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.4 Successful Parenting Tips I Learned From My Harvard Mba Husband
My husband is an insightful businessman with the unique ability to create something out of nothing, envision the future, work efficiently and strategically, and quickly get to the bottom line. In his books and seminars he teaches useful business strategies to high level executives so that they can grow their businesses successfully. His clients rave about the results they achieve when they implement his lessons.
Eager to have the same successful results parenting that my husband?s clients have with their businesses, I have incorporated four of his business practices into my parenting technique.
Think Strategically
When one thinks strategically he or she devises a careful plan of action to carry out and achieve a goal. Strategic thinking is a helpful tool for today?s busy parents who are pulled in many different directions and pressed for time. Set a goal and devise a smart plan to achieve the goal. Strategic thinking can be used in conjunction with meal planning, grocery shopping, leaving the house in the morning, etc.
For example, getting the kids to bed at the same time every evening is a great goal that can often go awry for many households. Creating a step by step plan, in this case a bedtime ritual, is an excellent means towards achieving the goal of consistent bedtimes. As children become more and more familiar with the bedtime ritual their internal clocks get set and falling asleep gets easier and easier.
Strategic thinking makes parenting easier because the whole family knows and adheres to a good plan and with a minimum of stress, achieves their goals.
Time Management
Good time management asks two questions: Is the activity of value? If the activity is of value, what is the best way to do it efficiently? Parents who find that the day is overwhelming, should ask themselves whether the majority of their time is being spent doing important activities efficiently.
There are four questions that should be asked when determining the efficiency of their activities: Should the activity be done at all? Does the activity need to be done now? Can someone else do it? Does the activity have to be done perfectly or is good enough, good enough?
A simple example is setting the table for the evening meal. The answer for most families is, ?Yes, this is an important activity.? Does mom or dad have to step away from the stove to set the table now? ?No, a child would feel proud to do it now.? Does it have to be approved by the Queen of England? ?No, good enough will do and I am proud my child completed the table, not guilty that it isn?t perfect.?
Create Possibility and Move Things Forward
Creating possibility opens the future to bright and wonderful situations and creates opportunity. Moving things forward happens when the person acts on the possibility created.
Parents should be coming from the possibility of love for children when there is opportunity to express it. For example, when a parent is faced with a challenging discipline situation, he can scream and lose his marbles or he can come up with ideas or possibilities to express his love while still managing the children?s behavior.
?Maybe my kids are out of control because we have been in the car all morning, if I take them to the shore and let them run on the beach for an hour I bet we would all calm down.? Moving things forward is then simply Dad driving to the beach and having a wonderful time rough housing with the kids for an hour.
Another way of thinking about this is Stephen Covey?s concept of choice. As he says in The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People:
?BETWEEN STIMULUS AND RESPONSE IS OUR FREEDOM TO CHOOSE. We have self-awareness, imagination, conscience and independent will. Responsibility is the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of their conditions, based on feeling.?
Manage Risk
With every activity in life there is the chance that something could go wrong. Putting a baby in the tub and feeding whole grapes to toddlers are high risk parenting activities. Moving the baby from the crib to a bed with a rail is medium risk and coloring at the counter with washable markers is low risk but risky all the same.
Thinking ahead will help parents manage risk and will minimize the likelihood that something might go wrong. Parents need to get in the habit of asking themselves, ?If I let my kids do this, what is the most likely outcome.?
Parents should measure the probability of something (good or bad) happening multiplied by the negative impact if it does happen. They should then ask, ?What is the cost of eliminating the risk??
For example: Electrical outlets are dangerous if a child sticks a fork in one, so parents are willing to go to the baby store and buy outlet protectors. A child might possibly be able to remove an outlet cover, but is that slight risk worth the parent hiring an electrician to come in and move all of the electrical outlets up to the ceiling?
Parents who overestimate the probability that something will happen, compulsively worry and hover. People who underestimate risk don?t provide a safe environment for kids. Good parents are able to correctly estimate risk so that they protect their children when the risk is too high and loosen up the reigns when the risk is low.
