WINNERS ARE BUS SILLY GAMES, The Story of Jim’s Battle Again Some of you may be familiar with business and marketing author Dan Kennedy. I’ve read a bunch of his books and find everything he publishes of great value. He’s a fascinating, unique, “old-school” guy. Check him out on YouTube. I subscribe to his monthly newsletter and highly recommend it. Aside from his newsletter, subscribers receive regular emails of his thoughts. I thought a recent message of his, titled “SILLY GAMES, SILLY PRIZES” was worth sharing. Here’s an excerpt. “If people my age had used our cameras to take pictures of the food on our tables at restaurants and of ourselves and others eating, getting the photos developed, and brought the 8x10s to show to people at the next party, a sensible adult would have called the men with nets from the asylum …. “Some time ago, the board game Trivial Pursuit was very popular. Quiz shows and games are popular and can even be useful, broadening your knowledge base, keeping your mind sharp. But if your whole game is pursuing trivia, you can only get trivial prizes, like the cheap stuffed bears or plastic toys won at a carnival. The trick is to avoid trivial pursuits ... let me just say that the big prizes come only from turning one’s back on trivial makers and doing important, difficult, high value things. Brady didn’t get seven Super Bowl rings playing backyard football with middle-school kids.
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Few things feel better than cashing your first paycheck. If you want your kids to enjoy the joys of payday while building connections and resumes, then recommend they try to break into some of the best gigs available to teens and students this summer! Tutor From juniors and seniors preparing for college placement tests to college students looking to build up credits over the summer semester, there is no shortage of young people looking for help with their studies. Tutoring can be fairly lucrative to start, with the average salary of a full-time tutor being about $39K per year; it’s an excellent way for young adults to break into a career in education — or just share their knowledge to help others struggling. Pool Cleaner Why not encourage your children to make money while enjoying the summer sun? The neighborhood pool cleaning circuit is abuzz with so many looking to escape the heat. The average pool cleaner salary is around $32,000, with hourly rates varying depending on location and experience. If the work is enjoyable and comes naturally, it may be a great preamble for starting a pool cleaning business. Golf Caddy Business often takes place on the green, and as a caddy, your child will be privy to all of it. In addition to carrying bags, finding loose balls, and giving advice on how to get the lowest score, golf caddies can also use their time to build valuable connections. The average pay for a golf caddy is around $18 per hour, but one of the best parts of being a caddy is that golfers make great tippers. Stand Behind THE PERFECT SUMMER JOBS FOR TEENS AND STUDENTS
“The less somebody is accomplishing or trying to accomplish, the more they try sucking you into games of trivial pursuit, the more they resist
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