# Your Future Doesn’t Have to Look Like My Past

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Podcast: [In The Know with Tony Reeves](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-know-with-tony-reeves-1233851)
Published: 2026-08-31T11:00:02+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-future-doesn-t-have-to-look-like-my-past--74758256
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## Resource

The world Generation X entered as young adults doesn’t exist anymore. College degrees were rewarded differently. Career paths were more predictable. Technology hadn’t created today’s opportunities. And for many of us, education represented access to doors that had previously been closed to our parents. So what happens when we try to give advice to Gen Z and Gen Alpha? In this episode of IN THE KNOW with Tony Reeves, I wrestle with a question I’ve been thinking about a lot: How do we share what we’ve learned without telling younger generations they have to follow our path? I talk about whether college is still worth the investment, choosing the right school instead of simply the dream school, following scholarship money, avoiding unnecessary debt, thinking strategically about professional degrees, exploring opportunities abroad, and recognizing just how different today’s economic and professional landscape has become. Maybe our job isn’t to give the next generation our roadmap. Maybe it’s to give them the lessons we learned along the way—so they can build a roadmap of their own. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/in-the-know-with-tony-reeves--5596987/support .

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