Endings

I don't feel ready for the semester to be over. Normally, I would be jumping for joy! I finished my classes! I didn't fail!  But, I started to feel sad and worried I wouldn't have the motivation to continue. However, this week I learned that my learning journey is up to me. I won't always have a structured course with great resources and motivating material to build me up. That is up to me.

"Most entrepreneurs would agree that building a business is more than a job; it is a passion. Stories of entrepreneurs sleeping at their offices may be exaggerated but are not unfounded.  It will definitely require a huge time commitment and cut into your leisure time. You may not be able to know what to expect a year, even a month from now" (Applegate, p. 6). My first instinct at the end of the day or when I finish doing any task is to reward myself with reading a book. I was thinking about how some things in my life might be cut out for a while to keep my eye on my vision and goal. I remember when I was working two jobs: one as a cosmetology instructor and the other as a part-time independent contractor hairstylist, I didn't read for years. I wanted to, but I was so focused on the need to live, pay my bills, and build my part-time business.  That was a challenging time in my life, but I reaped the rewards and eventually, I was able to read again. I suppose that is a silly thing to worry about, but it pained me to realize that I will probably need to set aside some important things to me to achieve my goal.