Kid's Stuff 

This section is designed to give you tools for your own private use, to help you to be the best you can be.

So many people want more out of life. More happiness, peace, fun, achievement, more friends - the list goes on. The reason most people don't get what they want is because they lack life skills that can be easily taught - if you really want to learn them.

This section of ThumbPeople is perhaps the most important for people who want to live to their potential. Up to this point, Thumbuddy has mostly been building self esteem, and now we are going to shift our focus on building self respect.

Self respect goes far beyond the scope of self esteem. A simple definition of self esteem is when we "feel good" about ourselves. So consider the case of the naturally gifted athlete who lacks the discipline to work hard to become their very best. While this athlete may initially feel pride or self esteem, they will never reach their true potential. Over time, both their natural skills and self esteem will fade.

Respect, on the other hand, is something that must be earned. People respect a naturally gifted musician who works hard and becomes a master. In the same way, people respect a C student who works extra hard to earn B grades. The amazing thing about respect from others, and self respect, is that they increase directly in proportion to the effort.

Millions of children have been raised and praised with for everything from "looking good" to "being nice". Life for them has been about "positive thinking," building self esteem, and "accepting people as they are" with very little push toward being the very best you can be. The tragic result has been so many people who grow to become "self pleasing" with an "all about me" mentality. Self esteem without self respect sets the stage for mediocrity and can only bring long term emptiness and unhappiness.

ThumbPeople's goal is to help people feel good about themselves while giving them tools to be the best they can be. We believe the happiest people are those who recognize and are thankful for their unique gifts, while developing them to reach their true potential.