Fighting the Dragon
This week we studied about overcoming the obstacles that we may face in our path to entrepreneurship and also in our life in general. No one escapes this life without going through major challenges and struggles so I appreciated the wisdom gleaned from our readings. As I have written about before, this semester in particular has been one of great struggle for my family. My mom has been suffering from major health challenges that will completely alter her as person, that is if she is even able to survive this experience. In addition to my mom's health, my husband has been facing deep challenges at work and faces a possible job furlough within the next year or two. To put it simply, 2024 has started out with a dragon. In the book A Field's Guide for the Hero Journey by Jeff Sandefer and Reverend Robert Sirico, chapter 8 was titled, "Fighting The Dragon." The chapter begins with the following passage: "If you are pursuing a hero's quest...