by Amanda van der Gulik
Do You Have A Kidpreneur?
And if you do…how would you know it?
Is your child like Laura? Talking about what they will do AFTER they retire, BEFORE even thinking about getting their own job first? That’s what I want to help you find out today.
How good is your child with money? Do they save it or spend it?
Knowing how money savvy our kids are will help us to better understand whether we have a kid entrepreneur on our hands or a kid who will just empty our own pockets instead!
Here Are 10 Signs That You Have a Kid-Preneur On Your Hands!
1. Your Child Keeps Bugging You to Have a Lemonade Stand
Is your child always at you to set up another lemonade stand? If so, then you quite possibly have a true kid-preneur on your hands for sure! This is the number 1 sign! Whether it’s a lemonade stand, or another yard-sale that your child is bugging you to hold for them, they are really begging you for the opportunity to earn their own money.
So yeah, even though it may seem like ‘more work’ in the long run they are actually helping you to keep your money in your own wallet. They want to leave your pocket alone and earn their own money instead. Make sure you encourage this! (Maybe they’ll be able to pay for your retirement one day!)
2. Your Child Talks Constantly About What They are Going to do With Their Life AFTER They RETIRE!
Forget about getting a job first, if your child is talking about the future in a way that it sounds like they have money to do anything they like, then that is a SURE sign that you definitely have a kidpreneur on your hands!
Entrepreneurs always look at the end result they wish to attain, never worrying too much about what they will have to do along the way to get there. Sure they’ll eventually have to make a plan and plan out all the small steps along the way to get there, but their minds and hearts will remain solely focused on the end result. And that is a very good thing!
3. Your Child is Really Good at Negotiating With Their Younger Sibling to do All of Their Work for Them!
A true entrepreneur has VERY BIG DREAMS and as such NEEDS to learn how to delegate! There are simply not enough hours in a day for them to do it all on their own and they know that instinctively, without ever needing to be told. If you have a little negotiator on your hands, then you can be pretty darn certain that you indeed have a kid-preneur standing there before you.
Hey use their natural talents, get them to help you delegate the chores around the home. They’ll be helping saving you time…and you will actually be nurturing their natural entrepreneurial talents. Go for it, have some fun! Hey, we’re not parents for nothing after all!
4. Your Child Takes Action!
As Barbara Corcoran said, “People who have a concept but not a detailed strategy are more likely to have that special entrepreneurial ability…invent as you go!”
Sure your child may not know what direction they need to take to get to their goals, but they’ll figure it out along the way! Most kids would just give up before they start, but not your kid! They’re okay to make those necessary mistakes along the way…Live and Learn! It’s a very beautiful thing!
Action takers, are a very rare breed and very highly sought after, so again, nurture this incredible skill…maybe even learn from it yourself!
5. Your Child is Creative/Inventive!
If you child just ‘wings’ it and ‘makes’ things happen then you definitely have a kidpreneur on your hands for sure!
Being creative in the moment and inventing as you go is a true sign of a natural born entrepreneur! We won’t always have the tools that we need at our disposal, and most of us will just give up, but a true entrepreneur never stays ‘stuck’ they will create a way to make it happen! Does that sound like your kid? Then YUP! You certainly have a kidpreneur in your house!
6. Your Child is CONSTANTLY Getting Themselves into HOT WATER!!!
Do you find your child is better at asking for forgiveness than actually asking for permission?
Don’t fret! It’s not as bad as it seems now. In life if all we ever do is ask to do things, then most of the time we will never actually get to do them, to build them, to create them…not asking, and instead just asking for forgiveness when they don’t work out well is the natural way that an entrepreneur works!
Your child is not a bad kid. Sure he or she may make bad decisions, but being out there, getting things going, doing the work, that is a VERY GOOD thing indeed! Loosen up a bit! Trust that your child is on to something and will eventually figure it out!
Read the full 10 signs here
Cheers…Amanda van der Gulik…Excited Life Enthusiast! ;o)
P.S. If you have a Kidpreneur on your hands, then make sure you let us know in the comments on Amanda's full blog post, she would LOVE to do a feature post on your child…help them promote their own kid-preneur business idea for them!
Amanda uses story-telling to teach children and teens the fundamentals of cash so your kid will learn these in a fun and memorable way, without feeling like they're being TOLD what to do! Amanda has been a special guest on Radio Disney, featured in The Costco Connections Magazine both in Canada and the USA and on numerous parenting shows around the globe. For a short time, Amanda is giving away
7 FREE Gifts, including "50 Money Making Ideas for Children and Teens" and "Allowance Secrets: To Give or Not to Give?"
Visit www.TeachingChildrenAboutMoney.com, to grab your free gifts before they go away!
