Parents, you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Or just as likely, we’ve got questions and you’ve got answers.

Challenge: Walking the Talk

4 Important Values Entrepreneurial Parents Can Teach Their Children

1
Vote up!
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email this article

486be88f8c144f5d060a74b84f4943850d7dc94d.jpg



Parenting is one of the most involving tasks that one can ever be faced with at any time, and we all know that. Such challenges may reveal themselves especially when it comes to preparing your children on matters concerning the tricky financial times they might face as they grow up. For entrepreneurs, however, as much as other factors might raise challenges when raising their young ones when it comes to passing on great entrepreneurial skills, they have the upper hand as compared to other career men and women. Besides, it worth noting that a majority of the most successful entrepreneurs start off their careers at a tender age, and are since then expected to have gained crucial skills that help them dominated in a given market. Given that even more individuals are targeting to start their entrepreneurship career at a younger age each new generation, you might want to get your young ones ready for that, by teaching them some values. Besides, the cost of starting businesses decrease with time, and you want to let your children take advantage of such so they can be a step ahead. So, what are some of the major attributes you ought to incorporate into them? Read on to discover:

1. Action taking


Most of the serious entrepreneurs will never formulate endless business plans that might waste a lot of time and even discourage someone in the end. When they do, they formulate brief and precise plans which they then act upon immediately so they won’t waste a lot of time preparing for one thing. Most entrepreneurs will take action, then wait to see what effects that action has, and adjust appropriately with time. If you waste a lot of time analyzing an investment, you might come across lots of negativities, that will expose the risks involved in whatever business you are interested in. In the end, you might even give up, due to fear of taking risks, knowing very well that the more successful business persons are risk takers.


2. Financial knowledge


There are some ideas you never want to hide from your young ones, and one of them is the challenging task of starting and running a business to success. You want them to know that they have to be ambitious, responsible, and focused for them to be successful, even in the simplest businesses. Let them know how to manage the cash generated from a business, and let them know that it’s important to treat their business as a major entity in their lives. When your children are financially literate and responsible, you can be sure that they will do well in any whatever business fits them.


3. Growth mindset


In school, your children will be taught that failure is not good for their welfare, but the business world is quite different from that. In business, you have to embrace failure if you want to succeed or grow to greater heights. Let them know that they will at times invest heavily, only for the project to come tumbling down. That, however, should not be their reason to give up; Instead, they have to learn from their mistakes and work on correcting such mistakes to be better next time they try the same project. Let them know that there is no need to fear failure, and it’s only by being faced by rough storms will they become better sailors.


4. Continued learning


Something else you need to let your young ones know? There’s no full accomplishment in business. They have to yearn for more, if they want that success so bad. They have to be willing to learn without getting tired, and they need to know that getting into a comfort zone is one of the most dangerous things in a business. Let them know that they need to develop productive business habits, and that discipline should lead them throughout.


Final thoughts


Your entrepreneurial skills are a great tool you could equip your young ones with so that they are set to face the world and the financial issues in it. The world of business is not for anyone who’s not been prepared mentally for what awaits them, and how they could handle any challenges that may come their way. By preparing your children early enough, they can learn without fear, and they will always remain encouraged that every struggle won't go unrewarded, as long as they take things positively and stay focused throughout. Such lessons, in the end, will create a valuable relationship between you and your young ones, and you’ll have given them a better chance to be better entrepreneurs.

This post comes from the TODAY Parenting Team community, where all members are welcome to post and discuss parenting solutions. Learn more and join us! Because we're all in this together.