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What problem do you want to solve in the world?


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Keep a pair of nail clippers in the car - much better lighting outside. Clipping tiny fingernails is terrifying!


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Appreciate other cultures when traveling or interacting among people from different cultures. Once on a mission trip, the locals brought coffee and cookies by in the afternoons, but I never took any. I regret that lost opportunity for connection.


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Try house music for focus. Spotify “uplifting trance” playlists. Better than Adderall by a mile.


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My favorite version of myself is when I’m not worried about what others think of me. I


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When you’re tired, the next best thing to sleep is a shower.


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Teach him what to do and how to act if he gets pulled over.


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At the start of a day / project / interview / date / etc. Do this one simple thing: State your intention. How do you want to carry yourself? What is the goal for the outcome? Just take a moment to imagine how you want to behave, react, appear, etc. What impression do you want to leave with the people you interact with? Of those things that are in your control, what outcome would make you proud?


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Teach them how to eat a chicken wing in one bite


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When you meet people in an intimidating situation, like a job interview, etc. An easy trick is to imagine them as they were in kindergarten. (Don't talk to them like they'r 5 year-olds! But relate to them on a human level. We're all human - filled with talents and fears and insecurities. No matter how "important" or "unimportant" our station is.


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That trope “everything happens for a reason” is, I think, b.s. But I absolutely agree that you can find meaning in anything good or bad.


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An album is like a book, meant to be taken as a whole. It tells a story, has its own vibe. Let’s listen to an album together every week.


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None of us should ever have to apologize for being who we are.


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Enjoy your success but don’t flaunt it.


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Marriage vows won’t “fix” anything about a relationship. They won’t change how a person communicates. Never start out a relationship with the hope or expectation that your partner will change (or if they are hoping you will change.)It’s not fair to either of you. Everyone deserves to be loved for who they are, not who they could be.


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Sometimes you have to put aside how you feel about a person and objectively look at how their actions show how they feel about *you.*


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Uplift your friends and surround yourself with friends who uplift you. In person and online. Encourage each other to let your lights shine brightly. Never bully or steal someone’s joy.


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Write “thank you” notes, send pics of them wearing the outfit Grandma gave, etc. You get so many gifts...Be a grateful recipient.


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Make “good trouble” as Rep. John Lewis said. Justice is won, not given.


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When disciplining remember: First acknowledge the emotion, then address the behavior.


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Knowing something is right and application of it are two different things. To apply yourself takes discipline. Practice it.


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Look into YMCA “family camp” in PA.


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Stuff will happen and you’ll think “I can’t get through this. I can’t go on.” In the moment it really feels that way. But ...You will survive. You’ll find a way. Never give up on yourself. I never will.


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Home is where people love you.


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Don’t worry if they’re not listening to what you say...They watch what you do. They study it.


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Rudeness is a weak person’s imitation of strength.


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Every “yes” to something is a “no” to something else. Take your time processing the choices - write in your journal, sweat it out, listen to music, talk to someone you trust, read books from experts. Once you’re clear about what you’re giving up, let it go and don’t look back. (Remember there’s no advice that’s right more than 99% of the time. Always trust your gut. Just remember an impulse isn’t the same thing as a gut check.)


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If you have a goal, just dive in. It's okay if you mess up or fail. Start over, get help... but start.


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“We don’t see the world as it is, we see the world as we are. - Prince Harry Or to put it simply, wherever you go, there you are.


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