boss loved how the images looked, but it was mind numbing doing the same thing over and over again, and I didn't make that much. When I first started I  made more because it took me longer to edit photos. The more I did it the faster I got the less I made.  It was great being able to finish up work faster because I didn't like it, but the trade of was making less.  A coup

 Reflection  Carrie Walsman      Some of the best things I learned this week from class was how important it is to set yourself up for success rather than failure and what's important to focus on vs on what you can think about in the future.      Learning and talking about business ethics at first was no new news. Being brought up in the church with good moral and standard it felt almost silly being told that you shouldn't lie or steal with business.  It was shocking learning that some people actually need to be taught that.       It's important to be able to trust your employees.  You need to learn how to work hard, and remember your goals. Ask yourself what business you want to be and who do you want to attract, do you want to be an A-grade business? Or are you lowing your standards and values to be a B-C grade business.   A talk called "Making a Living and a Life" by Elder Lynn G Robbins talks about different levels in Business.  For a reminder an A grade busi

Create a Life of Meaning  Here's what I learned in this weeks of studying in week 2 - Carrie Walsman "It’s not about how to achieve your dreams, it’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you. " - Randy Pausch I loved watching Randy Pausch's Last Lecture.  To provide context Randy Pausch is a computer science professor, and  has pancreatic cancer and expects to live just a few more weeks or months.   The part that stuck out to me the most during the video lecture was when he went to apply to Disney and got rejected, but then goes on to continue to say this. " So that was a bit of a setback. But remember, the brick walls are there for a reason, right? The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to  show how badly we want something."  There will be opportunities  in life that we might try super hard to achieve or feel like we d

  Entrepreneurial Journal Blog What I've learned just in the first week of class - Carrie Walsman, January 6th, 2023 I'm currently taking a class at BYU-1 called Intro. to Entrepreneurship.  The first week of class we watched several  videos and articles.  It starts with dreaming big but starting with small steps. The course purpose is to learn practical life lessons and fundamental business tools required to become a successful entrepreneur, and according to the syllabus. With the main focus of the of the course is developing your life plan first before a business plan.  We are going to be analyzing the types  of entrepreneurship career paths, Evaluate personal fit for a career, and develop connections with entrepreneurial mentors.  Where do you get started? " Becoming an entrepreneurial hero is about taking responsibility for yourself and turning big dreams into step-by-step realities." - Jeff Sandefer Living Life as an Entrepreneurial Hero One of the pieces we stud