Ylona’s Kitten Proposal (Daughter, Age 10)
 Family home
Master Registry #8 | Entrepreneurship, Courage, Expected No  Tried Anyway
Setting: Family home  Ylona making a case for adopting a cat
“Ylona had cleaned up her room and made space in preparation for Me and Diana granting permission for her to have a new cat, and made a convincing presentation for the purpose. She made a proposal called ‘Reasons I think you should let me adopt Rocket’, with 10 reasons listed like ‘If my room is messy and not safe for a kitten, I would organize and clean it for him’, with a picture of the kitten currently up for adoption that she had gone online to the pet shelter and found, as well as a picture she drew of him.
Diana listened and saw it all, then gently told Ylona that the answer was no.
Ylona cried during the explanations, and after the last part, she said: ‘So the final answer is no?’ And Diana confirmed that it was.
Ylona cried a little more, and then wiped her tears and said ‘It’s ok. I need to learn through hearing more no’s.’
The reason she was so nervous to say anything to Diana about a cat is that she expected from the start that it would be a no. But that she had to try anyway.”
Key Lesson: “Expected no, tried anyway.” The entrepreneurial spirit.
Reference: Photo of proposal available
Best Used For: Entrepreneurship philosophy, family values, courage to pitch