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Finisher

  Thomas S. Monson shared his thoughts about people who finish what they start in an article titled, “ Finishers Wanted ”. I must admit that sometimes I am worn out by the time it comes to the end of a project or right now when it comes to the end of my college classes. I am often rushing to finish and look forward to my break. The last few semesters I have really tried to focus on enjoying the learning process more and take my time as I study the material. I have worked to schedule my life in such a way that I no longer feel stressed about fitting it all in and making sure that each item on my list has the allotted time needed to complete it and enjoy the process while I accomplish my to-do list. “To be finishers, we need to visualize the objective, work with effort toward the goal, apply sincere faith in the Lord, be virtuous, take courage when needed, and seek help from our Heavenly Father.” (Thomas S. Monson, Finishers Wanted ) Based on what Thomas Monson said, I ask myself w...
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Making Plans, Dreaming Dreams

  I have always been a planner. When my husband and I got married, we started right away with our plans. We always knew we wanted a family, that was a no brainer, we knew that Derek needed a good career, and we knew that we were not complacent people. We liked being in constant forward motion; looking ahead to where we wanted to be financially, educationally, and spiritually. After we bought our first home, we realized that the home we wanted so badly was not going to afford us the forward motion we needed. It was more expensive than we could afford, Derek would need to work full-time and eliminate school. We quickly made plans to sell our home and move to a more affordable community that supported his career goals. Once it was clear that he was going to graduate with his Ph.D., we needed to make our next plan! We plotted and planned where would be the best place to live and continue to progress. Ten years later, our plans have continued to work out. They might not always go as p...
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What's a buisness for? by Charles Handy

  According to Charles Handy, virtue and integrity are vital to the economy. As businesses overstate profit margins to appear better off to the stockholders, more and more people have become hesitant to trust big corporations. Leaving a fractured economy that feels as if the bottom could fall out at any time with consumers being hesitant to invest, and corporations shy about sharing information. No wonder Handy is returning to Sunday School answers to these big problems. There is a need to return to simpler tactics, like honesty. Handy goes on the discuss the real reason for business. “It is not to make a profit, full stop. It is to make a profit so that the business can do something more or better.” In other words, they need to have a purpose and a need to fill. This does not mean that the needs are not what others would believe to be frivolous, the need should be justified in one way or another to give a business purpose. Profit would be an afterthought and a means to answer ...
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