Maybe I Don't Have What It Takes To Do This?

Most parents fall into the trap of thinking that learning is linear, because our traditional education model is designed around a chronological age. It has ups and downs, stops and starts, forward momentum and backward steps. Your child’s learning portfolio needs to reflect that adventure and document a true account of their growth and capability as they become expert learners over time. It’s been said that 10,000 hours leads to skill mastery. With this in mind, the earlier you start the better. When you get your child learning through their passions and tapping into those superpowers they have, they can absolutely clock up those hours towards mastery before they’ve even entered their teens. Notice whether they are creating or consuming. Are they doing something with the information they are soaking up or are they just soaking up information? Your goal is to have them create and not just consume. It is in the creation that the passion for learning is sparked. You want to encourage your children to begin creating original content. It might be creative writing or a film they are producing, or maybe it is artwork. Perhaps they are taking apart some old technology and repurposing the parts.

We're In This Together

Take note of times when they are birthing an idea that comes to fruition. This is your starting point and their evidence of what they are capable of achieving when they are committed to following through. Chances are, if you have a natural born entrepreneur in the house, they will already be showing signs of resistance to sitting still all day at school and to the typical learning schedule. Unfortunately, when school is a struggle, many parents are compelled to get their child diagnosed and assigned a label. Instead, I want to encourage you to see these signs as a great opportunity that should be nurtured. He was also the naughtiest boy in his school! He was a rebel for sure, and I like to think of him as a rebel with a cause. He was able to use his conceptual mind to his advantage and tap into his natural entrepreneurial and creative spirit. The way his brain was wired was his superpower. All too often, it is only when children are struggling within the school environment that parents begin to question how they learn. I encourage you, even if you have a child who can learn the traditional way, to make sure you consider how your child learns best. Are they a visual learner? Do they have a tendency to be an introverted thinker or do they need to externalize their thoughts to help them learn? Do they give up when they reach an obstacle or do they have a really strong learning mindset? As they begin to learn through creative passion projects, there will be so many growth potential opportunities for your child. This includes the amount of mistakes and obstacles they face, the inputs they consume, and the outputs they create.

Help Enough Other People Get What They Want

If we don’t help create these opportunities for them, then they are not using their brain’s neuroplasticity to their advantage. During adolescence, a lot of neural pruning takes place so the neural networks that are not used fade away. If they are only passive learners, can you imagine the opportunities they are missing out on? Their critical thinking will be diminished as they are not developing that muscle. Are they growing those neural networks that enable them to think on their feet? There are many ways your child’s current style of learning could be limiting their brain’s potential and, as a result, limiting their entrepreneurial potential. The exciting thing is that as soon as you commit to giving your children plenty of opportunities to learn, their brains will naturally grow. What new areas can you commit to exploring with your child? It is time to start to really look at your child’s education as an investment in your whole family’s transformational growth. Does your child have what it takes to commit to an idea and go all in, no matter what? Maybe not right now, but just imagine what opportunities open up for you as a family with your renewed commitment to aligning your own entrepreneurial adventure with your child’s education! Both of my teenagers are entrepreneurs with their own online courses. As I grew as an entrepreneur, I made sure they did too. They watched me make the time and financial investment necessary to develop my own skills. They saw me be vulnerable and cry when all I wanted to do was give up and quit. They saw me have the courage to do things that filled me with fear because I had a mission and a vision that pulled me forward. So, what you need to do now is get clear on your vision for your family’s learning adventure and commit to it.

Another Brick In The Wall

Even when it’s difficult to get your children off their screens to work on their passion project and they resist or give you push back, just hold firm and go back to looking at what mindset blocks come up for you. ‘Maybe I don’t have what it takes to do this?’ Of course you do! If you need to, invest in a coach who supports you to develop the mindset and skill set to keep on going, no matter what. The exciting thing is that as soon as you commit to rewiring your family’s brains, the fun begins! Build in fun, creative challenges into your week for your family to do together. Because, when you become a learner alongside them, you have the opportunity to create a family culture that values curiosity, exploration, and creativity. I love helping mompreneurs learn how to create a culture of 21st century learning in their homes so they can impact their children’s growth potential. My expertise is in working with mompreneurs to ensure that their children are learning through their passions so they can be financially rewarded doing something that they love. After reading the strategies offered by these leading experts, I’m certain you have been inspired and found answers. My hope is that you’ve begun to take action and have started seeing results! If you’d like even more support and guidance and are curious about working with me, I invite you to schedule a complimentary call to see how.