W14 - The End

Over the course of the last fourteen weeks I’ve learned a great deal about my nature and how I view my future and the opportunities that lay before me. I said from the beginning that I took this class to position myself to learn how to pursue career 2.0. That is to say, my next career when I finish my current job. However, the last three months have been transformative to me. This course, and many external factors in the world, have caused me to re-evaluate my plan and “move some things around”.

First, I now believe I have less time to work with. The April 2020 General Conference has left me the profound impression that I need to apply some of the principles I learned in this class much sooner than I originally anticipated. I believe that now is the time to look for additional opportunities and that time is much more critical. Not to “make a fortune” but to “Find Oil and Make my Mark”.

I have known for some time that I didn’t seek the grandeur of billionaires. That kind of wealth is ridiculous. But I also know that I want to position myself well enough to serve others without compromising my time with family or church service. No, this mind set does not align me with traditional entrepreneurs. But it does align me with God’s plan for me.

Also, this class has helped me develop insights in how I can better serve others, especially those I serve at church. We must develop our ability to accomplish tasks. To become finishers of the work. Far too often I see leaders in units across my Stake struggle because assignments and tasks go incomplete. I believe the six part process Jim Ritchie has described over the course of the term is the right mix of business acumen and spiritual insight to tech men and women to become doers of the work, and I plan to share this process with my fellows in the Stake.

It has become more clear that, as President Nelson said in Oct 2019 ”…Time is running out”. I believed I had more time. That I would not see the Saviors return, but that my children might. I don’t know if I will be in the Earth when he returns, but I now believe it will be within my perceived lifetime.  I am grateful to have taken this class and to learn the principles of success through a gospel lens. That is the most significant takeaway from this term.

Thank you.