JACKI'S BLOG

       This weeks readings and videos were interesting to learn about. I enjoyed Team 8s presentation this week on money is not happiness, but it is helpful in this life and that it makes this life more comfortable. To be able to pay for food and clothes and bills and whatever you need in this life. But we need to make sure that we are not becoming money lovers and that we are willing to share our money with those who may need money.       That is all about tithing, everything we have in this life is the Lord's. He has just blessed us with the things we have in our lives, the money we have. It is His in the first place, so we need to be willing to pay Him ten percent back of what we make because we love Him and appreciate Him.      Also, learning about balancing our lives with work. It is hard to get caught up in trying to make a lot of money, or just always working. But it is not healthy to do that. We all need to have balance in o...

     This weeks readings and videos were interesting to learn about. I liked reading the articles and watching the videos this week. It made me realize that we are in control. We are the ones that put ourselves out there. We are the ones that need to think big and make sure we are moving forward. Nothing won't be easy in this life, it will be a challenge. If there is something in your life that is easy, you should challenge it and make it more challenging, as you do that you will become stronger.      We can do great things, do not let anyone underestimate yourself or even yourself underestimate yourself. If you involve the Lord anything is possible. As you strive to accomplish something, keep working hard and keep believing in yourself. Do it with passion and be creative and have fun with it. You should like to become stronger and working to making yourself become better. That is the whole reason why we are on this Earth. We are all living here and we all ...

       This weeks lesson is all about being kind, having good morals, and being loyal. We need to treat others the way you would like to be treated. And they will like your business if you treat them kindly and build their trust.      Always need to default to YES. You need to always be thinking, "How can I help this person?" as you do that, you will build trust and your customers will like doing business with you. but you need to be careful, because they can take advantage and step all over you if you let them.     Something that stood out to me from the reading was Leadership with a small "L". Lead by Example, Lead by Vision, Lead by Love. Having these three ways of leading will help us become a better person. As Christ lead with these three ways, we were able to see what he did and how he lived and see the vision, the plan of our lives and the purpose, having the pure life of Christ in life. We too can be leaders and help others out o...

      I loved the videos and the readings for this week, it was all on looking and moving forward in our lives. We need to be focusing on what will help us in the long run, and to be dedicated. We have to believe in ourselves, because anything is possible , we can do anything that we set our minds to it. Do not believe other wise. If you want it, you can have it... if you put forth a little effort, you have to work for it and be driven.         I liked in the video, "You Can Do Anything", by Taylor Richards, when he was talking about when Nephi was building the ship and his brothers were saying he was crazy and couldn’t do it, but he believed in himself and Heavenly Father, and he was able to do it. So no matter what people say, it all depends on you. If you believe in yourself and God. As long as you work hard and set your mind to it and are humble, you can do anything.      I loved the reading from Thomas S. Monson's talk, "Lookin...

     Habits are practices that people do on a normal basis. There are good and bad habits, spiritual and temporal habits, it is just up to you what you want to be doing in your life. There are the seven habits of highly effective people, they are to be proactive, to begin with the end in mind, put first things first, thing win/win, seek first to understand then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw. So, you choose how you respond to situations, have an image or goal that you want to reach, look at the results, listen and understand others, and take time to have social renewals.      This week I have been trying to make more habits in my life, and the habit I started was running everyday! It is a lot of work, and tiring, but as you prioritize your habits/ new goals, and make it a part of you.       You become stronger as you take on more habits in your life. I think as we have our goals in mind when we are young or old, we begi...