1. LifeSmart Publishing, LLC
LifeSmart Publishing - "Preparing Your Students to Thrive in the Real World"
What I Wish I Knew at 18
Dennis J. Trittin, CFA
President & CEO
LifeSmart Publishing, LLC
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2. Our Story and Mission

3. Malachi Said It Well…
He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers…
Mal 4:6

4. Comprehensive Success Vision
Personal Leadership Decisional Arenas Arenas
Life Perspective/Strategy Academic Disciplines
Character Career Management
Relationships/Communication Personal Finance
Productivity/Discipline Marriage & Family
Handling Adversity Spirituality

5. The What I Wish I Knew at 18 Life Skills and Leadership Course targets these vital topics with relevant insight, instruction, and application

6. A Closer Look at the Book
Comprehensive preparation for a successful launch into adulthood
Personal leadership and life skills
Wisdom for key decisions based on the ways of honorable leaders
Conversationally and universally
written for young and old alike
Life coach & “destination guide”

7. Audiences Personal: Organizational: Teens/young adults as a life coach
Parents, relatives and caregivers as a roadmap
Organizational:
Educators
Faith community/youth mentor programs
Business community (resource and outreach)

8. How Does a Great Leader Approach Life?

9. Life Success Pointers Life Perspective: Don’t Define Success by Riches
Live Life Without Regrets
Character:
Cultivate a Servant’s Heart
Preserve Your Reputation and Integrity Always
Be an Encourager Rather Than a Critic

10. What it’s All About!

11. Life Success Pointers Relationships and Communication:
Regularly Show Appreciation and Gratitude
Connect with Others Who Share Your Values
First Impressions are HUGE
Spirituality and Adversity:
Invest in Your Spiritual Growth
Keep the Faith During Trials
Adversity Can Be Preparation for Great Things

12. Life Success Pointers Personal Productivity:
Time is Precious—Use it Wisely
Become a Masterful Decision Maker
Don’t Let Technology Control Your Life

13. Life Success Pointers Career: Love and Marriage:
Build a Winning Competitive Edge
Learn to Persuasively Market Yourself
Learn the Secret to a Glowing Job Review
Love and Marriage:
Love Takes Time and Timing
Be Discriminating, Discerning, and Deliberate
Fully Explore Your Compatibility Beforehand

14. And Last, But Not Least…

15. Life Success Pointers Finances:
Strive to Become a Wise Steward, Disciplined Saver, Prudent Consumer, Cautious Debtor, and a Cheerful Giver
Develop a Financial Plan and Set Goals
Live Within Your Means
Invest Early, Regularly, and as Much as You Can in a Globally Diversified Portfolio

16. Contact Information
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17. A Successful Life Defined
How well you loved
The character you modeled
How you used your gifts and talents to make the world a better place
Where you placed your priorities
Whether you gave everything your best

18. May they Soar Like Eagles…
and Fulfill their Dreams!

19. THANK YOU for building the next generation of godly leaders
THANK YOU for building the next generation of godly leaders. We salute you!