If you've ever wondered, 'Help! What is my young adult going to do with the rest of their life?' then you're in the right place. Or maybe you ARE the young adult asking, "How do I figure out what to choose for a career when I can't even decide what to have for breakfast!?"
Rest easy, today we are diving into the exciting and sometimes overwhelming journey of helping you or your young adult discover their future path.
Our guest is Tyler Lafferty, author and co-founder of Seven2, 14Four and Strategy Labs, as well as an educational non-profit called Slingshot. For more than twenty five years he has been following his passion of helping students dream big and discover new opportunities.
The episode explores the journey of career discovery and mentorship, emphasizing the importance of dreaming big, introspection, and taking risks. It addresses the challenges faced by young adults and parents in navigating career paths and provides practical guidance for self-discovery and pursuing passion and purpose.
If you are wondering where to go on this career path journey, either as a young adult or the parent of a young adult...this will help you take the first step. You will want to share this episode with the young people in your life!
Find out more about Tyler or Slingshot
Tyler's website: Slingshot
Tyler's book: Be More Like You Book
A FEW THINGS MENTIONED
-Build a network of people to help you in your career path.
-IDEAS Framework is an acronym;
I- Introspection- Better understanding who you are as a human.
D- Design- Design a plan of the job type, the people, and company that you need to learn more about.
E- Exploration- Go & Do( Having the information interviews, Job shadows, & internships)
A- Adaptability- Understanding if you are on the right path, can be done through journaling your experience.
S- Service- Value of finding your connection to the community Be in the Service of Others(BISTO)
QUESTION TO HELP YOU RISE
- How could you open up conversation around your child's interest and talents?
- How can you help your child better understand their personality, and what strengths come with that type?
- How can you indicate to your child or the young person in your life that it's okay to not have answers, how can we take some pressure off as we have this conversations?
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