E0021 - Lessons from A Third Grade Dropout (S0002)

February 12, 2022 00:10:22
E0021 - Lessons from A Third Grade Dropout (S0002)
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E0021 - Lessons from A Third Grade Dropout (S0002)

Feb 12 2022 | 00:10:22

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Rick Rigsby’s speech – Lessons from A Third Grade Dropout

In this passionate and life-changing speech, Dr. Rick Rigsby — the former award-winning journalist and college professor at Texas A&M University turned motivational speaker –shares the three words that taught him how to enhance his life and make excellence a habit.

Rick Rigsby’s passionate speech on the “Lessons of a third-grade dropout” that his father had bestowed upon him was watched over 200 million times on our Facebook page alone, quickly becoming one of the most passionate inspirational speeches ever heard, mobilizing millions of people to follow his advice: to Make an Impact!

Watch the full speech to learn how you too can make an impact and to soak in the lessons of the wisest third grade dropout — Dr. Rick Rigsby’s father, whose outstanding life lessons can also be found in Rigsby’s now best-selling book, “Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation”.

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