Jesse Hall

1x Husband | 2x Father | 3x Founder | Sherwood CEO | Discussing parenting, kids media, and education. Bringing back reading as entertainment.

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If you're unhappy with kids' entertainment options, turn off the TV and start reading to your kids. Here are some immediate benefits of reading aloud.

1) Shared Adventures: When you adventure together in stories, it can have the same bonding effect as adventures in real life.

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The most powerful stories are the ones that offer a mirror and a window: a look inward, and a view beyond.

[Save Your Sons @SaveYourSons]

You see this especially in kids media

Instead of timeless stories teaching universally agreed upon classic values, our kids are used as pawns in the ideological dustups and hangups of their parents’ generation

Walt Disney the man actually had it right. Disney the corporation…

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@MattBeaudreau I think the elephant in the room is the reality that parents actually want to get rid of their kids 6hrs a day. They don't want the responsibility and it's socially acceptable to be selfish with their time (& $) in this way. Those other excuses are smokescreens.

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My kids aren't just my legacy; they're my inspiration. Everything I build, including Sherwood, is with their future in mind.

[C. R. Wiley @crwiley1962]

Not only is pride stupid, it makes you stupid.

Only the humble learn.

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@thriving__kids The cost of fast food alone has always baffled me.

People: I can't afford to eat healthy

Also people: let's eat fast food 5x a week

They purchase poison and pay a premium. Craziness.

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Your chances of achieving the life you aspire to is ZERO if you quit.

Success is on the other side of hundreds of failures.

The knockdowns suck for everyone.

That life you want is on the other side of getting back up no matter how many times you hit the ground.

The other…

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Becoming CEO wasn't the goal; making a difference was.

Titles change, but intentions shouldn't.

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@thriving__kids Such a good point!

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"If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room."

When I was younger, this quote pushed me to be surrounded by people who could pull me up.

In my career,
Physically,
Spiritually,
Mentally,

The 'room' isn't confined to four walls; it's your community,…

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@AmkoPhotoArt Thanks for the kid words.

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@RenOfMen It would cause too much disruption to their world. They can't handle it. People don't want change.

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@aIIegoricaI Mold

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@highvaluedad That was the greatest show of mercy I have ever seen. I would not be so kind.

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@SahilBloom I think you're right, but it's even deeper than that.

The trust in institutions is being lost and the trust and sovereignty in households is being recovered.

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@thriving__kids Love this

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Use your creativity for…

Inspiring stories
Positive impact
Educational value

…invest time and energy in things that elevate society, we need it.

[Matt Beaudreau @MattBeaudreau]

If you are “struggling” to find your purpose and have anything on your daily calendar that looks or smells like scrolling, Netflix, video games, or other passive entertainment…

You aren’t struggling.

You are entitled.

Good news? It’s an easy fix.

You can go struggle.

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In doing so you pull people up, instead of lowering yourself to them.

Our goal isn't to drag our children up to our standards, but to lift them by our example.

To inspire them to aspire, to encourage them to reach higher.

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Let's commit to being the role models our children deserve.

To raising the bar, not just for them, but for ourselves.

Because the greatest legacy we can leave is not just well-raised children, but a life well-lived as their example.