How to Raise Successful People

INDEPENDENCE—Did you feel a strong sense of independence as a child, or were you dependent on your parents for daily activities like meals, cleaning, and homework?

TRUST: We are in a crisis of trust the world over. Parents are afraid, and that makes our children afraid—to be who they are, to take risks, to stand up against injustice. Trust has to start with us. When we’re confident in the choices we make as parents, we can then trust our children to take important and necessary steps toward empowerment and in

Watching my daughters navigate the world with grit and integrity has been one of the greatest rewards of my life. I’m especially impressed by how they compete and cooperate, focusing not on being the only woman in the room, but on finding solutions to the problems we face.

Here is another simple mantra for you: Children need to take risks. You might need to repeat this to yourself on multiple occasions. Too many parents instinctually resist the idea.

We all want to raise kids who lead successful and meaningful lives.

The solution starts in the home, and that means it starts with you.

The global erosion of trust is bad for mental health, relationships, business, and foreign relations, and it’s especially bad for democracy.

As Peter Diamandis of the X Prize and Singularity University says, “The world’s biggest problems are the world’s biggest business opportunities . . . You want to be a billionaire? Find a billion-person problem that you can make a dent in.” Fantastic advice.

Set up a plan with your kids, not for your kids. No phones during meals, whether in your house or someone else’s. A 2018 study found that subjects who used their phones during dinner felt more distracted and experienced less enjoyment.7 No phones after bedtime. Children need to sleep, and phones are a distraction. Explain the critical importance of

We all have the ability to “earn” security through conscious self-reflection, which we can then pass on to our children.