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Daily Life University- The Life Skills Program Students Need

Let me start by saying, I see value in college. Heck, I went to UW-Whitewater for 5 years. I received a Sports Management degree, made a lot of friends, and had a ton of fun.
A college education is very important for many fields. However, only half of college freshman end up finishing their degree. Also, according to research, about half of graduates don’t get a job they went to school for. Finally, americans change careers more than 7 times through out their lifetime.
This is why who we become is MORE IMPORTANT than the classes we take. We need to learn“Life Skills” for life after college.  We may not use or remember that class in the future but we will be with ourselves for the rest of our life.
Unfortunately, we don’t become the best versions of ourselves during college. It’s not necessarily the college system’s fault, but the culture of college. I have seen many of my friends struggle to find jobs, still living the party life, and move back in with parents.

The YOUTH OF AMERICA NEED HELP! 
College is important however here is what I found “MOST” students are experiencing:
1.   How to watch hours of re-runs and reality TV
2.   How to see the same ESPN episode 4 times in one day
3.   How to play hours of video games
4.   How to find everything out about a person on facebook instead of actually talking to them
5.   How to not respect or listen to superiors
6.   How to have multiple uncommitted relationships
7.   How to  find the laziest way possible to get something done
8.   How to make excuses
9.   How to procrastinate
10.How to develop poor sleeping habits
11.How to binge drink
12.How to be unhealthy
13.How to experiment with drugs
14.How to cram and not remember what you learn
15.How to be lazy
16.How to accumulate thousands of dollars in debt
17.How to be negative
18.How to follow the crowd
19.How to develop poor money habits and start a credit card to win a t-shirt
20.How to know more chants for theirs sports teams than dreams for their future
This is not the college’s fault, but the culture students are surrounded with. College students are in desperate need of learning “Life Skills”.
I by no means have all the answers or am perfect. Daily Life University is a resource to lead you to the information that’ll bring value to your life. I’ve had the great pleasure of attending many seminars and workshops on leadership in the last 10 years. I have had ups and downs and failed miserably many times. This blog is what I’ve learned and added to my life to make life more fulfilling. I fully believe in the quote by Nelson Mandela that states “We are all meant to shine and allow each other to shine”.  I hope this blog serves as a great resource to live a happier life.

-Jason Heinritz

Jason has personally trained over 1,500 representatives, and as acting manager, is responsible for over $8.4 Million in sales. Jason has delivered over 350 speeches to over 8,200 people in over 7 years of speaking. In May of 2011, Jason was honored by being recognized as one of the “Future 15” — an award given to the top 15 young professionals of the Fox Valley area.
He is passionate about sharing his expertise on life skill development with young people. This is his main focus. Through office training he helps people develop into “better versions of themselves”. He teaches them skills such as: overcoming obstacles, improving communications, time management, goal setting, and making the right choices.
Jason specializes in teaching young people how to choose delayed gratification, being healthier, doing better in school, and personal growth.
Jason grew up in Waukesha, WI and and became very involved in church and sports. He attended college at UW-Whitewater, and after playing football and running track there he graduated with a sports management degree in 2008.
In 2004, while a Freshman in college, Jason began his career with Vector Marketing as a representative marketing Cutco Cutlery. He quickly moved up in the company and currently manages the District office in Appleton, WI. Jason established himself there as one of the top 500 sales reps of all time in the 60+ year history of vector marketing — rising above over 1.3 Million others.


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