Colton Fidelman
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Colton Fidelman

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Colton (Cole) Fidelman is a senior at Army Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California. While enduring the make-or-break moments of life, Cole was determined to find the positive in the experience and to improve himself. As part of that journey, Cole began interviewing successful people and quickly realized that the information he was learning would be valuable to all teenagers. Cole realized sharing the wisdom he gained from interviewing accomplished individuals could make a big difference for teenagers everywhere. Through intensive research and numerous interviews, he gleaned lessons from some of the world’s most successful business, sports, and entertainment stars. Cole’s own story of perseverance in the face of challenges shapes the foundation and mission of this book: to inspire teenagers everywhere to pursue their passions, overcome adversity, and define success on their own terms. Here's what readers are saying about The Teenage Guide to Success: "Fidelman’s nonfiction guide offers wide-ranging advice for teenagers. The author lodges a social media lure right in the subtitle of his nonfiction debut, but he’s very much not singing the praises of the social media app TikTok, which he views as a pernicious influence in the lives of teens. Rather, when laying out his precepts for his teen readers, he wants them to use the handy acronym “TICK TOCK”: T for “Taming Social Media,” I for “Inspiring Hard Work,” C for “Choosing a Mentor,” K for “Knowing Your Struggles,” T for “Treasure Beyond Money,” O for “Owning Your Passion,” C for “Cultivating Relationships,” and K for “Knowledge Expansion.” Fidelman uses each section of his book to elaborate on these principles, incorporating stories along the way about anonymized teens facing some of the issues he raises (“Joe,” for instance, “sees his friends having fun but also wasting time and wonders if he should be working at all”). The author frequently cites public figures like Patti Stanger, star of The Millionaire Matchmaker television program (“The reason billionaires become billionaires is because they do the things they don’t want to do first,” she’s quoted. “You got to get the crap out of the way so you can do the fun stuff”). Fidelman himself is very much present in the book’s narrative, consistently adopting the friendly, no-nonsense tone of a trusted old brother with lines like, “In the last section, we talked about how money isn’t always the answer, right?” He strikes a winning note by taking teen challenges completely seriously, comparing life to riding a dragon that requires careful control at all times. Adolescents feeling adrift in a world without serious, caring mentoring will find a good deal of moral and practical clarity in these pages—and so will plenty of older readers." "A wise and pragmatic life guide for teens...Let's Cole inspire your audience and validate the experiences of teens facing darker feelings amid the forced holiday cheer."
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