THE EDUCATION ISSUE
Hi-Lite Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs by Kyle Heck, Consultant, The Franchise Consulting Company
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oday’s youth face a different set of challenges and opportunities compared to their parents. For our Kids and Education issue, I spoke with Jessica Villegas of Hi-Lite Coaching and Consulting about the guidance she gives teens and young adults in building a values-based plan for their careers and discovering entrepreneurship as they think about their futures. Jessica developed a values-based workshop to identify a student's top 5 values and align goals with those values to develop a vision and a mission statement just like a business would. These teens and young adults walk away with mission, vision, and values which help develop a plan and sense of purpose for where they are going in their life. While their plan will change over time, this foundation gives them a sense of confidence and competence to make those next step decisions. YOU PROVIDED COACHING AND MENTORING IN THE CORPORATE WORLD, SO WHY CHANGE YOUR FOCUS TO THE YOUTH? “I’m drawn to youth because I worked in the corporate space and was coaching a lot
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of young people who were getting their first corporate job. Many of them came in unclear about the career path that they truly wanted. They had degrees in completely different areas than they were applying for. As I worked more with them and teens, I found a really common thread that they lacked direction and purpose.
I thought that was just a "me problem" because when I was young, I had the same issues. I went to school for different things and wasn't clear what I wanted to do with my life, and my interests still changed even into my 40s. I felt like young people needed to gain more clarity