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17 Sep Understanding your resources

Posted at 10:56h in Blog by

Clara Wilcox, founder of The Balance Collective, describes how she has taught her teenage daughter the main skills needed to be entrepreneurial. Together they have also discussed how to keep clients.

“I worked as a teenager, and encourage my teenager to do the same. She has watched my transition from employee to self-employed, and even comes to some of the networking and business events that I attend and run. She is opening her eyes to all the different opportunities and ways of working that exist.

“She understands that she has resources – time, energy, attention – the three main skills that people will pay her for. So, she has created a little business for herself.

“In a recent conversation she expressed the understanding that keeping “clients” is down to being trustworthy and honest, doing what she says she will do. […] She already has the confidence that with a good reputation and an open mind with what type of work she does, she won’t have to rely on someone else telling her what she is worth.”

Jean-Baptiste Say, the French economist who first coined the word entrepreneur in about 1800, said: “The entrepreneur shifts economic resources out of an area of lower and into an area of higher productivity and greater yield.”

We all have resources that, used well, can set us up perfectly. How are you finding yours?

 

 

 



  • I am a huge advocate of the entrepreneurial messages and characteristics that you are driving. I think it is a fantastic idea to instil the idea of entrepreneurship into children from a young age. This is a great way to open children up to the idea of not always following conventional paths and giving them the belief and confidence to pursue their own creative business ideas.

    James Caan, CBE - entrepreneur and former Dragon

  • The Clever Tykes series are such a wonderful way to introduce ‘enterprise’ to children from a young age – I can’t recommend them highly enough, and strongly urge parents to read along with their child as there is no doubt the stories will stimulate lots of questions and interest!

    Lorraine Allman, Author and Founder of Enterprising Child

  • I found Walk-it Willow easy to read and full of lovely messages that children can take from it. It touched on taking responsibility, problem solving, admitting mistakes and also the work it takes to run a small business. Willow is entertaining but very human. A lovely story.

    Naomi Richards, The Kids Coach, parent and life coach for children