Mission of VOY: By guiding and empowering we are nurturing the development of leaders, one child at a time.
Vision of VOY: We are one voice, one power, one heart, creating our future together.
Welcome I am Sandra Finkelstein, CEO and Founder of 2bempowered.com. The inspiration to create this specific youth movement came from my own journey, realizing that we can foster the life skills and life lessons starting at a young age. As a parent I am a guide and mentor to my children and thus must walk my talk. I also understand and know that people can only share and teach what they know, so for many youth the awareness and life skills are not passed on. I put each child on an even playing field – they all have the right to find their truth, their voice, and their power to be the best they can be. While there are natural leaders I truly believe that when we show a child we care and guide and mentor them, they too can find their way. Not every child or even adult is deemed to be a CEO or CFO or business entrepreneur. However, learning to follow your truth and passion will allow you to be your own leader and make a difference in your life and the life of others. This movement is also about bridging our youth and active baby boomers, the “Zoomers”, tapping into their wisdom and then allowing the youth to take it, make it their own and create something that will impact: environmentally, politically, socially, economically and in our businesses and communities. It is also about creating an intergenerational relationship so that a bond can begin to form over time. As both groups will impact each other – the aging population with concerns around health care costs, CPP issues/Pension concerns, quality of life (policies), and so on AND the youth that will be the ones to implement policies around these issues. The result can be a win/win for both parties.
Mitch Gordon, CEO of Interra Coaching and I developed the VOICES OF YOUTH movement. We wanted to give back to the community in a meaningful way; one that will make a difference -let people know it is not about us RATHER the kids! The drive “to act” was inspired by Seth Godin after watching him on Ted Talks, “Seth Godin on the Tribes We Lead” as well as what we are hearing and seeing today. It is about connecting like-minded people, a tribe of people, who want to be connected to each other for a cause. It is a group of people looking to be led and directed, who will challenge and shake up the status quo, build a culture that people will choose to be part of that has a purpose and/or cause.
THERE’S A STRONG MESSAGE BEING SENT BY THE YOUTH: HEAR OUR VOICES & GUIDE US!
