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“I can’t do it” is something I hear all the time from students and even from my own children. Most children don’t know how to problem solve and certainly don’t understand what their resources are when they are faced with situations that they have never experienced before. Children don’t have the ability to be independent problem solvers primarily because they were never given information about their resources and were never taught by adults how to use their resources.

The definition of resourcefulness is finding practical use for that which others would overlook or discard. The definition may not make total sense here, but the opposite certainly does make clear sense. The opposite of resourcefulness is wastefulness. How much time, energy, and money do people waste today? Society today always seems to make statements like I would have done a better job if only I had more time. Students say all the time I would have done better on that test if I had more time to study. How much energy do people waste involving themselves in activities and hobbies that distract them from some real important priorities that involve family or employment? How many children understand the correct use of money or better yet how to make it?

When people don’t understand the importance of time or money, they will waste it. Often people will be given resources and really not understand how to use them. All people are given twenty four hours in a day, a certain amount of money, and a certain amount of ability to use in areas of their life. When a person waste or uses their resources incorrectly, problems will always occur in areas such as employment, family, and in their attitude about life.

I was working as a Vice-Principal in a small school. I asked my boss who was the Principal if he thought I was ready to become a Principal? He responded to me by saying, “It’s not whether or not you are ready to be a principal, it’s whether or not you understand what your resources are.” Being resourceful means that you know what resources are at your disposal and then using them to solve a problem or the problems of another person. One of the most irresponsible things that one can do is to have all the resources at one’s disposal and then waste them or use them incorrectly. A person’s money, time, and abilities are all daily gifts that are given to him and should be appreciated and used correctly.