How could I say no? The Academy of Our Lady of Peace, a 135-year-old girls’ Catholic high school in San Diego, was hosting a group of successful women in panel discussions and keynote addresses. Organizers asked me to write about the experience. The day was a welcoming alternative to the usual high school career day involving low-level Human Resource professionals sharing information on their company from one of 30 some booths. Actionable life strategies can only emerge from a vision, and the women speakers provided all the ingredients the students need to forge their vision. Even if that vision only goes so far as what to achieve next year in school to keep all options in college open, having a North Star of sorts helps navigate tumultuous high school years and hormones. I hated the rules and uniforms of my own all girls’…