I'm a firm believer that when you give children the opportunity to succeed, they'll do just that. Natalie Lillie is a perfect example of a young lady who had an unpleasant life experience and wanted to tell her story. At just nine years old, Natalie wrote, Natalie's Lice Aren't Nice!
A few years earlier, Natalie got lice from sharing a hairbrush with a soccer pal. She watched as her three brothers had their heads shaved and then endured several days of natural treatments, and uncomfortable combing to pick the nits out. When it was over, she was afraid her friends would think she was not clean so she wanted to educate everyone about head lice.
I had the pleasure of visiting with Natalie a few weeks ago, and what a joy of a young lady! She is beautiful, inside and out, and has an incredible vocabulary. I've known Natalie's family for nearly 20 years, so I'm not really all that surprised she's a dynamo. Everyone in her family is as kind and ambitious as she is and she has excellent women in her life as role models. With all this young lady has going for her, she has a very bright future ahead of her!
You can buy Natalie's book at Amazon by clicking this link: http://www.amazon.com/Natalies-Lice-Arent-Natalie-Lillie/dp/1434372715
What a great story. I'll have to show this to my 11 year old. Right now he's in the lemonade business. He's contemplating investing in some equipment, a lemon squeezer.
ReplyDeleteHe figures he can go from 25 cents to 75 cents if he makes fresh squeezed rather than the Realemon recipe. He's working on his breakeven analysis and sales forecast.
YES! Encourage those kids! I love seeing little minds put to good use. Let me know how he raises his $$ for his equipment and when he starts making the bigger buck!
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