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I loved the lessons taught in this class, especially the spiritual aspect of career vs kingdom building. I am grateful for the principles taught here and hope others will receive insights and inpirations. If I had one final lecture to share with Entrepreneurial students about this class I would say, remember that you're young. You have time to figure out who you are and what you feel passionate about. Focus on God and let Him be your guide. Ask Him for your vision, your passion, for your purpose. Ask Him to help it become clear. Write it down, draw it out. Have fun with it. Life is about the journey, not the destination. And remember, it isn't all about the money. One last bit of advice I would like to share with someone else on this journey is that life is way too short to be in a job that doesn't fill your soul. Working in a job you hate will never bring you joy and will probably not be one that helps others. I loved the story of Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's ...

President Thomas S. Monson, in his talk An Attitude of Gratitude (April 1992), encourages us to lift ourselves and others, refuse to stay in a negative thought, cultivate an attitude of gratitude. He said, "If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. I have long felt that gratitude is a mind-set of nobility. When we choose to see the good in our lives, choose to see the Lord's hand in our lives, the Lord showers more blessings upon us. It has been interesting to me that, even if I wake up with terrible energy. If I spend time first thing in the morning saying prayers of gratitude, I find that the very vibratory state in which my body resides is raised to a higher frequency. In other words, my spirit is lifted to a happier place and my body's cells feel as if they begin to heal and regenerate. Finding all the ways the Lord blesses me creates a deeper level of gratitude which brings my soul into harmony w...