Leadership & Life SkillsBeginner
The Experienced Leader: Lessons from the Street
The things school doesn't teach: bouncing back from failure, spotting scams, avoiding money traps and choosing the people around you. For ages 16+.
21 lessons2h 39m of video2 quizzes1 practical task Certificate
What you'll learn
- Use a growth mindset and grit to bounce back from setbacks
- Treat rejection and failure as information, not the end
- Spot Ponzi schemes, online scams and “get rich quick” traps
- Understand how betting is designed to take your money
- Make money decisions with patience and compound interest
- Choose friends, mentors and habits that move you forward
Course content
Part 1. Mindset: you can get better3 lessons
Part 2. Failure and rejection5 lessons
Part 3. Money traps8 lessons
- Ponzi and pyramid schemes in one minuteby One Minute Economics2 min
- How to spot and avoid scam websitesby Which?3 min
- Inside the brain of a gambling addictby BBC News4 min
- How online betting is hurting young people in South Africaby DW News13 min
- The street rules of money
- Compound interest in one minuteby One Minute Economics1 min
- The marshmallow test: patience and successby Practical Psychology7 min
- Quiz: money traps
Part 4. People, habits and your story5 lessons
- How a teenager can help you overcome peer pressureby TEDx Talks5 min
- The power of mentoringby TEDx Talks5 min
- Atomic habits: get 1% better every day (James Clear)by APB Speakers8 min
- The danger of a single story (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)by TED19 min
- Capstone project: My lesson from the street · 🎓 Capstone project
Capstone project: Capstone project: My lesson from the street. You finish by building something real; a mentor reviews it before your certificate is issued.
About this course
Some of life's most important lessons are usually learned the hard way. This course helps you learn them the easy way. Hear from people who failed and rose again, understand how Ponzi schemes, scams and betting really work (and why the house always wins), learn why patience with money pays, and think about peer pressure, mentors and the stories we tell about ourselves. It's honest and real, and it's for ages 16 and up.