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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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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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How much do you know about the most populated country in Europe? Come join me as I reminiscent about my favorite memories growing up in Germany while learning some fun facts about this historic and cultural country.
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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 earning, saving, spending, growing and donating money.
Please make sure to look out for Part 2 of this interview for additional finance and money related discussion.
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Have you heard about the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey? It has 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 first 3 principles and stories using “The 7 Habits of Happy Kids”. In another podcast episode, we will complete the discussion on the remaining 4 principles and stories.
Here’s a link to Amazon for your convenience in case you are interested in purchasing either this book or the teenage version.
“The 7 Habits of Happy Kids” https://amzn.to/3sc91HG
“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” https://amzn.to/2M5r5ns
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Do you know the red flags to look for depression and anxiety? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Amy Lau, a pediatrician at Hoag Hospital in California, about the rise in mental health issues for children and teens, and how we can implement new habits as a family to improve our communication.
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Besides being a straight “A” student in school, what else should our youth strive to learn to become a successful professional in the future? In this episode, we discuss with Mae Ross, owner and founder of 321 Acting Studios, how acting classes can develop and improve your soft skills, which are essential throughout our lives and interactions with others.
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