{"author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek","total_quotes":19,"quotes":[{"text":"Break the teacher certification monopoly so anyone with something valuable to teach can teach it. Nothing is more important than this.","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["homeschool","homeschoolers","homeschooling","learning","teachers","teaching","unschool","unschoolers","unschooling"],"id":12073,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"},{"text":"The out-dated imagery of sitting over a dusty typewriter staring at blank pages for years is a fallacy and probably designed to keep you from living up to your fullest potential.","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["hip","being-a-writer","book-power","kytka","potential","writers"],"id":21325,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"},{"text":"The simplest description is that Unschooling means a way of bringing up children using free play and child-directed activity to develop the child's own individual talents and creativity by supportively following up the child's own interests – without coercion, compulsion, manipulation, regimentation, constant testing and grading and rank-ordering, or top-down authoritarianism.","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["education","educational-philosophy","how-kids-learn","unschool","unschooling"],"id":60388,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"},{"text":"We await their creative interpretations of works by others and we love how they freely adapt and alter the music we like and enjoy. The wonderful magical alchemy they co-create is enough to spur the imagination of the audience. There is no need for other instruments or vocals. The music alone suffices. Listening to them, we can close our eyes and be taken away to a faraway place, we can envision a story or embellish a memory. We can connect to spirit and source and what we connect to in our deepest being is akin to religious experience. They dedicate themselves to each performance fearlessly, courageously, passionately, and generously.","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["2cellos","cellist","cello","music","passion","performance"],"id":69643,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"},{"text":"My goal has always been to inspire in them an ongoing love of learning. To awaken a feeling where their work is their passion, so that they never feel burdened or trapped by meeting their material needs, but instead thrive and experience wealth doing what they love while making a positive contribution to the world. To me that is the truest definition of success.","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["how-children-learn","learning","unschooling"],"id":77182,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"},{"text":"The decision to create a book trailer is entirely up to you. I can remember when 'video killed the radio star' on MTV and how excited I was with some music videos (the ones that lived up to or exceeded my imagined vision of the song) and the ones I disliked so much, I even stopped listening to the song (the imagery just ruined it for me!) Some people argue that in a visual landscape, a book trailer is a must, while others stand firm that books should be read and not seen; unless of course it gets made into a screenplay and then a film. The most practical advice is to trust your instinct. You know what you want to say with your book and if it aligns congruently with your brand, then for a non-fiction book it may be a strategic move. On the other hand, it may come off as too 'salesy' and go in the opposite direction. As you can see, I still have a love / hate relationship with matching someone else's images to my own imagination. No matter what you decide, remember to keep it aligned with your brand.","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["alignment","book-power","brand","branding","kytka","video-killed-the-radio-star"],"id":102431,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"},{"text":"As I sit here on a snowy morning watching the flakes gently fall outside my window, I look at the 300-year-old building across the street and the beautifully carved angels on its facade. There was a time people would create, just to give something beautiful to the world which we are so blessed to live in and a time when people understood the work of all of the arts.","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["art","arts","creation","music","prague","snowflakes"],"id":119566,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"},{"text":"Many of the world’s greatest geniuses all had in common that they were pulled from the school environment. They were freed to discover the undiscovered. They had the imagination to ‘see’ a different way and the drive to try to build what they had seen.","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["education","learning","unschooling"],"id":164240,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"},{"text":"The final option to have your book completed is to hire a ghost writer. The challenge with this option is that it is important to note that your voice IS an integral part of your branding. When you hire someone else, what your readers will ultimately get is their voice. When they see you later at your website or on your social media, your voice will not be the same. This will trigger a feeling of inconsistency when relationships need to be built upon trust and authenticity. Your audience will eventually come to think you are not the “real deal” and will find another to replace you. Finally, your book is a springboard and launching pad to greater things such as speaking, interviews, a product line, etc. Will your ghost writer be available for all of that as well? How will you be able to “ghost write” your way through an interview? Hence the reason I stress speaking in your own voice. You may think you are not perfect, but your authenticity will speak in volumes to your followers and they will be customers for life if they see your true being.","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["authenticity","book-power","kytka","speak-in-your-own-voice","true-to-self"],"id":174471,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"},{"text":"Your brand is the unique persona and identity of you, your company, product or service that sets it apart from others in the same market space. It is the image you or your business present to the world. A brand is composed of many different pieces which, together, capture the attention of your buyers. Some of the pieces are physical, but much of branding is intangible; ideas and thoughts put into words, pictures and videos. When small business owners ask themselves “What is branding?” the answer is, “the essence of the business, products or services.” Your personal brand conveys the way you are perceived; and how you want people to see and feel about you, your business and your products or services. You may want to sound very dignified and reinforce your ‘expert status’ and credibility depending on your products or services. Or you may want to sound approachable, edgy and smart. Whatever voice you choose, carry it into all your messaging, marketing materials, and web presence (your platform).","author":"Kytka Hilmar-Jezek","tags":["book-power","brand-identity","branding","kytka","your-brand"],"id":229764,"author_id":"Kytka+Hilmar-Jezek"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":19,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}