"Cool Stuff" They Should Teach in School: Cruise into the Real World...with styyyle (jobs/people skills/attitude/goals/money)

by Kent D. Healy and Kyle Healy

Book Overview

Why did we write it? Because they don't teach it in school. There are basic skills that every person MUST know in order to function in the real world-and it's all Cool Stuff. We like to refer to these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976025809
• ISBN13: 9780976025801
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Cool Stuff Media
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Definitely worth exploring by students & freshmen...to help face a multitude of real-world challen

From the standpoint of intent, scope & substance, this wonderful book is exactly similar to 'The Power of Focus for College Students' by Andrew Hewitt & Luc D'Adabie. I have reviewed this latter book earlier. The 'Cool Stuff' book is apparently targetted at high school students ( & graduates). The 'Power of Focus' book is targetted at high school graduates & college students, even though the delineation is really not an issue. The earlier book is written by two brothers during their late teen years, in 2004. The latter book, which has been published one year later, is written by two university graduates in their early twenties. This book is also an extension of the earlier 'The Power of Focus' by Les Hewitt, Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen, which is obviously targeted at adult professionals. Essentially, the 'Cool Stuff' book is designed to help students GET REAL...to help them face a multitude of challenges as they grow from teens to young adults & while they move into the real world. The abundant information in this book are packed into bite-sized nuggets, illustrated with zany graphics. Whereas, the 'Power of Focus' book is more sober of the two books, with abundant information, as well as inspiring stories, packed into nine focusing strategies. Tactically, it has been designed to help high school graduates & college freshmen in finding fulfilling career pathways. While the 'Cool Stuff'book has a more light-hearted approach, both books generally help to answer these critical questions: - why 70% of graduates are unhappy & disillusioned within five years of leaving college? - what 3% of Yale students do that lead them to become wealthier than the other 97% combined? One interesting point: The entrepreneurial flair of the authors of both books is exemplified by their own respective websites: namely ccolstuffmedia & focusedstudent, which continue to promote their books, seminars & workshops & other stuff. One last point: The 'Power of Focus' book has a seemingly subtle & yet direct slant towards 'GET RICH' partly because of its association with Donald Trump...so it's also designed to help you build the financial future you so desire. To sum up my review, both books are really great stuff! If you are a high school student or college freshman, I strongly urge you to go & get a copy to read & to learn how to maximise your high school - & college - experience & also how to deal with a rapdily changing world out there!

Must have!

Kent Healy and Kyle Healy are smart, savvy young men who are brothers. They have taken the pulse of the "real world" and identified that kids are not equipped for living in the "real world." The practical tips and logical advice they dispense is nothing new. Most adults know how difficult it is to navigate the world and try to tell their children the "facts." But then we also know that most kids think they're smarter than their parents are. It isn't until much later in life that they realize the value of adult wisdom. And by that time it might be too late. But we also know that kids listen to other kids (do we need to revisit peer pressure?). With that fact accepted, Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School becomes even more valuable since it's advice delivered by young adults for young adults. Kent and Kyle Healy systematically navigate the do's and don'ts of important issues like success, attitude, goals and habits, peer pressure, finances, employment and the lost art of consideration, kindness and manners. I'd like to adopt these guys. First they sound like really nice young men. Secondly, their entrepreneurial savvy will make them rich enough to take care of themselves in a grand style but also their parents. But most importantly, Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School is a manual all kids should have. I thought society had lost the "vision." Thankfully it appears it's only been misplaced and Kent and Kyle are spearheading a movement to bring it back. Armchair Interviews says...Parents: BUY this book and if the kids read it and get it, it might save society and everyone will thrive in the process!

"They" don't... but YOU certainly can!

After reading "Cool Stuff" I am convinced we are missing the boat with what our kids need to be taught to equip them for the real world. Unfortunately, "they" don't, but this book does. I am so impressed with the wisdom and practical advice Kent and Kyle Healy share in this book. I was expecting it to be good and a little different than the traditional success books, but I underestimated the impact this book would have on me-- especially since I am a few years past their target demographic. Life is full of waves and I am thankful for Kyle and Kent for better equipping me to surf them. I can't wait to share this with my three kids... maybe I can convince them I am cool. I definitely recommend this book. One other recommendation-- buy more than one copy because you will be torn wanting to keep it and to share it with someone else.

Every kid/young adult should own this book!

Finally! Why did it take so long to see such an initiative from two young adults? Yes, I've seen the Phd's and some gurus re-package their existing adult books and trying to apply them to teenagers. We needed something that talks to us, from authors who can relate and understand us. I guess it is better late than never. I personally was getting very tired of role models who are airheads, dumb-dumbs, spoiled brats, superficial insta-stars dominating day & night time television and polluting our brain... Cool Stuff and Kent and Kyle Healy are the role models we've been waiting for. They offer us much needed and very practical solutions to entering adulthood. They don't lecture. They simply share their experiences in a very personable tone making it easy for the reader to grasp the concepts and implement them in their own lives. Kent & Kyle offer people the tools to make things happen... by developing their skills and talents... and having fun along the way. Must read, regardless of age!

This book will change your life

This book has given me the ability to identify goals and create strategies to achieve them. Since reading this book, I have seen a big improvement in my every day life because I have gotten in the habit of setting goals for myself. I took this book with me to college, and would recommend that every freshmen entering college keep it on the bedside table to refer to frequently. The authors make it very fun to read, and very easy to connect it to your own life. If you are going to read any book on how to succeed in life, this is by far the book I would recommend.