Eps 6: Feeling Good about Choosing COLLEGE or NOT College

Full Send into Adulthood: A Podcast Supporting Young Adults

Summary:

This episode focuses on being at the helm of choosing whether college is right for us right now or not, feeling really good about the choice, and how not to be disappointed by the outcome. Dr. C emphasizes the importance of choosing either as a value add towards winning this game of life that we are playing. There are various reasons why people choose college, such as pursuing a specific career, exploring different interests, or fulfilling familial expectations. There are also various reasons why people choose not to go to college, such as not needed a degree to prove worth, which is also valid. Cielle encourages listeners to trust themselves and make decisions that align with their values and aspirations.

Keywords:

college, college experience, intrinsic motivation, career, exploration, familial expectations, end goal, trust, decision-making, first gen, gen Z, young adults, adulting, empowerment, redefine success, purpose driven, personal growth, live on your own terms, authentic self, mindfulness, break the stigma, life coach, fulfillment, personally meaningful life

Takeaways:

• Choose college for yourself and find intrinsic motivation.
• Have a clear goal(s) and utilize college as a tool to achieve them.
• We are allowed to explore different interests and use college (or not college) as an opportunity for personal growth
• Foundational to adulting is beginning to trust ourselves and make decisions that make sense to us right now

Sound Bites:

"There are a variety of ways to do this thing called life, there are a variety of ways to even do this thing called college, that will have it so that either you get to graduation and you have it feel really luscious and fulfilling, or there are ways to go through it where you get to that graduation and it feels empty and it feels disappointing."

"There are ways to choose not to do college and have it feel life crap, like you're a disappointment, like you let people down. And there are ways to choose not doing college that fills you up with respect and feeling proud of yourself"

"College becomes a value add in the game of life."

"A job is not guaranteed; because college degree equals job is not a formula in the real world."

Chapters:

00:00 How to Make the College (Not College) Experience Feel Worthwhile for You
03:02 Different Reasons for College
04:46 Having the College (Not College) Experience Feel Fulfilling and Yummy
08:08 Choosing Your Path
20:39 Trusting Yourself and Your Journey
22:12 Finding Joy in the Pursuit of Your Goals
Mentions:

As always, thank you to the amazing Brandon Ward for voicing the into (he is a wonderful husband too)- and to the amazing Bobbo Byrnes and Miracle Laurie for their song Effin' Groovy in the outro. It is pretty Effin' Groovy! Heehee.