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Hello friends , welcome

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to your Motivational Gen Z

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and Millennial Expert Podcast

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. I am your host , my

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name is Dr Jason Wiggins and

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thank you very much for being

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here . Well , let's get our heads

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right and get started . Today

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listenership and I appreciate you very

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that you have to say and any words

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of wisdom . So thank you again very

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much . Today , we're going

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to talk about a cool topic

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that I think goes unnoticed

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sometimes , but it makes such

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an impact within our

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personal and professional lives

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. It's about mentorship . Mentorship

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is a give and take

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. We can either be mentors or

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we can be mentees , or we

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can be both , depending

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on who we are and who are mentoring

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and who are being menteed by . So

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the key fact is what

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is mentoring ? Mentoring

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is the ability to

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provide feedback and

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organize thoughts about

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how it's best to do something

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to others , where you may

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have had experiences , you've

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experienced hardship , you've had great

1:42

things that have happened to you , and you can share

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these words of wisdom to

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others that either they haven't

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experienced it yet , or they're

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going through a rough time in their life and

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really need somebody to provide

1:56

that extra push

1:59

, that extra motivation

2:01

, and that's where not only

2:03

are you helping them but you

2:05

can feel good about making a

2:07

positive impact . So that

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is why mentorship is so important

2:12

. But just like being a mentor

2:14

, being a mentee

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is just

2:19

as important , because we

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can all benefit from

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others' experience , and

2:28

that's like leadership that's

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in our jobs , that's in our friendship . Believe

2:33

it or not , everybody has

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the ability to make a studious

2:38

listener , and

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that means being a studious

2:56

listener when

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you're being mentored is not

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necessarily believing everything

3:04

that is said . Sometimes

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, taking it with a grain of salt

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is the best course

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of action . Now

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, if the individual is trusted at the highest , most authority and you feel 100%

3:17

confident , then you

3:20

can go ahead and take their feedback as

3:22

law and utilize it . But

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what's important , if you're

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not 100% sure , know

3:29

, peel the onion back when you're

3:31

receiving that mentorship

3:34

and think about is this

3:36

the right thing to do ? Is this

3:38

prevalent to me ? My

3:40

life Is it work

3:42

, professional or personal

3:45

? And yet then you take that

3:47

feedback and go okay , this is

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how I can utilize it to

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help impact my

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life in a positive way

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, as we're talking about mentorships

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and mentees , I was a mentee

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back when I was in high school

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. I was a young athlete , I was playing

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football and our

4:08

coach he had mentioned

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you know , maybe I

4:12

might have missed verbatim of

4:14

exactly what he said , but he

4:16

basically mentioned if you want to get bigger

4:18

, stronger , eat

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raw eggs and drink vegetable

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oil You're laughing Vegetable

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oil that'll clog your arteries . Well

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, at 17 , 18 years

4:31

old , I didn't know any difference

4:33

. So I started doing

4:36

the raw eggs , but I also

4:39

added drinking straight

4:41

Western oil out

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of a bottle . And for anybody

4:45

that's ever done that , well , you probably

4:47

haven't done that . Because I

4:49

was listening to something that I thought was

4:51

true , but I didn't peel

4:54

the onion back to really

4:56

determine myself is is

4:58

this healthy for me ? So

5:00

drinking western

5:02

oil was not healthy . It

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can really make an impact on your

5:07

health and it was not

5:09

a smart move . Why ? Because I know

5:11

that the football coach had

5:13

a good reason why he was

5:16

mentioning it and I just probably

5:18

took him wrong at what he

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said , and that is why , with

5:23

the thoughts he had were good . But I

5:25

have to peel the onion back sometimes to

5:27

realize that , ok , not

5:30

everything that everybody

5:32

tells you is true , and

5:35

some of it may be great feedback , but

5:39

at the same time , it's very important to realize

5:41

okay , this

5:44

is something that may not

5:46

seem quite right . That's where

5:48

you question it . And that

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goes the same thing for financial

5:53

aspect and all the

5:55

different aspects of life . For

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example , let's talk

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about a figure right now internationally

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Shohei Itani . He

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had a translator that was also

6:07

his best friend , providing him advice

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, and he

6:12

was actually taking money from

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his account . His name was

6:16

Ipay and he was stealing

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money from Shohei Itani , a famous

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baseball player , stealing from

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his account and paying off

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gambling debts . And

6:28

, at the same time , shohei

6:30

Itani may seem a little

6:32

bit naive because he didn't check his checking

6:34

account , his statements

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and , sure enough , at

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the end there was about $16 million

