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You play most important musical instrument in your life - your voice.  How well do your play it?  When we speak, we want others to listen.  From job interviews and business meetings to college entrance appoints and even at a PTA meeting, connecting with others requires us to "play" our voice-instrument at top performance.  Here are 5 ways to help you up your voice game.  

What is it someone does that makes them a people magnate?  Whether it's to increase friends, acquaintances, or business contacts, what makes someone a "people person?"

Just who is your boss?  You've got at least 2.  One of them stares back at you in the mirror.  How are you doing at being boss?  Is it stopping or helping you as you connect with others?  Learn 3 ways to fire and then rehire a better you.  Hint:  one of them is a habit that's easy to adopt.  

Chicago vs. Richmond.  Dallas vs. Portland . . . and on and on.  Are you moving?  Jr/Sr picking a college city?  Learn an easy and little used criteria to potentially save hundreds if not thousands of dollars as you select which city to live in.

Do you know about ACT-SAT Requirement Trends?  What jobs for a HS grad fit?  Gap Year Yes or No?  Is your HS ranked?  How about college financing?  Here are 10 articles that address these very issues plus more. Every parent of a teen will want to read these.  Click thru to https://www.jellygeneration.com/blog/100 for the links.    

You've heard of business networking, but personal networking?  It's arguably more important than the business side.  While the need to be great at this skill abounds, few realize common mistakes they make.  These 7 "do not" mistakes apply to almost any age.  

Want to help your "almost grown" child get the jump on their future?  What if I told you that it all started with just a 5 minute conversation?  Every parent will want to spend these extraordinary 5 minutes with their teen.  Here's How. 

Correct introductions are a learned skill.  Teens and those even older haven't had much practice with in -person introductions.  Do they know how to exude self-confidence and put the other person at ease?  Here are 3 pointers and the WHY behind each that they need to know.  

Hi. Pam Hardison with Parenting Your Nearly Grown JUST. GOT. EASIER.  If you want a tool to teach your teen how they create fear AND a tool to conquer that fear, then this podcast is for you.  It just might give you a technique you've not used before as well.  

It's in the news.  It's something teens+ need to understand.  To parents?  It's a great opportunity to teach a lesson they'll need for life.  But inflation seems like a hard topic.  It doesn't have to be.  This podcast is a quick summary of what inflation is, an easy example for teens, AND steps they can use to be better prepared.   Show Link:  https://www.jellygeneration.com/blog/graduating-moving-destination-cost-decisions-here-s-the-help-you-need

Your "almost grown" child suffers a set back.  Whether a bad grade, an Instagram comment, or they don't make the team.  Do they freeze?  Life should be full of practical tools for your child to draw on (parents too).  But often no one explains them.  Today learn a 5 Minute Hack that's easy to teach and use that just might pull them out of their funk faster and keep them moving forward!

Worrying about keeping in touch with those amazing parents and your child's friends you've met during the last 12 years?  This podcast has you covered.  Here's a FUN and easy way to stay connected.  And yes, there is a BONUS.  This plan just might get your child to actually phone you, too.  

Your "almost grown" needs every tool they can find these days to snag that job, interview, college application, and part-time job.  Getting good recommendations is a huge component to their success.  But how can you up the odds significantly to getting a recommendation that glows, fits the event in question, and leaves both you and the recommendation writer at ease?  Join me and learn how.  

You are busy.  Your teen+ approaches life-after-you at lightening speed.  What can you do to prepare them for items not usually covered in school?  Here are 10 super items every teen needs to know how to do before graduation and how to slip it into their calendar.  

Is there a media app that might be a good fit for your teen?  Here are great points you as a parent will want to consider both pro and con.  LinkedIn can provide a way for your older teen to stand out.  But what points should you weigh first?

Don't fall into the trap of thinking high school merely exists to get into a college.  What are some goals for your high school aged child?  Learn how to avoid these parent mistakes.

If ever there was a strategic move for teens to make early in their high school career, this is one of them.  These 10 questions can help guide them in choices presented to them.  It can save mistakes for later.  These 10 "interest" questions can get them to think about their future in a way that matters.  

So grandma gave your almost grown child $$ for their birthday or holidays.  Perhaps your teen earned $$ on a part time job.  How can that money grow?  How can they learn AND earn even more? Here are 4 fabulous money moves every parent/teen should consider. 

Teens and Money.  What a combo.  Holidays present the perfect opportunity for them to earn money AND learn along the way.  Networking.  Money Management.  Responsibility.  The Joy of Doing Something Well.  All worthy skills.  Here are 5 great ways they can capitalize on the holidays to get a bit of jingle in their pocket.  Hidden gem:  you just might not hear "mom, can I have $20" quite so much either.  

Does your "almost grown" child know how to stand out and why?  Learning the need to "brag" and set themselves up for success sneaks up on our kids.  Don't let it.  Here are 3 methods to help your teen learn how to stand out, not hide out, and level up.