HSHSP Ep 177: Becoming a Mompreneur, Interview with Cheryl Pitt

This week on HSHSP Ep 177: Becoming a Mompreneur, Interview with Cheryl Pitt.   HSHSP Ep 177: Becoming a Mompreneur, Interview with Cheryl Pitt Homeschooling and family business go well together. Join Vicki and Kym for this encouraging interview on becoming a mompreneur, with Cheryl Pitt of 2 to 1 Conference. We are so excited that on this episode we have the opportunity to interview our good friend, Cheryl Pitt! Cheryl is a true mom entrepreneur: a Mompreneur! Cheryl is a homeschool mom and serial entrepreneur. She and her husband have 4 kids ages 23-4. She and her husband also raised his youngest brothers and are caregivers for their grandfather. Cheryl has had to make lots of adjustments while being a business woman, wife, caregiver and homeschool mom. One of her priorities has always been her family's homeschooling. She prioritizes watching her kids to understand their strengths, interests and needs. For instance: * Her oldest liked checklists and workbooks * Her husband brother (the older one) liked checklists and workbooks, also * His youngest brother had ADHD and auditory processing issues, so his homeschooling needs were completely different * With her younger set of kids, Cheryl has noticed: * Her 11 year old has some auditory processing issues but is very creative * Her young daughter is very creative but is a perfectionist * Her 4 year old is a tactile learner and quite busy What is Cheryl's advice for helping teens find their strengths and interests towards their future careers? Hold onto the freedom of sticking to the way God created your children! Don't try to restrict them OR to plan their future for them. * Leverage their interests, gifts and skills. * Let them explore on their own. * When doing career exploration, do a LOT of exploring. Some kids come out of the womb knowing what they want to do, but most don't . * We never outgrow growing, even as moms. Kids don't know their whole futures, it takes exploring! * Cheryl and her husband have a security business. Her oldest son explored staying with the family business but after helping out for 5 years, he went into farming. That was the right fit for him! * Need some Career Exploration curriculum to get your homeschool high schoolers started? Download 7SistersHomeschool's popular Career Exploration Bundle. Cheryl's advice for homeschool families that want to make the best of work/life balance while helping kids discover their gifts and interests: * Have lots of experiences, not just book education * Do as much traveling as you can * Give them exposure to people with different interests and disabilities * Spend family time whenever the family can be together Speaking of Cheryl's serial entrepreneurism, Cheryl has so many hats, she reminds us of the children's book: Caps for Sale. Her hats blow off and she has to catch them and put them back on! Cheryl is founder and hostess of 2:1 Conference for Christian homeschool mom entrepreneurs: Mompreneurs. (You should come to 2:1 Conference if you are a homeschool mom and business woman or homeschool blogger. Kym, Sabrina and Vicki go every year and love all that they learn and all the friends that they make!) * Enterprise Security Systems (helps governmental agencies with security). * HS Mompreneur (a subscription box for Christian homeschool mom box of goodies that will bless your heart, your homeschool and your business).