Title: The Surprising Way to Achieve More While Doing LESS (Part 1)

(10 min.)

We've all had those days. You have a mountain of work in front of you that you genuinely want to get done, but you find yourself procrastinating. Struggling to focus. Failing to get tasks completed.

What's the problem? It's probably not that your time management system has failed. It's probably not that there “just aren’t enough hours in the day.” Instead, you're far more likely to be suffering from a crisis of energy. You may have drained all your energy by running yourself too fast and too hard for too long, and you're long overdue for replenishment.

Today's episode is a must listen for both parents and students ages 12–26. Listen in the car on the way to soccer practice!

1. How a simple kitchen timer helped a university student to invent a productivity method that is still in use around the world today.

2. How to find an online quiz, designed by a medical doctor, that will tell you which of 7 types of rest you are likely low in. Correct your particular rest deficit, and you'll be able to replenish energy and—as a result—significantly increase productivity and overall life and work satisfaction.

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Learn which of 7 types of rest you are likely low in at: RestQuiz.com

This episode is Part 1 of a 2-part series. You'll be able to listen to Part 2 as soon as my podcast Episode 8 is released. Sign up for email updates at JeannieBurlowski.com and then whitelist me, and you'll hear from me the minute podcast Episode 8 becomes available.

The book The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

The book Sacred Rest by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD

The book Deep Work by Cal Newport

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What is the Launch Your Teens podcast?

At Launch Your Teens, parents of kids ages 12–26 learn how to set their kids up to graduate college completely debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love—even if they don’t get a single scholarship. If you’re new to Launch Your Teens, be sure to listen to all of episode 1 as soon as you can. It’s just 23 minutes long, and it gives you all the most important foundation you need for this journey.

Jeannie is a full-time academic strategist, speaker, and podcast host, and she is the author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. Her speaking, podcasting, and writing help parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free and move directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, NerdWallet, and US News and World Report, and on CBS News.

Jeannie also helps students apply to law, medical, business, and grad school at GetIntoMedSchool.com. You can follow her on Twitter @JBurlowski.

This episode is brought to you by GetIntoMedSchool.com. For 25 years, making college student applications to law, medical, business, and grad school the best they can be. Get a free 50-minute consultation at GetIntoMedSchool.com.

Title: 5 Ways to Keep Your Kids From Living Off You in Their 20s

(14 min)

Whether your kids are in middle school, high school, or college—you've probably found yourself worrying at least occasionally: "What if these kids don't find good jobs and become independent adults? What if they want to lie around on my couch until they're 30?"

In this episode, learn the one sentence that savvy parents cheerfully drop into casual conversation, here and there, during the years their kids are ages 12–26. It'll make you laugh—and it'll create a firm boundary that just might save you later.

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My favorite quotes from the Meg Jay book The Defining Decade can be found in the article I wrote here.

Read my article How to Kiss Student Loan Debt Goodbye here.

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At Launch Your Teens, parents of kids ages 12–26 learn how to set their kids up to graduate college completely debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love—even if they don’t get a single scholarship. If you’re new to Launch Your Teens, be sure to listen to all of episode 1 as soon as you can. It’s just 23 minutes long, and it gives you all the most important foundation you need for this journey.

Jeannie is a full-time academic strategist, speaker, and podcast host, and she is the author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. Her speaking, podcasting, and writing help parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free and move directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, NerdWallet, and US News and World Report, and on CBS News.

Jeannie also helps students apply to law, medical, business, and grad school at GetIntoMedicalSchool.com. You can follow her on Twitter @JBurlowski.

This episode is brought to you by GetIntoMedSchool.com. For 25 years, making college student applications to law, medical, business, and grad school the best they can be. Get a free 50-minute consultation at GetIntoMedSchool.com.

Title: 5 Ways Teens Can Save Earnings—Without Damaging Future Financial Aid

(14 min)

Your daughter's 15 or older, and she's earning and saving her own money. Whooo hoo! But wait—just a minute. Could the money she's saving in her own name end up sabotaging future college financial aid awards?

Learn the sobering answer here—along with 5 safe, legal ways your kids can keep their own money under their own control during the college years.

