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After watching a documentary on Steve Jobs the other day, I was blown away by the impact this man had on people beyond what I had already believed. His life is a testament to perseverance and desire. These two qualities are the cornerstone of success for all of us.
Thinking about our children today, we need to encourage them to persevere and chase their desires.
As parents, I do not think it is our job to dictate to our children what career path they should take, yet I firmly believe that we should model and teach them how to eat, believe, learn and live in balance.
No one pushed Steve jobs to be the creative genius that he is, however, his foundation at home set the stage for his freedom to achieve greatness. As he once said, " Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you, and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use."
This is the essence of epigenetics in medicine and frankly the greatness of America.
For our children - we need to:
1) Challenge them to be great at whatever they choose
2) Expect them to be nourished by food and not malnourished by it
3) Provide a safe environment for them to test the proverbial electric fence of life. Encourage them to think differently
4) Give them a foundation of belief in a greater cause then just themselves. To produce for themselves and others
5) Teach them the balance of nature and life
6) Encourage their learning of the arts so that it may influence their future design
7) Teach them that failure is ok as long as they give it their all
8) Teach them to dust themselves off after a failure and get back to work
9) Learn with them while not doing it for them
10) Never ridicule an outlandish idea for they are the essence of genius
In honor of Steve,
Dr. M
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