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Parenting Tips From Zappo’s Founder Tony Hsieh’s Mom And Dad - Startup Kids – Part V

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However, they did not make the mistake of many modern parents, who believe they must help their children avoid mistakes, disappointments and failures. Heed this important lesson from Tony’s parents: step back and let your children fall, get up and dust themselves off without your help. Note: This is part V of a five part series.

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Sales Kids With Grit – Web 2.0 Paper Routes

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In addition to all of them reaching the pinnacle of their chosen professions, they also all started their careers performing the same job. All of these extremely successful individuals were paperboys*. At its peak circulation in 1969, the weekly newspaper Grit had a circulation in excess of 1.5 P&L – Each route was effectively a small business.

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