Here’s a great resource for games with string and shoestrings (specifically) that I just found. You’ll recognize one of the activities:-). Go to teachmeteamwork.com and sign up for his newsletter to get the free games. I enjoyed them very much.
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Today I had the wonderful pleasure of having 13 sets of bright eyes in a private Camp Millionaire program for a family reunion in Santa Barbara. What a delight. Their ages were 9-18 and it worked fine (except for one adorable little girl who just needed a little help with the addition part of the game envelope. Jan helped her out and she did great).
I did plan much and I knew I’d base the whole thing around the Money Game and just let it unfold. It worked great. This is what I did…
1) Beach ball activity: When I grow up I want to be…, When I grow up I want to do…, When I grow up I want to have. I tried My biggest dream is…but most of them couldn’t come up with one yet.
2) What is missing from the dollar (Instructions)
3) HMOY questions (depends on your group)
4) Decorated the room (principles, declarations and words)
5) Employer/Employee activity, introducing paychecks, taxes, social security, medicare.
6) First round of Money Game
7) Golden goose story/Money Jars/Jar sheets on wall (FC)
8) Circle of knowledge
9) Three most dangerous words (FC)
10) Three most powerful words (FC)
11) Second round of Money Game/Pay Yourself First
12) Power of a dollar
13) Rules to the Money Game contest (page in Playbook)
14) Third round of Money Game
15) Money Quiz (choice)
16) Fourth round of Money Game/Buying Assets
17) Three Pillars of Wealth (just talked about it. Would have ton the activity with more time)
18) Compound Interest Contest with M&Ms (I took 100 M&Ms and put them in one 2 gallon clear jar and 4500 and put them into a second 2 gallon clear jar. They each guessed what the 100 would turn into after 40 years at 10%:-). The 11 year old guessed it within 20 M&Ms!!!!
19) Power of compound interest (page from Playbook)
20) Car crash event (FC)…$100 deductible had to be paid or else their credit card expense went to $200 the next round.
21) Fifth round of Money Game/Introduce Passive Income vs. Earned Income
22) How to win the game: Financial Freedom happens when your Passive Income > Expenses of your chosen lifestyle.
23) Monkey Wants a Corner game – risk vs. reward
24) Circle ending with biggest learn, Moola contest ($50 savings bond)
25) Dollar bill – only have one chance to put it to work.
We took a 10-minute break mid-morning (fruit and pretzels and water), they had the beach ball to play with (kick around) before we started, there were no parents in the room which allowed the kids to really be themselves. All in all, we had a great time, they learned a lot and took away different things.
Things that were thrown in “Elisabeth style”:
• How you do anything is how you do everything
• Standing up tall, making a first impression, no hands in pocket, shaking hands
• College is just ONE way, not THE way. Lots of millionaires who never went to college
• Choice, choice, choice; every chance I could get.
• Anchored it, ‘do it myself’ by having them say it and touch their chest (we’ll learn about anchors soon)
• How great it feels to do good, help others
• How much more freedom they’ll have by owning the business instead of having the job. It serves others also by employing people
• Oh and there was lots more of course. You’ll throw in your own stories and it will be great.
I charged $750 for the program; 50% up front and balance the day of the event.
Setup: Music, snacks, principles, declarations and language of money words (and masking tape) on floor for decorating, flipchart, markers on chairs, chairs in semi-circle, expense bags on chairs in back, nametag station, Why is money important in on side wall, money jar sheets in front, snacks (brought by parents) on back table set up right before snack time and not before, water station (supplied by hotel), all game pieces (including black hats (courtesy of Silvia in Brasil), Money Jars, handouts ready, Money Quiz sheets ready, markers, pens, and my usual sense of humor.
So, just another way to go spread the word. You can sign the kids and parents up for longer programs and have books, my book (go sign up for the affiliate program at http://www.ultimateallowancebook.com) and handout items from banks, etc.
Go get ’em…Elisabeth
Just a thought…
What if our kids learned about math in school from their financial literacy classes?
What if our kids learned about writing by preparing amazing business plans that could actually be funded and turned into real businesses to set the kids on incredible journeys of self-reliance, doing great and providing for others?
