Balance and Sacrifice - Week Eleven

Balance and sacrifice is essential to many parts of our lives. Work and family is a big one. The case studies were a great assignment and I was happy with my response to both of them. I fell that it was an opportunity to look at my current situation (stay at home mom) with a Husband that works hard to provide for us. I was happy that as his spouse and mother of his children that I have a realistic idea of keeping balance and also how to sacrifice. I know that with this knowledge it will help with me in my own personal entrepreneurial journey. 

I enjoyed the video Surviving the entrepreneurial Life: work and family. Meg shared so many wonderful points as a spouse of a entrepreneur. How the time spent away from the family effected the children and how distractions effected her. Her suggestions to avoid these we amazing. One that she talked about was including children and your spouse the best you can in the business. She talked about holding regular meetings as a family. This is perfect for one of the topics I wrote about in my case studies and discussion board posts. We are counseled by our leaders in the Church to hold family council and discuss what is going on within a family. This would be a wonderful time to talk about balance and sacrifice a family must show to make it all work. 

Attitude on Money - 

• What is your attitude toward money?
• How can your view of money affect the way you live?
• What rules are recommended for prospering?

My attitude toward money has not and is not where it should be. I am unfortianalty like his sister and "don't want to talk about money". Money stresses me out (but who does it not) and have pushed as much as I can for my husband to handle. I keep myself just enough in the know, yet out so that I don't get overwhelmed and freaked out about it. Which is absolutely the wrong attitude to have and honestly know that if I would allow myself to be more involved and deal with it on a daily basis those fears wold probably fade away. 

The way you view money can have a huge effect on the way you live. I fully agree with "However, Money usually does not make bad men good and good men better.

Money can make good men better, but on the other hand it usually makes bad men worse. "
We all must be careful with money and understand how to not only make our situation better but then how can we help others situations better. I believe that the Lord blesses some with more finacial freedom and I think it is our obligation is to then not just help ourselves but to bless those around us who are less fortunate. 

The rules that are recommend for prospering are: 

Rule 1. Seek the Lord and have hope in him
Rule 2. Keep the commandments, that includes the temporal ones, tithing and fast offerings.
Rule 3. Think about money and plan how you can become self-reliant.
Rule 4. Take advantage of chances for learning so you will not be ignorant of these matters. Education, as President Hinckley has taught us, is the Key to Opportunity.
Rule 5. Learn the laws upon which the blessings of wealth are predicated.
Rule 6. Do not send away the naked, the hungry, the thirsty or the sick or those who are held captive.