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[quote=Anonymous]I have two teenager daughters.  My first is ambitious, does great in school has lots of thoughts about her future career and we discuss different career choices etc. regularly (and it's likely she will go into the same field as I or a related field).  She is the easy one (at least as far as career "guidance").

My other daughter is the one for whom I am seeking ideas.  She is an OK student (because she gets lots of extra help and is good about doing homework and such and is pretty organized- her grades are mostly As).  I expect her SAT grades will be very average.

She would despise a desk job (but she mostly likes school).  A job that involved a lot of paper shuffling or in-depth, deep concentration on a regular basis would probably not be a good match.

She is very athletic--  all sports come completely naturally to her.  I don't think she will be able to play sports in college with the course load (but maybe she can do a five year plan and/or some summer classes and such to keep her regular course load lighter??).  While scholarships would be nice, we can swing 4 years of in-state tuition.

She is very outgoing and just super, super kind and sensitive to the needs of others.  She is super helpful and thoughtful.  (Many people--  from kids through seniors-- have told me that my daughter is literally the kindest person that they have ever met!)  So, I think a career that accentuates these skills would likely be a good fit.

I would love to have her thinking about these things early...  All help appreciated.
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