@Cody Dean I’m checking in once or twice a day and it’s going well for me!

I am definitely talking to parents of school age children for my digital product. Grandparents may be sprinkled in there, and even the kids themselves, but parents are the ones who would choose it, in the end. My current niche is homeschoolers, but I started out in public afterschool programs, so there really isn’t a limit to the digital product.

I teach creative technologies to youths in homeschool and afterschool programs. The problem it solves: 1.Kids love video games, but simply playing them most of the day isn’t inherently useful. I teach them how to make them, which is fascinating, good for their brains, and could possibly be a job later in life. 2. Kids love electronics. I teach them how they work and how to build them SAFELY. 3. Kids love music/movies/tv shows/cartoons. I teach them how to use technology to record and edit media. Their time is not wasted on only consuming.

That is such a great idea!!

I realized recently that I had lost my joy teaching one particular class that used to be a great source of joy for me. It was actually a parent who was being kinda nasty toward me that made me snap out of it. Her story of me, though untrue, had enough hints of truth to be triggering. It took some soul searching, but I was able to recognize that she was simply reflecting my own untrue story that I tell myself. The standard that I need to raise is doing the bare minimum to get by. I am capable of excellence with the same energy exchange rate. What I mean is, when I’m teaching at my highest level, with enthusiasm, joy, and humor, my students reflect it and the energy I expended is given back to me immediately. It’s kinda “duh,” now that I’ve written it out. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I wanted to come back here and say this prompt was really helpful to me. Now that it’s had time to sink in/integrate, I found myself bringing the concept up in a conversation with my husband. When I do anything, literally anything, from a place of pure love and joy, it’s returned to me a [insert large arbitrary number]fold! 😁❤️