Raise Producers, Not Just Consumers
In life, there are generally two types of people: Producers and Consumers.
Producers are individuals who learn to hustle early. Often shaped by their environment or family’s financial reality, they are encouraged or required to work, start a business, or learn a skill from a young age. While many see this as a disadvantage, it’s actually a powerful gift.
Why? Because real-world experience builds grit, resilience, street-smart thinking, and problem-solving skills qualities that no textbook can fully teach. Many successful entrepreneurs and business leaders started this way. They became independent thinkers, and in many cases, employers of labor, because they were trained by life itself.
On the flip side, Consumers are often raised in comfort, with most of their needs and wants provided by their families. While there is nothing wrong with providing for your children, the danger lies in raising them without financial literacy or responsibility. These children grow up relying heavily on others for their needs, and without early exposure to business or hands-on experience, they may struggle to adapt, even with a degree in hand.
As they become adults, many of them lack the practical tools and mindset needed to survive or thrive independently. Their creativity, initiative, and ability to solve problems may be underdeveloped because these traits weren’t nurtured early.
The Call to Action for Parents
If you truly love your children, train them to create, not just consume. Teach them how money works, how to solve problems, how to build, and how to think independently. Encourage them to start small businesses, learn valuable skills, or work part-time even if your household can afford everything they need.
Empower them to become future leaders, not lifelong dependents.
The best inheritance you can give them is not wealth, but wisdom and independence.
