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The current college prep environment creates desperation.
But it doesn't have to.
We can replace that desperation with curiosity.
When healthy ambition pushes you to try hard, to take risks and do your best, it leads to wonderful things like skill development, increased confidence, and success.
But when ambition spills over into desperation, anxiety replaces ambition, and comparison replaces reflection. Eventually, desperation will lead the teen to feel that they are not good enough.
Listen in to learn how we can guide ourselves from toxic desperation back to healthy ambition using the three magic words.
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To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
To join us on our Facebook group for parents:
Or schedule a meeting with Steve here
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The current college prep environment creates desperation.
But it doesn't have to.
We can replace that desperation with curiosity.
When healthy ambition pushes you to try hard, to take risks and do your best, it leads to wonderful things like skill development, increased confidence, and success.
But when ambition spills over into desperation, anxiety replaces ambition, and comparison replaces reflection. Eventually, desperation will lead the teen to feel that they are not good enough.
Listen in to learn how we can guide ourselves from toxic desperation back to healthy ambition using the three magic words.
-----
To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
To join us on our Facebook group for parents:
Or schedule a meeting with Steve here
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