W05 Reflection: Entrepreneurial Journal

On Monday this week, I read “A Hero’s Journey”. It was enjoyable and I felt inspiration here and there but there wasn’t a whole lot that caught my attention. This week, I also started getting heavily involved in playing a video game on my phone.

At the end of the week, I chose to re-read “A Hero’s Journey”. I've noticed many times that I can read something at one point in life and then re-read at another time, yet have a different experience. I love how the Spirit talks to me and teaches me lessons depending on my current situation. 


While re-reading, I came across this text: Choosing a hero’s journey means to “live every day like it matters.” This instantly stood out to me because I feel that I had a very unproductive week. Instead of prioritizing things that are most important, I spent a large amount of time playing that game. I had big plans for this week. My goal was to try to get ahead of my school work so that I could be less stressed as the semester continues. Instead, I fell behind in school tasks and even some work projects. I knew what was happening each day even while I was playing, but I continued anyway. By the time Friday night arrived, I thought it would be interesting to see how much time I spent on the game, so I checked my phone’s screen time app to find out. It turned out that I spent nearly 10 hours over a 7 day period just playing a video game. That equates to almost 90 minutes per day. Sure I had fun, but it wasn’t with my family. There are so many productive things I could have done and bonding moments that I missed because of my choices this week. The good news is that I recognized the problem fairly quickly and chose to do something about it. It's not too late to turn around and do the right thing. Unfortunately, many people know that they have a problem, but aren’t willing to make the necessary changes to fix it. Over the years, I have become much more self-aware. I’ve learned that even though there are setbacks, you can always start a new day. In the words of the Chinese proverb, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.”

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