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I Bought My Daughter a Cookie Shop (We Have 7 Kids)

I Bought My Daughter a Cookie Shop (We Have 7 Kids)29 jul54 min

<p>Jeremy Cioara never planned to homeschool - or to become an entrepreneur. Twenty years and seven kids later, the longtime tech trainer has a simple method for raising kids who actually love to work: bring them along. In this episode, he tells Ela Bass how a haircut turned into buying his daughter a cookie shop, and what 20 years of hiring taught him about degrees versus doing.</p><p><br></p><p>FIND JEREMY</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-cioara-4860573/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cioarajeremy/</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 How the Cioaras decided to homeschool (and bought a cookie shop)</p><p>06:38 Advice for homeschool dads who aren&#39;t on board</p><p>10:09 Bringing your kids along: what a dad&#39;s role looks like</p><p>13:18 Dads knowing dads</p><p>17:53 From training career-changers to raising kids who work</p><p>24:14 How the family talks about work and unique giftings</p><p>31:44 The practicalities of developing each kid&#39;s gifts</p><p>38:53 Why homeschool sports over going pro</p><p>46:23 Passing the mantle of decision-making</p><p>49:31 Rapid fire: getting kids to love work</p><p>53:57 Where to find Jeremy</p>