“I started this business because…

I wanted to have a business and my own money.

I chose chocolate lollipops because I knew it was going to be a success since everyone loves chocolate and it was going to be easy to sell.

Every 2 weeks, I make chocolate lollipops. This is how I do it. My mom takes me to the store to buy the ingredients and materials. When I get home I make the lollipops, after they are all ready and packed I count how many of each flavor I made and write it on my notebook.

I go with my 3 brothers and sell them in my neighborhood and in my school.

When I finish selling all of them I count the money and verify that it matches the number of lollipops.

When I count all the money I divide it this way: to cover the cost of materials

and ingredients, to pay each of my brothers, for each of my 3 piggy banks,

for me, and the rest I leave it in the business bank to re-invest in the business.

My goals are to have money to help people and buy anything I want. And be free…

Being my own boss is difficult because I have to do everything, sell, count, buy etc.

As I write my brother tells me that it difficult because I don’t let them (the brothers) do anything else but sell. I will start training one of them to help me making and packing the lollipops. This will give me more time to do other things.

I like being my own boss because I control what I do and when I do it.

I have not donate money because I did not know it was so important now,

I am ready to start donating.

Till next time…

KAM
Kamila Márquez Marxuach
Puerto Rico
12 years old
October 13, 2008

My question to you is:

Do you want to be a “Little Guy” or do you want to be a “Big Guy”?

I know what I want…

I want to be HUMUNGOUS!!!

Don’t accept only what you can easily have, GO FOR MORE!!!

It’s the path to the dream that is the happiness, no path, no happiness.

As parents I invite you to encourage your children (like a tough football coach) to ALWAYS go for MORE!

We have softened society enough.

We don’t fail students anymore, we don’t give out papers marked in red ink anymore…

Where does this end? What will this do to our budding entrepreneurs?

The ones who are destined to grow up to support our world?

If we crush their goals, mush their reaches, than it will be ONLY our OWN FAULT that they won’t amount to anything BIG and succeed in life NOT only for themselves, but also for US!

Push your child to reach a lot further, and remind them to ENJOY their journey.

It’s the struggle that we enjoy not the landing point.

Here’s to your child’s success!

Cheers….Amanda van der Gulik…Excited Life Enthusiast!
Founder of the “Kids and Money” DreamRichly Group
Founder of www.TeachingChildrenAboutMoney.com
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Cameron Johnson and Ashley Quall are incredible examples of what your own children can accomplish with the right guidance and perseverance.

If you would like to encourage your own teenager to become a success but don’t quite know how to get your child to listen to you (what teenager wants to listen to their parents, right?), then I highly recommend that you simply get them a copy of Cameron’s book, “You Call The Shots” and let a successful peer teach your child through their own experiences from the view point of a teenager.

Here’s to your child’s success.

Cheers…Amanda van der Gulik….Excited Life Enthusiast!