PJ's job blog journal

10/24/2019 Being loyal is something that has come up a bunch lately in my family.  My son, recently returned home from his mission, to find his girlfriend had become the exact opposite version of the girl he left behind.  As he has wrestled with "how did this happen and could I have prevented it?" As he's turned  friends to help him make sense of this experience, they all seem to say the same thing: "Dude, that's not loyal . "  These words have great POWER with our youth.  "Loyalty" is revered and expected in a relationship.  There are so many things they could say to console or advise my son but they all seem to bring it back to loyalty.   These are milennials.  Despite the prevalent flaws of their generation they seem to agree on the sanctity of being loyal.  Fascinating, right?!  Let's look at the definition of "loyal."  See how it applies to our personal and professional lives? loy·al /ˈloi(ə)l/ Learn to p...

10/18/2019 Week 5 A Hero's Journey Watching the speech was enlightening.  As this very successful entrepreneur addressed a group of BYUI students he had many words of advice for them on how to find and define success.   *It's about you but it's not about you at all!  What does this mean?  learn how to learn  learn to make money  live a life of meaning Find great role models and ask great advice.  Choose 10.  Meet each one for 2-3 hours.  Choose three in the 30-40 age group,  three or four in the 40-60 range and another 3 in the 60 and older crowd.  Ask them many questions.  The oldest group will most likely have the best overall perspectives about what's important and what isn't. Ask 5 people what you do better than anyone else.  How do you find something that brings you joy?  What satisfies a deep burning need on the world?   Find your calling! Was I a good person? Did I contribute someth...

10/10/2019 This week's readings were very interesting.  The topic "How will you measure your life?" is thought provoking.  How will others measure my life?  How will my family and friends measure my life?  How will God measure my life?  Did I make the world a better place?  Did I find joy and share it with others?  Did I have integrity? Asking hard questions causes introspection.  Looking within and determining if how I chose to provide for my family, fill my days and treat others is a solid measuring stick of the kind of person I am trying to become. Becoming an entrepreneur allows for greater flexibly in how I answer the above questions.  I choose my occupation and business decisions.  I choose my ethics and morals.  I chose how I will spend money and how I will spend my time.  Yes, although I dedicate much of my time to building and growing my business, that is ultimately my choice.  I'm not punching a time card f...

10/4/2019 Honesty and Business Ethics This was another enlightening week as we dove into the business of honesty and being ethical.   Here are some of the highlights from my notes. Why are ethics important? fanatically ethical-no reason to compromise are you good?  that's all we care about "Making a Living and a Life" by LG Robbins A-D level people/motivations Can you ask the Lord's blessings with a clear conscience? When questionable products or services are involved, is the person's involvement direct or indirect? Does the product/service hurt humanity? "True blue, through and through"  S. Dew Virtue will make/break you *Virtue of Integrity  JS: "integrity=cornerstone of character" JFS "true blue, through and through"  integrity and also proud of being LDS story Helaman's stripling warriors  Leadership: Integrity or you can't lead Decide today, once and for all that you'll be tr...