Sunday, May 22, 2016

Journal Entry Lesson 5

I am becoming a little bit negative about the future. I see how difficult it is to start a business. Even getting out of debt and making ends meet with a stable job is difficult for me right now. I have a good job and make more money than most college students in my country, but I can’t pay my credit cards off since more unexpected expenses (like fines, emergencies, and taxes) keep coming. I start to feel terrified about losing or quitting my job.

The only thing that makes me feel a little bit optimistic about my situation is reading about successful entrepreneurs who started from zero, like Desh Deshpande who arrived in the U.S with $8 USD in his pocket and became a billionaire. I also get courage from the stories of entrepreneurs who arrived to Mexico without an education and without speaking Spanish and became very successful (like Julian Slim, father of Carlos Slim).

I’m trying to obtain more experience and knowledge outside from school and work by taking courses, investing, and become more involved with entrepreneurs in the community in order to learn from them.


I haven’t had a lot of progress with the $100 project, other than deciding the source of funding.

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