Productivity is foundational to good mental health. Without it, we default to procrastination and struggle to function. You might have seen evidence of this with your own child. When your child is not productive, they are sleeping late, eating unhealthy, and on their phone all the time. At Kazivu, our aim is to get your child out of this rut and set them up for a successful life. We do this by a process that we call ‘Productivity Coaching’.
Okay, so what does productivity coaching at Kazivu look like?
It looks like dedicated, personalised coaching support to help your teen set and accomplish goals on a daily basis. Ok, if that sounds unclear, don’t worry, we’re going to get into the details in just a moment. But before we do that, let’s do an exercise together!
Pick a life goal that you have. It could be anything from becoming a fit person to being more organised with work.
Come on, don’t just read it, you got to actually pick a goal before we go forward, this will help you understand what we do better.
Go ahead and pick a goal.
Done?
Okay, now imagine a person working with you everyday with the sole purpose of helping you get this goal done. Someone who celebrates with you every time you succeed, supports you every time you fail, provides you with tools to overcome hurdles you may be facing, collates data on your productivity and helps you to use it to improve your blindspots. How does that feel?
Good? Amazing? Fantastic? Unreal?
That feeling is what you are going to gift your child when you sign them up for Kazivu. For a teenager who is flying blind and doesn’t know where to start when it comes to cultivating healthy habits, a productivity coach can help them improve their life in orders of magnitude. It helps them to take that first step towards building discipline and become successful, and actually stick to that path.
Every teen who is enrolled in Kazivu’s productivity coaching service will have access to:
- Weekly/Monthly/Bi-weekly sessions with their coach
- Daily check-ins on goals
- Unlimited text support
- Data on their productivity levels
- Video and audio coaching resources to bolster their productivity journey (for premium members only)
Our premium plans also include extra features above and beyond the ones listed above such as live need-based coaching on specific topics suggested by parents e.g. safe sex, setting healthy boundaries, dealing with bullying at school, all geared towards helping your teen lead a productive and happy life.
Why does our coaching work better than other self-help videos or productivity apps?
Because rarely is the problem a lack of knowledge. We all know what is to be done, but in doing it is where we struggle.
And that is where the usefulness of a coach comes in. A coach will help you DO. Having a coach means having expert support to make real progress on your goals. Someone to help you through the procrastination troughs, brainstorm with you to optimise your time better, manage your energy efficiently, hold you accountable to the goals you commit, and remind you to prioritise your health above all.
The ideal time to start productivity coaching
We work with teens starting 13 years of age through 19 years. Teenage is a fantastic period for coaching because the teenage brain is highly neuroplastic (which is another way of saying that your teen’s brain is highly capable of changing). As stubborn as your teen may seem to you right now, trust me, it is easier to influence them now than when they are 25 years old and starting their first job. The habits and skills that your teen picks up now have a greater chance of solidifying into permanent lifestyle habits.
A Word from Kazivu
Watching your child waste away their potential is one of the most frustrating experiences that parents go through. This frustration intensifies even more when any attempt on your part to correct your child’s behaviour ends up in tears and screaming fits. Please know that this is not yours (or your teen’s) fault. Your teenager is at a life stage where they want to be independent and make their own life choices.
It is a tricky balance to maintain – to let your teen make their own choices while guiding them to make the choices you know to be right for them. If you are struggling to maintain this balance, you are not alone. All, no really, all parents face this challenge when their children become teens. But just like the other 100000 things you have figured out until now as a parent, you will figure this one out too, don’t worry. If you’d like to hire a coach to help your teen use their time more productively, Kazivu can do that. All you got to do is ask 🙂.