Confidence in social situations is hard to build when you’re an introvert. How do you feel confident when socializing doesn’t come naturally to you? Here are some tips: 1. Join Toastmasters Public speaking and having conversations are different things. However, a lot of the same skills exist in both. Knowing how to tell stories. Knowing […]
Watch Me Rap in Korean
Oh the things I agree to do… Five months ago, while Vat and I were in Korea, wrapping up the last stop in our year without English, Vat told me he had a different idea for our final video. I was happy with the other three, so I told him he could do whatever he […]
Why You Need Mentors (and Why You Don’t Have Them Yet)
I recently had a chance to sit down with a friend who has been doing incredible things with his career and business. He offered to sit me down, walk through my current operations and help me figure out a strategy to take things to the next level. We ended up talking for a little over […]
How I’m Maintaining the Ability to Speak Six Languages
It’s now been over a month since Vat and I returned from Korea and ended the year without English. Now is the most sensitive time for determining whether I can maintain the ability to speak Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Korean, so I wanted to share my plan. If you learn something quickly you also forget […]
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