Who am I...


Background: 

I have hit a point in my life where I am ready to use my talents and passions to become an entrepreneur.  After 25 years, I have decided to go back to school and obtain the degree I walked away from.  I am currently enrolled as a Business Administrative student through BYU-I.  While balancing school, work, and raising my children is very tough, I can't help but to feel very blessed for the opportunity to study.  Graduating from BYU has been a goal of mine literally since my high school graduation and for so many years I assumed that ship had sailed and that would never happen.  With a grateful heart, here I am working hard to achieve my goal.  Ironically, my schedule and demands of life is so much greater this time around as a student, yet with the Lord's help, I am on my way. My ultimate goal is to discover what the Lord wants and needs me to do.  I know I have a purpose here on earth and I look forward to discovering what that looks like in the eyes of an entrepreneur.  I am very passionate about starting my own business - but even more passionate about finding the business where I can make a difference in the lives of others. The million dollar question, however, is what is that business - what is my calling?  

Strengths and Weaknesses:

As I embark on this journey of discovering what my "calling" in life is, I think it is important to identify what my strengths and weaknesses are.  My dream is to change lives - to make a difference.  I am not interested in opening a business just for the money.  Yes, the money will help create other opportunities and therefore I see the importance, but I want to smile at work.  I want to feel I am changing lives.  I want to know that because of my efforts, I am easing the burdens and maximizing the opportunities for others.  My vulnerable attempt to identify my strengths and weaknesses. 

Strengths - 

  1. I love service - I very much enjoy helping others
  2. I am a good mentor
  3. I am a good coach
  4. I make sure everyone is included and important
  5. I can make others see their true potential
  6. I push others to excel
  7. I have a very soft heart
  8. I have a strong personality - could also serve as a weakness
  9. I am very forgiving
  10. I love working with underdogs
  11. I am very hard working - among the top
  12. I am very dedicated to my job and duties
  13. I strive for perfections
  14. I love seeing people smile
  15. I love changing lives
  16. I give my ALL in my responsibilities
  17. I am good at multi-tasking
  18. I am caring
  19. I am loving
  20. I am passionate about creating opportunities for others that would not have the privilege of 
Weaknesses -
  1. I am super sensitive 
  2. I struggle big time with ingratitude for my efforts from others
  3. I rely too much on praise 
  4. I struggle if not valued
  5. When frustrated - others know it
  6. I wear my frustrations on my sleeve
  7. family struggles overwhelm me
  8. perfection - if its not a 100 its hard for me
  9. I become very quiet when I am tired
  10. I let others upset me
  11. I am hard on myself
  12. I struggle with lazy people
  13. I expect others to work as hard as I do
  14. I am shy at first - weird given my strong personality
  15. I am not always super patient
  16. I tend to take on too much
  17. I don't stop to relax much
As I continue to discover me and to find opportunities to match my talents with helping others, I will continue to review and modify my list of strengths and weaknesses.  I hope to someday make my weaknesses strengths and strive to be who the Lord needs me to be.  

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