It Really Will Be Okay

The focus of this week's lesson was on gratitude. This may or may not seem to be an odd subject when it comes to business, but I feel--especially after this week--that it is a crucial one.

Part of the goal of becoming successful is to be able to help those around you. This is something we established early on in the class. It shows gratitude to those who helped you on your journey, and gratitude to God for all He does in your life. And really, gratitude is a wonderful feeling, especially when acted upon.

The words of a hymn came to mind as I contemplated this subject:

"So, amid the conflict whether great or small,

Do not be discouraged, God is over all;

Count your many blessings, angels will attend,

Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end."

Now, I realize this is really just going back to the idea of positive thinking, but as I considered all the things I had to be grateful for, all the many troubles that are facing our nation, and our world, I realized that everything would be okay. God really is "over all". 

Almost as a side note, another interesting bit of advice from this week came from Stan Christensen, an instructor from Stanford, about avoiding the "wrong" jobs. This doesn't mean the jobs that don't tend to make a lot of money, or some such thing. The "wrong" jobs in this case, are the jobs that you think that people want you to do. His advice is that you will never be able to keep ahead of people's expectations, and that you are better off doing something that you are passionate about. That was certainly encouraging to me, though in the end, one does have to work hard for those passions.

This has certainly been an amazing class. I hope I can continue to remember the lessons I have been taught here as I continue my life's journey.