Applying these business management practices to the everyday challenges of parenting will help give parents tools to parent more efficiently and with less stress. Parenting thoughtfully and creatively will model effective adult behavior to children and create a calm and peaceful home.
Elena Neitlich is the co-owner and CEO of Moms on Edge, LLC. Finance guide for novices and professionals Her company designs, manufactures and sells creative and effective children's behavioral toys, games and parenting aids. Moms on Edge also produces a line of handmade luxury bath and beauty products design
MBA Degree: Waste of Money for Would-Be Entrepreneurs?
Glenview, IL (PRWEB) January 22, 2008 -- A recent survey of small business owners conducted by SurePayroll, the nation's leading online payroll service (http://www.surepayroll.com), found that most entrepreneurs don't believe an MBA is essential to entrepreneurial success.
70 percent of the small business owners who participated in the survey indicated that an MBA degree isn't a big factor in determining entrepreneurial success.
SurePayroll President Michael Alter says that the survey results are not surprising.
"That's the beauty of entrepreneurship," says Alter. "Anybody can go into business regardless of their education. A person's level of education is isn't a big determinant of success. The things that matter are having a good business plan, finding a niche, being passionate about what you do, and working hard and smart to achieve your business goals."
The entrepreneurs who were surveyed clearly agree that formal education is not an essential ingredient for entrepreneurial success. Only 44 percent said that formal education is very important in preparing entrepreneurs for success. 51 percent said that education is only somewhat important and 5 percent said that education is not important. In a ranking of entrepreneurial success factors, formal education came in last.
The respondents indicated that having an undergraduate degree is much more important than having an MBA. 57 percent of respondents agreed that people who get a college degree will have more success as entrepreneurs than people who do not.
While the MBA degree did not get much love from survey respondents, the wrath was especially strong for Ivy League MBA degrees. 91 percent of the surveyed entrepreneurs said that those who get an MBA from an Ivy League school have no advantage over entrepreneurs who get an MBA from another school.
Drivers of Entrepreneurial Success
So if formal education isn't a big contributor to entrepreneurial success, what is?
Drive and ambition appears to be the biggest factor, according to the surveyed entrepreneurs. Survey respondents ranked entrepreneurial success factors in the following way:
1. Person's drive and ambition    27.2%
2. Person's passion for a specific business venture    14.9%
3. Hands-on experience in the industry    13.5%
4. Easy access to capital to start a business    13.1%
5. Personal connections    11.5%
6. Family members who are entrepreneurs    10.0%
7. Formal education    9.9%
Educational Advice from Entrepreneurs:
When asked what educational advice they would give to a high school student who is an aspiring to be an entrepreneur, a large percentage answered that they would benefit from classes that help them learn how to think logically and solve problems, such as math and engineering. Additionally, many entrepreneurs said they recommend reading self-help books, studying successful business leaders and getting experience in the field they'd like to enter.
About SurePayroll:
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SurePayroll also offers a private-label and co-branded payroll service (http://www.surepayroll.com) to accounting and banking partners to offer payroll processing to their small business clients.
SurePayroll is passionate about small businesses and their payroll. The company is dedicated to providing an extremely friendly and simple payroll experience - at a price small business owners can afford. For more information, visit
The MBA Essay: How to Stand Out From The Crowd?
If you?re applying to graduate school, you?ll quickly find out that MBA applications will include a question that asks about your reasons for wanting to obtain an MBA. Some application questions will ask you to tie these reasons into your background and your professional goals. Even for schools that don't offer this specific direction, you should plan on such a discussion of past and future, as it provides essential context.
"Why MBA?" is often the first question asked and without a doubt the most important essay you will write. It includes essential information about whether you're qualified, whether you're prepared, and where you're headed. The other essays fill in details about these fundamental points, but a strong answer about, for example, how you overcame a failure will not revive a candidacy that failed based on a lack of career focus.
Every answer should contain the following elements, unless the application has separate questions addressing them individually: 1. Your long- and short-term goals. 2. Your relevant past experience. 3. An assessment of your strengths and the gaps in your experience/education. 4. How an MBA program will bridge your past and future and fill in those gaps. 5. Why this particular MBA program is a good match for your needs.
