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A practical life-planning guide for teens

Help Your Teen Discover Who They Are… Then Build a Life That’s True to Them.

Most books give teenagers advice. This one helps them build their own personalized plan—based on their strengths, interests, goals, and the life they want to live.

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Thousands of copies sold • A #1 New Release in its category

So What Comes Next? by Michael A. Deffina
47 pages
Teen-friendly
& practical

The question every teen faces

“So… what comes next?”

For many teens, the future feels like a series of big decisions they’re somehow expected to make before they truly know themselves.

College or work? Which career? What kind of life? Parents want to help—but don’t always have a clear way to begin the conversation.

This book gives them a starting point and a way forward.

A different kind of guide

Advice tells them what to do.
A plan helps them decide for themselves.

Most teen life books

One-size-fits-all advice

  • Long and easy to put down
  • Written from the adult’s viewpoint
  • Ideas without a personal system
VS

So What Comes Next?

A plan designed by your teen

  • Concise enough to finish
  • Starts with who they are
  • Ends with their own working life plan

Inside the guide

Six practical steps from “Who am I?”
to “Here’s my plan.”

Each section builds naturally on the one before it—without overwhelming your teen.

01

Self-Awareness

Strengths, personality, interests, and the kind of life that feels right.

02

Goals & Action Plans

Turn what matters into clear goals and practical next steps.

03

Relationships

Build healthy, lasting connections with family, friends, and others.

04

Organization

Use priorities, time blocking, calendars, routines, and regular reviews.

05

Success Behaviors

Practice the everyday traits that help good intentions become results.

06

Life Plan Workbook

Bring it all together in a personal plan, calendar, and budget.

MY LIFE PLANBUILT BY ME.
GOAL



ACTION STEPS

More than a book

They don’t just read it.
They build something.

The included workbook turns reflection into a personal road map—one they can update as they grow and their circumstances change.

  • A concise, teen-friendly 47-page guide
  • A fill-in-the-blanks Life Planner Tool
  • Career direction grounded in who they are
  • Goals, action steps, calendaring, and budgeting
“
I wish someone had given me this book when I was a teenager.

— The response Michael hears again and again from adult readers

Michael A. Deffina, author of So What Comes Next?

A steady voice, not a lecture

Meet Michael A. Deffina

Why I Wrote This Book

Like many parents, I’ve watched teenagers feel pressured to make big life decisions before they truly understand themselves or the options available to them.

I didn’t follow a perfectly planned path myself—but over time, I learned that clarity comes from understanding your strengths, interests, and real-world opportunities.

I wrote this book to give teens and parents a practical way to think about what comes next—without pressure, labels, or one-size-fits-all answers.

The goal isn’t to tell teens who to become, but to help them ask better questions and make more informed choices based on who they are as they move forward.

— Michael A. Deffina

A thoughtful gift for the future

Help your teen build their future
on who they are.

Give them a practical way to move forward with confidence, clarity, and a plan of their own.

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