Richard argues you see the world through your own lens, not as it actually is, and that real success means freedom to be yourself. He recommends four assessment tools like Strengths Finder to help parents and kids identify their actual strengths instead of chasing grades.
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Well, I'll start with two premises. Number one, we don't see the world as it is. Rather, we see it as we are. And see, you and I viewers, you and I listeners, you and I, Richard, we have very unique lens of how we view the world. And guess what? Your, your worldview is accurate and perfect for you. So, and then Kathy Colby, the second corollary. She says this success is the freedom to be yourself. Now, if you go back to the early, early ancient Greeks when they talked about education, the most important type of education was to know thyself. So you really can't be successful, pardon me, in being yourself until you really know yourself. And that's where the Colby Index, core genius, print strengths finder, these, those are the four that I recommend for a child, for a parent. I'm the parent of a college student right now, of course, I didn't really give a crap. I mean, yes, I care what his GPA and his SATs are, but I absolutely want to know his Colby. I want to know his print, I want to know his top strengths, and I want to know his core genius, because that's where he's not getting his degree, that's where he's getting his education.