Fastlaners, I need your advice. My younger brother is 19 years old and I want to guide him onto the entrepreneurial journey.
The main reason for this is because we are almost identical personalities with the exact same strenghts and weaknesses, and I would really have appreciated somebody telling me a lot of things about business when I had his age. Instead, I wasted 5-6 years partying, watching TV, sleeping until late, studying journalism and generally not fulfilling my potential in any way.
Not before I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and TMF at the age of 24 did I realize what I was missing out on. Since then, I have read countless non-fiction books, taken a lot of business courses and started my first real business that have taught me many, many invaluable lessons.
My brother is a smart kid that has always been good with money and numbers, and I know he has an entrepreneur in him. But he is also quite spoiled, lacks discipline, and would never pick up a book after 12 years of mandatory school where you are told which (often not too intriguing) books to read. He has no network and is not collecting impulses from successful people to "fill the cup".
Basically, he is programmed by society to get a college degree, look for a "safe" job, get a car loan and a mortgage on a nice apartment, enjoy the yearly vacation and retire comfortably in 45 years.
The question is... How do I convey this message to my brother? How do I make him realize that he is on path to miss out on a life of freedom and fulfillment that can not only make him happier, but that can also enrich the life of others?
Pay him to read RDPD & TMF? Have a pep talk with the benefits of self-development and self-education? Show him pictures of the lifestyle he can have IF he puts in the necessary work?
The main reason for this is because we are almost identical personalities with the exact same strenghts and weaknesses, and I would really have appreciated somebody telling me a lot of things about business when I had his age. Instead, I wasted 5-6 years partying, watching TV, sleeping until late, studying journalism and generally not fulfilling my potential in any way.
Not before I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and TMF at the age of 24 did I realize what I was missing out on. Since then, I have read countless non-fiction books, taken a lot of business courses and started my first real business that have taught me many, many invaluable lessons.
My brother is a smart kid that has always been good with money and numbers, and I know he has an entrepreneur in him. But he is also quite spoiled, lacks discipline, and would never pick up a book after 12 years of mandatory school where you are told which (often not too intriguing) books to read. He has no network and is not collecting impulses from successful people to "fill the cup".
Basically, he is programmed by society to get a college degree, look for a "safe" job, get a car loan and a mortgage on a nice apartment, enjoy the yearly vacation and retire comfortably in 45 years.
The question is... How do I convey this message to my brother? How do I make him realize that he is on path to miss out on a life of freedom and fulfillment that can not only make him happier, but that can also enrich the life of others?
Pay him to read RDPD & TMF? Have a pep talk with the benefits of self-development and self-education? Show him pictures of the lifestyle he can have IF he puts in the necessary work?
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