I was that overconfident kid who never doubted my abilities, but I never knew what those abilities actually were. I see many young people like this in my counseling practice: They excel in many subjects, do well on tests, and haven’t yet had those big flops that humble us. They have been told the world is their oyster. What a terrible thing to tell someone. An invitation to do it all is a sentence to do nothing at all, and it’s a sure way to cause them to worry endlessly about what they could or should be doing.