Nerds rule the world.

Bill Gates is a nerd. Warren Buffet is a nerd. Mark Cuban tries not to be, but he’s a nerd. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were high school nerds. I can’t imagine any of the Supreme Court Justices are not nerds. And Drew Carey is a nerd.

I was watching the ‘Power of 10’ a while back and Drew Carey reminded a contestant that “nerds rule the world”.  My husband turned to me and said,

“Let’s encourage our Little Man to be a nerd.”

“What, by example?” I replied.

Then we talked about letting our son decide what he wants to do with activities, stress that learning is fun and making sure he doesn’t top out in high school.

Drew Carey hosts ‘The Price Is Right’ and he is hilarious (I’ve always been a big fan)! He also strikes me as an intelligent investor and I know he made gobs of money from his long-running sitcom. And Drew Carey is a nerd… a funny nerd, but still, a nerd.

Nerds can communicate an idea effectively; they are just not the most popular kids in their class. And who really cares about being popular after you turn 18 anyway?

Embrace the nerd!
They run corporate America, the Government and your local toy store.
There are worse ways for your kid to turn out.