Finding Balance

So You Want to be an Entrepreneur?

Out of the readings and videos, I really enjoyed the video “Loyalty to God and Family” because of the advice given. In this video the speaker goes over the importance in balancing your time between work, God, and your family. He reminds us that in the beginning stages of building your business, we will have more time to enjoy hobbies and things of interest. However, he states that as the business grows, your available time will decrease causing you to choose where to allocate it. The following are great pieces of advice he recommends to follow:

·      Never compromise your loyalty to the Lord or your family.

·      Give focus time to God, family, job/work

·      Never be too busy to take a church calling

·      Setting working as a priority shows the Lord where your priorities are

·      Your greatest legacy will be your family and service you give

“Never being too busy to accept a church calling” was probably the biggest one that stood out to me. I was in a ward once where the Young Women’s president was a full-time teacher, mother to 4, and working on her Master’s Degree. She had such little time for anything outside of those responsibilities that I suggested she asked to be released from her calling. I’m glad she didn’t take my advice but instead worked by faith, knowing that the Lord would help her meet her goals.

Another video that echoed the same advice was “The Entrepreneur and the Family”. Valuable take-aways discussed:

·      If you’re single and beginning a Startup, STAY SINGLE!

o   This phase of building your business will require all of your available time.

·      If you have family, set rules and stick to them!

o   Have dinner together

o   Plan weekends with family

Both of these videos resonated how important balance is to maintain. Investing just as much time and effort into your family is just as important if not more because families are eternal.