Episode 89 — It’s Okay to Be a Beginner —with Kellyn Smythe

Taking that step outside your comfort zone can feel like the scariest thing. But once you take it, you open yourself up to new opportunities within yourself and in the world around you.Kellyn Smythe, Admissions Director at Pacific Quest, built a lot of his self identity as an emerging adult through pushing himself to be a beginner at new things. This not only really humbled him and allowed him to explore himself, it allowed him to explore the world around him. Through that, Kellyn found his passion for teaching and working with young adults. On this episode of Success is Subjective, Kellyn joins Joanna to share his story coming from family dysfunction and how he learned to find his own identity as he grew up and became an adult. Despite the ups and downs of his journey, he was able to find himself in a space where he can now help other young adults in their life journeys. Listen in for insight on how Kellyn continues to push himself in his everyday life, constantly growing and working to be the best dad he can be. What You Will LearnDealing with family dysfunction Growing up isolated from traditional education Kellyn’s interesting academic timelineKellyn’s challenging experience in grad schoolHaving a relationship as a young adult while in schoolExperiencing an existential crisis from lacking certain life skillsHaving a community to lean on Going back to work at the community college he went to Kellyn’s passion in teachingHow Kellyn started working at Pacific Quest and Pushing yourself to be a beginner in somethingConnect with Kellyn SmythePacific QuestPacific Quest on FacebookPacific Quest on YoutubePacific Quest on TwitterConnect with Joanna Lilley  Lilley ConsultingLilley Consulting on Instagram Lilley Consulting on Facebook Success is Subjective on Apple PodcastSuccess is Subjective on Google PodcastSuccess is Subjective on iHeart RadioSuccess is Subjective on SpotifySuccess is Subjective on StitcherSuccess is Subjective on AmazonSuccess is Subjective on AudibleSuccess is Subjective on Tune in RadioSponsored by: College Parent Survival NetworkEmail [email protected]