How not to be like your parents has been written by people who may be parents themselves or at least old enough to be parents. So we may not be able to help you – but then again perhaps we might? We all have our own reasons for wanting to contribute but basically we just want to know we've done what we can to help ensure you have the opportunities you deserve to make the world what you want it to be.
When I was 17 I sent articles to magazines and was chairman of the area youth council and met with local politicians and wanted to make a difference in the world. I kept telling other teenagers that we had to take personal responsibility for our lives. Then "reality" set in and I forgot those dreams. It's only since working for myself 3 years ago, and 30 yrs later, that I have started to live the dream. I didn't waste the 30 years but realise I didn't need to give up my dream either and I could have had it all much much sooner. I want to ensure you start to live your dreams sooner rather than later – this ebooklet is the start.
Reading the document may help but it isn't going to make a huge difference. You taking action and doing something different will. We've set up "How not to be like your parents" groups on Bebo and Facebook and twitter and invite you to use them to decide what you'd like to do next? They're groups for you to make the decisions not us. So whilst we're happy to provide conferences, workshops or expand this web site for young people we're also equally happy to butt out!
Enjoy and fnd what gives you passion in life and do let us know how you get on.
alison@alisonsmith.eu
http://www.alisonsmith.eu
PSThanks to Brian from The Message Collective for all his patience, persistence and sterling work on pulling all this together for us.
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