1. Why it's important to think carefully about student earnings after December 31st of the 10th grade year

2. Why January 1st of the sophomore year of college is liberation day, the day no parent or student financial decisions can hurt undergraduate financial aid ever again

3. Why putting the cash your family hopes to save for college into a grandparent-owned 529 college savings plan can be a brilliant idea

4. Which kinds of student income never hurt college financial aid awards

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Jeannie Burlowski's article Urgent Info For Parents of 9th Graders

Why grandparent-owned 529 college savings plans are a brilliant idea (This article includes a free downloadable info sheet that explains the idea to Grandma.)

Learn about co-op college programs on pages 161-165 of LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward

The income cut-off mentioned in this podcast episode is $6,570.00 per calendar year after taxes, which is (approximately) $7,162.00 per calendar year before federal, FICA, and state taxes are taken out.

Before you fill out any FAFSA forms, be sure to download Jeannie Burlowski's free resource 30+ Common FAFSA Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Learn from Jeannie why every teen needs a part-time job (and how to make your teen eager to apply for one) either by listening to Jeannie here or by reading what Jeannie's written here

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Help us spread the word about this podcast! Please LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE on YouTube at bit.ly/launchyourteenspodcast

At Launch Your Teens, parents of kids ages 12–26 learn how to set their kids up to graduate college completely debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love—even if they don’t get a single scholarship. If you’re new to Launch Your Teens, be sure to listen to all of episode 1 as soon as you can. It’s just 23 minutes long, and it gives you all the most important foundation you need for this journey.

Jeannie is a full-time academic strategist, speaker, and podcast host, and she is the author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. Her speaking, podcasting, and writing help parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free and move directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, NerdWallet, and US News and World Report, and on CBS News.

Jeannie also helps students apply to law, medical, business, and grad school at her website GetIntoMedicalSchool.com. You can follow her on Twitter @JBurlowski.

This episode is sponsored by Signature Orthodontics in St. Paul and White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Online at SignatureSmilesMN.com.

This episode also includes a hilarious idea for making your teen want to go out and get a part-time job.

1. How working a part-time job increases the odds that a teen will be academically successful in college.

2. How the advice of author Meg Jay can help your kids leave behind fake, empty confidence and develop genuine professional confidence.

3. The most interesting points Jeffrey J. Selingo made about this subject in his acclaimed Washington Post article.

Read the helpful, reassuring article I've written on this subject here.

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Links mentioned in this episode:

Purchase LAUNCH on Amazon at: bit.ly/burlowski

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Read Jeannie's article on the hilarious strategy that makes kids want to earn money for themselves here.

See Jeannie's favorite quotes from Meg Jay's book The Defining Decade here.

See Jeffrey J. Selingo's Washington Post article here.

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If you prefer that your podcast experiences be audio only, you can subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher, or listen to this episode on PodBean, here:

At Launch Your Teens, parents of kids ages 12–26 learn how to set their kids up to graduate college completely debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love—even if they don’t get a single scholarship. If you’re new to Launch Your Teens, be sure to listen to all of episode 1 as soon as you can. It’s just 23 minutes long, and it gives you all the most important foundation you need for this journey.

Jeannie is a full-time academic strategist, speaker, and podcast host, and she is the author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. Her speaking, podcasting, and writing help parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free and move directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, NerdWallet, and US News and World Report, and on CBS News.

Jeannie also helps students apply to law, medical, business, and grad school at her website GetIntoMedicalSchool.com. You can follow her on Twitter @JBurlowski.

This episode is sponsored by Signature Orthodontics in St. Paul and White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Online at SignatureSmilesMN.com.

Your kids won't think this is funny, but you will—when you watch them scrambling to make a dollar stretch until it screams. Ha ha ha ha!

In this episode, learn the most loved parenting strategy on my blog. Use it and you'll feel far less teen-related stress, you'll save yourself time, energy, and money, and you'll help the kids you love to become brilliant money managers.

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Help us spread the word about this podcast! Please LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE on YouTube at bit.ly/launchyourteenspodcast.

At Launch Your Teens, parents of kids ages 12–26 learn how to set their kids up to graduate college completely debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love—even if they don’t get a single scholarship. If you’re new to Launch Your Teens, be sure to listen to all of episode 1 as soon as you can. It’s just 23 minutes long, and it gives you all the most important foundation you need for this journey.

Jeannie is a full-time academic strategist, speaker, and podcast host, and she is the author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. Her speaking, podcasting, and writing help parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free and move directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, NerdWallet, and US News and World Report.

