LevelTen Design prides itself on being a leader in the
community when it comes to innovation of technology applications, online
marketing and really great returns on our client’s investments. In
order for LevelTen to continue to excel, Tom McCracken the owner of LevelTen
highly encourages his employees to consistently meet new business owners and
companies that we can learn from.
Several years ago, Tom took his employees through a leadership training program
at one of the best in the business for improving results for companies through
leadership sales and teamwork philosophies, Dale Carnegie Training in Dallas,
Texas.
Recently, on February 7, 2008, The North Dallas Chamber
Building Business Expo took place in Addison, Texas and Jamie Swartz and Jon
Webb of LevelTen design got out to meet some new business owners and Managers and
introduce themselves to key leaders in the community that they could network
with.
It was no great surprise that Dale Carnegie Training was not
only attending but had a booth as well. Sarah
Martinez and I have spoken on the phone multiple times about different seminars
that I was interested in attending, but when Nate Prevost the Regional Sales
Manager told me one of the programs that they were offering the youth of our
community, I was blown away! If you
have pre-teens or teenagers that you truly want to prepare for the world that
exits today, you absolutely must get them in front of this program. Here is just a tidbit of all of the wonderful
information that will be bestowed upon them and you for that matter! Gayle
Prevost the Marketing Manger sent me this info to share:
They say the children are our
future. Are you comfortable with that? Are
kids today focused on their futures? Or
are they just living in the moment? I was
pleasantly surprised to find, through research, that many high school kids
really are focused on what they want to do with their lives after
graduation. They have ideas and dreams
that span a large gorge; everything from neonatal surgeon to airplane mechanic
to rockstar. Some of them know exactly
how they will reach their goals, and some are unsure. But entering the "real world" as an
18 year old kid can be a very intimidating transition, even for the most
outgoing child. Most of them leave high
school thinking they are now "ADULTS" and can handle anything on
their own, and they don't need our help (or rules) anymore. Believe me, I learned from experience that it
doesn't take long before you hear "Mom?" or
"Dad?". They have come to the
realization that maybe they weren't quite as ready as they thought. But that is OK and very natural.
What can us as
parents and adults, do to help our teenagers gain self-confidence in themselves
so that they can face any challenge in life, overcome obstacles and make
themselves "unforgettable" wherever they go and with whomever they
come into contact, whether it is one of their own peers or the CEO of a giant
corporation?
Go to the mall and observe.
If you watch a teenager in a group of their friends and peers, they are
usually very out-going, talkative, loud and excitable. But have you ever watched one interview for a
job at one of the retail stores? Some
kids have all the confidence in the world, and have no problem with an
interview whatsoever. But a lot of them
will barely speak above a whisper, will show a major lack of self-confidence
and will never make eye-contact with the interviewer. This lack of self-confidence can cause issues
for them in many aspects of their lives, now and in the future when we are not
around to help them out. Dale Carnegie
Training has a program specifically for these teenagers, called Generation.Next.
Generation.Next is a program that
teaches high school students "life" skills - skills that most high
schools have a limited capacity to teach. The program is designed to take the
education that students are receiving and leverage it with real-life
skills. Students learn everything from
how to prepare for a job or college interview and how to sharpen people skills,
to reducing stress and building confidence to tackle new opportunities. We can
help them succeed. The course content
focuses on five key areas that are critical for future success: building
self-confidence, enhancing communication skills, interpersonal skill
development, teamwork and leadership skills, and effective attitude management.
High
school kids who have graduated from this program tell us that their new skills
they learned and practiced in this course have made them:
· Highly focused on their goals
· Better decision makers when faced with difficult choices
· More persuasive communicators
· Better prepared for applying to college and interviewing
for jobs
· Able to
confront stress and challenges in a more positive way
Don't
wait to do this for your child. If your
teenager is in High School, and could use some help with self-confidence,
communication or just stepping outside of their comfort zone, you need to check
into this for them. These teenagers,
after all, are going to be our future government officials, surgeons, CEOs of
the largest Corporations, airplane mechanics and entertainers. We should try to
give them all the information and ammunition they can get, to help them achieve
their goals, deal with conflict and worry, and just stand up for themselves
against outside temptations and pressures.
If you
would like an extensive brochure to review, (in .pdf format), complete with all program information, testimonials from
parents who put their child through this program, and testimonials from the
kids themselves, please visit our Dallas Franchise Blog and send me a
comment requesting the information, and I will email it to you.
The Dallas Dale Carnegie
franchise will be offering Generation.Next for the first time this
summer for kids ages 13 - 18. You will find the course to be
invaluable to you and your child, both in their relationship with you, their
peers and in their future lives. Don't hesitate to get your child
enrolled because this course will fill up fast! These children are our
future!
John M. Jennings & Associates, Inc.
16990 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 108
Dallas, TX 75248-1926
United States
Phone: 972.702.9600
Fax: 972.404.9301
This will be a program they will never forget!
Jamie Swartz
LevelTen Design
Jamie@leveltendesign.com
