Week 5

 I like the quote by Plato, “The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.” This quote reminds me of a teaching a read taught about fasting by Joseph Smith. He taught that fasting brings the body into submission to the spirit. I think that if we haven't been able to master ourselves that there is nothing viler because we have succumbed to the natural man. I enjoyed this lesson because it talks about balancing family life and work. It has always been one of my goals to be able to leave work at work and be with my family when I am at home. I thought it was very valuable to hear in the videos how other entrepreneurs have balanced their work and family lives. Something that rang true with me was that we need to set rules. We have to set rules for ourselves in what we are doing so that we have time for everything that is important in our lives. I think setting rules goes back to self-mastery because we will be working for ourselves and we are only responsible to ourselves to follow our own rules. I also like that we were told to always make time for family and church callings. I think that it is very true that if we aren’t willing to do the Lord’s work and trust that he will help us in our lives, then we won’t receive as much help with our work as if we were doing our best to fulfill callings.