Josh TrentIdentity Transformation Architect and award winning Host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast—a decade-strong show with over 750 episodes and 15M downloads.

Why "At Risk" Youth NEED Mentorship #danmartell #mentorship ##wellnessandwisdom #successmindset

15 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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This YouTube video features Dan Martell speaking about his mentorship work with at-risk youth. In this excerpt he shares a personal anecdote: inviting a troubled youth to sit in an expensive car, demonstrating trust and dignity, and privately encouraging them to stay sober for a year. The clip emphasizes showing humanity, offering tangible experiences, and direct verbal encouragement as tools to inspire vulnerable young people.

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I do a lot of work with at risk youth. It's one of my favorite things. These are like, the kids that got kicked out of school, foster care. The ones that I like, I pick. I can tell. I'm like, oh, that one. That one. I'm like, hey, man, you want to see something cool? They go, yeah. I said, come here. And I open the car and I let them sit in it, and they're sitting in a, you know, $600,000 car, and I said, hey, man, put your foot on the brake, hit that red circle, start the car. And I turn them, stop. And I just whisper in their ear, I was no different than you. We got this. I got you. We got this. Get out. Stay sober for a year. People need to see other people's humanity and share themselves with them. You are exactly who you are meant to be right now. To go do that today for somebody that needs to hear from you. I do a lot of work with at risk youth. It's one of my favorite things. These are, like, the kids that got kicked out of school, foster care. The ones that I pick, I can tell. I'm like, oh, that one. That one. I'm like, hey, man, you want to see something cool? They go, yeah, come here. And I open the.