6:41

that was ciphered

6:43

out of Shohei Itani's bank

6:46

account . Now , any normal individual

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we cannot relate to $16

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million being taken out of our account but

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if you're making $40 million a year on endorsements

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and you have handlers

6:58

that may have

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a real impact on what you're

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doing , they tell you things and you believe

7:05

them at verbatim , then

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that naivety could be something

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that is a real issue

7:11

. Then that naivety could be

7:14

something that is a real issue , while Shohei Natani is a victim of a theft

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, but he is also

7:19

. He's also

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, you know , he was naive

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to the fact , so therefore he

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needs to take full responsibility

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for understanding . These are my finances

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, this is what I'm in control of , and

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something like this should not ever happen

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again . Therefore

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, the moral of the story is

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no matter who

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is impacting your life , as

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a mentor and as a

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mentee , we need to take that

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information and

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decide and decipher

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what is real , what

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is not , and take that and use

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it for the better good of

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wherever we're going to utilize

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that information , and

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that is why mentorship

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is so important . Think about

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young boys , young girls that

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are having a rough life

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and so they have mentorships

8:16

from a Big Brothers or Big Sisters

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type of program , and

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you would expect that those individuals

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would have an impact

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that was nothing but a

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good impact , but

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not everybody has the best intentions

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when they are mentoring

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, and that is why , just

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because it seems like people

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are doing a good deed , it

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doesn't always reflect

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on the end result , and

8:47

so , therefore , think about somebody in your

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life that you would consider

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a mentor , is it financially

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, professionally , personally

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, a friend , a family member , whoever it may be the family member

9:00

, whoever it may be . Think about

9:03

the impact that

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they have had on your life . Would

9:16

you consider the impact good ? Generally , most of us that have trusted people

9:18

in our life are going to say , yes , this person has

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made a great impact and

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I feel very , very good about

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what they tell me Great . We

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can only all be so

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lucky to have key

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individuals in our life that , ultimately

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, they want what's best for us

9:36

. As Gen Z and

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millennials , we have to

9:41

realize that there is so much

9:43

information out there that is

9:45

available in order to curtail

9:49

our thoughts , to sideline

9:51

our ideas , in order

9:53

to bring us the result

9:56

that we want . And that's why

9:58

, as we take that advice

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and a grain of salt and

10:03

realize that the impact can

10:06

be sometimes immeasurable or

10:09

measurable , but the reality

10:11

of it is is , if

10:13

we focus on

10:15

the end result , the

10:18

end result of where we want to go , we

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don't have to rely on

10:23

somebody's 100%

10:26

assurance that things are going

10:28

to be right . It's where we have to

10:30

take a leap of faith from

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our own knowledge , our own

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expertise and information

10:38

that has been

10:40

filtered from our

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mentors , in order to

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provide that roadmap

10:47

for our future

10:49

success in our

10:51

professional and personal life

10:54

. Think of sports in general

10:56

. Think of all the influence

10:58

out there . There's a recent

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basketball player . If you follow the National

11:03

Basketball Association , he

11:05

might receive a lifetime ban

11:08

from basketball , where he

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makes millions of dollars as

11:13

a bench player that comes

11:16

off the bench and helps his team win

11:19

games . He placed

11:22

prop bets on the

11:25

team that he plays for and

11:27

now he is at risk of

11:29

being permanently banned

11:32

because of outside influences

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. I can only guess

11:36

, without being in the same

11:38

room and knowledgeable , that he's had

11:40

poor influences on

11:43

his life . I don't know if he had family

11:46

friends . What he was trying

11:48

to help out . Whatever the case is , he

11:51

bet on a game

11:53

or games where he

11:55

was involved in the final

11:57

outcome and , as everybody knows

12:00

, you cannot have an impact

12:02

on the spedding world

12:04

when you're playing in the same

12:07

game . Why ? Because

12:09

it's cheating , it's taking the integrity

12:12

out of the game , and that's

12:14

the thing in life in general for

12:16

people that provide bad influence . Think about

12:18

Martha Stewart's in the financial

12:20

scandal for stocks

12:23

and insider trading . The

12:25

information , again , greed

12:28

, outside information

12:30

can play such a

12:32

pivotal role in

12:34

the outcome of what we

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do , and that is why

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, again , I

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think it's important to surround ourselves

12:45

with good people who

12:47

have our best interest at

12:49

heart , that realize

12:51

that we

12:53

have the ability to succeed with

12:56

the right mentorship

12:58

. Gen Z and millennials are

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the most intelligent generations