Do You Have A Kidpreneur?
And if you do…how would you know it?
Is your child like Laura? Talking about what they will do AFTER they retire, BEFORE even thinking about getting their own job first? That’s what I want to help you find out today.
How good is your child with money? Do they save it or spend it?
Knowing how money savvy our kids are will help us to better understand whether we have a kid entrepreneur on our hands or a kid who will just empty our own pockets instead!
Here Are 10 Signs That You Have a Kid-Preneur On Your Hands!
1. Your Child Keeps Bugging You to Have a Lemonade Stand
Is your child always at you to set up another lemonade stand? If so, then you quite possibly have a true kid-preneur on your hands for sure! This is the number 1 sign! Whether it’s a lemonade stand, or another yard-sale that your child is bugging you to hold for them, they are really begging you for the opportunity to earn their own money.
So yeah, even though it may seem like ‘more work’ in the long run they are actually helping you to keep your money in your own wallet. They want to leave your pocket alone and earn their own money instead. Make sure you encourage this! (Maybe they’ll be able to pay for your retirement one day!)
2. Your Child Talks Constantly About What They are Going to do With Their Life AFTER They RETIRE!
Forget about getting a job first, if your child is talking about the future in a way that it sounds like they have money to do anything they like, then that is a SURE sign that you definitely have a kidpreneur on your hands!
Entrepreneurs always look at the end result they wish to attain, never worrying too much about what they will have to do along the way to get there. Sure they’ll eventually have to make a plan and plan out all the small steps along the way to get there, but their minds and hearts will remain solely focused on the end result. And that is a very good thing!
3. Your Child is Really Good at Negotiating With Their Younger Sibling to do All of Their Work for Them!
A true entrepreneur has VERY BIG DREAMS and as such NEEDS to learn how to delegate! There are simply not enough hours in a day for them to do it all on their own and they know that instinctively, without ever needing to be told. If you have a little negotiator on your hands, then you can be pretty darn certain that you indeed have a kid-preneur standing there before you.
Hey use their natural talents, get them to help you delegate the chores around the home. They’ll be helping saving you time…and you will actually be nurturing their natural entrepreneurial talents. Go for it, have some fun! Hey, we’re not parents for nothing after all!
4. Your Child Takes Action!
As Barbara Corcoran said, “People who have a concept but not a detailed strategy are more likely to have that special entrepreneurial ability…invent as you go!”
Sure your child may not know what direction they need to take to get to their goals, but they’ll figure it out along the way! Most kids would just give up before they start, but not your kid! They’re okay to make those necessary mistakes along the way…Live and Learn! It’s a very beautiful thing!
Action takers, are a very rare breed and very highly sought after, so again, nurture this incredible skill…maybe even learn from it yourself!
5. Your Child is Creative/Inventive!
If you child just ‘wings’ it and ‘makes’ things happen then you definitely have a kidpreneur on your hands for sure!
Being creative in the moment and inventing as you go is a true sign of a natural born entrepreneur! We won’t always have the tools that we need at our disposal, and most of us will just give up, but a true entrepreneur never stays ‘stuck’ they will create a way to make it happen! Does that sound like your kid? Then YUP! You certainly have a kidpreneur in your house!
6. Your Child is CONSTANTLY Getting Themselves into HOT WATER!!!
Do you find your child is better at asking for forgiveness than actually asking for permission?
Don’t fret! It’s not as bad as it seems now. In life if all we ever do is ask to do things, then most of the time we will never actually get to do them, to build them, to create them…not asking, and instead just asking for forgiveness when they don’t work out well is the natural way that an entrepreneur works!
Your child is not a bad kid. Sure he or she may make bad decisions, but being out there, getting things going, doing the work, that is a VERY GOOD thing indeed! Loosen up a bit! Trust that your child is on to something and will eventually figure it out!
Read the full 10 signs here
Cheers…Amanda van der Gulik…Excited Life Enthusiast! ;o)
P.S. If you have a Kidpreneur on your hands, then make sure you let us know in the comments on Amanda's full blog post, she would LOVE to do a feature post on your child…help them promote their own kid-preneur business idea for them!
Amanda uses story-telling to teach children and teens the fundamentals of cash so your kid will learn these in a fun and memorable way, without feeling like they're being TOLD what to do! Amanda has been a special guest on Radio Disney, featured in The Costco Connections Magazine both in Canada and the USA and on numerous parenting shows around the globe. For a short time, Amanda is giving away
7 FREE Gifts, including "50 Money Making Ideas for Children and Teens" and "Allowance Secrets: To Give or Not to Give?"
Visit www.TeachingChildrenAboutMoney.com, to grab your free gifts before they go away!
