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#235 The Career Lens Most Parents Never Consider

Helping a young person choose a career starts with asking better questions, not having every answer. In this solo episode, Lisa Marker-Robbins challenges the common ways families approach career planning and introduces a fresh perspective that expands possibilities for teens, college students, and young adults. Rather than focusing on majors, prestige, or job market predictions, […]

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#234 Mid-Year Career Clarity Check: Is Your Family Behind?

Time has a way of speeding up, especially when major decisions about school, careers, and independence are on the horizon. In this solo episode, Lisa Marker-Robbins encourages parents to pause for a mid-year career clarity check, helping families assess where teens, college students, and young adults stand before the next milestone arrives. She walks through

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#234 Mid-Year Career Clarity Check: Is Your Family Behind? Transcript

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. We just celebrated the Fourth of July, and for this summer lover, admittedly, I cannot stand winter. I get a little sad because summer feels halfway over for some of you living in other regions. I realize maybe that doesn’t hold true because,

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#233 What Parents Get Wrong About Their Kid’s Confidence Transcript

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker-Robbins 0:00 Confidence is the reward. It is not the prerequisite for doing all the hard things, whether it’s this career validation that we were talking about last week, and the whole, you know, three-step framework that we teach for career validation

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#233 What Parents Get Wrong About Their Kid’s Confidence

Many parents assume confidence comes before action, but Lisa Marker-Robbins explains why that belief often keeps young people stuck. In this solo episode, she explores why teens, college students, and young adults are more likely to pursue opportunities and explore career paths when they feel supported rather than fully prepared. Drawing on stories from her

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#232 The Step Where Career Clarity Falls Apart—and Why Transcript

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker-Robbins  00:00 I had parents say to me all the time, my kid’s unmotivated, they’re disinterested, they really aren’t. I mean, when I tell you nearly every kid will take the assessment, and most of them will do some exploration, that is

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#231 The Missing Skills Behind Independence with Katie Azevedo Transcript

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker-Robbins  00:58 your capable young person keep tripping over organization deadlines and follow through in ways that make you wonder whether they’ll really reach their full potential. Many parents hope these habits will improve with time, but what if the skills that

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#231 The Missing Skills Behind Independence with Katie Azevedo

Success in school, college, and work often depends on skills that many young people are never formally taught. In this episode, Lisa Marker-Robbins talks with Katie Azevedo about the executive function systems that help students and young adults stay organized, follow through on responsibilities, and build independence. In this episode, Lisa and Katie discuss: Why

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