Enduring the Race

This week was a little shorter than other weeks, but not any less impactful. As I have read and watched the course material this week, I think a new heartstring was plucked, and that boost of motivation to keep going. Oft times as I go through this course I think I get overwhelmed with the "what if" scenario of entrepreneurship. "What if" I become super successful. "What if" that idea or product that I have can really go in a way that I hope and believe it can. Then you get that secondary feeling of, "what if" I fail. I began to think that direction at times during this week. As I thought about the current situation that I have not only at my current place of employment, but the stress that comes from having 2 jobs, balancing school work, working with my spouse raising a young family, and trying to keep my head above the water. As I looked at all of these stresses and thoughts of potential failure, the content from this week bolstered my trust in the things that matter most.

I think that at times we get so focused on the now, and don't have the faith to look into the future. Just like Elder Holland, we get 34 miles into our 2,600 mile trip and we break down. In those moments we think, maybe this was a bad idea. But as we learned from Brother Richards, if we begin to make the Lord part of not only our business endeavors but in all aspects of our lives, then we are able to make our journey and achieve that which matters most. 

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