15: Empower Your Teens and Help Your Children Get Out of Their Shell

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a Speaker, Trainer, Global Thought Leader, and Business Owner since 1987, Carole Copeland Thomas moderates the discussions of key issues affecting our global marketplace. Carole served as an adjunct faculty member for Bentley University for a decade and is the host of ‘Focus on Empowerment’, a weekly radio show that she has hosted for more than 17 years. Carol shares her 5-step framework for parents to help empower their teens, who are still trying to find themselves. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Takeaways</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Carole has a 5-step framework for parents and young teens to help make more empowering choices. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The first important message Carole wants to share is to stop doubting yourself. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Expand your mind. Read books and don’t get trapped in your local bubble. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Education and learning new things is a lifelong journey. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Have a quick reality check. How do you react to unforeseen problems? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Music is powerful. Find your songs and hold on to them to help you bring yourself back to more positive times. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Carol lost her son when he was 17 years old. Music has helped her through some painful moments. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We want to give our teens a reality check and be independent adults, but we also want them to be safe. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-lev