Empowering young entrepreneurs

6 Caine’s Arcade Part 2 – Sharing the Joy of Imagination

What better way to end this blog challenge than to spread some joy.

This video is part 2 of the Caine’s Arcade short film. It will fill you with awe at what has been created worldwide. The film has inspired a wave of cardboard creativity and caused the filmmaker to create the Imagination Foundation to foster creativity in more kids, and a Global Cardboard Challenge culminating in a Global Day of Play.

Don’t miss this film. It’s speaks directly to my heart and brought tears to my eyes and much joy.

What are you doing to support children’s imaginations?

It’s been a pleasure to blog with you over this past month.

Caine’s Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo.

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0 Caine’s Arcade – A Young Entrepreneur’s Story

I know I’ve missed a few posts in the last few days, I was out of town and preoccupied with my mom. But I didn’t want to miss the end of the challenge. Today I’m going to share this video of an amazing story that speaks to my heart. It shows that the support of a child’s imagination can change the world for the better. I hope that it speaks to you.

What do you think of this video? Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow – it is a great way to end this challenge.

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8 The Impossible Dream – or is it?

Dreams, we all have them, are essential to our very being. Sometimes our children have dreams that we don’t believe in because we don’t see how they can possibly come true. Often we try to quash those dreams because, being well-intentioned for our children, we don’t want them to be disappointed. However, what we end up doing with our good intentions is quashing their confidence and injuring their spirit in ways we may never recognize.

When I worked with teens in foster care I had a client who wanted to spend the rest of his life skateboarding. He carried his skateboard with him wherever he went and took every opportunity to ride it. He dreamed of being a professional skateboarder even though he was uncoordinated and had very little skill. He also had several major mental health issues that made it likely that he would have significant difficulty finding and holding a job.

While it was not likely that he would ever master skateboarding, his dream gave him a reason to get up in the morning. Rather than take that away from him, I encouraged him to find other things that he could do related to skateboards. I suggested that it might be a good way to earn some money while developing his skating ability.

I conducted a skill assessment and discovered that he had some ability in drawing. I encouraged him to create skateboard art. He decided to create unique art to decorate the skateboard with. He made several designs and with my assistance, we contacted a company that makes skateboards and they liked his designs so much that they bought all of them. He then had the idea to make designs to silkscreen on tee shirts and created a thriving business as a graphic designer of skateboarding art.

During this time, this young man found a confidence that he didn’t have before. He started believing that he could not only take care of himself financially, but that he could have a successful business and therefore a successful life. I watched as his self-esteem blossomed and he grew in many ways, including taking an active part in managing his mental health issues.

Our children are capable of amazing things if we support them in their dreams or even with just their ideas. There are many stories of teens creating million dollar businesses because their parents supported them. One young women created a line of greeting cards for teens because she and her friends used to complain they couldn’t find cards that made sense for their age. A major greeting card company paid her millions for her designs. Another young man didn’t like using scented candles in glass jars because he thought they were too feminine; his parents supported his idea to create more masculine scented candles in cans which he calls Man Cans. At 19 years old he is now a millionaire CEO of his own company.

What impossible dreams do your children have that you can encourage and support them in? With a little thought it isn’t difficult to help them find ways to keep that dream alive by encouraging things that they can do related to their passions. In doing that, you are raising happy, confident kids who aren’t afraid to follow their passions and create the life of their dreams.

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0 The Kick Starter Strengths Assessment

I talk a lot about identifying your passion and building a business doing what you love. There’s another element that is just as important as having passion in your business and that’s leveraging your strengths. It is never a good idea to try to build a business around something your strengths are not a good fit for.

For example, you don’t want to become a personal exercise coach if you don’t enjoy exercise, or be a professional writer if you don’t have command of the language or can’t read well.

There are many tests out there that you can take to help identify your personality type, your intelligence level, your IQ and more. Most of them require that you pay a fee to access them. I found one that is perfect for young people in particular from Andrea Samadi of AchieveIt360.com. She calls it the Kick Start Assessment and it is designed to help your teen identify their natural strengths. Knowing what your strengths are provides that extra boost of motivation and allows teens to focus their energies in a productive way to succeed with their goals and dreams.

This assessment is free and you can find it here – http://AchieveIt360.com. You’ll find the link to the assessment below the video on the left side of the page.

