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The Lioness Tribe for Their Children’s Success

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Hear how we get success for our children who face challenges. Join our tribe.

The longer we live the more we realize that there are challenges in life. The trick is to find out how to overcome those challenges. A surprisingly large number in my generation discovered that their children were facing learning problems. My family faced those, and had been facing those, even though we were very much academically oriented. So, as a result, I got some victory to tell about — and share.

Then, a couple of years ago I met another woman, who like me was a grandmother who was determined to get some victory for a grandchild who was “disabled” in many ways. If you have followed the GSB Facebook page (now abandoned), you have seen the progress of this little boy. We have shared this grandmother’s prayers and victories regarding this little grandson. When she shared her story with us, we adopted the idea of being a lioness tribe. You may know that the term “tiger mother” was in vogue at that time to denote Asian mothers who were determined that their children would be successful especially in academics. So, then, maybe we can be lioness mothers. We care for our cubs, we will be strategic if necessary, and we will stick together for the good of the cubs. That’s the lioness way. You may join us!

So, come be a lioness, on the prowl for good ideas for your children in their battle to overcome whatever challenges they may have. We preach a faith that issues into action, and is supernaturally blessed of heaven, for we believe that God indeed wants great shalom for all children. (The world is broken, but God is working to redeem it.That is correct Christian doctrine if not very widely shared.) Believe that your child can succeed. Search for the right ideas to be helpful. See victory — meaning a great life for your child– being a competent adult, fulfilling her/his vocation, having nothing missing nothing broken.

Offer today as a thank you gift for giving: packets called “Faith Family Learning” that were the first version of Learn at Home for Great Shalom – which book is available at www.lulu.com. For the thank you gift, you MUST communicate with us your address. This is NOT an ebook, so we would need your land address. Ours is P.O. Box 971 Cedar Park, Texas 78630 and our email is info@greatshalom.org

Dani Johnson on her Grooming the Next Generation for Success

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How might a parent prepare their children for success? Dani Johnson, millionaire, sales coach, and multi-level marketer, is also a mother. She took time out of her successful life to write a book on how to parent: Grooming the Next Generation for Success. Then she gave us an interview in 2009. It is a keeper. Since I am once again encouraging faith for success and improvements in parenting and teaching toward student success, let’s hear Dani Johnson once again.

Here is a woman who gained great success. She trains others for success in the marketplace. Out of love for her children, she considered how to teach them to be the kind of people who will be successful. She gave them vision for success. She gave them tools for success. Then, she wrote a book to share that with us. This is a second opportunity for us. Perhaps you weren’t with us in 2009 when she gave us this interview. Take advantage of it now. Be a successful parent. Share this with your friends. Make a lioness tribe of successful moms because they have successful children.

Given that she is a mother and a successful millionaire, she is not as intimidated as a professional educator or pastor to say something that we all know. Discipline in parenting is needed to inculcate the kind of self-discipline that is needed as an adult. Perhaps that is more clear after this past year even than it was in 2009. Given that she is a sales trainer, she talks about “scripts” — what I would call “verbatims’ given my ministry training. In short, she helps her children know the words to speak. I love the story where she is helping her son see that chipping in to do housework really is part of the kind of leadership training that he desires. She transposes her conversation with him, mother-son, to his future conversation coach-to-athlete. Priceless. It gives vision, don’t you see? Also, when asked to do something that maybe wouldn’t be their preference, her children say, “Yes, mom, I would be glad to.” Self-restraint! Self-direction! Don’t we need a little more of that in the world, right now? Why then, do we provide scripts for resentment, self-indulgence, and violence? Or, while decrying discipline, then inculcate shaming, threatenings, and violence? HMMMM? Things we see so rampant today that we never thought of in 2009.

You will want to get the book! In her book, Grooming the Next Generation for Success, she also addresses how to help children avoid porn and how to deal with dating. It is amazing. Why, why why has no one discussed this before? And so helpfully?!?!? I sued to spend a lot of time giving you links to Amazon for the many books referenced here. Today, please go to Christian Book Distributors, or your other favorite bookseller. DO get the book.

See Dani’s book and course on Grooming the Next Generation for Success.

What to do to get Success — for you or your child.

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will I say that only faith is necessary to get children’s success? Surprisingly, we have discovered it is NOT “Think and Grow Rich” but rather think and then do and then get rich. So says Clement Stone, the great student of Napoleon Hill. Today the success I have in mind is not getting rich, but just “doing well” meaning attaining your goals. Particularly, for children this means doing well enough in school and their other endeavors so that they can expect a good adulthood. This is what parents want. I talk about that and how this broadcast came to be.

Next week, let’s rerun the great interview with Dani Johnson, about her book, Grooming The Next Generation for Success.

Heroism Needed, and Available, for Overcoming Learning Problems

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Taking a lesson from Judah Macabee, and the story of Hanukah, we talk about just the right level of heroism needed. If we do not inculcate faith and work and stick-to-itiveness, our children will becoming disempowered wastlings. If we dollop only this they may become discouraged or exasperated. We do not need heroism based on Superman, but based on reality like Judah Macabee. I trust this will bless you.

Also, I give you an opportunity to sow into orphans in poor country,that they might be fed and educated. It will bless you to help them.

Blessings upon you and your children at this holiday time.