Lesson 11

I was reminded that owning a business is like being part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; I have to be constantly reminded of what I need to do to be successful. This week we focused on Steve Job and his teachings and legacy. In an interview, Steve reminded me that being passionate about my business is the most important aspect of being an entrepreneur. The reason why being passionate is the most important aspect is because any reasonable person would not go through such a hard thing as creating a  business, they would quit and stop because of how hard it is. Being passionate about a business will encourage and strengthen me to get through any hard or difficult aspect of my business.

Steve Job also said that death is the best motivator and told me in his Stanford Commencement Speech that looking in the mirror and asking myself “if today was my last day would I go do what I am about to do.” If the answer is “no,” too many days in a row it is time to change and do what I would want to do by following my passion. I realized that I lost my passion again, and have become a shell of work and school, I am slowing remembering what I want to do with my life and it is invigorating.

The task for this week’s $100 Challenge is to write personal thank you letters for the customers that purchased A Penned Thank You stationary cards and to collect the money.  I will be collecting payments through PayPal for the customers that are out of state and cash or check for the customers that are local.  I plan on having all stationary in the hands of the customers by the end of the week, quick turnaround time is very important so the customer feels satisfied. I am so grateful for all those that purchased stationary and for my calligraphy artist who worked so hard in creating the cards and marketing them on Facebook.