What if money didnt matter

[Ian Flatters]

now my grandfather gave me advice along these lines many years ago and in fairness to him i listened and this ultimately sent me down a road that ended up in arb and beyond.

 

Enjoy

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nif01WZ9aI]What if Money didn't matter - YouTube[/ame]

[RobArb]

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

good post Ian, even tweeted the video link

[Stephen Blair]

That was fantastic Ian:thumbup1:

[easy-lift guy]

Interesting video. IMHO life is what one makes of it. Helping children with deciding what they would like to do for their working lives should not wholly be predicated on how much they can earn. More like how much they will need to earn for the future. Surely not an easy task on behalf of the parents and with many different distractions constantly bombarding our kids. I believe the time for a child to start thinking about what he or she would like to do for work once what ever level of education is completed should start once they turn 13. Not a magic age but the first year of being a teenager for myself was a big deal. Of course in many ways we are all very much the same and different at the same time. How one chooses the right or wrong path in life depends on the parents working hard with their children and being good listeners as well. After all parenting is more than a full time job, it's an adventure with many twist and turns. No guarantees but worth the time if the parents make the investment for the future.

easy-lift guy

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Interesting video. IMHO life is what one makes of it. Helping children with deciding what they would like to do for their working lives should not wholly be predicated on how much they can earn. More like how much they will need to earn for the future. Surely not an easy task on behalf of the parents and with many different distractions constantly bombarding our kids. I believe the time for a child to start thinking about what he or she would like to do for work once what ever level of education is completed should start once they turn 13. Not a magic age but the first year of being a teenager for myself was a big deal. Of course in many ways we are all very much the same and different at the same time. How one chooses the right or wrong path in life depends on the parents working hard with their children and being good listeners as well. After all parenting is more than a full time job, it's an adventure with many twist and turns. No guarantees but worth the time if the parents make the investment for the future.

easy-lift guy

 

no matter how hard we try we all project our own agendas on our children, thats kinda the point here isnt it.

 

the question he asks is "what do YOU WANT to do, without ever putting the ideas in. A man who is an avid supporter might say "do you want to be a footballer?"

[Stephen Blair]

I love this kind of stuff, breaking the cycle of generations.

 

 

A young man meets a young lady, after a few dates, the young lady invites him over for sunday dinner.

The dinner appears and it's a lovely big roast, he eats it and the young lady asks how it was? The guy says it was unbelievable, best ever, but why did you cut both ends of that beautiful big roast before serving?

Aha, says the girl, that's the family secret, makes it extra special.

2 weeks later, the guy is invited to meet the mother in law to be hopefully, once again, the Sunday roast appears, same as before, both ends cut off, man says nothing and tucks in.

After the eager mum asks how it was, unbelievable, he says, best meal ever, but may I ask, why did you cut the ends off the roast?

Aha, says the mum, winking and tapping her nose, that's the family secret.

Another 2 weeks pass, now it's grannies for Sunday roast.

Out comes the lump of meat, but all intact!

He tucks in and once again, granny ask, how was it?

Fantastic he said, beautiful, better than ANY meal he has ever had, but may I ask, why didn't you cut both ends off the Roast? What about the family secret?

The granny looks puzzled and says, I haven't needed to do that since 1963, that's when I got the bigger oven!!

[easy-lift guy]

no matter how hard we try we all project our own agendas on our children, thats kinda the point here isnt it.

 

the question he asks is "what do YOU WANT to do, without ever putting the ideas in. A man who is an avid supporter might say "do you want to be a footballer?"

 

I would rather think I projected morals and values for my step daughter not an agenda:sneaky2:. There are many paths available for people to follow, even with the best of intentions some folks do not choose wisely others do and work very hard to achieve their aims and goals for their lives.

easy-lift guy

[kernowstu]

Getting my kids to watch this tonight,great post

[likeitorlumpit]

If money didn't matter then who would choose to do the necessary 'crap' jobs such as drain clearing/sewer fat removal or share dealing/banking. But as advice to your own children I think it takes a lot of beating. It allows them to grow as individuals then I guess character will provide.