I have really been thinking about this lately as I have gotten closer to the date that my son turns 18. He is going to be a distributor as part of his 18th birthday and I am very proud of this. He has a full load with school and yell leading this year, and has taken on the additional responsibility of a car and all the expenses that go with it. We bought him the car but the deal has always been if he were old enough to have a car he was going to have to be old enough and responsible enough for the insurance, maintenance, gas, ect that goes with it. Well, needless to say, a few hours a week at McDonald's isn't going to cut it, and he can't afford the hours out of his day and nights to work a 30 hour week without hurting his school and giving up yell leading.

So.....what is a parent with our company to do??? Why ....have a sit down talk about the benefits of being a young entreprenuer of course, and it just so happens that this home based candle biz Mom has the perfect business for him to explore with all those budding entreprenuerial talents! Senior high school students generally have a built in customer base waiting to happen with a business like ours.

Think about it,....teenagers are NATURAL NETWORKERS! Teachers, peers, band teachers, pep and spirit clubs, I could go on an on about the fundraising opportunities alone, even the mothers and families of their friends. And think of the new generation of downlines that could be built by a teenager like my son sharing the same business opportunity with other 18 year old teenagers still in school and looking to go right into college when they graduate and needing a supplemental income without having to put in a 30-40 hour work week at one of the local fast food establishments or grocery stores. I don't know about all of you, but if marketed right to the young adult teenagers I can see this being a whole nother huge untapped market!

This is the premise that I am working on with my son Garrett. Right now he is writing a list of 15 people that he thinks would buy candles from him. Then 10 groups and or organizations that he will approach for fundraisers. And finally another list of 15 people that he thinks would be responsible enough and would be interested in the business opportunity.

Teenagers, or at least mine, sometimes may have their own challenges in keeping their focus on an entreprenuerial business like this one, but what an opportunity for him to develop tremendous self esteem and self pride! I have no doubt that he will have success in this business, and he will know that that success belongs to him, that he made it happen, and that this is a business, HIS business that he is building. There are so many personal growth lessons in this, and all of them are positive and character building.

So think about whether or not you know a teenager on the brink of young adulthood. Then think....who do they know that would LOVE these candles? In this world in which we have lost so much in the way of truth, and honesty, we have been blessed with a company who has unquestionable integrity. What a wonderful gift to give to our young adults. I for one am proud, and excited about partnering with my son in this business, and the positive character building experience that being affiliated with our company and the people in it will have on him, I look forward to him spreading the our candles difference and building a new wave of our companies partners and distributors in the young adults that are the future of all of us. Kellene

And, in an update, I'm pumped! Garrett sold 100.00 of product tonight and has two fundraisers getting lined up without even trying, and a couple that wants him to come by so they can do all their christmas shopping for daughters, grandaughters, and nieces with him! Woooo hoooo and he has only contacted two of the 36 cheerleaders so far! lol I love it!

I loved this from Double Diamond Team Leader Kellene VanDorn and thought it might give everyone some ideas. Thanks Kellene! So, what teenagers do YOU know? Especially boys who might want to have an "in" with the cheeerleaders, ha!
EXPECT Success! Jackie Ulmer