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

Episode 108 — Hitting the Reset Button to Identify Your Purpose —with Andrew Bryan

December 01, 2021 Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC Season 2 Episode 108
Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay
Episode 108 — Hitting the Reset Button to Identify Your Purpose —with Andrew Bryan
Show Notes

“I have no idea what my purpose in life is.” “I don’t think I have a purpose.” A common trend with people who feel lost is the question of purpose and a sense of purpose usually strongly correlates with the feeling of success for most people. But, how do you come to identify your purpose and in return feel closer to your own version of success?

Andrew Bryan, Educational Consultant, Guide, and Poet, believes that all human beings have a purpose and works to help students from all walks of life discover theirs. His journey in mentoring started before even stepping foot into a college classroom though, he didn’t know it at the time. It wasn’t until one friend after the other encouraged him to pursue teaching and working with people, when he finally decided to lean into his gift. Andrew now has 30+ years as an educator mentor and isn’t stopping anytime soon.

On this episode of Success is Subjective, Andrew joins Joanna to share his journey as he navigated finding his own purpose in life and how he now helps emerging adults do the same. He does this by encouraging young adults in their journeys to explore the world around them through mentoring, career assessment, guidance, and international treks.Listen in for Andrew’s insight on purpose vs success and how you can find your own sense of both.

What You Will Learn

  • What it was like growing up with high achieving parents  
  • What made Andrew decide to go to Alberque, NM for college
  • Andrew’s mentoring journey started before he even stepped foot in a college classroom
  • How college was a time for him to fully explore and try out many different opportunities
  • How Andrew eventually got into teaching
  • Where Andrew finds himself now with Emerging Young Adults and TrekEpic
  • How a gap year can be looked at as simply apart of the college path
  • It’s more about getting closer to your purpose than it is about just finding ‘success’
  • The importance in creating concrete goals, no matter how small

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