The Journey Never Ends

This class is almost coming to an end and I've reflected on the important lessons learned thus far. I became an entrepreneur before the semester started opened up a whole new world of application for me. I started my online business before I even enrolled in classes. I did it with one purpose in mind, to apply what I learn from class into my business. It has made all the difference in how I conduct business. It has also made me aware of how others do business as well. What made them successful and what they could do better. Virtue and Integrity in business can affect the economy on a global scale. It is vital that we instill in our young entrepreneurs the need to conduct honest and true business if we want the economy to flourish. The pursuit of money and power within big corporations has stalled progress in our economy through out our history. Something as simple as integrity and virtue still proves to be a weakness in big business. Owners and CEOs have to be more transparent with their employees and shareholders. In life, we need food to survive. It is a condition of life. In business, we need profits to survive, it is a condition of business. But it is not the sole purpose of business. I became an entrepreneur to help others with my services or products and in the process if I achieved monetary success, it is a benefit. The real purpose of business is to make money, but also to do something good with that money. Charitable organizations measure success in terms of outcomes for others as well as for themselves. This is one way we can measure our business success with. Are we in business for the money and power? Or are we here to help others become better in life. Having a desire to help others is truly a selfless and noble characteristic. We are born in this life to help our brothers and sisters return to live with God again. Business is one avenue we can do this. Our journey on this earth is but a small moment in the grand scheme of things. Our outlook on business should always center around our true purpose in life, to serve God and to fulfill his purposes.