Michael McLean
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So in my daughter's particular case, she has six hours of private tutors a day. And we accomplish more in six hours than she would in six years. But it's interesting because I hired the number one math teacher in America and here in Naples. And what do they start every day with? They start every day with fitness and movement.
So in my daughter's particular case, she has six hours of private tutors a day. And we accomplish more in six hours than she would in six years. But it's interesting because I hired the number one math teacher in America and here in Naples. And what do they start every day with? They start every day with fitness and movement.
skipping rope push-ups all this she's been doing this since she was five years old so they get the body moving because the body is before the mind then ryan she does old school mathematics like she's 12 years old but she's at a college level of mathematics because what is math mac is the ultimate problem solving it's black and white it's not opinion based it's hard and it's difficult
skipping rope push-ups all this she's been doing this since she was five years old so they get the body moving because the body is before the mind then ryan she does old school mathematics like she's 12 years old but she's at a college level of mathematics because what is math mac is the ultimate problem solving it's black and white it's not opinion based it's hard and it's difficult
And then she does cursive writing. She writes out the best advertisements in history. So she'll write out a Gary Halbert ad. She'll write out an Ogilvy ad. So that's cursive plus copywriting. And then the other thing that she does after that is she'll do something entrepreneurial, whether it's a lemonade stand or writing her book or whatever.
And then she does cursive writing. She writes out the best advertisements in history. So she'll write out a Gary Halbert ad. She'll write out an Ogilvy ad. So that's cursive plus copywriting. And then the other thing that she does after that is she'll do something entrepreneurial, whether it's a lemonade stand or writing her book or whatever.
But the reason that this isn't taught is because they don't want it taught. They don't want a world of top one percenters or top five percenters. They want followers. So what you do is the exact opposite of what the one percenters. What does the world need more? You know this better than anybody. We need more leaders. There's such a leadership vacuum.
But the reason that this isn't taught is because they don't want it taught. They don't want a world of top one percenters or top five percenters. They want followers. So what you do is the exact opposite of what the one percenters. What does the world need more? You know this better than anybody. We need more leaders. There's such a leadership vacuum.
I always say to my daughter, I'm like, I'm with Dana White on this. If your kids, and you have two of them, if they even have a speck of badass in them, They're going to own this world. Yeah. And like I say to my daughter, I look at the other kids her age and I say, these are not your peers. These are not your peers. And that's the biggest thing.
I always say to my daughter, I'm like, I'm with Dana White on this. If your kids, and you have two of them, if they even have a speck of badass in them, They're going to own this world. Yeah. And like I say to my daughter, I look at the other kids her age and I say, these are not your peers. These are not your peers. And that's the biggest thing.
So just the fact like it's what happens at the kitchen table and in your home is more important than anything that happens in the White House. But that goes back to my initial thing about this is the greatest time in history because a guy like you is raising a couple of badass entrepreneurs who Who are going to run over people because they're going to be equipped for the new age world.
So just the fact like it's what happens at the kitchen table and in your home is more important than anything that happens in the White House. But that goes back to my initial thing about this is the greatest time in history because a guy like you is raising a couple of badass entrepreneurs who Who are going to run over people because they're going to be equipped for the new age world.
Yeah, I mean, I've been coaching youth sports for 23 consecutive years. And the term I use similar years is ROI. Show me the ROI. Everybody wants to be led. Everybody likes structure. Everybody likes discipline. Show me the ROI of the other way. So you're right about the shift. There's a shift happening here, but man, oh man, people are responsible for their own.
Yeah, I mean, I've been coaching youth sports for 23 consecutive years. And the term I use similar years is ROI. Show me the ROI. Everybody wants to be led. Everybody likes structure. Everybody likes discipline. Show me the ROI of the other way. So you're right about the shift. There's a shift happening here, but man, oh man, people are responsible for their own.
And what you're doing for your kids is you're literally stacking the deck, Ryan. You are, I call it putting your kids on the power play. You're putting an extra man on the field. Like my job as a father is to make sure my kid lives her adult life on the fucking power play. Like I don't want to, I want a loaded deck. I want a stacked deck.
And what you're doing for your kids is you're literally stacking the deck, Ryan. You are, I call it putting your kids on the power play. You're putting an extra man on the field. Like my job as a father is to make sure my kid lives her adult life on the fucking power play. Like I don't want to, I want a loaded deck. I want a stacked deck.
And to do that, guys like us and our wife have to work a long time, but there's no competition. And that's the other thing, the man or woman in the glass, like that was Richard Williams 101 with the Williams sisters where, you know, he didn't let Serena and Venus play in all these tournaments, even though the agents were hanging around.
And to do that, guys like us and our wife have to work a long time, but there's no competition. And that's the other thing, the man or woman in the glass, like that was Richard Williams 101 with the Williams sisters where, you know, he didn't let Serena and Venus play in all these tournaments, even though the agents were hanging around.
And he's like, my kids are going to practice most of the time. And he's like, he kept telling Serena and Venus, they can speak five languages. None of these players are your peers. Your mom and I want you to be artists. We want you to be musicians. We want you to be athletes. We want you to be good people. And if one of these things works out, fantastic.
And he's like, my kids are going to practice most of the time. And he's like, he kept telling Serena and Venus, they can speak five languages. None of these players are your peers. Your mom and I want you to be artists. We want you to be musicians. We want you to be athletes. We want you to be good people. And if one of these things works out, fantastic.