10 min

How Can I Guide My Kid to Explore Multiple Career Opportunities‪?‬ The YouSchool Podcast

    • Self-Improvement

Summary

This conversation is about helping kids navigate and narrow down their options for the future. Scott Schimmel discusses the importance of expanding opportunities and exploring different pathways before narrowing down choices. He suggests making a list of successful people and setting up meetings between them and the child to ask questions and gain insight. Scott emphasizes the value of face-to-face conversations and the impact they can have on a child's perspective. The conversation concludes with the importance of debriefing with the child and providing ongoing support.

Takeaways


How can we help kids explore and expand their options before they begin to narrow down their choices?
What is the process for creating a list of successful individuals and setting up meetings for a child to ask questions and gain insights?
In what ways can face-to-face conversations provide valuable perspective and clarity?
How should one debrief with the child to discuss their thoughts and feelings after the meetings?
Why is ongoing support and guidance essential in helping kids find their authentic voice and clarity?

Chapters

00:00 Navigating and Narrowing Down Options08:06 Debriefing and Providing Ongoing Support

  • © 2024 Go to our YouTube channel to watch the episodes (just search The YouSchool) My nightmare at 20 years old was that I would wake up at 40 and feel deep regret that I lived the wrong life- a really nice, predictable, and boring story belonging to someone else. If you had told me back then that there was actually a roadmap, a step-by-step curriculum to walk through that would help me put all the pieces of my life together and set me on a path to build an authentic, meaningful life- I would’ve done anything to get it. It matters now more than ever. Right alongside planning for your future is living well now. We’re at an urgent time in our world: mental health / unemployment and The Great Resignation... Building a Meaningful Life isn’t something you just close your eyes and wish for. It’s not something only a few people get lucky enough to experience. You can’t just put your head down, do what you’re ‘supposed to’ and try hard, and expect it all to work out. It’s something you

Summary

This conversation is about helping kids navigate and narrow down their options for the future. Scott Schimmel discusses the importance of expanding opportunities and exploring different pathways before narrowing down choices. He suggests making a list of successful people and setting up meetings between them and the child to ask questions and gain insight. Scott emphasizes the value of face-to-face conversations and the impact they can have on a child's perspective. The conversation concludes with the importance of debriefing with the child and providing ongoing support.

Takeaways


How can we help kids explore and expand their options before they begin to narrow down their choices?
What is the process for creating a list of successful individuals and setting up meetings for a child to ask questions and gain insights?
In what ways can face-to-face conversations provide valuable perspective and clarity?
How should one debrief with the child to discuss their thoughts and feelings after the meetings?
Why is ongoing support and guidance essential in helping kids find their authentic voice and clarity?

Chapters

00:00 Navigating and Narrowing Down Options08:06 Debriefing and Providing Ongoing Support

10 min

  • © 2024 Go to our YouTube channel to watch the episodes (just search The YouSchool) My nightmare at 20 years old was that I would wake up at 40 and feel deep regret that I lived the wrong life- a really nice, predictable, and boring story belonging to someone else. If you had told me back then that there was actually a roadmap, a step-by-step curriculum to walk through that would help me put all the pieces of my life together and set me on a path to build an authentic, meaningful life- I would’ve done anything to get it. It matters now more than ever. Right alongside planning for your future is living well now. We’re at an urgent time in our world: mental health / unemployment and The Great Resignation... Building a Meaningful Life isn’t something you just close your eyes and wish for. It’s not something only a few people get lucky enough to experience. You can’t just put your head down, do what you’re ‘supposed to’ and try hard, and expect it all to work out. It’s something you