A Day in the Life

Kids, what does a typical day look like for you?

You wake up, throw on your clothes, eat breakfast (cereal or eggs?), and you go to school.

At school, you learn about history and science, you run around with your friends at recess, and you make music or art.

What do you do when you get home from school? Maybe your parents have a list of chores and homework for you to complete, and after that you’re free to do whatever you want.

Do you play video games? Do you read books? Do you play with your pets?

All of those activities are great, but nothing builds your brainpower and gives your life meaning like problem solving.

Problems Only You Can Solve

Take a look around you. Do you see any problems?

Maybe your bedside lamp is too difficult to turn on and off. Perhaps your cat constantly scratches your furniture and leaves it in tatters. Maybe your older sister has a gluten allergy and has never found a delicious gluten-free pizza to replace the pepperoni pizza she used to love.

Can you think of a solution to any of these problems?

What can you do to make your lamp easier to turn off before bed? Think about a lamp that responds to your voice or a clap of your hands…and then try to build it!

How can you stop your cat from tearing up the new couches? Look around the house and see what you can use to construct a cat tower.

What can you do to help your sister? Start experimenting in the kitchen…and don’t stop until you’ve created a tasty gluten-free pizza crust that she loves!

Now walk slowly around your house and look for problems. What do you see?

How can you make your house a better, safer, happier environment?

Finding Your Talents

As you enter the world of problem solving, you’ll realize something.

The best way to add meaning to your life is to be useful.

When you hear your parents talking about how they really wish they had some chairs to put around the firepit, you might discover you have a knack for woodworking. Then you won’t be able to stop yourself from building chairs for all your relatives and neighbors too…because it brings you joy to make yourself useful while honing your skills at the same time.

That’s what can happen when you strive to be useful in every situation.

You might realize you’re great at interior design or gardening. What are you going to do with those talents? Keep making yourself useful!

Going Beyond Your Walls

Once you start searching for problems to solve and ways to be useful in your house, you’ll uncover hidden talents that the world needs to see.

Those talents become the basis of your business. That’s right. Being useful is how you create your business.

Did you realize you’re a whiz in the kitchen? Start a baked goods business!

Do you have a green thumb for growing vegetables or flowers? Sell them on the street corner!

Do you find yourself sitting down at the piano or with a guitar and playing for hours? Record yourself and send your songs out into the world!

Humans were created to work–work that has meaning and value, not mindless work like a robot.

You’re not going to get anywhere if you play video games all day. Get out there and make yourself useful!

How have you made yourself useful this week? What talents have you discovered? Tag us on Instagram @myfirstsale so we can celebrate with you!