You’re living in two demanding worlds: the real world and the online world. The pressure can build quickly between dealing with school, activities, sports, and even your home life. Never mind the complexity of relationships—both friendships and romantic ones. Or being influenced or bullied by people online. 

Beneath that pressure, you have dreams and hopes for your future. You’re on a journey to become a secure, confident woman willing to work for a meaningful life. Many of the choices you make during this time of your life will affect you for years to come, both in positive and difficult ways. 

Success Sequence

According to the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for Family Studies, only 3% of people end up living in poverty if they do these three things: 

1. Get a high school diploma. 

2. Maintain a full-time job. 

3. And wait until marriage to have kids. 

This leads to a 97% chance of living free from poverty.[1,2]