It's Time to Pivot
Edition 23: Parenting, family, and education
Two questions in Robin Sharma’s book, Family Wisdom, stopped me in my tracks:
“How can I be most useful and valuable to the world?”
“What is the highest use of my time and talents?”
These are the questions I want to help Hayden to answer as he grows up; they’re also ones I’m trying to answer myself. After all, “[t]he purpose of life really is a life of purpose,” Sharma explains.
I’ve long thought about helping Hayden to live a purposeful life. One where he’s identified his talents and gifts and is using them to positively contribute to the world.
Sharma’s words inspired me to make a change.
This newsletter began as a means to explore the idea of being an entrepreneurial parent: working on side projects while being a full-time parent.
Entrepreneurship matters to me, especially now that I’m a parent. I want to work on my own terms, so I have the freedom to spend tons of time with my family—my main motivation. Plus, I want Hayden to grow up knowing the entrepreneurial path, so he’s fully aware that there’s an alternative to the traditional 9 to 5 job.
But entrepreneurship is only one aspect of parenting; there’s so much more. Above all, I want to help Hayden to live a meaningful life—“a life of purpose,” as Sharma puts it. That’s why I’m changing the focus of this newsletter. I still plan to write about entrepreneurship as a parent, just not exclusively.
I’m making a pivot in order to explore other themes: parenting, family, and education. This is another idea I want to teach Hayden: it’s okay to embrace ambiguity and make a change.
Parenting is a skill, one that I’m still learning. I’m sharpening the saw on all aspects of parenting and thinking big picture: how can we help our kids become the best version of themselves and, ultimately, contribute to the world in a meaningful way?
It’s my hope that this newsletter can help answer this question.
“A baby is born with a need to be loved—and never outgrows it.”
-Frank A. Clark
Thank you for reading! Feel free to reply to this email and let me know what you think.
-Amy