Being a full-time student during a global pandemic takes its toll. I was fortunate enough to be taking my classes at SUU as a full-time online student before the pandemic hit. That meant that my classes were not affected by the virus at all. Normally that would have been a good thing, but I watched as many professors were giving their students all kinds of breaks while the only break I got was a professor rounding a 89.9% up to an A-. I had to finish Spring finals week the same week that my grandmother, who raised me when I was younger, died. I was taking exams and writing research papers while my mother was crying because of her mom’s death. I was not able to visit my grandmother in the hospital because of the virus. I watched the funeral through an online stream. Then during the first week of Summer classes my grandfather died. I also had to watch his funeral through a live stream. The family deaths have definitely been the biggest impact of Covid-19 in my life. I’m stressed out everyday, but I’m not allowing it to affect my schoolwork. My equanimity is astounding, but I really hope things start getting better soon.
It has been a goal of mine for a while to start my own business. I have been putting it off for a few years now. Every time I think about it, I create dozens of excuses to convince myself that if I were to start today, I wouldn’t succeed. I’m too busy doing homework. Even if I could manage to spend one or two hours a day on my business, would that be enough time to get anything done? Should I sacrifice my effort and time to a business that statistically will fail? Those are only a few examples of dozens of excuses that run through my mind. I’ve made a few realizations through my time in college that specifically relate to businesses. Here they are: 1. You don’t have to be smart to run a successful business. A smart person will understand that its risks outweigh the rewards. However, someone with a dream won’t stop because they have failed. They will take as many risks as needed to achieve their goals. 2. It’s better to start today. You will fail and it’s better to fail early. 3...
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