Navigating life can be tough sometimes, especially as a teen. Bestselling author and former NFL player Trent Shelton has been through some hard times as well, and he shares his own story of finding himself and a better path forward, providing straight-up truths and uplifting advice to help you through the issues you face at school, at home, or within yourself. Who do you have in your life who's not afraid to tell you the honest-to-God truth? Who do you have who's a real source of wisdom when life gets real? With his trademark combination of raw honesty and practical next steps, motivational speaker Trent Shelton shares the missteps he made growing up and the hard-won lessons he learned in short, easy-to read chapters and thought-provoking questions. Throughout, he provides honest advice to help you find a way through some of the most confusing topics in your own life, including: relationships friendships fear and depression and your past trauma And while you might not make it out of the storms of life completely unscathed, the wisdom and lessons in this book can help you can make it out stronger, and discover the best you waiting inside. Straight Up is perfect for: teens and young adults 13 and up anyone looking for inspiration during hard times small group use

Hard-won wisdom, practical strategies, personal stories, and deep inspiration to help you reframe your life as a force for good

Your perspective on life can be your power or your prison. It can serve your anxiety, your stress, and your depression, or it can support your peace, your courage, and your growth.

Trent Shelton, one of the most groundbreaking and dynamic teachers of our time, wants to help you chart your path to a new perspective. Protect Your Peace offers tools to reshape your mindset and redefine the meaning you find in your life―tools that he knows can work for you, because he has used them himself to transform his own life.

In these pages, Trent outlines nine essential principles to help you:

· Protect your energy from the things that drain it
· Protect your mind from the things that distract you
· Protect your soul from the things that don’t fulfill you

You'll learn simple strategies for setting clear boundaries, disconnecting from negativity, honing your vision and your focus, and bringing your life into alignment with your true power and purpose―with Trent as your straight-talking, profoundly inspiring guide who's with you every step of the way.

Trent lets you know in no uncertain terms that there is a war on―a war for your worth. The toughest battle in it is the one you’re fighting within yourself. And Protect Your Peace gives you a road map to victory.

Trent Shelton has been called one of the most groundbreaking motivational speakers of our time—and he wants to help you reframe your life as a force for good. Your perspective on life can be your power or your prison. It can serve your anxiety, your stress, and your depression, or it can support your peace, your courage, and your growth. Trent Shelton wants to help you chart your path to a new perspective. His new book offers tools to reshape your mindset and redefine the meaning you find in your life—tools that he knows can work for you, because he has used them himself to transform his own life. You’ll find simple strategies for reconnecting with your inner strength, including appreciation, affection, accomplishment, and activity—each one a powerful source of energy you can use to define your life as a positive force. There is a war on, Trent explains—a war for your worth. The toughest battle in it is the one you’re fighting within yourself. And Protect Your Peace gives you a road map to victory.