936 Rach My Friends Are Competitive Mean Girls Help I M Going Into Debt To Pay For My Son S College

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• When feeling directionless, lean into activities that bring you joy and passion, as this energy can ultimately lead to purpose.  Copied to clipboard!
• A promotion or raise should be celebrated as an independent success, separate from concurrent financial stressors like college tuition.  Copied to clipboard!
• True friends celebrate your wins enthusiastically; if a friend consistently makes your success about themselves or goes quiet, they are likely seeking something from the friendship rather than offering collaboration.  Copied to clipboard!

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Identifying Competitive Friends

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• Key Takeaway: Competitive friends redirect your achievements back to their own narrative or past struggles.
• Summary: Pay attention when a friend’s reaction to your win involves weaving it back into their own story, such as citing past injuries as reasons they cannot achieve the same goal. People who constantly recenter the conversation on themselves are not seeking collaboration. This underlying current of competition indicates they are deriving something specific from the friendship.

Welcome and Segment Explanation

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• Key Takeaway: The ‘Ask Rach’ segment operates on real-time, unscripted advice given to callers.
• Summary: Listeners call the hotline (737-400-4626) to leave voicemails covering topics from life to finance. Rachel listens to the voicemails for the first time in real-time while recording. Answers are given off-the-cuff, reflecting immediate thoughts, and listeners are encouraged to use only the advice that resonates.

Finding Joy Over Purpose

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• Key Takeaway: When feeling lost, prioritize activities that bring immediate joy and passion before trying to define a larger purpose or legacy.
• Summary: The feeling of being directionless is common, but acknowledging it is the first step. If you are unsure of your legacy, lean into activities that make your heart happy, even if they seem impractical, like hobbies from childhood. Joy fuels energy, and doing things that light you up makes you a better human in all areas of life.

College Costs vs. Career Wins

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• Key Takeaway: A promotion’s success should not be overshadowed by concurrent, unrelated financial burdens like college costs.
• Summary: The financial stress of a child’s college expenses is separate from the achievement of earning a raise or promotion. It is generally not rational for a parent to financially harm the remaining family unit to cover an adult child’s college costs. If a child pursues a degree that does not necessitate high debt (like non-medical fields), they should own the debt or choose a less expensive educational path.

Navigating Competitive Friendships

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• Key Takeaway: Observe how friends react to your successes to determine if the friendship is collaborative or competitive.
• Summary: Women often exhibit a ’tend and befriend’ response, naturally wanting to help during a crisis, but this can mask a desire to be the helper rather than an equal. If a friend’s response to your win is silence or redirection to their own issues, they are likely not in the friendship for collaboration. Stop fishing in the same ‘pond’ where you attracted competitive friends, and instead seek connections through shared hobbies.