13:04

of all the time . Why ? Because

13:06

we have more information at

13:08

the hands of the fingertips knowing

13:10

what's right , knowing what's wrong , having

13:12

that instant gratification , that instant

13:14

information . But that

13:17

instant information can

13:19

also be a detriment . Think

13:22

of all the eyes on everything

13:24

that we do in our life . We have

13:26

videos , we have cameras , we

13:28

have everything that can see all

13:31

our moves , no matter where we

13:33

are . And that is scary

13:36

, folks . I can think of when I

13:38

was younger and I did things

13:40

that I shouldn't have done . Did

13:42

I get caught ? No , but if we

13:45

were in today's society , I

13:48

would have not only been caught , but

13:51

I would have had a significant

13:54

impact on my life due

13:56

to poor decisions . Knowing

13:59

you can be caught via

14:01

camera , via all the

14:03

different ways to view

14:05

on the things that we do on a daily basis

14:07

, it's easy to get caught

14:10

. That's why we have to be

14:12

so much more

14:14

aware of our surroundings

14:17

. Our surroundings can

14:19

dictate our future

14:21

growth . If we make one bad

14:24

mistake , we say one wrong

14:26

thing on social media , we

14:28

do something that is questionable . Not

14:31

only will it haunt us for a short term

14:33

, it will haunt us for

14:36

a lifetime , and

14:38

that's why , as those

14:40

who were born beyond

14:43

1980

14:46

, as

14:51

those who were born beyond 1980 , you've been either

14:53

in the digital tech world all your life , you've grown up in it , or you've

14:55

adopted it . I mean , the reality is is it's difficult to

14:58

grow up in a society

15:00

where every single

15:02

step you take is

15:05

being watched . Now , does

15:07

that seem a little bit paranoid

15:09

? It's

15:12

not meant to be . It's meant

15:14

to protect . It's

15:16

meant to watch what you

15:18

do , because if you

15:20

don't watch what you do , these

15:22

things can take a forever

15:25

lasting impact on what you do . That's

15:27

why it's best , as mentors

15:30

and mentees , to do the right

15:32

thing , sometimes the hardest

15:34

thing to do . Out there is

15:36

the right thing . But

15:39

when you do the right thing and you

15:41

do it to the best of your ability and

15:43

you're straightforward with the information

15:45

and you say , okay , if you

15:47

go this route , this is what's going

15:49

to happen , if you decide to go this route

15:51

, then this consequence or

15:54

action could happen , and

15:56

that is why it's always best to know all

15:58

your information . Know what

16:00

deck of cards you're playing with . Have

16:02

you ever heard that term , know what

16:05

deck of cards you're playing with , because

16:07

when you're dealt cards , that's

16:10

what you have . When you're dealt

16:12

instances in life , that's what you

16:14

have . We can make

16:17

or break our

16:19

lives by the actions , actionables

16:23

, expectations

16:25

or guidance

16:27

that we have . We

16:29

can make an impact that

16:32

will be forever lasting on

16:34

our legacy as

16:36

fathers , sons

16:39

, co-workers

16:41

, professional , and that

16:43

is why it's so important . Sometimes the

16:46

hardest thing to do

16:48

in life is the

16:51

thing that we need to do because it's right

16:53

, because it's the right

16:55

thing to do Live your life

16:58

like it's

17:00

the right way to do it . Why

17:02

? Because if you grow up trying

17:05

to take shortcuts

17:07

, or professionally you take shortcuts

17:10

, or personally you

17:12

take shortcuts these are

17:14

not shortcuts . Why ? Because

17:17

for every single shortcut

17:19

that we encounter , it's

17:22

just another way

17:25

to do something wrong . Sidetrack

17:28

the right way . Then

17:30

you are going to be on

17:32

the right track , personally

17:34

and professionally

17:36

. I always like to say

17:38

we have one life

17:40

to live . By cheating

17:43

, by taking shortcuts , by

17:45

not doing the right thing , by

17:48

not being the right mentor , by

17:50

not listening to the things that

17:52

we need to do in life to make the right decisions

17:54

, those are

17:57

the things , those

17:59

are the resources that

18:02

we need to pay attention

18:04

to . We need to pay attention

18:06

to the right , relevant

18:08

information that will

18:10

impact your

18:12

life , impact your

18:15

success , impact

18:17

what resources

18:20

that you utilize to

18:22

perform at the highest

18:24

level within your life

18:26

. Living your life

18:29

, living my life . The

18:31

only one way we can

18:33

do it it's doing things the right way

18:35

, making those hard decisions

18:37

, providing that great feedback

18:40

to others to help them succeed

18:42

