Decisions, Decisions

This week assignments have left me overwhelmed. There are so many things I want to do with my life, so many talents I want to expound on, so many opportunities I want to explore; and yet, when I have to write them down I can't put them into words. There are a million things that are going through my head regarding what kind of business I want to build in this class and the limiting factors are making it difficult to decide. There are ideas I have that will take dedicated hours of manufacturing that I simply don't have. There are other ideas that seem to simple and easy that I want to disregard them completely; I want to feel proud of my product or service. There are some ideas that are a piece of me and that I know I would put my whole heart into, but do I have enough time to make it successful in the span of a few months? So many questions that are both intimidating and exciting!

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