Putting a Face on Financial Stability....?
Okay - since my last posting, I have been able to complete my packing, set the "out of office" assistant, and changed the voicemail message to "gone fishing at the SLC lake of knowledge". More importantly - this past weekend I attended a college graduation ceremony (only the third person in my family to attend college).
As an individual that came from a very poor (but well bonded) farm family - I find the Financial Stability model inspirational and exciting - but there is a reality of the mountain that families will have to climb to see what it looks like.
I have to admit that several times during the activities I thought about our new national and local initiative "Economical Stability" (aka Financial Stability). I saw a mass of young people walking down a pathway of this thing we are calling Financial Stability - making the right choices of financial literacy, good credit, continued education, marketable skills, job readiness, etc. It was taking our conceptual theory and putting in 'real time'.
Two things came to mind with my combined ten hours of driving (pre SLC):
As an individual that came from a very poor (but well bonded) farm family - I find the Financial Stability model inspirational and exciting - but there is a reality of the mountain that families will have to climb to see what it looks like.
I have to admit that several times during the activities I thought about our new national and local initiative "Economical Stability" (aka Financial Stability). I saw a mass of young people walking down a pathway of this thing we are calling Financial Stability - making the right choices of financial literacy, good credit, continued education, marketable skills, job readiness, etc. It was taking our conceptual theory and putting in 'real time'.
Two things came to mind with my combined ten hours of driving (pre SLC):
- Will (and should) the UWA provide not only a 'conceptual model of Financial Stability' but also have the 'real life faces' of what the initiative looks life in our communities?
- Not only promote the fact that 'Financial Stability' is the next national initiative - BUT provide the information that supports why this was more important than the other things that could have made the spot behind UW211 and Success By 6.
Safe travels - and I look forward to hearing from my fellow travellers on these two views....B Log.
Mobile Post
So I am thinking it would be cool to do some real time (live) blogging right from the SLC sessions I attend. So here's a test from my Palm Treo. Trying to make sure I can post without a computer! Maybe some apt summaries/reviews would be of some value to those either unable to attend, or who are at other sessions.
In the meantime, all 4 of our staff will be leaving together early in the morning (Tues) for the long drive to Pittsburgh. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
In the meantime, all 4 of our staff will be leaving together early in the morning (Tues) for the long drive to Pittsburgh. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
