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The Problem Young Adults Are Facing

Young adults today are searching for how to live well—but they're stuck.

They watch videos and listen to podcasts, but nothing adds up. They ask ChatGPT and follow influencers, but the advice is scattered. There's no clear path. No structure. No one showing them what comes first, what comes next, or if they're even heading in the right direction.

Here's what's making it worse:

Harmful content is everywhere—loud, accessible, and shaping young minds every single day. It's creating a generation of confusion, apathy, and division.

Meanwhile, profound wisdom from philosophers, experts, and great books exists—but it remains theoretical, academic, and almost impossible for the average young adult to access or apply to real everyday life.

The result?

Hundreds of thousands of young adults are trying to figure out life alone. No community. No guidance. No bridge connecting them to the good wisdom they desperately need.

They're stuck in patterns they can't break. Relationships stay shallow. Potential slips away. Lives feel directionless.

They need a bridge.

Something that connects them to good wisdom—but makes it organized, practical, and accessible for real everyday life with a community of real people walking the journey together.

That's what The Formation Academy seeks to be.

How We'll Build This

We're building The Formation Academy the right way—with the resources needed to serve young adults well.

Here's how we'll use the funds:

35% - Expert Content Partners
Partnering with content experts and thought leaders to create courses and provide training in their areas of expertise.

25% - Platform & Technology
Building the membership platform, custom website, mobile app, and community tools that deliver everything seamlessly.

20% - Content Production
Equipment, video editing, graphic design, and creating high-quality content before and after launch.

12% - Marketing & Launch
Reaching the young adults who need this most and building the initial community.

8% - Legal, Business & Operations
LLC formation, insurance, contracts, accounting, and ensuring everything is done properly.

Our Launch Goal: Building the Foundation

We're raising $150,000 to build the infrastructure that will serve hundreds of thousands of young adults.

This isn't just about launching a website. It's about building a complete training system—one that can scale to reach everyone who needs it.

What this creates:

• A platform where young adults can access structured courses, weekly live teaching, monthly Q&A calls, and a thriving online community—all organized and easy to follow.
• Virtual training and coaching that meets people where they are, combined with future in-person retreats where transformation goes even deeper.
• The foundation for something that starts with hundreds, grows to thousands, and eventually serves hundreds of thousands of young adults learning how to live well—together.

This launch builds what will last.

The infrastructure. The content. The community. The systems that make real formation possible at scale.

Your support doesn't just help us start—it builds what will serve this generation and the next.

What Your Support Creates

Imagine a generation that's different.

Young adults who aren't drowning in confusion—they're clear about who they are and where they're going.

People who aren't stuck in destructive patterns—they're free, healthy, and full of life.

Young men and women who aren't isolated and alone—they're walking in real community with others on the same journey.

A generation that's strong, wise, and deeply good.

People who can think clearly in a world full of noise. Who can love well in a culture of brokenness. Who can stand firm when everything around them is shifting.

This is what becomes possible when young adults get real formation—not scattered content, not quick fixes, but complete, structured training in how to live well with others on the same journey.

And when they're thriving? They don't just change their own lives. They become lights in their families, their workplaces, their communities. They become the kind of people who make the world better just by being in it.

That's what you're building with your support.

Not just an online course. Not just another membership. You're building a bridge to a renewed generation—people who will shape the future in ways we can't even imagine yet.

This has been burning in my heart for more than ten years. And with your support, it's finally coming alive.

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