I hope you’ll encourage your teens to take the assessment. Not only will it help pinpoint their strengths, it can serve as a great conversation starter for you to have a more indepth communication with them. Also, I took the assessment and found it useful for myself. It was validation of most of what I thought my strengths are.

I hope you’ll post the results after taking the assessment. I’d love to hear about your and your teens experience with it.

My business partner and I are hosting the Rock Your Business in 28 Days Business Challenge next month. It’s a fun event where we provide you with a list of business boosting activities throughout the month so you can Rock It in your business. There will be suggested activities for blogging, mindset, systems, administration/operation, finances and more. It’s free so sign up now at http://www.rockyourbizin28days.com/28-day-business-challenge/.

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6 I Am on a Mission to Empower Young Entreprenuers

I’m doing something really scary for me; I’m starting a global movement to end youth unemployment. That’s right, GLOBAL!

With all of my heart, I believe that we need to step up and create some sort of income potential for our youth. My friend Alan Miles of hmroomph.com wrote in my first book, 31 Powerful Lessons Empowering Teens and Young Adults to Develop an Entrepreneur Mindset,

“One of the challenges of the next decade is how we’re going to create enough jobs – especially for young people. Recession or no recession, the nature of work is changing, workforces are shrinking in the major companies, new patterns are emerging.

The most important is the growth of self-employment and new start-ups. Already numbers in the US and across Europe are at record highs, and that’s where most of the growth in the employment market is coming from. Some commentators predict that half the US workforce could be employed in micro-businesses by 2020.”

Alan is a human resources consultant and achievement management specialist so he knows what he speaks of and speaks of it with some insight.

I believe that is incumbent upon us as parents, teachers, life skills professionals, coaches, and mentors to empower our youth to develop an entrepreneur mindset. We need to start in elementary school. There are many examples of young kids, ages eight and nine and up, who have had a great idea and with the support of the adults in their life have created a successful business so it can be done.

It starts with a mindset. That is why I developed a training course for adults who either currently work with youth or want to develop a youth centered business.

My certification course, The Monetize Your Passion Blueprint – Empowering Young Entrepreneurs, includes the materials you’ll need plus weekly calls, plus personal coaching sessions with me plus a FREE FOR LIFE membership in our members forum where you and can stay connected, receive support, further training, tools and mentoring to stay on track and build a successful business. We also provide a site for your clients to mastermind with each other and receive free training and mentorship.

There is also an optional module on how to build a youth centered business – where and how to find clients and support in doing that.

The program is suitable for anyone who works with young people whether in a classroom, through an service provider agency, in a life skills program or private coaching business, after school program, summer camp or other venue.

There is an investment required for this course. Some might say the fee is high, however, when you realize that this one time investment provides support, masterminding and ongoing training for as long as you want it, and that part of the proceeds are funding the global movement and will train volunteers who work with homeless youth for free, then you realize that this investment is actually a bargain; a bargain not only in your own career and for your clients or students, it is an investment in economic independence for young people around the world.

The Monetize Your Passion Blueprint: Empowering Young Entrepreneurs will be launching in a few weeks. Until that time, you are welcome to contact me at julia@julianeiman.com for more information, or check at this blog site on the services page. Anyone who enrolls prior to the official roll out of the program will receive a huge discount. I also have a generous affiliate opportunity so get in touch now, before the program launches and the huge discount decreases.

Join me on this global mission and together let’s have a huge, positive impact on the youth unemployment crisis.

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0 What is Being Asked?

I was just checking in with some of the groups I’m involved with on one of the social media sites and left with a take-away that is a great lesson for young entrepreneurs or anyone really. Briefly, one person asked if anyone had suggestions on what skills to teach young people before they leave home to live on their own.

Immediately, as a life skills professional, I thought of at least 20 things that I could list for her. Not wanting to repeat what others contributed, I read all of the replies. My immediate thought was, “huh?”

Interestingly enough, not one of the replies provided what she was asking for. Each and every person who responded gave her a list of core values that kids should have to be a good person; things like courage, perseverance, integrity, honesty and other such qualities.

“Hmmm,” I thought, I wrote a book about all these things – 31 Powerful Lessons Empowering Teens and Young Adults to Develop An Entrepreneur Mindset, yet, I didn’t get the sense that this is what the poster was asking about. She said “skills” not values or qualities. I had to wonder if maybe I had misunderstood what she was asking for because all of these other people were answering the same way.

