Ep. 309 | What To Do If Your Child Lacks a "Passion"

About this episode

Phil Black discusses strategies for parents of teenagers who lack a clear passion.

In today's episode, I dive into one of the most frustrating parts of parenting a teenager. What to do if they are... bright hardworking dedicated motivated but they lack a "passion" for any one topic. If your son or daughter falls into this category, give this episode a listen for some ideas. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll in PrepWell Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Give us a review Share this episode with a friend Join our mailing list (by opting in on the homepage or in this article) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your 9th or 10th grader in the program PrepWell Academy's Founder, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phil Black⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , has spent a lifetime cracking the code on the world's most competitive programs: Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Entrepreneurship, Shark Tank (2X), etc.

People in this episode

Host: Phil Black

Topics covered

• parenting
• teenagers
• finding passion
• education
• motivation

Keywords

• teenage parenting
• lack of passion
• motivation in teens
• PrepWell Academy
• Phil Black

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PrepWell Academy, Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Shark Tank

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