<p>It occurred to me - that part of the problem is that in the olden days - people often apprenticed under an elder (parent, neighbor, community member) and we don’t do that. I’m often surprised how many students I get who have never had a job - or considered starting a business. Even my youngest is a black belt at yard sales to raise money for something she wanted even though we had the means to provide for her.</p>
<p>So when we look at the new crop of entrepreneurs we see fresh faces, not the stodgy old ones who became CEO’s of a company that was started by someone else’s dreams.</p>
<p>I wonder if we changed the focus of education to include self reliance, service and innovation if we’d generate grads who were less focused on “Where can I get a job” and more focused on “What ideas can I develop to generate self-sustaining income?”</p>
<p>Just a thought as I am contemplating “untethering” from the last vestiges of the corporate world myself. I found myself thinking the other day - at what point did I get good at playing by the rules instead of making a few of my own.</p>
<p>Hence - I’ve always thought BS was about training leaders (not just corporate or national leaders - but examples of higher order thinking leaders). The shift in terms of digital media and communication has created a whole new frontier.</p>
<p>Just a thought.</p>