Week 3

This week I finished reading The Start Up of You and I am actually kind of bummed because I loved it so much! I had a ton of fun reading it and I think I learned so much valuable information. Below are some of my favorite take aways from the text.

• We are all natural entrepreneurs, but we aren't all cut out to run a business
• Before you try to start a business it is important to determine your competitive advantage
• You should be adaptable. It isn't going to be beneficial to have a one track mind. Chances are you aren't going to end up at the end of the path that you first dreamt up. 
• Network! Network with purpose. Have planned coffee breaks or lunch meetings with people who you want to strive to be more like.
• Understand risk and evaluate when the risk is worth taking and when it isn't.
• Always be learning!

This week I also had the chance to read a couple great articles online. One of my favorite things I learned is that it is important to do what you love because you will be better at what you do. This specifically made an impact on me as I am getting ready to graduate and am looking for potential job opportunities. There are plenty of jobs out there that I could do decently but this video clip helped me to realize that I will be much more successful if I pick a job that I enjoy because chances are I will invest myself more and therefore will be much more successful. 

I'm excited to start reading our next text and see what more I have to learn. Entrepreneurship is such a new concept to me as a Family Studies major so I am really enjoying all the new skills that I am learning and developing.