WHATEVER YOU DO MAKE SURE IT'S MUTUALLY BENEFICAL

Hello and Welcome to our DreaMakers LLC Blog.  DreaMakers LLC helps to promote People, Programs and Publications.

PEOPLE - DreaMakers LLC encourage peoples' Dreams, Goals and Ideas.  Giving them a platform in which to begin and connections that will help them build their business and or idea.

PROGRAMS - DreaMakers LLC creates programs that benefit the development and education of Women, Youth and Teens.  We have used Dream Drama for the youth, teaching 1st-5th graders how to use Drama as a tool to build self esteem, confidence and the ability to speak before an audience.  We also offered last year Dream 3-D which is a program that highlights a rising College Freshman academic obstacles and achievements and rewards them with some real life interactions with professionals in the field that they are pursuing.

PUBLICATIONS - DreaMakers LLC will produce publications such as a resource guide of local businesses, industry focused magazines and books that will engage and encourage others to make a difference at home and in their city and local community. 

During these uncertain economic times, Gen X and Y are trying to reinvent, startup and even revolutionize products and services for the future.  Working for a large corporation is no longer a driving force among these two generations.  I just learned that 3 female CEO's under the age of 30 have launched their new companies and in record time are seeing amazing returns. 

So many people that I've talked to this week here locally in the Triad, have given me nuggets of truths that I know, but had not quite comprehended.  The main thing that I heard and can't seem to forget is, "WHATEVER YOU DO MAKE SURE IT'S MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL"!  In speaking to a Healthcare professional, HR professional, a Retiree in Public Service and  a Restaurant management Retiree, I have learned that their personal goals and dreams are not tied to their current employment, marriage and raising of their children.  Somehow people of today have found themselves working in a 70/30 relationship.  Their output in any given relationship could be 70% but the return is 30% in satisfaction.  This does not work in any relationship. Someone will always feel the brunt of the work and feel unsatisfied with the overall results of the relationship.

When working on any relationship no matter if it's the business of being a mom, a son, or a friend make sure that the ROI (Return On Investment) is there; for example,  If you lavish your child with everything they ask for, with the hopes that they will honor what you ask and respect your wishes in return, you may find instead that they resent you and think you are controlling, they might turn out to be disrespectful in their responses and not 100% honest with you.  Unfortunately this Parent / Child relationship becomes only beneficial to the child on the short term because in the end it teaches them not to appreciate your giving and they are left standing on a false sense of entitlement.  This not only goes for male / female relationships, friend relationships but business relationships as well. 

The only time we think of ROI is in business.  However sometimes in effort to  get the business off the ground, some business owners have not protected themselves well and practically given away the farm just to get started.  But this is not the way.  Our message to you today is remember the Smitty Formula, and Whatever you do make sure it's mutually beneficial.  Make it a Win Win for all involved, including you!