What if our kids learned how to reading by studying company’s prospectus’ and annual reports?
What is they learned bookkeeping by studying financial reports?
What if we taught kids about money by letting them handle ALL their own financial needs starting around age 8?
What if they learned how to do good in the world by reading books by people who have done good?
What if they learned how to be ‘at cause’ instead of being ‘at effect’ in their lives by studying and reading books like Think and Grow Rich, As a Man Thinketh, Thinking Big, The Automatic Millionaire, The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Secret, The Answer, The Four-Hour Work Week and thousand more that actually teach people relevant information they can use in life?
What if we stopped TESTING our kids and taught them instead?
What if we were concerned about HOW each child learned best and fed them information that way and only information they found relevant?
What if we taught kids that they are all geniuses of one type of another?
What if we taught kids to do good by having them spend days in nursing homes, homeless shelters, hospitals, etc.?
What is we taught kids about compassion by helping them help others?
What is we taught kids about taking care of the earth by having them clean and take care of their school instead of hiring janitors to pick up after them?
What if we abolished all testing by refusing to let our kids be tested? The real test in life is open book, based on one’s ability to be resourceful and if one finds happiness in what one does.
What is we did away with the No Child Left Behind Act that has left all the kids behind?
What if we start questioning more and putting our feet down harder and learned to say “NO”!
Wow, I get shivers down my spine just thinking about that!
Oh my, if you haven’t seen this video, either type in ‘death by powerpoint’ on the YOUTUBE.com site or click here. You will laugh and laugh. Just thought you’d all enjoy this.
Hi all. Just back from Chris Howard’s Presentation and Platform Skills training and it was long (7 full days) and educational, to say the least. I learned some very things. I was watching this training on a couple of different levels of course: learning for me, learning for you, how to improve our training, what else we all need to know to be effective, and I know we want that.
I’m going to start feeding you simple pointers and great tips. The first one is:
YOUR PRESENTER’S STANCE
One of the things I am very cognizant of when I am teaching (and we talk to you about this during the training) is how I stand. We’ll call this the ‘presenter’s stance.’ This week, the first 4 times we did little presentations (and it was many people’s first times), we had to stand still, feet hip width apart, hands at our sides and just speak to our little groups. Many, many people had great difficulty. The following things are the main things I saw that, 1) look terrible, 2) distract from the listener’s ability to focus on what you’re saying, 3) make you look nervous and 4) take away your power.
1) Moving your weight from hip to hip. DON’T do this! The second you shift your weight onto your hips rather than standing tall and being grounded into the floor, you lose your power and your ability to project your message out to the world (and that IS what you want to be doing, yes?). Keep your weight centered on both legs. Think TALL and PLANTED at the same time but not stiff. This takes practice and getting feedback from others who are watching. GOOD TIP: YOGA. The practice of yoga help you learn to stand tall at the same time be grounded. Try it!
2) Grasping on to your legs with your hands. Let your hands hang comfortably by your sides. Don’t put your hands into fists or hold your legs. Stand comfortably and look into a mirror. Then, start talking and watch if you change. Again, have others give you feedback.
3) Don’t push your stomach and chest forward while taking your chest back. This is very common and it’s usually because, on an unconscious level, you’re trying to get away from your audience. It’s subtle but again, it takes away your power and your sense of being grounded.
4) It’s not necessary to pull your shoulders back. Remember in class when we talk about imagining a fish hook (an unpainful one!) under your sternum and pulled up by a string? This is what you want to envision. Think of being pulled up, not pushed back. This will make you look taller as well.
5) Keep your movements ON PURPOSE. We’re going to learn a ton about this over the next few weeks and months so stay tuned. Often we move simply because we’re nervous and don’t know what else to do. There is another way and that way is to move with volition. Stay tuned for lots more.
OK, that’s enough for now.
Remember this: you are all an extension of the Creative Wealth mission, vision and purpose. I’m working with a consultant right now to help craft these three things (mission, vision and purpose) so that we all know exactly what to say when we’re talking about our passion to change the financial paradigm of children and parents everywhere (that’s where I am now with it:-). If we can help in any way, please let us know. Until the next training tip, choose to have a great day!