The Inspired Club also welcomes parents and guardians that are working with youth to help them make a difference in their communities and realize their dreams and full potential. We will target some of the content and events towards adults, to give you the tools and platform you need to feel supported. The community is here for you and we have lots of things to share. Some might include:
- Helpful tips on how to help your children succeed
- How parents/guardians can be involved to help make a difference
- Help spread the word on the Inspired Club
- Social copy language with link to share
- Ability to email invite to friends and family
- Education seminars/classes to help empower kids
How to empower your kid to succeed?
5 Lessons I Learned
By Llacey Simmons, Mom of Cavanaugh Bell
- Be open to grow.
Nurturing your child to giveback or cultivating that sense of social entrepreneurship changes you as well. You have to be open to being out of your comfort zone. You also have to be willing to not know the answers. When we create a new campaign, many times it includes components that I don’t have expertise in — such as logistics or event planning. But when I approach it as an opportunity for growth (for me and Cavanaugh) then it helps me to put things into powerful perspective. - Don’t Take No For An Answer.
Once we set goals, we don’t deviate from them. This way when people see that you’re committed to seeing things through then they’ll support as well. We create outrageous goals because it allows us to dream and start from a place of possibility instead of from a place of restriction. From there we break the goal down into more manageable parts or smaller tasks. - Find Your Passion.
If your child isn’t clear on *why* they want to help then it can be hard to keep them engaged. All of our campaigns started with something Cavanaugh experienced personally so he was directly connected to wanting to help. The *why* doesn’t have to be complex, but know what it is and stay focused on it! - Become a Time Management Ninja.
It’s not uncommon for me to be on my laptop working while Cavanaugh is doing a presentation. I’ve structured my work schedule to be flexible to accommodate what we are doing. If you’re starting out, definitely set a schedule of when you will focus on community work and stick to it. This way you can create the structure you need to make sure you can giveback and get work done (and have a life too!) - There Are No Mistakes.
As much as we want things to be perfect, they won’t be, especially with philanthropy. Things that are planned will fall through. Things you thought would never happen will. I always tell Cavanaugh that things may be messy but there are no mistakes in doing good.