00:00And you probably could do another podcast just about this last question.
00:06What advice would you give to someone that's in high school?
00:10So if I showed this episode or this part of the episode to my kids in class, what would you
00:17be able to tell them?
00:20Thank you. And I'm true to my 18 year old self.
00:24I loved Spanish and I know that there was a forced fit of me going into a preset career.
00:31I would have never been satisfied and been at my best potential and not unfortunately, but my friends could not
00:40really compare notes to what I was doing.
00:43They had their own. They had their own paths, their own destinies.
00:46No one was going to learn a second language and move abroad and start a call center.
00:50So once again, I had to stand tall. I had to not quit.
00:55I had to make sure that I was going to go all the way just to see if I were
01:00capable and I had the potential.
01:02And so my suggestion for somebody at that age is to do the due diligence to maybe do some internships
01:09or volunteer work to not just build your confidence,
01:13but to at least try these sort of industries that you might be into bring a notepad with you.
01:19So you can actually take notes and really ask like you did prior to this podcast.
01:23You were more than prepared. Oh, you get an A plus in my in my book.
01:27And so there's nothing wrong. And you're not saying they're acting like we're adults.
01:31No, they're acting responsibly. They're being mature and you can do that at any age.
01:36And so if somebody comes prepared and and also dedicated practice, just don't do your five hours, one hour a
01:44day in class.
01:45These are the sort of things you should be mastering when you're not in school, when you're not on camera.
01:49I myself did additional Spanish when I wasn't in class, watching movies, reading, having an intercambio so I can talk
01:57over coffee.
01:58And so these are the sort of things that your father did to become a semi-professional athlete like you
02:03have done to be a top teacher because you're preparing your lesson plans.
02:09And I myself as a speaker, a bilingual speaker and the amount of hours all of us have put into
02:16it.
02:17And so my suggestion for your young audience who are the future amazing leaders of this world is to do
02:25your dedicated practice, hold your ground, be true to yourself.
02:30And when you look in the mirror, give yourself five because you should be proud of yourself.
02:34And so those are the sort of advices that I could give to your amazing students.
02:41Well, Richard, I mean, I can't even think of a better place for us to hang our hat.
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