Jeannie also helps students apply to law, medical, business, and grad school at her website GetIntoMedicalSchool.com. You can follow her on Twitter @JBurlowski.

This episode is sponsored by Signature Orthodontics in St. Paul and White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Online at SignatureSmilesMN.com.

Is it really true that elite private education is so enriching that it automatically leads to a happier, more fulfilled life after college? What does the research say?

In this episode you'll learn 6 jaw-dropping, research-backed facts that just might make you think, "Wow—maybe the Ivy League isn't such a good idea after all."

You'll also learn why "for profit" colleges should be avoided like the plague, and which great colleges are likely to be far better bargains than your local state university.

Poll: Prestigious Colleges Won't Make You Happier in Life or Work by NPR's Anya Kamenetz

Collegedata.com

That Local State University May Not Be Your Bargain Option by Jeannie Burlowski

You can find hundreds more debt-free college articles at JeannieBurlowski.com.

Learn the easiest way to write an iTunes review at: JeannieBurlowski.com/REVIEW/

What is the Launch Your Teens podcast?

At Launch Your Teens, parents of kids ages 12–26 learn how to set their kids up to graduate college completely debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love—even if they don’t get a single scholarship. If you're new to Launch Your Teens, be sure to listen to all of episode 1 as soon as you can. It's just 23 minutes long, and it gives you all the most important foundation you need for this journey.

Jeannie is a full-time academic strategist, speaker, and podcast host, and she is the author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. Her speaking, podcasting, and writing help parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free and move directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, NerdWallet, and US News and World Report.

Jeannie also helps students apply to law, medical, business, and grad school at her website GetIntoMedicalSchool.com. You can follow her on Twitter @JBurlowski.

This episode is sponsored by Signature Orthodontics in St. Paul and White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Online at SignatureSmilesMN.com.

EPISODE 1 

This is the most important episode of the Launch Your Teens Podcast, so listen to this one as soon as you can. 

You'll learn:

1. That this podcast isn't about getting scholarships. Scholarships are a relatively small part of the process when it comes to getting kids through college debt-free. This podcast is about the thousands of other ideas for getting kids through college or technical school debt-free, and into jobs they love afterward.

2. The easiest way for you to access all the best debt-free college strategies. Learn how to access them inexpensively—and quickly. Starting right now. 

3. The personal story behind why your host started this podcast. Learn how her heartbreak over her med school and grad school application clients' debt set her on a path to getting this information out to the world.

4. You'll gain an exhilarating sense of hope and confidence. You'll end this podcast episode convinced that everything’s going to turn out fantastically well for the kids you love—because you have all the tools you need to make good things happen.

If you'd prefer to view the video version of this episode, on YouTube, you can find and subscribe to it here: bit.ly/launchyourteenspodcast

Links mentioned in this episode:

GetIntoMedSchool.com

Purchase LAUNCH on Amazon at bit.ly/burlowski

Sign up for email updates at JeannieBurlowski.com

Learn how to "whitelist" the email newsletter at bit.ly/whitelistburlowski

JeannieBurlowski.com/REVIEW

JeannieBurlowski.com/SPEAKING

Patreon.com/debtfreecollege

Twitter: Twitter.com/JBurlowski

Help us spread the word about this podcast!

If you've found valuable help here today, please copy the red text below and paste it into your Facebook status:

If you've got kids ages 12–26, you need to listen to the Launch Your Teens Podcast. Lots of help for getting your kids through college debt-free and into jobs they love afterward. Listen or watch here: bit.ly/launchyourteenspodcast.

What is the Launch Your Teens podcast?

At Launch Your Teens, parents of kids ages 12–26 learn how to set their kids up to graduate college completely debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love—even if they don’t get a single scholarship. If you're new to Launch Your Teens, be sure to listen to all of episode 1 as soon as you can. It's just 23 minutes long, and it gives you all the most important foundation you need for this journey.

Who is Jeannie Burlowski?

Jeannie is a full-time academic strategist, speaker, and podcast host, and she is the author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. Her writing, speaking, and podcasting help parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free and move directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, NerdWallet, and US News and World Report.

Jeannie also helps students apply to law, medical, business, and grad school at her website GetIntoMedSchool.com. You can follow her on Twitter @JBurlowski.

This episode is sponsored by Signature Orthodontics in St. Paul and White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Online at SignatureSmilesMN.com.