Eye Openers

This has been a neat week for me and has opened my eyes once again to things I hadn’t really thought about. For starters when I thought about entrepreneurs my mind went to the modern day success stories, but many students, including myself, chose to go back in time and found great examples. Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, these and more were great entrepreneurs who had a huge impact in the world and especially in the Americas. Overall I just enjoyed reading about all different types of entrepreneurs and seeing the challenges they all faced. I learned that there are a wide variety of entrepreneurs in the world, I am a huge nerd at heart so I was very excited to see that someone chose J.K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series), I hadn’t even thought of her as an entrepreneur but she is, just not in the way typically thought about.

Reading about “Working on your business vs working in your business” hit on many points that have been discussed in this class and other classes over the course of the semester but one thing it made me think about was a family life. Sometimes we get so busy with the day to day activities (working in your family) that we forget to step back and see how we can improve what needs improved (working on your family).  It has given me a goal to do better about stepping back in life and thinking about what needs to change and what can be improved upon, whether it be business or personal life.

My favorite part of this week was taking time to see the hard work and effort that so many fellow students put into their projects, and some had great success! Long hours, creative ideas, difficulties to learn from, there are some potentially exceptional entrepreneurs in our ranks. 

Kiva update

 I do have to say that this project coming to an end has been somewhat of a relief for my wife and I. We were hit pretty hard this semester with many things coming up and many challenges to overcome. However it was also a great opportunity to allow my wife to do something she enjoys (photography) and me to get more experience managing a business/project. More detail will be given in my report, but this really has opened our eyes to some very neat and fun opportunities that are ahead of us.