Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay

Episode 41 — Doing What it Takes —with Lisa Sutton

December 08, 2020 Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC Season 1 Episode 41
Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay
Episode 41 — Doing What it Takes —with Lisa Sutton
Show Notes

The path to making your goals reality won’t always be pretty. It might involve working at Kentucky Fried Chicken or maybe even working two minimum wage jobs while being in school full time. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to make your desire a reality?

Lisa Sutton, founder and CEO of Sutton Enterprises, took every chance she got to work to make college work. Even though she had to manage making school work without any help, she didn’t allow that to be an excuse. Instead she worked multiple jobs while going to school full time and continues to put the same hard work and dedication into her business, Sutton Enterprises, a company that consults with programs and schools to aid in several departments according to their needs.

On this episode of Success is Subjective, Lisa joins Joanna to share her journey going from working multiple jobs to make college work, to now owning her own business. Lisa’s story of dedication and no excuse mentality will be sure to inspire you to take action in your path. Listen in for Lisa’s insight on what it took to make her goals a reality and how she encourages her own children and clients to do the same.

What You Will Learn

  • What happens when an older sibling goes to college and does not succeed; the pressure is on for the younger sibling
  • How common it is to pick a school because it is the “furthest you can get away from your family.”
  • Life as a student athlete 
  • How college is about making friends and learning who is not a friend! 
  • The importance of having good work ethic and work experience in all types of jobs.  Every job builds character
  • How she worked on a wagon train, therapeutic boarding school, Admissions, etc.  
  • Lisa is not afraid to tell you how it is! Her direct nature is something people love or leave.  She’s not afraid to not be liked. 
  • Be willing to put in the hard work day in and day out

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