Giving Back

I was reading in the book Launching Leaders this week and read about the formula for a successful business.

 

The Formula is:

 

1. Get Up Early

 

2. Work Hard

 

3. Get an Education

 

4. Find Your Oil

 

5. Make Your Mark

 

6. Prepare to Serve/Give Back

 

I was really impressed by this because I have been thinking about number 6 for a few years now. We have always been the recipient at Christmastime because we don’t make a lot of money and we have a lot of kids. I remember the first Christmas with having a baby and our ward gave us diapers and some money. This has been happened every year for 8 years. The last two Christmases, I have been feeling a bit angry at myself that I am not the one giving. While I appreciate the help, I wish I could do the same for someone else. I have discovered that Christmas is better when I can give back. I started school again so that I can give back. So, when I saw this Formula, I knew I was in the right place.

We also learned about a lady named Magdalena Yesil who came from Turkey and pursued her dreams. She was foremost an early-stage analyst but was offered a job as a financier. She struggled to know what she wanted to do, and it was up to us to give our opinion on what she should do. Based off of the case study that we read, she loved being an entrepreneur because of the excitement of something challenging and difficult. I read some of my classmate’s viewpoints for the case study and it seemed like everyone got something different out of it depending on their own life experiences. For me, I could relate to her excitement for something new and challenging. She KNEW she was successful and could do it. She didn’t like being stuck in a cubicle by herself. And boy does that sound like me. I hate being cooped up without much interaction.

Everything about business is what I have been looking for. Numbers, math, dreams, excitement, and giving back. I am excited to keep learning and gaining more information and eventually be like Magdalena Yesil and become a successful entrepreneur.