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[quote=Anonymous]Focus on joy and values. What's bringing her joy? She will need to focus on that to sustain herself every day of life. And values: what does she value? Name brands? Rigor? Fit? Friendship? I'm sure there's a value she can identify that she sees being consistent with the school where she's going. And, for the more concrete, sure, share stories of how peoples' self-identity of success doesn't always do them well. Like the talented athlete who doesn't start on their team one year and acts like a total a-hole, to the point where she's no longer as valued there. Or the many people I knew who went to a top private school yet who couldn't deal with their feelings and relationships and ended up being super late to marry, which caused them a lot of heartache. Not saying there's a direct correlation, but point being, there's NOT a direct correlation between achievement and happiness. [/quote]
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