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This educational and thought provoking podcast explores soft skills, life lessons and general knowledge for teens and young adults that they can listen to by themselves or together with their parents. We, a mother occasionally accompanied by her two children, will explore a variety of topics (view list below) that are generally not covered through their education in school alone.
Personal Development
Foreign Languages
Career Preparations
Finance
Diversity
General Knowledge
Health and Wellness
Travel
Many Others
Our goals are to give you conversation starters for the family, bring your attention to skills to create an extraordinary life while having the time of your life growing to the next level. You are the superhero in charge of reaching your fullest potential, while this podcast takes the role of your mentor. Come join us every Monday and Friday as we all learn and grow together!
Be sure to follow us on Instagram @1st_mentor_street.
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Are you about to start a new job? Or have you ever wondered what it takes to be successful in a Corporate environment? Come join us in this episode as we discuss the first few days and months at work, note taking, mentorship and corporate politics with Hayashida in part 2 of our interview. We’ll be sharing our experience from working at The Walt Disney Company and other organizations. Make sure to listen to part 1 from a week prior.
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Have you been thinking about eating healthier for a while already, but don’t know where to start? In this episode, I share our favorite healthy eating habits that we incorporate into our daily lives learned from the book “How Not to Die” by Michael Greger and other sources.
Here are links to the sources I mentioned in this podcast episode:
- “How Not to Die” by Michael Greger on Amazon – https://amzn.to/3uf1rgJ
- www.nutritionfacts.org
- Barukas Nuts by Darien Olien – Use this referral link to get 15% off your first order https://www.talkable.com/x/sPNf1W
- Your Super Golden Mellow – Use this referral link for 10% off each order over $50 http://rwrd.io/fprmbm5?c
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Are you about to start a new job? Or have you ever wondered what it takes to be successful in a corporate environment? Come join us in this episode as we discuss learning the corporate culture, meet and greets, and networking with Drew Hayashida in part 1 of our interview. We’ll be sharing our experience working at the Walt Disney Company and other organizations. Make sure to listen to part 2 a week from now.
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How much geography have you learned in school only to forget it later? In this general knowledge episode, we go over continents, and some of the largest countries based on population and their capitals. Come join us to see how much you remember!
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Do you know anyone who is a Boy Scout? Have you ever wondered what this is all about?
In this episode, I speak with Pat Choi, a very involved parent volunteer, about the benefits of being a Boy Scout. As it turns out, this organization teaches a lot of the same softs skills and life skills that 1st Mentor Podcast is promoting to our listeners.
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Have you ever read a book or watched a TV show where one of the characters truly inspired you?
As we grow up, we are bound to encounter a person or more, who leave a lasting impression on us. To wrap up Women History Month, I discuss 5 examples of well-known women with very different backgrounds to share how they inspired me or influenced my life. Who is this person for you?
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Have you learned a foreign language and struggle to speak it? Or have you ever thought about living abroad for a certain period of time?
In this episode, I’m speaking with Angela Efros about her experience living in China for seven years and learning how to sing and speak Mandarin fluently. She’s also sharing the challenges and the benefits those adventures brought her.
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How much does your family mean to you? They are probably the most important people in our lives.
In this episode, we reminiscent about the time we spent, and activities we tried together as a family. Hope this will give you some ideas on how you can create memories to cherish for a lifetime.
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How important is it to learn how to manage your money? Personal finance and money management is one of the key topics adults wished they had learned in their younger years.
In this episode, I am speaking with Vicky Rangsuebsin, CPA, CFP about her views on long-term savings, specifically college savings, savings for a house down payment, retirement savings as well as assets and liabilities. Please make sure to listen to episode 04 about her views on the different money buckets.
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Have you heard of the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey? It’s been a bestseller for many years now due to its teachings of 7 timeless principles. His son, Sean Covey, has written two similar books teaching the same 7 principles to younger audiences. In this episode, we will discuss the last four principles and stories using ”The 7 Habits of Happy Kids“ . In episode 03, we started the discussion on the first three principles and stories.
Here’s a link to Amazon for your convenience in case you are interested in purchasing this book or the teenager version.
“7 Habits of Happy Kids” https://amzn.to/3sc91HG
“7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” https://amzn.to/2M5r5ns
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