The document discusses statistics around a typical woman's life in the United States, including average age of undergraduate graduation, median age of first marriage, and current life expectancy. It notes that traditionally, women spend the first 22 years of their life focused on their parents and education, then 67% of their remaining life focused on their partner and children. This leaves only around 5% of a woman's life focused solely on her own needs and goals. The document questions whether this allocation of a woman's one life is sufficient, and encourages women to carve out more substantial time, such as 10-15% or more, to truly experience life for themselves.

1. Welcome To
Your Life
0 22 26.5 50 80.1 100
Avg.
Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage
for US Women
Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born for Women

2. Welcome To
Your Life
What Does All This Mean?
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Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage
for US Women
Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born. for Women

3. Welcome To
Your Life
If You (Women) Follow
the Current Statistics…
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Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage
for US Women
Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born. for Women

4. Welcome To
Your Life
The first 22 years , or 27% , of your life belongs to your parents and then college.
When you’re younger, you live where they tell you, they dress you, feed you, etc. In college, you still report to them, you follow
their rules (mostly), they probably still pay for your insurance and college expenses, etc.
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Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage
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Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born. for Women

5. Welcome To
Your Life
Once married, 67% of your life belongs to your partner and children.
From now on, EVERY decision you make on where to live, career, vacations, money, life, church, expenses, savings, etc. HAS TO
TAKE YOUR FAMILY INTO CONSIDERATION.
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Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage
for US Women
Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born. for Women

6. Welcome To
Your Life
So where is the time for you? When do you get to spread your wings, try new things
and really be you? When do you get to live how you want to live and play how you
want to play? Where is the time for you to really live for YOU with no negotiations,
compromises or considerations??
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Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage
for US Women
Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born. for Women

7. Welcome To
Your Life
Here it is… Doesn’t something seem wrong with this picture?
This is your ONE life, and you’re only going to spend ~ 5% of it on YOU?
This is the time to jump on a plane and move to new cities, to try starting a business
because no one is depending on you…and to take the time to live, be and find YOU.
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Avg.
Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage
for US Women
Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born. for Women

8. Welcome To
Your Life
Hmmmm………….
Parents Me Time Married
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Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage
for US Women
Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born. for Women

9. Welcome To
Your Life
5% is NOT Enough!
Parents Me Time Married
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Avg.
Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage for
US Women
Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born. for Women

10. Welcome To
Your Life
Why not make it 10%....15%....or More??!!!!
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Undergrad
Graduation
Age
Median Age at
First Marriage
for US Women
Current Life
Here, you Expectancy
are born. for Women

11. “We were given life not with the goal of weddings and
procreation, but with the goal to accomplish our dreams, see the
world, have adventures, and to embrace all the wonders our one life
has to offer.” ~ Brenna Smith
AND
“I believe women should provide themselves with the time to explore their own strengths,
possibilities, feelings, motivations, wants, and needs. Women should have the freedom to
choose to marry, and they should do so from a powerful, informed, and free place void of any
pressure from society and family.” ~ Brenna Smith