Your child’s gift is not an extracurricular.
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Welcome to issue #020 of Unicorn Parents. Each week, I share practical insights and reflections to help you build a profitable business without missing the magic at home. If you’re serious about winning at work while raising great kids, you’ve come to the right place. This is a community built for ambitious parents who want both.
Most education starts with the question:
“What skills does my child need to succeed?”
Wrong question.
The better one is:
“What gifts did God already give my child—and how do we build from there?”
We’ve built an education system obsessed with fixing weaknesses.
Struggling in math? Get a tutor.
Poor handwriting? Extra worksheets.
Shy in class? More group presentations.
But what if we flipped it?
What if growth started with gifts—not against them?
Out maxim at GiftedTalented.com:
Gifts are what we’re born with.
Talent is Gift × Effort.
When we force kids to grow in ways disconnected from their gifts, we train them to believe success means pretending to be someone they’re not.
By the time they hit the “real world,” they’re running hard in circles—talented hamsters on someone else’s wheel.
The tragedy?
They’re working hard, but not home.
A gift-led career feels different.
It’s not easy, but it’s aligned.
There’s sweat, but also peace.
There’s stretch, but also strength.
Imagine a world where education starts from what’s natural, not what’s missing.
Where schools teach kids to notice how they’re wired, and parents nurture those sparks into skill.
That’s what the next generation needs. Not more standardized testing, but more spiritual discernment.
Because the goal isn’t to raise kids who can do everything.
It’s to raise kids who know what only they can do.