Last year, I was fortunate to be invited by T1’s school to attend one of their programmes with children that were meant to spark the entrepreneurial spirit within all the kids. It was one of the most fantastic experiences! As an employer, I wanted to hire these kids! They were energetic, full of ideas and spirit and could really do well in the world. Some lacked experience, after all they had none, but the school had really moulded them into subjects of confidence.
The kids were divided into teams and had to choose their friends as staff. They then had to vote each other to be the CEO, the CFO, the marketing person and so on. After that, they needed to find an idea to sell, be it a service or a product (something real) and research it, modify and improve upon it and then sell it to an audience – the real investors. Each team would go up on stage with their new product and one by one, the members of the company would present WHY and HOW we should invest in their company. We directed all our tough questions to them and sometimes they had a good answer for it, sometimes they made us crack up and sometimes, they were STUCK! It was fun, but more impressive.
There was some hot shot from one of the investment banks as lead investor together with another hot shot from Ernst and Young. I was an investor but not a hot shot. The kids had raving reviews from everyone. As employers, we so often get disappointed by our adult staff for the lack of motivation, for laziness, for just doing what they feel is within their job scope, for lack of initiatives etc etc etc. Honestly, in all of my working life, I have hardly met anyone with the anything CAN DO attitude (although my British Nanny was one!) and what did she get for that? Rewarded, of course! But she is such a gem and for some reason, most people are just working for the sake of working and they work without pride. It is always tough going trying to motivate people who do not want to move forward, who always wonder what is in it for themselves. But as I was telling one of my staff, had he done all the things I had asked him to instead of sitting on it, he would have had the promotion with lots of perks! He said, “Well, I didn’t know there was going to be a promotion!” Well, HELLO???? I’m not going to tell you that! And you know, sometimes, you should do things without being asked; but of course, ask first if you could do it. Show initiative. Share your ideas. Do the work!
So. I reckon kids at T1’s school have a head start in the employment market. Already, there are successes in the world. Locally and internationally. I’m not saying other schools won’t have successful candidates. I’m just saying T1’s school is extremely pro-active in gearing their kids for success. In all areas.
**************************************************************************Who is Mamapumpkin?
Mamapumpkin is a former Design Architect turned Multi-Million Dollar Digital Entrepreneur. She sets out to prove to all that you can have anything and everything that you want; if you have that fire of desire burning within and the drive to work hard. Even better with much love.
Mamapumpkin has not only grown corporate businesses successfully in the past and doubled her salary 5 times over 5 organisations but has grown THREE BUSINESSES to 7 FIGURES within an 8 year period. She now shows others EXACTLY HOW after retiring her own husband from employment. He is now the official dog walker, family driver, chef and THE BEST FATHER to their two girls and THE BEST HUSBAND to the woman who CHOSE HIM!
Mamapumpkin is the girl who has nothing but fights for everything including YOU. She is idealistic in her desire to put unbelievable amounts of money and extrardinary happiness into the lives of good people so we can change the world together believing in happiness for ALL. She strives to impact lives authentically wanting to reduce poverty cycles and enable quality education for all and always supports the voiceless. She believes we can all have a life of our own desires to enable real contribution into the world. But first, one needs to understand what this all means.
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If you wish to learn how to propel your life forward guaranteed, be brave to take action. Mamapumpkin's purpose is to build people. Her gift is to help them UNCOVER their HIDDEN GIFTS. She operates fairly and always leaves an impression. You either love her or not and she is alright either way.
She is a living testimony that women really can have a lot. Being financially and time free has enabled her to travel the world anytime, anywhere, doing anything with anyone, as she spends most of her days with her children, having fun, supporting others wherever she can. Also having fun.
