WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.640 Walter Freiberg, tell me about your vision. What 00:00:03.640 --> 00:00:07.519 I see in the future, in my future and in the 00:00:07.519 --> 00:00:12.080 future of the world, is people really learning 00:00:12.080 --> 00:00:18.420 in a variety of languages and really empowered 00:00:18.420 --> 00:00:22.440 to live the life of their dreams, including learning 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:26.879 about what they really care about, creating the 00:00:26.879 --> 00:00:32.270 future they want to live. and doing that regardless 00:00:32.270 --> 00:00:34.850 of the culture of the country they're living 00:00:34.850 --> 00:00:38.670 in, the language, creating their best version 00:00:38.670 --> 00:00:43.750 of themselves and not letting borders get in 00:00:43.750 --> 00:00:46.310 the way of creating that. That's what I want 00:00:46.310 --> 00:00:49.329 to create. I love that. And as we got to know 00:00:49.329 --> 00:00:51.490 each other right before the show, we've never 00:00:51.490 --> 00:00:53.570 met before. We've been guys, everybody listening 00:00:53.570 --> 00:00:56.929 in. We started talking 14 minutes ago, 14 minutes 00:00:56.929 --> 00:00:59.969 and 40 seconds. And I was just blown away by 00:00:59.969 --> 00:01:03.710 the depth of this man and reading about how he 00:01:03.710 --> 00:01:05.730 collects his thoughts, how he helps people move 00:01:05.730 --> 00:01:08.530 towards greatness by turning towards goodness 00:01:08.530 --> 00:01:12.209 and turning towards depth play versus, you know, 00:01:12.209 --> 00:01:14.290 going after and just crushing things. There's 00:01:14.290 --> 00:01:17.989 so many things that I was like, whoa. I got to 00:01:17.989 --> 00:01:20.670 get Walter on here for a much, much bigger show 00:01:20.670 --> 00:01:22.629 and episode for all of our sakes. He's got some 00:01:22.629 --> 00:01:25.090 serious depth, guys, and I don't say that lightly. 00:01:25.269 --> 00:01:27.290 So, Walter, let's dive into some of that depth. 00:01:27.609 --> 00:01:35.489 Where did your vision come from? I think that 00:01:35.489 --> 00:01:41.489 it all started when I got passionate about languages 00:01:41.489 --> 00:01:45.709 in my teenage years. I was born in Buenos Aires, 00:01:45.870 --> 00:01:49.980 Argentina. And to me, language and English in 00:01:49.980 --> 00:01:52.200 the first place was the opportunity, an opportunity 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:57.099 to create something new for myself. And I learned, 00:01:57.200 --> 00:02:00.000 I took private classes, private lessons. I was 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:03.959 fortunate that in my, when I was a teenager, 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:08.240 my parents could afford that. And then after 00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:11.280 that, in my 20s, my early 20s, I took the full 00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:14.219 responsibility on that, on my learning. And that 00:02:14.219 --> 00:02:17.969 was a bridge to get into. creating my online 00:02:17.969 --> 00:02:21.449 business, entrepreneurship, creating products 00:02:21.449 --> 00:02:26.870 and services for people. And ultimately that 00:02:26.870 --> 00:02:31.449 was creating a new identity for myself in a different 00:02:31.449 --> 00:02:34.250 language. And then I did that again and again 00:02:34.250 --> 00:02:40.409 in other languages. So it came from, now that 00:02:40.409 --> 00:02:44.909 I see it, a desire to reinvent myself in a new 00:02:44.909 --> 00:02:48.300 language. Whoa, that's huge as somebody who speaks 00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:51.319 Spanish myself as well I know what that reinvention 00:02:51.319 --> 00:02:54.139 process can feel like and I also want to give 00:02:54.139 --> 00:02:57.819 a huge shout out to my personal coach Fletcher 00:02:57.819 --> 00:03:01.240 Ellison because Fletcher he has helped me also 00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:04.180 recognize and understand this power of language 00:03:04.180 --> 00:03:08.150 that is so often overlooked and taken for granted 00:03:08.150 --> 00:03:10.009 a little bit. So we're going to come right back. 00:03:10.009 --> 00:03:11.610 We're going to dive in a little bit deeper on 00:03:11.610 --> 00:03:13.729 this episode, guys. And then I'm going to do 00:03:13.729 --> 00:03:16.750 everything I can to get Walter to come back again 00:03:16.750 --> 00:03:19.270 and again because we got too much fun to explore. 