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Week 8

I really enjoyed this week's readings and videos. Elder Holland's video is probably one of my most favorites (actually the whole talk is one of my all time favorites). But, it was a good reminder that everyone encounters tough times. We just have to keep pressing forward. As I have contemplated the obstacles that I may face as I look for a career, I keep coming back to the fact that I am probably my biggest obstacle. I have a lot of fear, worry and insecurity about taking a step toward something.

In one of my other classes this week, I had to interview a BYU-I alumni. It happened to be a girl who is in a very similar stage of life as I am and she has her own photography business. It was good to listen to her talk about her experience and how she began. She said that her husband was actually the driving force and that she was nervous to start. It just seemed so relatable to me and really made me think about what is stopping me. I then thought back to the readings and videos from this week. I really thought about Sister and Elder Hollands talk. In it, Elder Holland says, "But in life’s most crucial and telling tasks, my plea is to stick with it, to persevere, to hang in and hang on, and to reap your reward" (However Long and Hard the Road). This then reminded me of the book, "Mastery." I think that in different words, Elder Holland and George Leonard are saying the same thing. Keep with it. Stay on the path. 

 My goal now is to figure out what path I want to take. This semester has really helped me to look inward and try and figure out what it is that I really want to do in life. I have come up with a few ideas. For instance, I am now contemplating clinical counseling, nursing, and starting a cake business. I think a lot of the challenge for me is finding a career that can have some flexibility and will allow me to keep my focus on my family, while also finding something that I would enjoy. I thought it was hard when I was younger, but I feel like not having the stress of "having" to have a career makes it even more difficult. 

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