Week 7

Acton Hero: Bud Brigham

Bud Brigham teaches us that we need to be the best we can be. We can learn to be our best selves by studying our religion and finding our core values. We can also study philosophy which will also help us find what we are looking for. Finding ourselves and being the best we can be may be the key to helping us overcome our biggest challenge. We need to surround ourselves with people who have similar values as we do because they will support us and help us become the best we can be. That is what I try to do; my friend circle is mainly people I know from church. That is what I liked about coming to Edmonton is I had many more LDS members around then I did living in a small town in New Brunswick. Instead of having one YSA ward in the whole Maritimes I have five YSA wards in Edmonton alone. When I was in grade 12 I went from my high school in New Brunswick with approximately five LDS kids (and being related to half of them) in my school to Rexburg for one semester where it was mostly LDS kids. That was a big difference, I think it is so great to have so many LDS members around me that have the same values that I do. Going to school growing up (mostly in high school) I was surrounded by inappropriate things (immodest clothes, inappropriate language, and inappropriate relationships) all the time. It was nice to have such a change for one semester in Rexburg.

Things I learned through readings: 

- The customer is always right!

- We should offer to pay our employees to leave to see who is working for us because they like the company and want to stay with us and who is only in it for the money and will leave when a better deal comes along! 

- save 10% of your income. Save part of your pay-check each time you get paid.

$100 Challenge Update:
This week I made $52 in my babysitting extraordinaire business.