114: Joshua Apparicio: Shameless Kid of Be Strong to Stop Bullying

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Self-improvement, How To, Business, Management, Education

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Today’s episode is an extremely special one. We have our first Shameless Kid joining the show! Joshua Apparicio is a 12-year-old seventh grader who has partnered with Be Strong, an anti-bullying organization. Joshua works with Be Strong to share his story of being bullied regularly for 6 years. In addition to working with Be Strong to help other kids impacted by bullying, Joshua is a published poet (he was first published at age 7) and he recently took his SATs – yes, the ones you’re supposed to take when you’re 16. You could say Joshua has a very bright future… I recently saw Joshua do an interview with my friend Scott Colby (from our Say It With Gratitude SMA episode) and I was blown away. Joshua is wise and insightful well beyond his years. He is sweet and compassionate and brilliant. I knew I had to have him join us in the SMA. I am so excited to have such a dynamic young gentleman on our show as our first Shameless Kid. I am also extremely grateful to Joshua and his mother, Shirmin, who were so enthusiastic and thoughtful about this interview. I was fortunate enough to be able to talk to Joshua’s mom, Shirmin, after we stopped recording, and I was so touched by her grace and strength, qualities she has clearly passed down to her son. Joshua, wherever you go in life you will make a positive difference. You already are. Please listen in to hear Joshua share: What it was like for Joshua to be bullied on a regular basis for 6 years How Joshua and his mom were finally able to put an end to the bullying How his Mayor became his mentor when his school district failed to protect him How his mom coached him every night to help his mindset around his situation His advice to other kids who are being bullied The surprisingly kind and compassionate thoughts he has about kids who demonstrate bullying behaviors Why being a victim of bullying actually positively impacted his life Links Mentioned: Be Strong: BeStrong.global SMA Episode 102: Scott Colby – Say It With Gratitude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode 114 with Joshua Apparicio. Show notes for this episode
0:07.1	can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 114.
0:15.5	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you and
0:20.6	other passionate,
0:21.5	dedicated moms the tools you need to bridge the gap between motherhood and living the life of
0:25.6	your dreams. I'm also here to help you be a little more shameless every day, because if you
0:30.9	aren't building a life, you're extraordinarily proud of, what kind of legacy are you building?
0:35.4	So let's dive in. Today's episode is an extremely special one.
0:41.4	We have our first shameless kid joining the show. Joshua Apparicio is a 12-year-old seventh grader who
0:47.8	has partnered with Be Strong, an anti-bullying organization. Joshua works with Be Strong to share his
0:53.1	story of being bullied regularly for six years. In addition to working with Be Strong to share his story of being bullied regularly for six
0:55.4	years. In addition to working with Be Strong to help other kids impacted by bullying, Joshua is a
1:00.5	published poet. He was first published at the age of seven and has been published every year since.
1:05.3	And he recently took his SATs. Yes, he's 12 and yes, you're supposed to take SATs when you're 16.
1:11.1	So you could say that Joshua has a very bright future ahead of him.
1:14.8	I recently saw Joshua do an interview with my friend Scott Colby,
1:17.7	who you'll remember from our episode 102, say it with gratitude, and I was blown away.
1:23.9	Joshua showed up to the interview with Scott with his vest and jacket and bow tie, like ready to roll.
1:30.4	This kid is a pro, and he's brilliant, and he's kind, and he's sweet and compassionate.
1:35.9	And I just knew watching that interview that I had to get him here.
1:39.1	And I immediately emailed Scott, and I said, Scott, how can I get in touch with Joshua?
1:43.7	I'm dying to have him on the Shameless Mom Academy. Scott was, how can I get in touch with Joshua? I'm dying to
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