Dylan's Blog

If I had one final lecture to share with student I would tell them that life is too short to not make it meaningful. The cost of not taking a chance heavily outweighs the cost of failure. At the end of our lives we will have time to meditate and think about how it went.  Feeling content never is about money, power, or fame. Those things fade. What remains are three questions. Have I contributed something meaningful? Was I a good person? Who did I love, and who loved me? If we can answer these questions truthfully we will have lived a life of meaning. My last piece  of advice  to someone starting their entrepreneurial journey is that family is the most important thing in life. If you nurture and love our family you will find more success in your carrier and business endeavors.  If you don't you still might succeed, but you will find yourself in the midst of your success all alone. With the financial freedom to spend with no one. Choose your family and your life will w...

 "H e who receiveth all things with thankfulness  shall be made glorious" (Doctrine & Covenants 78:19) Why is gratitude so important? Jesus Christ in the Bible healed 10 lepers; all went their way but one. He turned to the Savior and "fell down on his face at this feet, giving him thanks". Christ said unto him: "thy faith hath made thee whole". All were healed, but one was made whole, what is the difference? Being made whole implies that there was a spiritual restoration of some sort, forgiveness, peace, or maybe even other diseases and injuries. In our lives as we practice gratitude we will receive more blessing for God. Not just spiritually but in all aspects like business, family,  hobbies, and learning. I have seen this in my life when I have felt that I lacked much, I playfully offered gratitude to God for what I have. I then saw many blessings and opportunities open up to me. While listening to the interview on Larry North I feel very motivated a...

What's a Business For? Why are virtue and integrity so vital to an economy? Virtue and integrity are important to an economy and capitalism because without them no one will win. Integrity protects longterm stability, companies can cut corners or lie but in the long run they will find they have corrupted their growth. It kills the trust that is needed for people to invest. Markets rely on trust, without it no one will want to invest as it feels more like a risky gamble. "Trust, too, is fragile.Like a piece of china, once cracked it is never quite the same." (Handy, 2002, Pg. 3) According to Charles Handy, what is the “real justification” for the existence of businesses? The real justification for business is create wealth and value for society as a whole, not to make the rich richer. The goods and services that business provide improve the quality of life of all those around. When a business is too money and profit oriented they become cold and people start to shy awa...