Episode 84 — Taking Risks is Imperative to Your Journey —with Jillian Allen

Not everyone does one thing for the rest of their life and that is okay. Holding yourself to that standard will do nothing but hold you back. Living without taking any risks and exploring other options would be cheating yourself of all that life has to offer. In that risk taking and exploration, you might just stumble upon your calling in life.Jillian Allen, Director of Business Development of Brightstone Transitions, had no idea that psychology and the mental health space was even an option to explore in school, but she was able to stumble upon it by exploring options throughout her journey. Through taking those risks, along the way Jillian found a huge passion for working with young adults and now works to improve the quality of life for many people, not only young adults but also the staff of Brightstone Traditions, Wisdom Ranch and Point School Puerto Rico.On this episode of Success is Subjective, Jillian joins Joanna to share her experience going from having her career dream crushed coming out of high school, to finding her true passion in life through exploring many other options. It was by taking the risks that Jillian was able to get to where she can wake up everyday with excitement, purpose and value. Listen in for Jillian’s insight on how imperative it is to be open while exploring what will get you out of bed day in and out.What You Will LearnGrowing up in a very small townThe public pressure from high school on where to go to collegeThe difficult transition from high school to college while dealing with an injury and dreams being crushedJillian’s experience with having a guidance counselor in collegeHow transferring colleges without help might not change your academic experienceThe process of changing majors multiple timesJoining a rugby team in effort to find a tribe The struggle of trying to find a job after collegeHow Jillian’s first job helped her discover the people she loves to work withHow Jillian didn’t even realize there was a whole world out there in psychology but ended up stumbling into it and finding a huge passion in the spaceJillian’s many roles with Brightstone Traditions, Wisdom Ranch, and Point School Puerto RicoThe importance in being open to options and exploring them Connect with Jillian AllenBrightstone TraditionsEmail [email protected] Ranch Vocational Gap YearPoint School Puerto Rico Hybrid Gap YearConnect with Joanna Lilley  Lilley ConsultingLilley Consulting on Instagram Lilley Consulting on Facebook Success is Subjective on Apple PodcastSponsored by: College Parent Survival NetworkEmail [email protected]