Help your homeschool teen set meaningful goals that go beyond checklists. Discover why goal setting is a crucial skill for the defining decade of their 20s—and how you can help them start now.
🎙 Episode 3: Goal Setting for the Defining Decade
In today’s episode of our “Defining Decade” series, Lisa Nehring dives deep into one of the most practical — and powerful — tools we can equip our teens with: goal setting.
From planners and family check-ins to lifestyle vision casting and project management, this episode will help you understand how to cultivate real-world planning skills in your homeschool teens that will set them up for success in their 20s and beyond.
🔑 In This Episode:
- What the “defining decade” really means — and why it starts in high school
- The difference between tasks vs. projects (and why it matters)
- How family planning meetings teach executive functioning
- Why helping teens visualize their future lifestyle is even more powerful than goal-setting alone
- The surprising connection between hobbies, vocations, and scholarships
- How internships and job shadowing build confidence and clarity
- What “stand-out factors” are — and how your teen can develop one
- Lisa’s personal story about learning perseverance from an unexpected place: the diving board!
This episode is full of practical ideas and encouraging stories to help you lead your teens toward a purposeful future. Because goal setting isn’t just about achievement — it’s about vision, wisdom, and creating a life that reflects your values.
Lisa Nehring and her husband, Dr. David Nehring, a Clinical Psychologist, and Biblical Scholar speak together on a wide variety of topics, including education, classical education, vision, mission, parenting, marriage, and more.
