Oftentimes, emerging adults are given generic advice about their future, something like:

Now, I don’t have anything wrong with those sentiments. In fact, I wholeheartedly believe those ideas have merit. In fact, I would choose that advice for my kids before I went with:

What emerging adults need, however, is a balanced, thoughtful approach to discernment. They need to be guided to explore their interests and passions and their innate talents and skills. They need help discovering pathways to pursue their aspirations. And they need help thinking through how they will pay for their lives.