Then, the poster appeared again and thanked everyone for their thoughtful answers and asked if they could now provide some simple skills like how to do laundry. That made me laugh because I had been doubting myself and wondering if all these seemingly unrelated answers were what she was looking for.

Only one of the previous posters came back and suggested she teach them how to use a bank. I posted my reply listing about 20 skills.

So, you are probably wondering what my take away is? It is just that you should be very sure what someone is asking for before you answer because someone like me, who does understand, will come along behind you and wonder why you didn’t get that question before you provided an unrelated answer. You then appear as some who is confused, unsure, or disconnected. If you aren’t sure, ask the poster for clarification. It’s a good lesson that we often see the world from our point of view, but that isn’t necessarily what someone else is asking for.

I think it comes down to being a good reader in the same way you need to be a good listener. Take a moment to really read what is being asked and if what you want to say really answers the question or not. This poster specifically asked about “skills” not values or qualities. She was looking for answers that included teaching kids to cook, how to search for an apartment and understand a rental agreement, how to buy and care for clothes, how to access health care, and so one.

What would you have provided as an answer to her question? Do you know the difference between skills and values? An entrepreneur would certainly know the difference.

4 Book Recommendation: Success is a Decision; Leaders Create the Life They Want to Live

I am so pleased to tell you about this fabulous book created by my friend, Dr. Linette Montae (formerly Linette Daniels) of EmpowerMoreYouth.org and her very talented daughter, Danette Nixon of EmpoweringYouthForSuccess.com. Together they are known as The Youth Success Duo.

Success is a Decision; Leaders Create the Life They Want to Live was designed to help tweens and teens learn to think things through, make good decisions, set goals, develop problem solving skills and become self-empowered. In other words, empower them to develop a success mindset. If you know me at all, you know that I am about developing a positive mindset, an entrepreneur mindset in my case. The success mindset is very important to an entrepreneur so this book is a natural for me to recommend.

This book isn’t for reading – it’s food for thought. There is a quote for each day of the year followed by two questions. The first question on each page is “What does this quote mean to me?” The question is followed by space to write a response.

The second question varies from page to page. Here’s an example – the quote for July 13 is, “People with goals succeed because they know where they are going.” Earl Nightengale.

The two questions are “What does this quote mean to me?” and “What is the consequence if I don’t follow this quote?”

Other questions include “what am I committed to. . .” “how can I apply. . .” “what have I noticed. . .”

These are questions designed to make the reader think about what the quote means and how it might apply to them; how they can use the wisdom from the quote in their daily life.

These quotes were hand-picked from hundreds of quotes these two ladies read through. Each one was deliberately chosen because it conveyed a great message, core value or life skill concept and is meant to provide young people with deep thoughts to ponder and figure out how they will benefit if they apply the message to their own life.

When reading through the book, I found myself answering the question so you might want to order two copies, one for the young person in your life and one for yourself. You can purchase this book and learn about their other products in the store at their website, http://empoweringyouthforsuccess.com/store/.

0 Am I Crazy or What?

As if I’m not busy enough with the promotion of The Youth Empowerment Telesummit CDs and launching my new book and completing and launching my new coaching program, The Monetize Your Passion Blueprint – Empowering Young Entrepreneurs to Start a Business, I ‘ve taken on a new project.

I am participating in a Coach’s Give Away. That’s right, I’ve just taken on more promotion. Just what I need. But hey, when the opportunity presents itself, if it makes sense, you just have to do what needs to be done. I’ve joined some other coaches in the Epic Coach Give Away. If you are interested in obtaining a free copy of my first book, 31 Powerful Lessons Empowering Teens and Young Adults to Develop an Entrepreneur Mindset, you can find it here along with free gifts from other coaches.

This is called “practice what you preach.” Opportunities like this don’t come along all the time so I thought that in the name of list building, I need to do this. After all, I am committed to doing whatever it takes to keep building my business.

What are you committed to?

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2 Praise for Pick from the Passion Tree – Empowering Young Entrepreneurs to Start a Business

I am very excited to share with you some of the wonderful comments I have received for my new book, Pick from the Passion Tree – Empowering Young Entrepreneurs to Start a Business.

This book was born during an Ultimate Blog Challenge last year and it is scheduled to go to the printer this coming week and I will begin promotion shortly. The book will be available only on my website for a while and then on Clickbank. I might also list it with some of the larger book sellers, however, I will not list it on Kindle again. I was not happy with the Kindle experience and the fact that you cannot do any other thing with your book while it’s on Kindle for 90 days. The free days were a huge success, but there were no Kindle sales after that. I did much better on my own.

