The one thing school never teaches you

School gives you practical skills — knowledge across different subjects. It teaches you how to set up and solve problems. But it doesn't teach you how it all fits into real life. That's why you've probably zoned out at some point, wondering: why does this matter to me? How is this actually relevant to my life, to what I want to do?

Here's the answer: you're missing the metadata. The tools and skills that make your knowledge practical in real life.

These books and courses help you put your school knowledge into perspective. They give you the "aha" moment — where you realise how it all actually fits together.

It starts with you

Money

A tool for moving value around.

Self-leadership

Keep moving after setbacks.

Careers

Work that means something to you.

Investing

Make what you've built work for you.

About Fredrik

Father of three, BJJ competitor, coach, and writer, based in Portugal. Twenty-five years in investment banking before becoming an NLP coach. I watched capable people struggle for years simply because nobody taught them this stuff early. I built this so you don't have to learn it the hard way.

I wrote these books because I want my own kids to actually understand this stuff. I'll be honest — I write in a dad tone. Putting it on paper forced me to slow down, to think about the words and the phrasing in a way that's actually relatable to teenagers, not just a dad talking at them. I hope you find it useful too.

Ready to see how it works?

Explore the courses and see how Starts With You can help you move forward in the right direction for you.