My Last Lecture…

Now that we are in the end of this course, it is time to recap. There has been so much great, inspirational, and motivational information that I have learned. I am not about to write all the wonderful information I learned throughout the course, but I will share the great insights that stood out to me and I know that if every one of us applies these things we will have a more meaningful life. So this is my last lecture to any one who is pursuing a career as an entrepreneur, or anyone who wants to make some changes and living a life with more meaning.

My first piece of advice is to be careful whom you surround yourself with. I know this is may seem of common sense to some of us, but we do not really understand why it is important to do just that. We tend to become the people we associate ourselves with. For this reason we need to make sure we surround ourselves with great people we would like to become like. This will be very important in your entrepreneurial journey because you will need to build partnerships or teams, and you want to make sure that the people whom you choose are as passionate as you are in some aspects. When we choose to hang out with the wrong crowd we find ourselves being influenced to doing things we normally would not do, and end up picking up bad habits. Lets refrain from doing that, and instead choose to become better versions of ourselves. So again it is crucial in business as well as life to choose our friends wisely.

Second, believe in yourself even when all odds are against you. This is a very important piece of advice that many of us seem to fail to remember in trying times. In your entrepreneurial journey as in life, there will always be obstacles, or challenges that we are going to face. No one is safe from this. As human beings we will always face people who put us down, or people who do not believe in us, or our own worst critic, which is within each of us. So when the though gets going, do not give up or do not falter, but instead believe in yourself. Know that in order to get others to believe in you, your company, or your product, you first need to believe in yourself.

This brings me to my third advice, which is to stick with it. Again things will not come easy. They will not be handed in a silver platter for you or I, so we need to make sure that we are always working towards our goals. It is easy to give up and just call it quits, but when you give up on your goals and dreams you rob yourself from growing and reaching your full potential. The people who usually reap greatness in life are usually the people who had a vision and who stuck through the ups and downs and endured till the end.

Everyone one of us can follow these three simple pieces of advice. I can guarantee you that if you apply these three things in your life, you will not only succeed in pursuing your entrepreneurial dreams, but you will also live a more meaningful life. I encourage everyone to apply these three things into your life, as I have been trying myself and reap from the success that they will bring. 

These are just some of the few insights I gained from starting my entrepreneurial journey, and I hope that they will serve you well, as they have served me. Thanks for your time, and best of luck in your journey!