Joshua Hamilton, a former student at Asbury University stopped by for a visit with Judge Bryant yesterday. Joshua is helping families this summer with their at-home learning. He’s participating in a long-standing (since 1855) sales and leadership program with Nashville-based Southwestern Advantage, the nation’s oldest entrepreneurial program for college students. The products he gets to share include: educational books and apps, life & leadership coaching/mentorship, and a Family Bible Library. He is living in Glasgow with a local family who is hosting him for the summer.
The company offers students the opportunity to learn how to manage their own business, gain valuable soft skills not often taught in a classroom, and help offset their educational expenses. Each summer, over 1,000 students from over 200 college and university campuses worldwide participate.
In addition to meeting new people and helping with what is sometimes a pain point in the home (learning & homework), Hamilton is grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow from an experience that is not-so-common as it once was: door-to-door sales. While it can be challenging, it can be very rewarding as well. He’s excited about the skillset he is acquiring, and his resume experience will now include many new things that will help him land a future job and set him apart from peers. A few of those things include goal-setting, schedule, communication, problem-solving, money management, and many other life skills.
(Bridget Compton – Adair County Deputy Judge Executive)