Suppose that you have been invited to speak to an assembly, athletic team meeting or other group at your former high school. You are talking about your career and what you have achieved. Because weâ??re in the realm of fantasy, we imagine they paid your expenses to make the trip, and you were given release time from your job. Cost is not an issue.
After your speech, the principal comes up to thank you. The principal then says, "We're worried about Larry (or Linda, if you prefer).
"Larry is a high school junior. He's from a broken home, doesn't like rules, likes to cut class and has no idea what he wants to do. He's healthy and has an above-average IQ: your classic underachiever. He is now running around with "friends" who are encouraging him to get into trouble and drop out of school.
Write a persuasive letter, 400-800 words, encouraging the student to follow your career path. Write this student a persuasive letter offering 3 solid reasons to choose friends wisely and stay out of trouble, based on your own experience. For example: "Larry, if you want to be a corporate executive, you need to stay in school, develop interpersonal skills and learn how to dress for success." Then you would have a paragraph on each.You would raise one objection, such as the need to start at the bottom, and defuse this objection.