Why I'm training to be an Entrepreneur

Have you ever wondered what you wanted to be when you grow up? I do, and I still don't know the exact answer. I do know I want to be challenged; I know that I want to come up with an idea and watch it grow into something amazing.

I want to put together a team of people and place them in a challenging and fun environment so they realize and achieve their full potential. I want to do something that makes my customers happy...something that cures their pain and improves their lives.

And I want to do all this while having the time of my life - because, as Confucius said: "Choose work you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. "

Alta California Regional Center

After a week on the job at Alta Regional Center, I learned that they had so much paper on their hands, they were storing files in off-site storage facilities for a monthly fee. And the process was never ending: The more consumers Alta served, the more paperwork was generated.

After meeting with the CEO, I proposed the following solution for this problem:

In creating this proposal, I was hoping to solve two problems: 1) Create a paperless filing system while making the process far more efficient and; 2) Make the filing process amazingly easy and pleasurable for Alta Workers.

With hundreds of pages within most files, trying to file or find specific documents was a nightmare. My background with Interfolio combined with my experience as an Alta worker gave me all the tools I needed to create a superior product.

Unfortunately, the California budget (Alta is state funded) along with projects with higher priorities halted the execution of my plan in the final stages of the process.