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The Hero's Journey: My Feelings

The video for the Hero's Journey which I was able to watch this past week made me feel like it is every man or woman's opportunity to find something that you are good at and excel at it. I have to be willing to accept challenges. Challenges, no matter how unpleasant they are at the time of experiencing them, they are for my good. The man in the video was very candid in explaining how someone could rise up during challenging times to be an entrepreneur. One of the things pointed out also is that we often in our lives will be put in situations where our honesty is tested. The author warns that you can't take the chance of letting your integrity slip even once. If you allow yourself to slip up and lose your way of integrity, you could throw away a career that you could have basked in for a lifetime. 
One thing that I have found similar in these books and video clips of entrepreneurs is that you cannot be promised with immediate success. It takes a lot of work to get yourself to be noticed and many never make it to the top.The author reminds us that you have to utilize your resources to work best in your favor. 

Also, Don't ever assume that you are going to outsmart or outwork someone. There will always be someone out there who works harder than you are is smarter than you. Successful entrepreneurs recognize their weaknesses and glean ideas off of people of a similar mindset, but also those who appear to be smarter than you. I can learn a lot by associating myself with smart, results-driven people. It's also vitally important not to neglect my family. Being an entrepreneur can take many hours and days of your time that could be taken away from being a parent. I will want to allocate my time accordingly so I can not only be successful in the business world, but also be a successful father. 

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