The purpose of this question is to ask the students to ask themselves whether they’re living their lives by someone else's criteria. I think that’s such an important task for undergraduates—especially for the traditional 20-year-old junior. Why do they attend college? Why are they business majors? What do they want to do? Are these their goals or their parents’ goals? Are they an interpretation of what it means to be successful?

If the answers to these questions indicate they chose these goals for themselves, then the students can rededicate themselves to the goals. But if not, now’s the time to find out. If you'd rather be a painter, an engineer, or a biochemist, now’s the time to figure that out.

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