A youth movement, est. for the next generation
Turning Your Aspirations into Tangible Actions.
77% of young people want a clear first step. We help them find it, and take it.
Here's what we offer, all free:
- Launchpad Sessions: free 1:1 calls to turn a goal into one concrete action.
- Workshops: interactive sessions that help you find your first step.
- Anonymous Form: send any struggle anonymously, and we'll help you work through it.
What makes us different: we're youth-led, 100% free, and built around action, not advice.
What people are saying
“The sessions were very insightful, I learned a lot from Jerry. He opened new perspectives on how I approach events in my life.”
“They were interesting fs. I wanted to find my passion and major, and he referred me to the ikigai. Honestly pretty enlightening, I can't lie.”
“His advice and professionalism is something that I feel cannot be found anywhere else online completely for free. It felt very honest and he wasn't afraid to critique if there was room for improvement.”
“I had a problem with wanting to start content creation and left with the first step to explore my niche and find the gaps that were missing, and make content based on that. His advice was specific and made so much sense though.”
“Taking part of Jerry's initiative called the Launchpad Sessions has definitely shifted my perspective into a more nuanced way. It also feels like I made a very good friend.”
“The sessions were very insightful, I learned a lot from Jerry. He opened new perspectives on how I approach events in my life.”
“They were interesting fs. I wanted to find my passion and major, and he referred me to the ikigai. Honestly pretty enlightening, I can't lie.”
“His advice and professionalism is something that I feel cannot be found anywhere else online completely for free. It felt very honest and he wasn't afraid to critique if there was room for improvement.”
“I had a problem with wanting to start content creation and left with the first step to explore my niche and find the gaps that were missing, and make content based on that. His advice was specific and made so much sense though.”
“Taking part of Jerry's initiative called the Launchpad Sessions has definitely shifted my perspective into a more nuanced way. It also feels like I made a very good friend.”
Altay, in person
Our latest workshop.
We ran our first in person workshop in the Altay mountains, in collaboration with CKGSB, who hosted the hiking trip. We provided the platform participants used for daily reflections on their actionable goals across the 45 kilometer route.
By the end of the trip the group had logged 545 reflections, with hundreds of comments between families as they cheered each other on.
reflections logged
hiked together
participants across 11 families
What we've heard
People aren't lazy.
We surveyed over 100 young people across 30+ countries through UN Youth Delegate work, international youth events, and plenty of ordinary hallway conversations. The same answers kept coming back.
Most people already know what they want. They just don't know the right first step.
I'm not lazy. I just don't know where to start. Once someone helps me see the first step, I can actually move.
Jacob, a A2A Youth Advocate
young people surveyed.
said "I'll do it later."
wanted a clear first step.
Photos from interviews, workshops, and conversations
- 01Too Distracted40%
- 02Feel Too Overwhelmed20%
- 03Don't Know Where to Start16.9%
- 04No Motivation15.4%
- 05Fear of Failure7.7%
The data suggests that most people are not afraid to begin. Only 7.7% cited fear of failure. The bigger challenge is knowing where to start.
Manifesto
Why we started this.
A2A is not a productivity brand and we are not trying to sell you a system. We are a group of young people who noticed something in almost every conversation we had. Nearly everyone already has a thing they want to start. A habit. A project. A skill they keep putting off. What stops them is rarely willpower. It is not knowing what the actual next move is.
So that is the work. We help you name the first move, and then we help you keep at it once the excitement wears off. We borrow from psychology and habit research where it is useful, but mostly we listen to what young people tell us is actually getting in the way.
Aspiration. Action. Consistency. Together.
The A2A ecosystem
One movement. Many doors in.
Launchpad Sessions
Completely free 1:1 calls that turn overwhelming goals into one clear first step. Just schedule and you're off.
Open
LUMI Workbook
Light On My Innerverse. Ways to help you build good habits. Mandarin only for now, English coming soon. A side project of A2A.
Open
Workshops
Interactive sessions in schools and partner organizations. Watch out for new workshops in What's New.
Open
Youth Advocacy
Bringing youth voices from 30+ countries into international dialogue.
OpenFlagship · 100% Free
Find YOUR First Step. 100% Free.
The Launchpad Sessions is a completely free personalized session, free from start to finish. No payment, no catch. In just 15 minutes, you'll leave with a personalized first step and a clear plan for how to begin.
All you have to do is schedule a session, and you're off.
No sign up
Meet the team
The people behind A2A.
Five people, most of us still in school, doing this alongside everything else.
Jerry Wang
CEOCEO, co-author of the LUMI Workbook, UN Youth Forum speaker, lead Launchpad Facilitator, social media content creator, website designer, and key decision maker.
Jacob
Social Media Manager & AssistantJacob runs everything A2A posts. He plans the content calendar, writes and films most of the short-form videos, and replies to the people who message us asking where to start. He also keeps the day-to-day moving, from scheduling sessions to chasing down the small things nobody else has time for.
Aden
Content EditorAden reads everything before it goes out. He edits our posts, workshop materials, and site copy so they sound like people instead of a brand, cuts the parts that drag, and checks that any claim we make is one we can actually back up.
Ahmet
Website Developer HelperAhmet works on the site with Jerry. He builds and fixes pages, tests things on phones before we ship them, and handles the small technical problems that would otherwise sit broken for weeks. If a link works, he probably checked it.
Aasya
Key ContributorAasya helps decide what A2A takes on next. She works on outreach and partnerships, gathers feedback from people who have been through a session, and brings that back so the workshops and sessions keep improving instead of staying the same.