Final week

 Final Week

This is the final blog for the class. This week, I read through the reading materials. There was one thing that stood out to me. It was from Tom Monaghan. He became rich at some point. However, he decides to give all his wealth to others. He wanted to go to heaven. He thought that was the one way that he can build the kingdom of God. He didn't want to sin anymore. He thought that pride is the foundation of sins which I agree with, so he gave up most of his wealth. I thought that it wasn't right because I don't think I can give up those. However, he was happy with what he has done even though he lives in a dorm. For him, one of the most important things was eternal. Money can't last forever. Soon after he recognized it, it changed his life. I haven't had that much wealth in my life, so I desire to earn much money, so I don't have a moment that I am struggling with money. However, I need to be careful with pride. It might ruin my life.

This was the last week of the semester as well as the class. I learned so many things from this class. I read many lives of entrepreneurs. I figured that being an entrepreneur isn't easy. I have to take risks. However, it is something that I want to do in the future. I have to be careful to start my own business with only ideas. I have to have plans, and people to work with. The most important thing is a vision. I know that a vision will guide me to the right place. 

I don't really know what advice to give because I haven't achieved anything. One thing I can say is as a student, I have to take education seriously. Education would give me more opportunities to get a job or start my own business.

Hyeon Jang

2021.12.11.Saturday

Week 13

 Week 13

I was able to read many reading assignments this week. Also, I learned about life of Randy Haykin's life. His experiences taught me a lot. One thing I learned is that he was educated. Sometimes, I think that education is not helpful if I can start my own business because I thought I could just do it if I have an idea. However, education is very helpful because I can experience from many places. I can also find people to work with while I am studying together. It motivated me to work hard in college.  Also, I need to ponder how much education I could get. I hope to like studying more.

Also, I learned that I don't need to be an expert at something. I mean it is good to be an expert at something that others don't do. I think it is the point. I need to find something different. These days, everyone is good at something, so it is hard to find something I can only do. I recognize that I need to work on something that everyone does, at the same time, I should explore jobs or skills. From the reading assignment, It said that I will most likely work for two or three years at the first job. I think that is the time that I need to explore. Of course, I could start now, but I am very experienced yet. I have no idea how the company operates. I should try my best to get into the biggest company I could get into. It will help me learn how I could be an entrepreneur.

Lastly, I need to work on developing my leadership skills. I need to have a vision. This vision will convince others to work for me when I begin my business. I should show them a vision, and what I expect to do from my work. It will help me develop leadership skills.

Hyeon Jang

2021.12.11.Saturday

Week 12

 Week 12

Personally, I think that trust is one of the most important attributes in business especially in economy wide. No one is going to invest on someone who you can't really believe. In the reading assignments, it talked about virtue and integrity. I always thought that virtue is kind of hard to measure. However, people could tell that who is not virtue. Also, integrity is the same. The important thing is that people who work with you would recognize that you are virtue and integrity. It is hard to measure like what I wrote, but people can definitely tell those two. Because it is matter of money, honesty is crucial part of business. 

One thing I really liked was that Sarah talked about sprinting or running a marathon.  I think that marathon is proper way to describe the business. If I sprint a marathon, I will be easily tired, so I might give up. S said that marathon needs to manage energy, health, and etc. If I follow how I managed, I will be able to finish the marathon eventually. I have to see the business as long term plan. I might have to go through many difficulties, but my goal would just finish the marathon. I will have to keep running. That will bring me success.

Also, I learned that I have to do what I can do. Sometimes there are something that I cannot handle, so I often gave up doing things. However, I learned that even if I can't handle things, there are always things that I can do. I think if I continue to do what I can do, I will eventually get to where I can even handle more situations. I know that when I do things continuely, I will grow and become better person in the future.

Hyeon Jang

2021.12.03.Fri