This week, our class had the privilege of watching "A Hero's Journey," a speech given by Jeff Sandefer, Acton School. At the beginning, he said something intriguing: "Your entrepreneurial journey is all about you but it's not about you at all." [paraphrased] Paradoxical, no? By the end of his speech, it made total sense to me!
Your entrepreneurial journey boils down to three questions:
1. Have I contributed something meaningful? Did I make a difference?
2. Was I good person?
3. Who did I love and who loved me?
I realized that those three questions were all about me but the resultant answers had nothing to be with me but with the world around me.
1. I contributed something to the world to make it a better place or it made a difference.
2. By being a good person, I helped someone else.
3. I loved my fellow man and they loved me in return.
To contribute something of value, you have to find your calling and also realize how you can be a driving force for a problem the world is facing. To be a good person, you stay true to your ethics and morals. You do the right thing. Whether you know it or not, you've helped someone in some way. To love your fellow man is to have the pure love of Christ. Doing so, you are loved in return.
Three important questions and three equally important answers to ponder. To me, the "answers" listed above strike me as principles of the Gospel: faith, joy, and charity. Have faith in your calling, be joyful, and love those around you. In 2 Nephi 9:51 we read, "Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness."
In the end, we are to heed the true Gospel during our entrepreneurial journey, and our good works will be judged by Heavenly Father.
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