Forbes

The 3 Things Parents Must Do To Raise Successful Entrepreneurs

#1 Make Them Resilient

Resilience is key for entrepreneurship. Resilient people understand that failure is how they will learn and grow; they know that they will bounce back from their failure stronger than they were before. Because they aren’t afraid to fail, they aren’t afraid to take risks. And because they are willing to take risks, they are creative, innovative, pushing boundaries, trying new things, growing, changing, evolving. These are keys to being a successful entrepreneur.

Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal points out that raising resilient children is one of the most important things for parents to do. She says it gives people the ability not just to withstand adversity and to bounce back from it, but to grow stronger as a result of the experience. She says one way to do that is to give them tools to reduce their anxiety about trying hard things. She suggests asking them to imagine: What is the worst possible outcome? And then: What is the best possible outcome?