Help your teen build the habits that make school feel manageable, not overwhelming
A science-backed, low-pressure system that helps your teen manage their time, energy and focus, in just 3 short videos. No nagging required.
Grab Built To Thrive TODAY FOR JUST $97You've watched it happen. The schoolbag gets thrown at the end of the day. The joy that used to be there. Gone. You ask how school was and get one word back.
Maybe you've tried the school's pastoral/study skills program. Maybe you've nagged about the study timetable, or backed off entirely because nagging wasn't working either. Maybe you've quietly wondered if your kid is even the "type" who can do well.
Here's what 25 years in education have taught me: it's not a motivation problem. It's not an intelligence problem. It's a system problem, and it's fixable in a way that doesn't involve you nagging, hovering, or hoping.
The fastest path to a teen who thrives
Self-regulation, not more hours, not more willpower, is the fastest path to a teen who thrives at school and still has a life outside it.
It runs on three resources: time, energy, and focus. Think of them like sections of an orchestra. Everything can be fine everywhere else, and if just one section is off, the whole thing sounds wrong.
That's why "just try harder" doesn't work. And it's why Built to Thrive doesn't ask your teen to try harder. It gives them the habits that hold all three together, so trying hard finally pays off.
Why I built this
Dr Bree Hurn
In 2019 I was a third of the way into my PhD, and I was drowning.
The university had invested more than $75,000 in getting me there. My supervisors were also my colleagues. I had an 80,000-word thesis ahead of me, to be examined internationally. And most days I finished feeling like I'd achieved nothing at all.
One night I sat down on the floor after a shower, still wrapped in a towel, and cried until my hair had dried. That was the night I stopped trying to work harder and started reading the research instead.
Not motivation research. The unglamorous stuff: how attention actually works, what genuinely restores energy, why some ways of using time hold up under pressure and others quietly fall apart. I rebuilt the way I worked around what I found, and I finished.
Then I went back to my classroom and saw the same thing sitting in front of me. Bright kids, working hard, using strategies that were costing them time they didn't have. Not a motivation problem. Not an intelligence problem. Nobody had ever shown them how any of it actually works.
That's the gap Built to Thrive fills.
- 25 years in education, and a PhD I very nearly didn't finish
- Two daughters of my own, so every habit in here gets tested at my kitchen table long before it reaches yours
- The research I share each week on The Habit Nerd Podcast, including work from people like Laura Mae Martin, Google's global productivity advisor
I'm not going to ask your teen to want it more. I'm going to give them the things I needed at my lowest, made small enough that starting is easy.
What's Inside
Built to Thrive: 3 short video modules, built on the formula high-performing students actually use.
Time
The habits that stop the week running on last-minute panic, so your teen knows what's coming and feels ahead of it instead of behind. Simple to start, easy to keep.
Short video + worksheets
Energy
What quietly powers (or drains) your teen's ability to study, cope and stay steady, and the small shifts that protect it. Nothing extra to add to the list.
Short video + worksheets
Focus
Why relying on motivation was never going to work, and the tiny environment tweaks that make deep focus feel almost automatic. Start so small it can't fail.
Short video + worksheets
- 3 short video modules (Time, Energy, Focus), watch in one sitting or spread across a week, no pressure either way
- The complete Worksheet Bundle: practical worksheets for each module, all in one place
- Lifetime access: rewatch anytime, no expiry
This is a $397 product, but as an earlybird, you can get it for just $97.
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Try Built to Thrive risk-free. If it's not helping within 30 days, email me and I'll refund you in full, no questions asked.
Objections, Handled
"I don't have time to add one more thing."
Neither does your teen. That's the point. Each module is short, and the whole system is built around 10-minute habits, not hour-long overhauls. Do it lightly.
"$97 feels like a lot for videos."
It's the cost of one tutoring session: a system your teen keeps using for the rest of school, not one topic for one term.
"Doesn't the school's pastoral/study skills program already cover this?"
Of course, and it's a good thing that it exists. But no one knows your son or daughter like you. A general program covers general students. These are the specific habits, for your specific kid, that you can start tonight.
FAQ
Who is this for?
Parents of students in secondary school who want to help their teen build the habits behind time, energy and focus, without becoming the household's full-time nagging department.
How long does it take?
3 short video modules. Most parents and teens get through the whole thing in under an hour, then revisit the worksheets weekly.
Does my teen need to watch it, or do I?
Whichever works best for your family. Many parents watch each short video first, then sit down with their teen for a few minutes to walk through it together, but the videos are short enough that plenty of teens watch them solo too. There's no "right" way, just start so small it can't fail.
When do I get access?
Built to Thrive opens on Sunday 20 September. Everything unlocks together on that day: the three modules, the worksheets, and the bonus material. Buy now and it's waiting for you, no rush and nothing to do in the meantime.
What if it doesn't work for us?
You're covered by my 30-day money-back guarantee. If you don't feel it's helping, email me within 30 days of purchase and I'll refund you in full, no questions asked.
You don't need a kid who's "the type" who does well.
You need three small systems, one each for time, energy and focus, and a way to start so small it can't fail.
Grab Built To Thrive TODAY FOR JUST $97Not ready yet? Watch the free training first.
I ran a free hour on the three things every student runs on: time, energy and focus. If you'd rather see how I teach before you buy anything, start there. It's free, and there's no catch.
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