Real Living May 2025

OUTSTANDING IN HER FIELD by Sarah Harrison, Co-Owner of Mazak Farms Remember when you were young, when you were eager, when you were curious and wanted to learn all the things? Now, think about who saw that in you, who took an interest in you, and taught you about what you were interested in, who showed

what are the risks if we don’t take them under our wings? We risk them losing that keenness, that curiosity. We risk them losing interest; we risk their talents not being uncovered. So, what do we do? We step up; we show up, we take some risks on these young people! They need us, and we definitely need them. We need their fresh perspectives, and they need our knowledge and our skills. Is it frustrating and time-consuming to take on a youth? Unquestionably. I can promise the person who mentored you felt the same way, but they did it. You are grateful they did, and so is your community because of the role you now play in this world. I want to encourage you to be that person for someone else. Let’s stop complaining about ‘kids these days’ and start doing something to help them out. Keep being outstanding in your field.

you how things worked, how to get what you wanted in this world. I’m not necessarily talking about a teacher in the traditional sense, but I suspect we each had at least one special person who acted as a mentor to us. So now the question is, are you that person for someone else? I bet you probably are, but you must be willing to put up your hand and say ‘Hey, let me show you how this goes’. Our family has recently been re-introduced to the high school co-op program, and to say we are disappointed would be an understatement. Schools no longer provide our eager, keen, curious young people with a long list of people and places willing to provide them with experiences. We instead say to these young teens ‘go find someone who is willing to keep you busy’. What are we doing? Why are we putting the responsibility on our young people to teach themselves, to make a cold call and hope for the best? It is typically a bit painful to have a young person under your wing. They don’t know anything; they have lots of questions; they make tons of mistakes -- they may even cost you money. Risky. But DIRECT RESPONSE AD SAVE

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