Journal Entry 3

Whew. This week I had a lot of homework haha. Less than the other weeks but the assignments are getting a little harder so it felt like more. But this week in Intro to Entrepreneurship I really liked the readings and videos we had to study. The items we needed to read were: "Making a Living and a Life" and "True Blue, Through, and Through." The videos we watched were: "Why are Ethics Important?", "Top 10 Must Have For a Start-Up Transcript", and "Risks in Business." What mainly impacted me and what I want to talk about is the "Making a Living and a Life" article. I really enjoyed the message that came across from that. I think so many people get caught up in money and a career and while that's great whether you're alone, are married, or even have a family, it's never good to get caught up in that and just have a living, you have to LIVE as well. I think sometimes when people are alone they think no yea I don't have anybody to spend my time with, I might as well dive deep into my work but that can even be detrimental. Having a passion and working hard is a good thing but it's when you take it to far, are away too long, and lose your priorities is where you can start going downhill. I know too many families that have fallen apart because one of the parents was never home and the other was stuck with doing everything and then by the time the other got home, it's just "crazy" to ask them to do anything because they've been working and they provide and blah blah blah. Clearly I'm a little too attached to this concept but it's just an issue people don't realize until it's too late.