Introduction Week

The most important thing I learned this week was in President Hinckley's dedicatory address of the Hinckley Library.  He said, "You don't have to be a genius...you just have to do your best."  As we begin our adventure in learning about becoming an entrepreneur we must remember that it isn't going to be a paved path. There will be bumps, potholes, and even construction that will prevent us from going at the pace and in the way that we had planned. As we work to do our best we will be able to patch those rough spots and look back and see all that we have become and all that we have accomplished.

I thought that it was interesting reading about the process that caused these journals to become a requirement.  A young man unable to recollect what he had learned in a professors class showed the professor that there was another way to remember all that he had learned. He carried a folder with him that he reflected on often that reminded him of the skills and lessons he had learned. As we reflect we remember that we have the ability to overcome. We can become more than we are today. Each lesson and activity that we participate in is an opportunity to learn and grow and get one step closer to achieving our goals.

President Bednar reminds us that we are at a unique place at a unique time in our lives. While I am not be on campus I still can create a DPC within the walls of my home as I study and fully participate as a BYU-I student. I can take advantage of the resources around me. Though I am not a genius, I can do my best and become a better disciple of Christ so that I can offer my whole self to righteous pursuits.