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Forget Perfect. Model This Instead. the you power project youth empowerment Sep 18, 2025


Hey there, purposeful parent đź‘‹

Can we offer a gentle reframe today?

In a world that rushes to praise talent, it’s easy to think your youth has to be the best. the most creative, the smartest, the most naturally gifted.

But here’s what we’ve learned from years of working with youths through our Passion
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Is School Shrinking Your Youth’s Creativity? Here’s How to Reignite It 21st century skills soft skill development the you power project youth empowerment Sep 04, 2025

Hey Purposeful Parent đź‘‹

Here’s something you deserve to know:

NASA once ran a creativity test on youths.

At age 5, 98% scored as creative geniuses.

By age 15, only 12% did.

And by adulthood? Just 2%.

Pretty shocking, right?

But here’s the good news: your youth’s creativity hasn’t disappeared. It’s still th
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Soft Skills Are the New Hard Skills: Preparing Youth to Fly, Not Just Perch 21st century skills education innovation entrepreneurship education future of work personal growth resilience in education soft skill development the you power project youth empowerment youth leadership May 20, 2025

“Soft Skills Are the New Hard Skills: Preparing Youth to Fly, Not Just Perch”

There’s a quote I come back to often when speaking to educators, families, and youth:
A bird doesn’t trust the branch—it trusts its wings.

In a world changing at the pace of a daily software update, the question we must ...

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