50 Life Lessons for Grads Surprising Advice from Recent Graduates

Who better than a recent graduate to help you navigate your life ahead? With encouragement and advice, fifty young women and men share what they learned the hard way so you can better prepare for the same challenges. From "Money Isn't Everything" to "Real Friendships Take Effort," these short, but insightful essays address the real struggles, opportunities, and fears that you might face as you start out on your own. Additionally, five or more practical tips related to each lesson will encourage and equip you on your chosen path.

Janet Holm McHenry is a national speaker and author of nineteen books. Janet has been awarded the Writer of the Year Award at the Mt. Hermon Christian Writer's Conference, Soroptimist Club's Teacher of the Year, and Advanced Writers and Speakers Association Member of the Year Award. A recently retired high school English teacher and academic advisor, she and her husband have raised four adult children in the Sierra Valley in Northeast California where she has twenty years of experience guiding her school's graduates and their parents toward successful, godly lives.