Sometimes in our quest to empower children’s leadership, things can backfire or go wrong. They plan events and no one shows up. They have a fundraiser and don’t meet their goal. There may be cases where the community, parents and other adults fail to respond in the way the children expected, and they end up hurt, disappointed, or disillusioned.
 
Unfortunately, this is a part of life that everyone learns one way or another. Sometimes, even if everyone did what they were supposed to do, an idea or action falls flat and just doesn’t work.
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The best thing you can do for a child is encourage them to express their leadership and find their true purpose and aim in life.

It’s hard for anyone to set and achieve goals, much less find a true purpose and aim, without some direction and support. That is why personal leadership development for children is so important. And this type of leadership development for kids is the answer to many of today’s troubling problems such as: Read more »

I heard a joke once on the Seinfeld sitcom, that people fear public speaking more than death, so that meant someone speaking at a friend's funeral would rather be in the coffin than be speaking.
 
Okay, maybe it's not so funny now, but I was struck by the punch line at the time. I did a search and found this link Fear of Public Speaking Statistics that corroborated the joke.
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Leadership development is something that takes place over time. It's not a one-time, one-shot class, or seminar, or lesson. It is a process over time, which is why it is called Leadership Development.

Building leadership skills that are effective takes commitment and work as well as a desire to develop leadership skills. Read more »

Today I am honored to share this guest post from Susan Avitzour, author of And Twice the Marrow of Her Bones. I am touched and inspired by her resilience and resolve. Susan's story of how she kept moving forward in the face of the unthinkable to any mother is a testament to the unstoppable power of a mother's love and human spirit.

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