PJ's job blog journal

Week 2 This was another great week full of learning and insights.  I watched several of the videos and especially enjoyed Randy Pauch's last lecture.  What an amazing man.  He had accomplished so much and yet still had a positive outlook despite of his recent diagnosis and short life expectancy. Here are some of the things that stood out to me: Tenacity: Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. I love this.  How often do we give in to our children's demands because it's easier than hearing them whine or complain.  That's not building character.  That's creating a bunch of weak, princesses.  We need to teach them to feel their emotions and teach them how to become stronger when they fall down. Brick walls are there for a reason.  Let us prove how badly we want things.    We only get better and stronger when we are pushed to our limits..and then push a littler further. Encourage kids creativity.  Let th...

9/21/2019 Hello. I am very excited about this course because I have so much to learn and this topic is so fascinating. Organization will be a struggle but I'm hoping that I'll find my rhythm as the weeks go on.  I may need to come back and reorganize and edit my posts when I figure out what I'm really supposed to be doing and the best way to organize my learning and moments of epiphany. Here are some of the learning highlights that I don't want to forget from week one. Lessons Learned: All humans were born entrepreneurs.  From the early days of humanity it was up to each individual to sustain life.  As humans and economies have evolved many have chosen to work for others.    My thoughts : Receiving a paycheck in exchange for work is comforting, safe and predictable.  Following the "American Dream" can be exhilarating and terrifying.   This IS the land of opportunity and there is unlimited potential for people who have unique ideas...

I'm just testing this out to see if I'm setting up my journal correctly.  Here goes!