So I'm talking with my 16 year old son the other day, and that age-old question
pops into my head...
"Tell me...what do you want to be when you 'grow up'?"
I could see the light go on in his head. Going into his junior year in high school,
he'd obviously been thinking long and hard about what he wants to do with the rest
of his life. He nearly spit all over himself as he blurted out...
"I want to own my own business!"
"Ok." I thought, realizing that this was going to be another one of
those teenage mental chess games. I naturally followed with...
"And just what KIND of business do you want to own?"
"I dunno, maybe something in the music industry...or something."
was his reply.
Hey, that almost seemed logical to me. I mean, he's a very smart boy, (I'm sorry..."young
man"), but I didn't really have any expectations of him entering a courtroom
wearing 4 earrings in his ears, you know?
Anyway, on with the "chess game". It was MY turn to move. To speed things
up, the conversation went something like this...
Me: "What college courses are you going to need for this 'business'?"
Son: "College? I don't really know yet."
Me: "What kind of equipment will you need for your business?"
Son: "Hmmm...hadn't really thought about it."
Me: "Do you know of anyone in this business who can give you some leads or
advice?"
Son (ears perking up, victory is sight): " YEAH ...Mike's brother's friend
has an uncle who once did security for 50 Cent!"
(I wasn't sure if '50 Cent' was a singer or if it was how much this "uncle"
was paid for his security work.)