Why Smart Graduates Stall After College, and How Follow-Through Gets Built
A young adult can graduate with a good GPA and still not be able to make a phone call, apply for a job, or get out of bed before noon. That’s not laziness. It’s usually a missing skill called “follow-through,” and like any skill, it can be built with the right structure, enough repetition, and […]
“My Son Graduated and Has No Job”: What Actually Helps
Judy, a mom from Des Moines, called me in March. Jordan, her son, had graduated the previous May. Ten months, and he had applied for nothing. He had great plans. Wonderful ideas. But zero follow-through. “I don’t know anymore,” she said. “Is he lazy, or is something actually wrong?” I hear some version of that […]
Life Coaching for Young Adults: How It Works
Life Coaching for Young Adults (LCYA), run through World Wide Youth Mentoring Inc., pairs young adults ages 14 to 28 with a personal mentor for one-hour sessions on Zoom, once or twice a week. The work centers on naming the specific patterns, not just the diagnosis, that are keeping a young adult stuck, then building […]