My guest today is Will Kirsop, and he’s here to talk about helping teens discover their purpose, uncover their gifts, and support them in cultivating lives they will look forward to. Will shares the four stages of life crafting he goes through with adolescents and shares his “best friend trick” and bowling alley analogy. We touch on encouraging goal setting and personal responsibility, uncovering purpose, and emotionally untangling from our teens.  

Takeaways from the show

• How to uncover our teen’s gifts - everyone has a unique gift; how do we bring it into the world? 
• Supporting adolescents in cultivating lives they will look forward to 
• The traditional “ladders of success” are outdated - there is no “one right path” anymore 
• Therapy versus coaching 
• The four stages of life crafting 
• What is appreciative inquiry? 
• Will’s “best friend trick” and bowling alley analogy 
• Encouraging goal setting & personal responsibility 
• Working towards our purpose - what are we doing right now? What’s the next stepping stone or springboard on your path? 
• Emotionally untangling from our teens
• “There’s no getting around teen brain development” 
• Helping teens realize they can dream big(ger) 

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