Evonne's Entrepreneurial Journal Blog

Walt Disney once said, “First, think. Second, Dream. Third, believe. And finally, dare.” While the instructions Disney outlines in this statement seem simple and clear, they are far from uncomplicated. But why? Who stands in our way of reaching our goals and bringing our dreams into reality? Spoiler alert: it’s ourselves. While watching Randy Pausch’s lecture “How to Achieve Your Childhood Dreams,” I was struck at his ability to see opportunities in difficult circumstances. One of the most poignant teachings from his speech was the concept that brick walls are only there to show us how badly we want something. Pausch didn’t just focus on the dreams he achieved in a literal sense, but more on how he worked through limitations and found alternative ways to fulfill his ambitions. While he dreamt of playing in the National Football League (a dream he was unable to fulfil literally), he instead took the lessons he learned in the process of reaching that goal and turned those into the meas...

I’ll start this blog with a hard truth – I’m a terrible journal keeper. I have started one multiple times throughout my life and have rarely made it past the first week of entries.  So, my first goal this semester is to reframe the way I look at journaling. Instead of approaching it as a task I must complete, I want to start looking at a personal journal as a way to invest in myself. As we learned this week, a journal is a tool – a way to keep track of questions, lessons, and goals that also provides a space for self-reflection and growth. And, as a 45-year-old college freshman, personal development is the name of the game! I'm not entirely sure what I expected the focus of this course to be, but I found myself pleasantly surprised at the intended purpose that was outlined in this week's introduction. Setting the expectation that this semester will be focused on the "startup of you" is exciting to me! After 18 years of setting aside my needs for those of the people ...