Tell Our Kids the Truth! Education is NOT the Key. It’s the Frame!
Creativity | Entrepreneurship | Financial Literacy | Mentorship | My Thoughts | Posted on September 14, 2019 at 12:45 pm by geneinletford
As the plant manager of my school walked the campus, I would know he was coming before I saw him. How? His keys. I would hear them from afar and watched how he would go into rooms and spaces that I have never entered. He would have access to places that I did not. All [...]
Is College Still Worth It? Two Critical Skills To Accompany that Degree
Debt Free Living | Financial Literacy | Mentorship | My Thoughts | Posted on July 14, 2019 at 12:34 pm by geneinletford
I just sent my little ones off to college this past month. As I looked around the table at my graduating seniors of my non-profit, Alumni360, these seven young women (who started with me as kindergartners) were about to embark on a journey like no other; the undergraduate experience. While the other mentors shared their [...]
I Have Only 40 Summers Left
My Thoughts | Personal Development | Posted on June 14, 2019 at 1:04 pm by geneinletford
Births. Weddings. Funerals. These are the events that force us to stop, reflect and evaluate exactly what we are doing with our lives. Sadly, I had a funeral of a dear colleague I attended at the end of June. I saw her on the last day of school two weeks before, happy and healthy. She [...]
Creativity: The Business World is Finally Catching On
Creativity | My Thoughts | Posted on at 11:52 am by geneinletford
I should have been happy to see this but just I sighed. I sighed because in 2017, I did a TEDx Talk on why our students need creative and financial literacy to increase their success as productive human beings. *crickets* I sighed because in 2006, Sir Ken Robinson challenged America with the question, “Are Schools [...]
To The Creatives: We’re Taking That Title Back
Creativity | My Thoughts | Posted on May 12, 2019 at 12:22 pm by geneinletford
You are creative but here’s why you think you’re not. I am so passionate about this issue that I just quit my job to take on this quest. The terms ‘creative and ‘creativity have been hijacked. And I’m here to say we are taking it back. It has been misaligned and there will be a [...]
The Unseen Financial Cost of Laziness
Debt Free Living | Financial Literacy | My Thoughts | Personal Development | Posted on November 1, 2018 at 7:32 am by geneinletford
When we think of someone who is lazy, an image of a person slouching on the couch at noon, eating cereal comes to mind. That’s an easy call. But lazy comes in many different forms. No matter how it looks, after reading this proverb, I discovered there is a hidden cost of being lazy. A [...]
Support My GoFundMe Financial Book!
Debt Free Living | My Thoughts | Posted on October 29, 2018 at 5:42 am by geneinletford
GoFundMe Link If you’ve ever said, “I wish I had this information when I was younger,” then you know how importance this project will be. Here’s my story… I found myself, as a 30 year old, weeping on the carpet. In one hand I held a $60,000 student loan bill and in the other hand, […]
It’s Not All About the Benjamins … It’s About the Fees!
Debt Free Living | Financial Literacy | Posted on June 26, 2018 at 10:28 pm by geneinletford
“A thorn of experience is worth a wilderness of wisdom.’ This quote came rushing to me when I realized I have experienced yet another painful lesson in my financial journey that got my attention faster than all the books I read on the topic. If you’re a teacher who is investing, feel […]
The Power of the Ask: When It Hurts and When It Doesn’t
Blog | Creativity | Mentorship | My Thoughts | Posted on April 16, 2018 at 7:27 am by geneinletford
The knees quiver. The heart quickly beats. The hands palpitate. All of those symptoms can arise when you’re about to ask. Whether it’s approaching that beautiful girl for a first date, petitioning your boss for a raise or, in this case, requesting funds on behalf of thousands of teachers, asking takes courage. It’s exactly this […]
