How does the successful entrepreneur move forward? How do
you find the passion that will drive you to keep moving on? This week we looked
at some resources that can help us on this journey.
First, we studied a talk by Gordon B. Hinckley, former
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This talk was
given over 20 years ago but is still applicable to us today. President Hinckley
tells us that the most important things we need to do in life are to “Stand
True and Faithful.” This, in fact, is the title given to his talk. He admonishes
to be true to our faith, our selves, to our parents and heritage, to those
around us, and to our God. He tells us that as we are true and honest we will
see the good in others and help lift them. We need to always start with the
spiritual aspect of anything we do.
We studied a summary of the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey. The
seven habits addressed by Covey include the first three to develop private
victories, the second three to help us with public victories, and the seventh
habit is to help us improve the effectiveness of all areas of life.
Obtaining and following these seven habits will help us move
forward on our journey.
We finished studying the book: “Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment.” by George Leonardo.
Here are a few of my thoughts from this book:
“Mastering the Commonplace” was
the greatest ‘aha’ chapter in my study. He tells us that we can be “Master” of
anything and everything in our lives. He takes us along a path of the mundane,
daily tasks in our lives. Once we know the “Master’s” keys, we can apply them
to everything we do. We can be a master at mowing the lawn, washing the dishes,
or any job we need to do. Leonard calls the time used for these daily tasks as
the “in between time.” This is “the stuff we have to take care of before
getting on to the things that count. But if you stop to think about it, most of
life is ‘in between.’ When goal orientation comes to dominate our thoughts,
little that seems to really count is left…Could all of us reclaim the lost
hours of our lives by making everything – the commonplace along with the
extraordinary – a part of our practice?” (Leonard,
George, Mastery: The Keys to Success and
Long-term Fulfillment, A Plume Book, 1992, pg.142.) We can practice
being a master in each task we undertake, no matter how small or insignificant
they seem. That, to me is a powerful statement and very liberating. Maybe I do
not have to find a huge purpose for my life. Maybe, my purpose is to be a
master at all I do. A master at being a daughter of God. A master wife and
mother, sister and daughter. A master at being a good friend. I can strive to
be a master in all the different areas of my life.
So, how do we get started on this journey?
As Leonard said
at the end of his book –
We need to only take the first step –
What not take
that step today?
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