Many people still believe you need college to succeed.

If you have two minutes, I'd like to share why that's not true. Today, there are countless paths to personal, professional, and financial freedom that do not require college. (I'm not only talking about the trades, either.)

For starters, take Nick Arl.

That’s him in the picture above. Nick is smiling because he just bought his first house. At age 21. With no college degree.

Nick worked at McDonalds during high school. He was promoted to manager before he turned 18. Instead of college, he took a job working construction. 

Then Nick completed a program that helped him build the skills to break into sales.

Today, Nick’s got an awesome job at a growing company where he’s been promoted several times, and now leads a team. 

Nick has no student debt. He makes great money. He owns his own house. He’s happily married.

Nick did all of that without following the traditional path that suggests you need college to achieve the American dream.

But Nick is not alone.

There are thousands of stories just like his. Stories of young adults who’ve deliberately chosen to opt out of a broken system. 

Young adults like Mia Liang. Who went from homeschooled, pre-professional ballerina at age 16 to the youngest member of a thriving marketing agency and self-published author at age 18.

Mia skipped college to focus on gaining the skills + experience she needed to break into a marketing career.

Today, she’s got an awesome job as a Sr. Marketing Analyst (that's multiple promotions since her first job). She’s financially independent. She’s published multiple e-books. And she’s only in her early 20s.

There are countless more stories just like Nick’s and Mia’s. Stories of young adults who’ve deliberately chosen to skip college in order to get a head start on their journey.

And that’s why our program, Praxis, exists.

Over the past decade, our team at Praxis has helped nearly a 1,000 young adults discover their career interests, build in-demand skills through project-based learning and one-on-one mentorship, grow their professional networks, navigate their first career job hunts, and develop a roadmap for their futures.

We know what it takes to succeed without college, and we’d like to share this knowledge with you and your family.

That’s why we created 5 Tips for Opting Out of College Successfully: A Short Course in Winning the Early Innings of Your Career Without A Degree.

It’s a 45-minute workshop jam-packed with tips and exercises to help your teen or young adult gain career clarity, learn how to create value, grow his or her network, and achieve career success – even if they don’t go to college.

You can access it for free by following this link.

And here’s what I’m most excited about: Praxis is offering a limited number of scholarships for The Blaze Media subscribers who watch the workshop and then choose to enroll in our program.

Access the workshop here.

-Mitchell 

Praxis CEO