Occasionally there will be overlap with other answers, and you will have to use your judgment on the extent to which you should reiterate important ideas. For example, some schools will ask about your goals in separate questions. In that case, the bulk of your discussion should fall under the goals question, but you will have to bring over key points from that answer to establish context for your reasons for obtaining an MBA. There are no groundbreaking reasons for pursuing an MBA. This is not a place to aim for bold originality. Rather, you should focus on articulating detailed reasons that are specific to your situation. Moreover, there is plenty of room to distinguish your self when discussing past experience and future goals; it's just the reasons themselves that come from a more limited set. That said, you should not try to drop buzzwords for their own sake. Make sure you tie your specific objectives to other aspects of your application.
A successful applicant would provide a unique background and a focused interest in becoming an entrepreneur within a particular field. He paints a clear picture of past and future before making the following transition: "In order to accomplish this goal, however, I must deepen my knowledge of the field. Despite my experience, I still lack some important knowledge and management skills, especially in finance, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Since dealing with aspects of international business will be an integral part of my job as an entrepreneur, it is essential that I fill in these gaps." Only after an applicant establishes sufficient context about his personal situation should he attempt to assert his reasons for pursuing an MBA. This approach ensures that you're not simply stating the obvious, generic reasons without personal insight.
In another example, an applicant may begin with an extensive discussion of a specific industry or business climate before going on to describe the background that makes him qualified to pursue his vision. In contrast to the previous applicant, he discusses goals prior to history. Either approach can work effectively; your best bet would be to start with and highlight what makes you unique, whether it's a vision you have or a past accomplishment. After that, the important thing is to ensure that everything is coherently focused.
Each approach mentioned here sets your MBA essay apart from other applicants and provides meaningful context to any admissions committee. When seeking prospective student, admission counsels seek those on the path to a meaningful education that can be applied to the real world.
Scottrade Launches New Mutual Funds Center with Easy to Use Research Tools
St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) December 12, 2007 -- Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm (www.scottrade.com), is making it easier to research and select mutual funds with the roll out of a new Mutual Funds Center. The new Mutual Funds Center will be available to Scottrade customers after the market close on Thursday, Dec. 13.
Features of Scottrade?s new Mutual Funds Center include:
-    An easy-to-use mutual funds screener that can search funds by availability and other criteria, such as whether a fund is on Scottrade?s no transaction fee platform.
-    Detailed Lipper Leader® ratings for all mutual funds to help investors select funds that meet their individual investment styles and goals.
-    Detailed expense information.
-    Real-time customizable charts, with Scottrade SmartText?, which describes each chart in plain English.
-    A new comparison tool that easily compares up to five mutual funds at a time.
?Scottrade?s new Mutual Funds Center is designed to be more user-friendly so our customers can easily identify and select mutual funds that fit their unique criteria,? said Kevin Dodson, Scottrade Director of Product Development. ?The new Mutual Funds Center is one of several enhancements we are rolling out to help investors quickly and easily find investment opportunities to help them reach their financial goals.?
The launch of the new Mutual Funds Center for Scottrade customers coincides with the launch of a new Stock Market Info & Research section available to all investors on www.scottrade.com that includes a stock screener, news and commentary and stock quotes.
Scottrade currently offers more than 10,000 mutual funds, including over 1,100 no transaction fee mutual funds. For more information about Scottrade?s Mutual Funds Center, visit http://www.scottrade.com/MediaContent/WebCast.asp
About Scottrade
Scottrade is a leader in online investing, serving individual investors who are comfortable making their own investment decisions. Scottrade is unique in the industry because it boasts low commission rates while offering the largest branch network among online brokerages, with 328 local branch offices nationwide. In October, Scottrade was named Highest in Investor Satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates for the seventh time. Scottrade.com is the online trading site of Scottrade, Inc. and offers customers the convenience of placing many orders online for just $7 per trade. In addition to its online capabilities, Scottrade staffs each easily accessible branch location with a branch manager plus additional brokers and assistants. For more, visit www.scottrade.com.