00:03:19.330 --> 00:03:21.030 This is going to be awesome. All right. Welcome 00:03:21.030 --> 00:03:24.610 in to Vision Pros Live with Jackson Callum. I'm 00:03:24.610 --> 00:03:26.750 your show host. We'll be doing interviews for 00:03:26.750 --> 00:03:29.389 visionary entrepreneurs and guest leaders who 00:03:29.389 --> 00:03:42.979 are building fantastic visions out there. Vision 00:03:42.979 --> 00:03:46.060 pros, I got to give a shout out to all those 00:03:46.060 --> 00:03:47.560 in the audience who are looking at this listening 00:03:47.560 --> 00:03:49.520 and going, you know what? Wait a second. We're 00:03:49.520 --> 00:03:51.560 supposed to be interviewing Walter Freiberg, 00:03:51.560 --> 00:03:54.060 but Jackson's bringing up a competitor. Well, 00:03:54.199 --> 00:03:58.039 great leaders don't see competitors as an enemy. 00:03:58.479 --> 00:04:01.050 They see the opportunity for correlation. And 00:04:01.050 --> 00:04:03.509 I use that for all of you to be able to assess 00:04:03.509 --> 00:04:06.069 and evaluate, wait, how do I put this situation 00:04:06.069 --> 00:04:08.909 and this person in a box that's appropriate and 00:04:08.909 --> 00:04:11.469 secure for me? So while Walter and I are at the 00:04:11.469 --> 00:04:13.349 very beginning stage of figuring out who we are, 00:04:13.409 --> 00:04:16.370 how we correlate, I can say that I see the types 00:04:16.370 --> 00:04:19.250 of leadership attributes and traits of Fletcher 00:04:19.250 --> 00:04:22.529 Ellingson, of Simon Sinek, of Patrick Mancione, 00:04:22.730 --> 00:04:25.709 John Maxwell, to me, the greats of the greats. 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:29.420 And it just creates a huge curiosity in me. I'm 00:04:29.420 --> 00:04:31.639 like, okay, Walter. You know, again, where did 00:04:31.639 --> 00:04:33.779 you figure all this out? How did you move so 00:04:33.779 --> 00:04:36.639 far along this path so fast? But I'm going to 00:04:36.639 --> 00:04:38.439 derail all those questions for future episodes. 00:04:38.800 --> 00:04:41.720 And I'm going to start with a question that I 00:04:41.720 --> 00:04:45.480 don't hear enough people asking. You have a why 00:04:45.480 --> 00:04:48.180 that's strong. You wouldn't have learned languages 00:04:48.180 --> 00:04:50.639 if you didn't. And you're about reinventing yourself 00:04:50.639 --> 00:04:52.500 and those other languages. You went on that path 00:04:52.500 --> 00:04:56.939 and journey. What's the story behind the why? 00:04:57.199 --> 00:05:02.740 What led you to want to do that? I love that 00:05:02.740 --> 00:05:10.959 question, Jackson. And it all started with difficulties 00:05:10.959 --> 00:05:17.439 and challenges on my own learning. It started 00:05:17.439 --> 00:05:20.639 with a struggle to learn and to learn how to 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:24.680 learn. uh in my early 20s i was studying psychology 00:05:24.680 --> 00:05:26.860 at a university level and i was feeling like 00:05:26.860 --> 00:05:28.779 i was going through the motions i was passing 00:05:28.779 --> 00:05:32.600 exams and i wasn't really learning and i wasn't 00:05:32.600 --> 00:05:36.259 getting much from that so i had my crisis moment 00:05:36.259 --> 00:05:40.680 a learning crisis when i was in university and 00:05:40.680 --> 00:05:43.759 when i think of my passion of learning and empowering 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:49.240 learners that's one of the big moments in my 00:05:49.240 --> 00:05:55.040 life when i found out that I could really take 00:05:55.040 --> 00:05:57.680 responsibility for my own learning. And if I 00:05:57.680 --> 00:06:02.199 wanted to create something and become a person 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:05.019 that I admired, that was on me. And that was 00:06:05.019 --> 00:06:09.560 something that I really needed to take care on. 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:13.540 And that was something that I needed to work 00:06:13.540 --> 00:06:17.399 on myself. And it's not something that I could 00:06:17.399 --> 00:06:19.610 delegate. Or it's not something that the university 00:06:19.610 --> 00:06:23.949 would do for me or just passing exams or getting 00:06:23.949 --> 00:06:26.709 good grades. I needed to take ownership of that. 00:06:26.970 --> 00:06:29.149 So that's how it all started. And that's what 00:06:29.149 --> 00:06:32.990 I wanted to provide or help support others with. 00:06:34.290 --> 00:06:36.509 That's awesome. You led right into my next question, 00:06:36.649 --> 00:06:40.709 which is OK. How are you utilizing that to help 00:06:40.709 --> 00:06:43.069 and support others? We'll go into the house since 00:06:43.069 --> 00:06:44.810 we know that's what you want to do is help and 00:06:44.810 --> 00:06:47.490 support others. How do you go about that and 00:06:47.490 --> 00:06:52.149 how can others begin to lean into the process 00:06:52.149 --> 00:06:55.110 of being ready for the type of help you provide? 