When I was 8 my mother asked her children. What do they wanted to do when we grow up? My older sister was convinced that I needed some extra screws so her answer was that she was going to be brain surgeon, my brother wanted to work with cars because that has been his passion since he was 2 years old, my little sister wanted to be a mommy to many children. I wanted to have a child care where I can teach kids specially boys to catch frogs. When I was reading the startup of you by Reid Hoffman, the first chapter title is "All Humans Are Entrepreneurs", this early memory of my childhood came to me and I reflect upon our age and first then fact that we knew what we wanted but there is where our journey began. We have the capacity to dream but to get to our goal is a hard road but a beautiful one. I agree with what Reid Hoffman mentions as "The carrier old escalator is jammed" referring to a way of work before even 30 years ago, it was either you are a doctor, lawyer, engineer, teacher, nurse or a talented singer. Now that old perception is broken and we need to keep up with the constant change and evolution of the market needs and we can find a world of opportunities to excel. With all this week’s readings (What is Introduction to Entrepreneurship course? Living Life as an Entrepreneurial Hero and The startup of you, plus the videos) I am highly motivated to start this new adventure because as everything stated that I am an entrepreneur. I started my business in 2010 in the child care profession and I haven't taught kids to catch frogs yet (because I discover I am afraid of them). But I am ready to give big steps first knowing who I am and what is my adventure in this life? I know my meaning and why I am here. But my adventure has taken long time to develop because struggles and bumps in the road that I am grateful those came along because I have learned. I love that in one of the readings (Living Life as an Entrepreneurial Hero) mentions Dream Big, I have no problem with that but because of that I have a hard time looking to the small steps. The future looks promising and exiting with this class and lectures. I am glad I have come to a place with minds that think like me.

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