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Penelope Trunk’s post about her advice in starting a business captivated me into learning about her reflective experience with her own start up because it reminded me of the class when the Sauder Alumni came in and shared their own experiences. I find that being able to start your own business even when you never thought about it before was interesting because none of the Sauder Alumni graduated in entrepreneurship but are of other majors such as accounting and yet still decided to pursue the path of creating their own business. I was curious about their inspiration and how they managed to pull it off despite not majoring in entrepreneurship. Through their sharing, it only touched upon their own experiences, but this post was able to inform and touch upon my curiosity further as to how i would determine if I was a capable entrepreneur.

As I read through this post, I found that I need to have the right attitude and personality for it. There will always be challenges during this journey, and it will always involve some kind of opportunity costs as well as associated risks that must be considered. But most importantly, it is rarely a smooth journey, as there will be failures that come by before success is achieved.

Reflective upon myself, although my future is uncertain, there may be a point in time where I  create paths that I could never have imagined and end up just like the Sauder Alumni. Therefore, I’m still keeping an open mind about the path of my future.