Week two on my journey to financial independence and fulfilling my dreams

      This week, I made a bucket list of 50 things I want to do before  I die.  It was quite revealing. I learned a lot about myself. I realized that the thing I have always wanted to do  in my life is to make people happy through music. For many years now I have had in the back of my mind to write a musical history of the United states and to write a Christmas program with songs and spoken words. Then I want to direct the programs or perform in it. I want to teach the history of music in the U.S. I also want to help others find the music inside of them and let their light, their unique voice, shine.
      In order to make this dream come alive, I will need to be immersed  in music daily and let my creative juices flow. I can only do this if  I work in a music related industry. So, I  have looked for music schools in the area and  I am getting ready to apply to teach at one of them.  However, I am afraid because  I am the only person in the family bringing in sufficient income to meet our basic needs.  If  I quit  my present full time job,  I will probably only work part time for less money per hour.
       I guess this is where the principle of risk comes in. If I follow my heart, it may be a risk. However, if  I take that risk, like Steven Hitz discusses in his book,  I will be taking the first step toward fulfilling my unique mission on earth.  I am scared.  Perhaps the Lord is waiting for me to take that leap of faith. Maybe  if  I do,  my spouse will finally get his dream job as well, and we will be on our way to financial independence and living a joyful life.

Week One : Excruciating!

So, my first quiz is to create a blog for my Entrepreneurship class and then write a minimum of 200 words. This isn't my idea of a quiz, but, ok, whatever makes my instructor happy.   I do not know how to give my blog a URL. I have to go to Blogspot to access this blog. So far, this class has been a little disappointing. I took the readings quiz and was so worried there would be trick questions asking whether something was explicitly stated or just generally referred to that I got a 70, even though I had done all the readings, even printing them out, watched all the videos, and took notes on them. I missed one question on the video because I was looking for similar themes that were in the readings, not what the speaker did for a living( which was one of the questions on the quiz.) Can we at least be consistent here?  I guess what  I have learned from this experience is that  I cannot count on consistency.  I will be  living in a world of uncertainty this semester, just as an entrepreneur does every day. I just have to do my best and hope that my best will be good enough.

Things that have  stood out to me in the readings this week:
1. Schedule a time to write and review my journal entries each.
2.Never give up
3.Dream big and make it meaningful.
4.Choose  your fellow traveler's well, Don't hang around with people who will bring you down.Find people who will help you reach your goals.
5.Actions make all  the difference. Begin now.
6. Think two steps ahead;always act with a goal in mind, and I might add, think of your eternal goals and let Heavenly Father be your partner every step of the way.