Teachers, counselors and coaches
101 life skills lessons, short enough to use tomorrow.
Jumpstart Your Life breaks money, work, relationships, health and character into lessons a student can read in a few minutes. Use one as a discussion starter, an advisory topic, or something to hand a student who needs it. Review the first chapter free.
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You see the gaps every day.
Students who can solve for x but have never made a budget. Athletes who show up talented but late. Kids who do not know how to handle a conflict without it blowing up.
You do not have time for a whole new curriculum. You need something short, plain and ready to use.
Every lesson in this book stands alone, so you can pick the one that fits the week and skip the rest.
Lessons that work well for discussion
Plus 98 more across relationships, romance, wealth, health, diet, hygiene, work, education, influence and ethics.
How educators can use it
- Advisory and homeroom
- One lesson, a few minutes of reading, one discussion question.
- Counseling
- Point a student to the exact lesson that fits what they are dealing with.
- Coaching
- The work and ethics lessons on effort, reputation and responsibility translate straight to the team.
- Free pages online
- Every lesson has a free page here with discussion questions you can share.
A simple way to start
- Pick one lesson that fits what your group is going through this week.
- Share the free lesson page and use its "questions to ask" as discussion prompts.
- Keep a copy of the book in your room or office for students who want more.
Written by two cousins, for the next generation
Nicholas Gabriel Irmo is a marketer, entrepreneur, husband and father. Vincent Palizzolo Polyanov is a public servant, military veteran and father of two. They wrote Jumpstart Your Life to pass on what their grandparents, Stephen and Helen Irmo, taught the family while raising seven children.
137 pages, 101 lessons, 10 topics, written for ages 13 to 25.
Read the first chapter free
The dedication, introduction and opening relationship lessons, exactly as printed. Download it right after you sign up.
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Questions
Is it appropriate for high school students?
Yes. It is written for teens and young adults. The romance lessons are aimed at older teens and focus on respect, honesty and healthy relationships.
Can I share lessons with students?
Every lesson has a free page on this site with a short passage from the book, practical steps and discussion questions, which you are welcome to link to.
How do I get copies?
The book is available on Amazon.
See if it fits your students
Review the first chapter free, or order a copy on Amazon.