Dallin H. Oaks quoted this story about a father that told his son: “All that I have I desire to give you—not only my wealth but also my position and standing among men. That which I have I can easily give you, but that which I am you must obtain for yourself.” It will be easy to just expect everything that our Father in Heaven has for us handed with no effort. This week I interview a great example of entrepreneurship and she mentions that her daughters are anxiously waiting for her to pass the business to them and she said that she will never do that unless they are willing to work and learn from the bottom of the business up. Taylor Richards mention that after establishing his boat dealership they were invited to have this count down of the best dealerships in North America and the first time they ranked No. 11 and the second time No. 6, he said that he is a normal person with a great team. This teaches me that yes we want to become entrepreneurs but we need help along the way and we need to rely on this team. Marissa Mayer talked about how big companies allow their employees to work on their working hours the 20% dedicate it to work on their innovations and they come up with better products and solutions because they are enjoying themselves. With all this information I conclude that success takes lots of effort but not only our but a team effort and when we enjoy what we do we can come up with some great accomplishments.

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