What's in Your Future? | The Reunion: Where Are They Now

Send us Fan MailEight years ago, we invited a group of 7th and 8th graders into our home every summer for a program we called "What's in Your Future." We were preparing our son for life after high school — and decided to bring his friends along for the ride. We gave them binders they had to call their futures. We taught them budgeting, life skills, and the mantra that would follow them: my future is my responsibility.Those kids are now college seniors, juniors, and one just graduated.We brought them back.In this reunion episode, we sit down with eight young adults for a real conversation — not the highlight reel. We talk about what they actually remember from those sessions, what they believed at 13 that they've had to completely rethink, how they're navigating independence from their parents, and where they are in figuring out career and calling. They talk trades, switching majors, saying yes to opportunities they never expected, and learning the difference between critical thinking and emotional thinking.This episode is for every parent raising a young adult, every mentor investing in the next generation, and every young person trying to figure out who they're becoming.Topics covered:Love, Dating, & RelationshipsWhat it costs to become an adult. Career direction and calling. Identity in college.Independence from parents. Life skills nobody taught you. How mentorship shapes a generation.Support the showHostEugene Gatewood- Website - https://eugenegatewood.com- YouTube:  @Original_Mentor  - Facebook: @Eugene.Gatewood- Instagram:  @Original_Mentor  -TikTok: @elgatewoodLaTanya Gatewood- Facebook: @LaTanya.Gatewood- Instagram:  @reddinglPodcast Music by Micah Gatewood