From the day a student steps foot on a high school campus and for some, even their entire childhood, they are told, “Where are you going to college? What are you going to major in? Take as many AP classes as you can, take as many activities that would look good on a college application, and get your GPA up as high as you can.” What about, “What do you enjoy? What are your career aspirations? What do you think you want to do?” Where is the concern for their overall well being and desires in their life, as a whole?
Betsy Jewell, with a path unlike many others, experienced this herself throughout her entire career and sees it first hand with her children and the young adults that she works with, where college is pushed more now than ever. Without even a degree in hand, Betsy worked for many large companies such as, Colgate Palmolive, Disney, Warner Brothers, Nestle USA, etc. While working with all of these successful companies, Betsy continued to be asked, “Where did you go to school?” and “What is your degree in?”, leaving her feeling as if she wasn't good enough without a degree. This caused her to decide to go back to community college while she continued to work, and she eventually received a 2 year degree after 10 years! Even through all her hard work and achievements, she never quite felt the fulfillment she longed for. After Betsy had children and saw the intense pressure on them that she once had a taste of in her past, she left her job and became a thought leader and a much needed voice for parents of career confused teens.
On this episode of Success is Subjective, Betsy joins Joanna to share her journey as she went from making a lot of money in the corporate world, to leaving it all behind to bring fulfillment in her life, the feeling of impact and the ability to use her gifts wholeheartedly. She shares her own personal experience with the topic of college throughout her life and the huge increase in pressure that she now sees on children. Listen in for insight on how Betsy has always managed to make her own path and how she continues to fight for what she believes in, without leaving any lost parents or teenagers behind in what she calls, the “high school hamster wheel”.
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