Without further ado, here are the wonderful things being said about the book.

Julia is the sweetest person I know with an amazing heart and a fierce dedication to young people having the opportunity to live their dreams. This book she has written empowers young people to get into the right mindset about becoming entrepreneurs and starting their own business. Every young person in high school should have a copy of this book so they can have choices about their future and the opportunity to have the lifestyle they dream of.

Rich German, Epic Coach Academy, Author, Monetize Your Passion, follow your hear and create life’s ultimate win-win-win

The world is changing at an unprecedented rate. The old adage of “get a good education, get a good job and you’ll be set for life” no longer exists. The time is now to chart your own path and start your own business that will set the world on fire. Julia Neiman’s, Pick from the Passion Tree, provides some great information to get you thinking and moving in the right direction.

Bob Proctor, best-selling author, You Were Born Rich

What I like about Julia is that she marches to her own drum. She doesn’t tell young people what to think or what to do, she empowers them to think for themselves and hands them all their own drums. I love that she is empowering young people to become entrepreneurs.

Adam Urbanski, The Millionaire Mentor

Julia Neiman is on a mission to make dreams come true! Her powerful book for teens and young adults is chock-full of provocative questions, inspiring stories, uplifting quotes, and most importantly—action steps. In this easy-to-digest and enjoyable-to-read book, Julia takes potential young entrepreneurs on a journey from picking their passions to promoting their products. Her holistic and thorough approach is a must-read for any young person who is considering starting a business. (Heck, a budding entrepreneur of any age will love it!)

Sherry Richert Belul, founder of Simply Celebrate and former editor for Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect.

Entrepreneurs may think big, but they know that small focused simple shifts and daily actions are what make them successful. The step by step approach of Julia Neiman’s, Pick From The Passion Tree creates an easy to read and easy to follow path for the young entrepreneur. Julia has a way of challenging young people to think big while guiding them with questions that will empower them to make decisions as they set off towards their own success.

Alisa Ugalde, Entrepreneur, Claim Your Clients.com.

In today’s fast pace and information overload it’s enough to give anyone a serious case of overwhelm and procrastination. Julia helps you get your breakthrough by giving you a thorough overview, plus totally breaks it down to the basic level. The core statement which really brought it home for me was, “When you’re searching for your passion, it’s important to pursue things that you enjoy for one reason…to find your passion, you need to dedicate yourself to a cause”. I highly recommend this book to anyone, especially teens and young adults who need to “work out what’s important in their lives, follow their passion and set out on the entrepreneurial path, today!”

Keith LeBlanc RPh. Social Media Strategy Consultant

One of the challenges of the next decade is how we’re going to create enough jobs -especially for young people. Recession or no recession, the nature of work is changing, workforces are shrinking in the major companies, new patterns are emerging.

It’s for them that Julia Neiman has written her book, Pick From the Passion Tree – Empowering Young Entrepreneurs to Start a Business. She challenges young people to work out what’s important in their lives, follow their passion and set out on the entrepreneurial path … today!

Alan Miles, Human Resources Consultant, Achievement Management Specialist

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5 Ask and Ye Shall Receive – A Mindset

I’m a big believer in the saying, “ask and ye shall receive.” It works for me every time I need it to. I also believe that this saying is about the law of attraction and the law of attraction is alive and well in my life. It’s a mindset that you can develop by making it a habit.

Here’s an example of how it works:

I was talking to someone the other day about listing my books and the CD package from The Youth Empowerment Telesummit on Clickbank. I’ve tried to list things on Clickbank twice before and messed up both times. It’s a complicated system with a lot, a lot of rules. It made my head spin and I let it go.

So after my conversation with my colleague, I said, “I need to find someone who can add these to Clickbank for me.”

Today I was catching up on reading the posts here in the UBC and lo and behold, Shawn Snyder has a post on using Clickbank. She’s offering a free video she made on how to use it.

Well, I have no desire to even try it, ever again, but I want to list these products there. So, I emailed Shawn and said “let’s talk about this.” I’d rather hire her and have her maneuver through that maze than try to tackle it myself, at least at this time. I’m learning to outsource, it’s only money after all.

If you are really serious about needing or wanting something, just putting that thought out into the universe will bring it to you. Have you had this experience? What do you need that you need to ask for right now?

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