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I was on Facebook today looking for material and I came across a post by Tyler Perry.  He mentioned writing a letter to the child you once were.  What would you say to your “kid self?”   I spent some time thinking about this yesterday and I’m still not sure exactly what I would say to myself.   Maybe I would say “There is nothing wrong with you.   Just because you see the world differently does not mean that your view is wrong.”   Or perhaps, “Don’t be sad little Holly, everything will turn out great.   You are going to grow up to be an outstanding individual with lots of friends and people that love you just the way you are.” I can’t for the life of me figure out why I’m tearing up as I write this…   I suppose we choose to rewrite our past to make it better than it actually was, right?   I seem to “remember” having a great childhood.   I didn’t have a care in the world, right?   I think I was a happy child, wasn’t I? So Li...

What if instead of just teaching children the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic we also taught them how to become entrepreneurs?   What if we started them on a journey of self-development at a very early age?   Just imagine how much further along they would be on their journey of self-actualization if they started sooner rather than later. Well, there is no need to imagine any longer!   I am going to embark on this journey with the few select students that enroll in our School’s Out Summer Camp.   We are going to spend eight weeks researching business models for young people and working on self-development along with having a great time doing purely fun-filled kid stuff and preparing academically. At the end of eight weeks, they are going to be ready to either start their own business or put the funding and preparation in place to start it when they are older.   They can always go and get traditional summer jobs but just suppose they could ...