00:06:57.589 --> 00:07:02.589 I started helping people with that with e -books 00:07:02.589 --> 00:07:06.370 and I wrote a series of creator readers for Spanish 00:07:06.370 --> 00:07:11.230 learners. I started writing them in 2012. So 00:07:11.230 --> 00:07:13.889 that was more than 10 years ago. And that was 00:07:13.889 --> 00:07:17.720 the first vehicle. vehicle that i found to support 00:07:17.720 --> 00:07:20.939 others in their learning and then i i'm being 00:07:20.939 --> 00:07:23.600 a piano teacher and now i'm a coach i'm a life 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:29.420 and language coach and so i think that what's 00:07:29.420 --> 00:07:33.259 been most valuable for me in getting started 00:07:33.259 --> 00:07:37.500 on this path is being around people who see who 00:07:37.500 --> 00:07:40.199 saw a possibility in me and that's something 00:07:40.199 --> 00:07:43.180 that i would recommend for others who want to 00:07:44.490 --> 00:07:48.389 become someone new or maybe create a new version 00:07:48.389 --> 00:07:52.149 of themselves and that can take many forms sometimes 00:07:52.149 --> 00:07:54.889 it's a mentor or a coach or a teacher somebody 00:07:54.889 --> 00:07:59.410 we admire and usually it's being around some 00:07:59.410 --> 00:08:03.329 somebody who inspired us or a group can take 00:08:03.329 --> 00:08:07.129 many forms and usually for me it's being a social 00:08:07.129 --> 00:08:10.629 element there i love that and i would i would 00:08:10.629 --> 00:08:13.519 i would just double down on that somebody's um 00:08:13.519 --> 00:08:16.220 you know it's a i'm looking at this picture behind 00:08:16.220 --> 00:08:20.040 me of lebron james and i find it sad when when 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:21.879 some visionaries talk to me they're like i already 00:08:21.879 --> 00:08:24.720 have a coach yeah how many coaches that guy has 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:27.000 i've been on all the different aspects of his 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:29.360 life and to the the most successful people in 00:08:29.360 --> 00:08:31.139 the world they're typically surrounded by communities 00:08:31.139 --> 00:08:33.820 taylor welch said it really well he said that 00:08:33.820 --> 00:08:38.340 a weak person in a strong environment will outperform 00:08:38.340 --> 00:08:42.649 a strong person in a weak environment And so 00:08:42.649 --> 00:08:44.490 the environment is who we surround ourselves 00:08:44.490 --> 00:08:46.750 with, how we uplift ourselves, super, super important. 00:08:46.870 --> 00:08:48.529 That's why I'm incredibly grateful for Walter 00:08:48.529 --> 00:08:50.710 having come across my path. I'm like giddy. It's 00:08:50.710 --> 00:08:53.389 like a birthday present of the day or the Christmas 00:08:53.389 --> 00:08:55.149 present of the day is getting to meet you, Walter. 00:08:55.250 --> 00:08:57.029 So thank you for being here. And Vision Pros, 00:08:57.210 --> 00:08:58.649 those of you listening in, we'd love to have 00:08:58.649 --> 00:09:01.210 you join us on the show as well. You don't have 00:09:01.210 --> 00:09:02.669 to be somebody that makes me feel like it's my 00:09:02.669 --> 00:09:04.389 birthday. I'll still be excited to meet you and 00:09:04.389 --> 00:09:06.629 see you. On the top right corner is a button 00:09:06.629 --> 00:09:08.769 up there. It says, be our guest. Come and try 00:09:08.769 --> 00:09:11.570 this. Come and jump on stage and talk about your 00:09:11.570 --> 00:09:16.409 visions. And if you're looking for a wise mentor 00:09:16.409 --> 00:09:19.590 and somebody who is going to help you maximize 00:09:19.590 --> 00:09:22.049 the purpose in this life, then I would definitely 00:09:22.049 --> 00:09:25.470 put Walter in the deck of people that you interview 00:09:25.470 --> 00:09:27.649 and explore that with. Walter, can I get you 00:09:27.649 --> 00:09:31.309 back on the stage at some point? I would be delighted. 00:09:31.690 --> 00:09:35.679 Please. Awesome, man. I'm excited for it. Vision 00:09:35.679 --> 00:09:37.700 Pros, we will see you guys on the next episode. 00:09:37.799 --> 00:09:39.639 Stay inspired, everybody. Thank you for being 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:41.580 here today. I'm really happy that you tuned in 00:09:41.580 --> 00:09:44.220 to Vision Pros Live. I'm looking forward to seeing 00:09:44.220 --> 00:09:47.279 your reactions as these episodes continue to 00:09:47.279 --> 00:09:48.980 move forward. This is going to get more and more 00:09:48.980 --> 00:09:51.299 fun. We'll have more and more engagement as well. 00:09:51.320 --> 00:09:53.240 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 00:09:53.399 --> 00:09:55.419 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 00:09:55.700 --> 00:09:58.340 Have an excellent time building out your vision 00:09:58.340 --> 00:09:59.740 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.