Be Proactive and Seek Knowledge

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How a Teenager can start a small business

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Actively seek out and learn from successful individuals within your chosen field or areas of interest. The speaker shares his personal story of riding his bike to a bank at age 10 to meet with a loan agent, asking her about the education and focus needed to become a banker. This proactive approach to research and information gathering provides invaluable insights and connections for future endeavors.

Goal: Gain insights and build connections by learning directly from experienced professionals.

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Bicycle N/A — Means of transportation to meet with mentors (figuratively representing effort and initiative)
Communication Skills N/A — Effectively asking questions, listening, and building rapport with mentors
Knowledgeable Individuals/Mentors N/A — Providing guidance, sharing experiences, and offering advice on career paths and education

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of this and I can guarantee you because you are researching because you are trying right now at this age success will come to you you're not going to be standing on the sidelines watching it Go by waving at it while everybody else picks it up you're going to be the head of that Parade When I was 10 years old I wanted to be a banker yeah me right but it's true and I went into my bank and I met with my local loan agent and I told told her what I wanted to be she never forgot that a 10-year-old kid was willing to sit down meet with her and interview her on what it took to be in her position in fact as I grew up and I started my landscaping company she ended up hiring my company to do a $10,000 soil correction for their new home when they were building it and then they hired me to come back and do all the Landscaping all the grading work and everything else and I've still remember that relationship to this day it's never too early for you to get started on making your own path and blazing your own trail if you're a kid and you're watching this

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