Ent-Rupp-preneur Journal

In a previous class in the BYU-I business program I was introduced to the concept of emotional intelligence. It was one of those readings (that I saved) that felt like eggs hatching in my head. I shared the article with a few co-workers and they didn't find it nearly as fascinating as I did. Watching this week's video that discussed the "Emotional Fingerprint" was great! It spurred my curiosity and I bought the book "Your Emotional Fingerprint". There was one page turned down to mark it. I opened to that page first and it was the ok Cherokee legend of the wolf, and in referencing the outcome of our ability to internalize our emotions it lists the same qualities listed in the video. The idea that the more aware we are of our emotional footprint the more adept we will be at making decisions resonates with me. I feel I have a lot of work to do in this area. In Dallin H Oaks' talk "The Challenge to Become" he teaches that the Gospel is a plan t...

So much of the material we studied this week resonated with me on a professional level. I read "Good to Great" for a class a few semesters ago and the review this week was wonderful. The reading and videos this week cause me to look at my current occupation, coworkers, and the work environment from a few different angles. Examples: Do we have NICE people working in the office? Are there any egos that could potentially destroy the flow and synergy we have? Are we Bakers? Eaters? Some of both? Is this getting us where we want to go? Do we genuinely want to lift others? Help other businesses grow? Do we look for ways to adapt? Embrace new ideas? Are we looking to take risks (even though the company is run by a bunch of operations guys and accountants) One of the statements that really made sense to me was that the goal of business is to weld customers to you. What a great analogy. If we aren't skilled welders, if we don't have the right materials, skills, attentio...