Click here for full show notes, exercises, and word-for-word scripts from this episodeAre there any secrets on how to talk to teens about their future and what they want out of life? And, once you get them to open up, what the heck should you say?In this episode, Bill Deresiewicz breaks down the art of talking to teenagers about whether they feel they are on the right path or not.Bill is the author of the New York Times bestseller Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. What's important to keep in mind when talking to teenagers, Bill points out, is that success looks very different to different people. Parents should resist the urge to impose their own views of what success means on their teens.Instead, Bill recommends that parents think of their job as being to help teens discover for themselves what success might look like for them.He honed these skills over many years as a professor at Yale and Columbia talking with students during his office hours about what they wanted out of life. And he shares some incredibly tips in this episode.