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Preparing Your Teen to Thrive in an AI-Driven Future: A Three-Part Series on High-Value Skills for Our Evolving Workplace By: Devin Tomiak, Academic Life Coach The world isn't just changing; it’s being rewritten. By the time today’s teenagers hit their mid-career stride, they will be working in industries that don't yet exist, using tools we can barely imagine. According to the World Economic Forum, the "hard skills" of yesterday are being eclipsed by four essential human sup

By: Devin Tomiak, Academic Life Coach January has a way of making us look forward and inward at the same time. Many of us kick off the year with "Big Resolution Energy." We’re going to cut carbs, run at sunrise, or tackle a habit we’ve been meaning to build. For the first week, it’s intoxicating. You convince the universe that this year, finally, you’ve got it right. By the second week though, reality crashes the party—deadlines pile up, the snooze button starts winning again

By: Devin Tomiak, Academic Life Coach Every December, it happens. You’re scrolling, smiling, sipping something warm—and then boom : A photo of a family wearing matching pajamas, laughing in a living-room that somehow looks like it was professionally lit. Meanwhile, you’re still finding shreds of last year’s tinsel under the couch, or you’re trying to remember where the menorah is stashed. And suddenly, without your permission, your brain whispers: “Why doesn’t our family feel

By: Devin Tomiak, Academic Life Coach Every parent hopes Thanksgiving will bring out the best in their teens—more appreciation, more helpfulness, more awareness of how fortunate they are. But often? We get eye rolls. One-word answers. A distracted teen staring at a screen while the sweet potatoes burn. And the well-intentioned parental urge kicks in: “Look alive! It’s gratitude season!” “You have so much compared to others.” “Thanks... remember?” We mean it from a loving plac

By: Devin Tomiak, Academic Life Coach If your teen is racking up A’s, juggling varsity sports, leading three clubs, and volunteering on...