Week 3 thoughts

I was really touched by this week's case study reading. It was about Magdalena Yesil's entrepreneurial pursuits and how she was able to find success here in the United States. The biggest takeaway that I had was her pursuit of learning. At an early age, she wanted to learn about technology because of her interest in the American space program. She was from Turkey, but knew she would need to be educated in the United States. She would learn English by attending an international girl's school, and then after high school, she set her sights on the best colleges she could go to. She ended up attending Stanford, and would get her bachelor's degree in computer engineering and her Master's degree in Electrical engineering. Her desire to learn continued as she eventually became an entrepreneur and would found many companies.

I was impressed with her constant desire to learn new aspects of the field she was in, which would help her in her entrepreneurial  pursuits. I think that is why I have felt an overwhelming desire to finish my bachelor's degree, not just to pursue a job in business, but, to train my mind to learn how to learn. Elder Bednar spoke of this when he said, "The real value of learning is that it enables you in any situation to be resourceful-to figure out what to do when you have no idea what to do!" I have come to a point in my life where I am figuring out what my calling is, because right now I have no idea what it is. I have a general direction now of where I am headed, and I know the Lord wants me to further my education, but, as to where it will end up, I am not as clear on that. I know as I further my education, the Lord will further my understanding of what is possible with the tools he continues to give me.

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