Episode 52 — Shifting From Living A Life Of Default — with Andrew Taylor

Gone are the days where someone has to get a job immediately after college and work that career for 30+ years. Many young people hold onto this idea that they need to stay in college because it’s what they are told they need to do. Success and failure are temporary, so just go do the thing.Andrew Taylor, Founder and Executive Director of Pure Life Adventure, once found himself back and forth between the default life. One school trip in Venezuela brought him to the world of outdoors. What he then thought was going to just be this fun summer job, became a huge passion and that’s when he caught the vision that college wasn't everything and that it was actually getting in the way of where he felt called to be. Andrew now finds himself running Pure Life Adventure, a Wilderness Adventure Therapy program in Costa Rica for young adults struggling with depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. On this episode of Success is Subjective, Andrew joins Joanna to share his journey going from living by default because he didn’t know any better, to flying to Costa Rica one random day in 2004 to live out what he felt called to do. The pauses he put on college and leaps of faith Andrew has taken throughout his years are what led him to where he is today, and he couldn’t be happier. Listen in for insight on how Andrew now helps support and challenge young adults, giving them the advice he once needed in college. No poor, default advice.What You Will LearnHow Andrew navigated being involved with college while still living in his hometownAcademic Advisors giving advice Demystifying what it means to be a Peter Pan Connect with Andrew Taylorhttps://andrewtaylor.io/In The Trenches Podcast Pure Life Adventure in Costa RicaAndrew Taylor at Pure Life AdventureEmail [email protected] Call 801-896-9490 Octagon Mentoring in Salt Lake CityReferencesIn The Trenches podcast EP36 - Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from Late Teens Through 20's with Jeff Arnet, the author of Emerging Adulthood book, How to Raise An AdultAndrew’s interview with Ethan Knight, founder of the Gap Year AssociationIn The Trenches podcast EP33 - The Young Adult College Experience and Common Mistakes Made In the Process with Joanna LilleyConnect with Joanna Lilley  Lilley ConsultingLilley Consulting on Instagram Lilley Consulting on Facebook Sponsored by: www.ParentTrainers.comEmail [email protected]