Entrepreneurial Journal Blog

 After finishing the assignment about the worst-case scenario, I've concluded that the odds of the worst-case scenario happening is lower than I originally thought.  Although it could still happen, it's not as risky as I thought it was.  In fact, I think it would be risky if I didn't do it.  As I look at the theme of what I fear, it seems to me that I fear scenarios that don't even currently exist.  It feels a little silly to me that I fear something that can't even happen unless certain events take place.  That thing that I fear is embarrassment.  It's not tangible, and that is why it feels ridiculous.  What I should fear is not taking action.  I remember watching a video about a survery that some studies did on people that were on their death bed.  They were asked what their biggest regret was.  When they compared at the results, they were shocked.  An overwhelming majority of the responses were made up of regretting things t...

 I learned a lot from the past week from this class.  I think that one of my favorites videos that we watched this week was the video about treating life like an experiment.  If you think about it as an experiment, you're more willing to do the things that you want to do and you're more willing to take more risks as well.  I think that this is especially important for entrepreneurs, as they must take risks consistently throughout their career.  I'm not saying that they shouldn't be calculated risks, but I'm saying that they should be willing to look at it as an experiment. Word Count: 301 words (via Microsoft Word)