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How To Prepare Your Kids for the Future - [Glue Guys, Ep. 75]

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Show Notes

The Glue Guys talk about raising kids in a world that looks completely different from the one that prepared them—from NIL and the transfer portal to careers, pressure, money, independence, and uncertainty. Shane reflects on watching his son enter his senior year, Ravi explains why there’s no longer a clear professional path to hand down, and the guys debate what lessons actually still hold up when the old playbook no longer applies.

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