I think this week's topics of the course had the most profound impact on me the first time I took the class, and upon reading the material again, I found I remembered these talks and readings. They affected me greatly and I have even shared with friends that the readings are valuable to anyone, but especially small business owners. This week, we've learned about creating a personal constitution for your life. At first, this seemed like a silly activity, but the more I read and actually DID the more I realized it's value. The first step, which I found to be enlightening, is evaluating your own desires and goals. WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE? This question is not a career question, like "I want to be a doctor," but more of an internal reflection of who you want to be as a person. After I evaluated myself, and really thought about who I want to be, and what attributes I value and want to embrace, I realized I want to help people. That seemed rather vague, but it also gave me a direction. There are many occupational fields I have considered, and I might enjoy aspects of several of them, but I know that I am happies when I am serving others. I know that for me to feel successful in life and in a career, this would need to be an important aspect of it. The video this week references the book by Jim Collins, "Good to Great" which is a fantastic book, with lots of great insights for a business owner. The speaker discusess the three circles to help determine occupation would be best for each invidivual. First ask "What am I good at," and this is an evaluation of natural talent, I think more than learned activities. Second, ask "What ws I born to do?" (or what do I enjoy doing the most), and third, ask, "What are people willing to pay for?" The answer to what type of career I should choose was so much simpler, once I answered those questions. I am good at juggling lots of different tasks; I am good at finding discrepancies, and fixing them. I am also good at helping others learn a new concept (Training). I was born to help and serve others. I know people are willing to pay for others to handle the details of their business, so they can focus on their actual business product or service. With this information, it immediately made sense to me to try looking for small businesses that would be willing to have me work for them in a virtual office manager capacity. I can provide support for multiple small businesses, and I can do it well, and get paid for it. I liked the idea of this business also due to the extremely low overhead required. For now, I provide support full time to one small business entity, but I want to eventually expand and offer services to multiple small businesses.