It was nice having to listen to "Entrepreneurship and
Consecration" this week. There were a couple quotes I had to write down.
The first was, "God gives man the challenge of raw materials, not the ease
of finished things." This quote reminds me that God trusts man to be able
to create and innovate. He isn't going to give us ease and lawn chairs with
cold drinks in our hands. In being an entrepreneur, it is our job to find
something of value in the raw materials we've been given. If we can build upon
something that is already created to make it better, we've added value to the
world.
The next idea that stuck was that an entrepreneur can't be a
person who only does what they're told to do. We need people who can solve
problems. I feel like the schooling system as it stands now is a system to
teach people to follow directions and work for someone else. One of the reasons
I home school my children is so I can teach them how to be problem solvers.
It's a mindset that needs to be broken in our schools, in my opinion.
When, "Earth hasn’t provided the answer, perhaps we
should try heaven." Relating closely with the first quote I mentioned,
when man has tried as hard as they could to fix the problems that face them and
still hit a wall, it's time to ask God. It seems those are the best times to
receive inspiration-when we're down to our last push.
Regarding the other readings, I found the reading on micro
lending to be the most interesting. I had heard of micro lending years ago. The
only reason I never got involved was because I need to increase the size of my
golden goose before I can pass out her eggs, so to speak. I love the idea and
to hear it again in this class is not only heartwarming, but a welcome reminder
of what good we can do in this world for others around the world. It is truly a
great way to “teach a man to fish.”
Additional questions:
Based on what you read in the first two pages (pages 3 and
4), why are virtue and integrity so vital to an economy?
The first pages of the reading has somewhat of a pessimistic
feel to it. The reasons virtue and integrity are so important is that
businesses use the savings of ‘everyday people’ to invest. When the leaders of
the businesses lie, cheat, or steal in the name of capitalism, or because “it
wasn’t against the rules,” they are stealing from people in general and
everyone else suffers. It affects society as a whole.
According to Charles Handy, what is the “real justification”
for the existence of businesses?
“It is to make a profit so
that the business can do something more or better” (emphasis added).
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