Dear Young Adults of the World
New Zealand Edition, 2016
This book is the flagship of a bigger project – YAPP – “The Young Adults’ Power Project”. To inspire, motivate and empower school leavers to become confident and successful human beings.
Not only in getting a job, but to understand and deal with the causes of social problems, be decent caring adults, good future parents, and proud New Zealanders”.
Yapp plants the seeds of Powerful P’s – Potential – Purpose – Pride – Prevention – Planning – Progress – Persepctive – Philosophy.
YAPP teaches inter-active workshops which aim to become an intrinsic part of all other tertiary trainings.
YAPP is part of the bigger picture – Project Culture Change New Zealand (PCCNZ) – “making our country a place where talent wants to live – because we offer life-long social education, and care for all, equally.”
What Readers Say
“An outstanding quality resource for all senior schools and tertiary providers – a treasure trove of success strategies, real stories, philosophy, challenges, goal setting, Maori proverbs, poetry, and more. Always interesting, relevant to now. All NZ’ers urgently need the culture change gently but strongly laid out in this enterprise – The Young Adult’s Power Project.”
“An admirable and ambitious project, carefully and professionally presented, and certainly of huge significance to all New Zealanders. Its big picture intent and potential impact aim to contribute to a much-needed culture change at the family and political levels. The book pulls together a wide range of examples, stories, quotes, activities and plans, at the right practical and accessible level. I thoroughly recommend the book and workshop project.”
“This fascinating, exceptional, and delightful book is packed with good things – and not only for the young! Every family and every coffee table needs one. It should be incorporated into every tertiary training scheme. It will not only help our youths be better employees, but will make for better families, communities and nation.”
“This book teaches students via mind-power and confidence-building that all can succeed. It gives an awareness of their responsibilities, actions, needs to make changes, and future goals, with hope for good independent useful lives. It is transformative.”
