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Jaken’s Strawberry Stand
Submitted by marcwarnke on Wed, 02/11/2009 - 10:11Here is a brand new short chapter excerpt from my new book ONO: Options not Obligations. This is one of several stories in the book about my son, Jaken, and his initial exposure to money, business, saving, and responsibility. This is one of my favorite stories and I hope you enjoy it too. continue reading...
Teaching Children Delayed Gratification
Submitted by marcwarnke on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 09:17This is another interesting gem I got from my current read, Influencer—dry toast reading, but some awesome factoids.
In last night’s reading the author spoke of a thirty-year study done with children ranging from four to five years old. He put them in a room with a clock, a table, and on the table was a marshmallow. He told the children that the marshmallow was theirs to eat, but if he came back in ten minutes and it was still there, they would be given another one. continue reading...
Satisfaction Shift
Submitted by marcwarnke on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 15:16As the leader of this ever-building movement of Family First Entrepreneurs, I feel a duty to be on the cutting edge and to gather information pertinent to our group. My best resource has always been reading for information. I’m currently reading a book called Influencer by Kerry Patterson. It is a case study about how famous and successful “Influencers” changed behavior patterns in the people they helped continue reading...
Jaken’s Entrepreneurial Report
Submitted by marcwarnke on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 15:31We had a yard sale last Saturday. Jaken wanted to sell something, so we decided on big glasses of lemonade and homemade brownies. This was a whole Warnke family effort. Sue served as the food technical support person, ten-month-old Tucker giggled and smiled as usual, and I helped with Jaken’s “sales presentation.” I knew we would need something special for it to be good for him, so we worked on his lines. One was a simple, “Would you like a brownie?” The other was, “Would you like some refreshing lemonade?” continue reading...
Peaceful Saving
Submitted by marcwarnke on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 14:11When I am working hard and making good money there is a little part of me that feels that I validate my hard work by buying stuff. Good food, toys for the kids, trinkets I don’t need, toys for myself, and on and on. I noticed this desire again recently, and I realized that I have learned to channel that desire into saving and that saving has become my new validation. continue reading...
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