We're Not Gonna Take It: a Youth's Tool Bag of Essential Life Skills

We're Not Gonna Take it is a resource and tool book geared to the 15-to-25-year-old millennial youth yet there is guidance for parents and youth workers. This book focuses on 10 essential life skills that are not often being taught in the school system or at home and then how to apply these to life choices. The books begins with the value of life skills, making mistakes and being accountable and responsible. It is these life skills and soft skills that create the foundation for our youth's success, in life and work. This is a different world. All has changed after the 2008/09 recession. This resource book is a guide to our youth to assist in making good decisions for schools, program and career choices, the value of mentors and coaches, a look at the baby-boomer created workplace, how to bridge the gap between older generations and themselves and most important challenge systems to create much needed change in a respectful manner; one that brings sustainable and executable change. There is an important section on financial literacy and awareness. It is often after graduating that the older millennial have said, "I wish I made better financial decisions". ROI of education is critical in order that our youth make decisions that make financial sense that will lead to reduced student-debt, underemployment and lack of skill set knowledge - relevant for today's ever-changing market. For the parent and influencers this resource book offers an understanding as to what their children are facing so we can support and guide them in their choices. As parents we only know what we know. We need to understand what are the issues facing our children and guide them to the best of our abilities and allow them to determine what is relevant for today and what is not. Finally, for the youth workers, teachers and guidance counselors, this is a tool to assist in the decision-making process to guide them in this ever-changing labour market.

As a mother and youth advocate Sandra Finkelstein can no longer stand by and watch what is being handed down to her children - or any child. We're Not Gonna Take it is a resource and tool book geared to the 15-to-25-year-old millennial youth yet there is guidance for parents and youth workers. This book focuses on 10 essential life skills that are not often being taught in the school system or at home and then how to apply these to life choices. The books begins with the value of life skills, making mistakes and being accountable and responsible. It is these life skills and soft skills that create the foundation for our youth's success, in life and work. This is a different world. All has changed after the 2008/09 recession. This resource book is a guide to our youth to assist in making good decisions for schools, program and career choices, the value of mentors and coaches, interning and volunteering, a look at the baby-boomer created workplace, how to bridge the gap between older generations and themselves and most important challenge systems to create much needed change in a respectful manner; one that brings sustainable and executable change. There is an important section on financial literacy and awareness. It is often after graduating that the older millennial have said, "I wish I made better financial decisions". ROI of education is critical in order that our youth make decisions that make financial sense that will lead to reduced student-debt, underemployment and lack of skill set knowledge - relevant for today's ever-changing market. For the parent and influencers this resource book offers an understanding as to what their children are facing so we can support and guide them in their choices. As parents we only know what we know. We need to understand what are the issues facing our children and guide them to the best of our abilities and allow them to determine what is relevant for today and what is not. Finally, for the youth workers, teachers and guidance counselors, this is a tool for those that value soft-skill development in young people. The book is filled with great insights and practical tools to help youth through the labyrinth of growing up.

Sandra Finkelstein has spent much of her adult life empowering herself and others. Being a mother to two boys, she felt the need to sit down and write something that would not only serve her sons but all children . She values the importance of accountability, responsibility, speaking your truth and walking the walk, and feels strongly that it's life skills that create the foundation for our success. That millennial youth - tomorrow's leaders - master these life skills is essential for the tools with which they'll equip them to challenge current systems and create sustainable, executable change. Sandra feels that, by guiding and teaching our children to speak up and out, and to cultivate relationships with the older population (baby boomers and seniors), we can tap into a wealth of knowledge and make our communities, businesses and governments more relevant to the needs of today and the coming decades. We're Not Gonna Take It is a call to action for all youth to be part of a tribe that will create this change. It is Sandra's greatest gift to assist in this journey and allow our youth to be all that they can be.