We are Our Kids' Future

It's amazing how kids look to us as examples. The more of my son's friends I meet, the more I see their parent's influences at work.  We don't just look like our parents, we act like them, too.

As kids try to figure out life, they look to adults to see how we are doing it. You can easily shape their future by setting a good example. And it's not just the way you do it, but also that you don't quit and keep searching for solutions.

Kai won't listen to me as well as he'll listen to and enjoy competing with other kids his age, so we put him on a team.  He improved in triathlon dramatically.  And the lesson I repeat to him is there is a solution to every problem - you just have to hook up with the right group to start getting real results.  

If your kid is bored and "underperforming", you have to change his surroundings so he's more challenged. Kids want to kick ass - they just need you to show them how.