in their life , to help push

18:44

them to the next level . At the end , all

18:47

we have is

18:50

our mental makeup and

18:53

our legacy . Body

18:55

functions will go , health

18:57

will go , people will

18:59

pass away . All

19:02

those things will happen in a lifetime and

19:04

one day , as morbid

19:06

as it sounds , we won't wake

19:08

up one day . That's

19:11

why you have to cherish

19:13

every single

19:15

day of your life and

19:17

live it to the best of your

19:19

ability . Hold your loved ones

19:22

close to you , you know

19:24

, make sure that you don't fight with others

19:26

and don't hold grudges

19:28

. Think about living

19:30

your life and how would you live it on your last

19:33

day . And that is

19:35

how you become a great

19:37

mentor , a

19:39

great mentee by listening

19:41

to others , sharing experiences

19:44

, collaborating , making

19:46

others better around you . For

19:49

example , if you work within an organization

19:52

, the number one goal that I

19:54

like to share is do

19:57

what makes your boss look good . If

20:00

you make your boss look good , he

20:02

knows that you have his priorities

20:04

at your

20:07

best task ability

20:09

, meaning you will do what

20:11

it takes to ensure that

20:14

the tasks that

20:16

are successful are

20:18

regarding making his job

20:21

, making him look good overall

20:24

, and that is the goal of my

20:26

job in every day . Well , people say

20:28

wait a minute . Isn't the goal to

20:30

ensure profitability , increase

20:33

top line growth , reduce expenses

20:35

, build teams ? Of

20:37

course , but you're

20:40

doing all that when

20:43

you put the first goal at hand , and

20:45

that is making your boss look

20:48

good , and that boss

20:50

one day could be your mentor . He

20:52

could be the one that takes you

20:54

from your current position and

20:57

promotes you . It could be with that company

20:59

. He could move to a different company . You could get promoted

21:01

there as well . Who knows company

21:04

? You can move to a different company . You can get promoted there as well

21:06

. Who knows ? So

21:10

many great things can happen when you have the right mentorship , when you listen

21:12

to it , when you take that feedback and you utilize the aspects

21:14

that are important and that you deem

21:17

necessary for improvement , and

21:19

then you take that information and

21:21

you pass it along . And then

21:23

you take that information and you pass it along . You help others

21:25

and that's how we become better

21:28

individuals in life . As

21:31

we like to mention in each episode , this

21:33

is a motivating episode

21:36

and aspect of everything we do

21:38

. As Gen Z and millennials , you

21:41

have the power to create

21:44

success by taking

21:46

that information from your mentor

21:48

and elevating yourself

21:51

, elevating your message , elevating

21:54

your job duties . Find

21:59

ways to help your organization succeed . By doing that , you will

22:02

make your boss look good , you

22:04

will look good and it will help you

22:06

create an identity and

22:08

a path towards future

22:11

success within either your

22:13

current organization or another one

22:15

, because , remember , either way

22:17

, you are learning and

22:20

utilizing resources

22:22

that are going to be impactful

22:25

for you moving forward

22:27

. The things you learn today are

22:30

the same resources

22:32

you're going to use tomorrow in

22:34

a new role , in

22:44

a promotional

22:46

role , and collaborating

22:49

those messages and taking

22:51

those to others and providing valuable

22:54

feedback that

22:56

is helpful , that has

22:59

the person's interest , their

23:01

best interest at heart , has

23:06

the person's interest , their best interest at heart , and then you will reap

23:08

the rewards by one day knowing that you helped move somebody's message

23:11

and or their overall

23:13

experiences to other

23:16

next levels . I've

23:18

had great mentors . I've had

23:20

ones as I mentioned . They were great

23:22

, but you have to peel the onion back to

23:25

get the right message . As

23:28

always , I want to thank my listeners

23:30

. You're amazing . I appreciate you

23:32

. So , again , this

23:34

is a weekly podcast . Sometimes

23:37

we are not able to always be on

23:39

cue within our week , due

23:42

to life , due to

23:44

work , but this

23:46

is my passion , this is my hobby

23:48

, this is what I love to do , so when

23:50

I have the chance to provide a

23:52

meaningful message that can be impactful

23:55

, that can help you progress

23:57

, because this podcast is

23:59

about motivating and

24:01

helping Gen Z and Millennials

24:04

within the workplace

24:06

and personally . So

24:09

, thank you , take

24:11

care and we'll see you next

24:13

time . Bye-bye .