Young need to organize themselves – if they do not wish interference

There is nothing that the young hate more than being told what to do by those older than themselves, especially when they cannot see the logic of that request. It is even more important that consideration is given to their feelings whenever they are tasked with assignments by others above their age group.

It is therefore best to gather a team of young people with the ability to organize and set a plan that they can implement, devoid of older interference. That way a youth idea or plan, executed by the youth is one that will provide them with a sense of achievement and also a sense of fulfillment of a job well done.

For youth to be independent they must have the tools to take control of their lives. There has to be leaders amongst their group who are able to organize, manage and fulfill all the expectations in order for people to feel that the task was properly executed. The youth need that attitude that they alone can and so they should be given the chance to prove they can achieve their given objectives.

We are organizing an important project, and we have given the youth the complete independence of managing it from start to finish. However as leadership is not something that comes naturally to our psyche, we have to guide them in taking control of the project by way of example and persuasion by instilling in them the confidence that they can take charge of the project without further help.

The poor level of education sometimes exasperates one from being able to explain that which is required as a skill, as most young people are of the mistaken opinion that they are sufficiently skilled to achieve ownership of a project. It is important that the adult supporter or sponsor is given a chance to show some of the pitfalls, so that they are not repeated due to the alliance of the youth groups to fight off mistaken impressions of what can be achieved.

Let us encourage entrepreneurship as well as the notion that failure is OK and is merely the path to ownership by way of experience in life. It will then stand the young person in good stead so that he may take the required chances in life to get from stage one to ten, within his venture.