My Entrepreneurship Course

FINAL ENTRY This has been a journey with a lot of laughs and tears. Working hard doesn't come easy, and our wins don't come by been lazy. I have felt so much during this semester that I haven't felt before. It’s been a good ride, and I am glad that I pushed myself to the fullest. Do the hard work yourself. Push through the long hours and hard times but remember to remember your family. This is something I feel very strongly about. We can't do all this at the stake of our loved ones. I know that we need to work hard to get somewhere and have people in our loves that can help us. Stand in the presence of greatness and you will be great. If someone wanted to start this journey, I would tell them that money won’t even be involved until things are established and even then, if money is the reason why you are starting your own business it will be the wrong reason and you most likely will fail. Money is why we want to work so we can support families, but it can't drive you...

The things that I learnt from this week’s work is to be grateful for the things that happen or don't happen in your life. After having a week’s break after my studio closing for the summer holidays, I realised that I am grateful for routines. We normally feel routines are boring and we can’t' wait for the holidays to arrive. This is all true but after the weeks break, I started to notice my children were feeling irritable and grumpy. My husband and I sat the boys down and told them that for the next 2 weeks before my husband went onto leave for the holidays, we were going to back to our schoolwork schedule. Then after that we will have a break enjoy Christmas and New Year and go on our yearly family holiday. They started today 11th December, and it went well. They were happier than a few days ago. I really enjoyed the book we had to read these past few weeks. I told my children about: “The Farmer and his sons.” It is better to stand together with people that you can trust tha...

Week 12 already! What a journey so far. I have really enjoyed reading the books even though reading is tiring for me. Virtue is so very important in business because once it’s been used and cracked it's never the same again. One never really trust someone one that virtue has been broken. We always wonder if they are going to be honest or are they going to lie again. Trust is very important and it’s hard to get it. So, we need to treasure it and look after it. I quote from Charles Handy: "Trust, too is fragile. Like a piece of China, once cracked it is never quite the same. And people's trust in business, and those who lead it, is today cracking. This is very sad because we need to feel secure in our dealings with others. The real justification of the existence of businesses according to Charles Handy is that businesses need to make a profit. They need to make money so that they can do more things and better things. To change the world and have it better for everyone. ...