Hope: 3 Pillars of Helping Your Teen Prepare for Success and Massive Impact in Life (Neuro Tip)

The first pillar of preparing your teens for success and equipping them with tools to help them make massive impact with their life is HOPE. A person without hope is not motivated. A person without hope is not consistent. A person without hope has no reason to be responsible. A person without hope has no reason to believe they can move forward and accomplish anything. 

Developing hope goes way beyond making sure your teens know "life will all work out in the end." Developing hope is tied deep down to the brain's network of beliefs. What your teen truly believes will ALWAYS end up winning over sayings and positive mantras. 

If your teen at the core (this is deep down, not just the words they know to say) truly believes something is true, their brain will automate emotions and actions that move them towards whatever belief it is they have. 

General Examples:

- If your teen believes that school is always hard and they could never be a good students, it will lead them to actions that promote lower grades and more struggles. However, if your teen believes they are great at school and can always get an "A", this will lead them to actions like studying and turning in homework and showing up to class ready to learn that will lead them on a path of learning more and better grades.

- If your teen believes they don't fit in, their mind will be attracted to every little thing that makes them feel like they don't fit in. However, if your teen believes they are part of the crowd and important, they will find ways they fit in and interpret social situations more positively.

- If your teen believes they don't have enough freedom, they will be lead to actions and then interpret things in light of the belief, "I don't have enough freedom". However, if your teen has a healthy understanding of the boundaries you have set for them, they will be more likely to interpret friction between you and them in light of that.

These examples were surface level, but when you dig even deeper this surface issues lead us to root issues that are massive triggers and root networks. Addressing the root reason for surface level friction leads to MASSIVE breakthrough and freedom for our teens. And the most beautiful thing is when they rewire their brain, they can change the pathways for EVER!

A teen that does not truly believe at the core that something can happen will not take steps that will lead them to those positive results.

A teen that feels stuck is not going to be motivated to be responsible and take risks.

A teen that feels emotionally thrown around and lost is not going to have the grit to focus on a task and accomplish a challenging goal.

This is why the first week of the 8 week LAUNCH course for teens it dedicated to helping teens create hope on a deeper level. Beyond the first week, this 8 week course is devoted to helping teens create hope, freedom from fear, and emotional stability by addressing challenges by the root and giving them tools to begin changing they way they handle every challenge in life!