What I did this week (Week 19)

A Radical Alternative to College

I am being used as a guinea pig for a program which is meant to prepare young men for the future. This program is designed to be a replacement for the only three routes advertised to young men today -  go to college, the military, or a dead-end job. 

This program, which we can call “The Preparation”, is meant to guide young men on a path where they properly utilize their time to gain skills, build relationships, and reach a state of being truly educated. The Preparation is meant to set young men up for success. It is a radical alternative to college.

You can follow me along as I follow the program.  Each week, I summarize all that I did. My objective in sharing this is three fold:

1. Documenting my progress holds me accountable.

2. I hope these updates will show other young men that there is another path we can take. (If you know a young person who might benefit, please forward this along)

3. For the parents who stumble upon this log, I want to prove to you that telling your children that the con…