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created_time: 2025-10-27T17:42:00.000Z
title: 10-25 Personal & Professional Planning: Job Search, Youth Sports, and High School Selection
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Speaker 1 00:00:34
That was offside, yeah. So I call it there, same exact situation.
Speaker 1 00:02:15
Nice! Yeah! Golly! Let's go boys! Don't lose the ball! Goal. 
Speaker 2 00:03:39
How are you? Actually, this is the first night I've slept, you know. How are you? Because the other night you partied all night. 
Speaker 3 00:03:48
I don't think I got six hours all week. You know, yeah, it was just, you know, a lot of stuff. I think I got nine or ten hours this night and last night. I didn't sleep all the way, yeah but I didn't sleep at all in Philly, I was in Philly, and, there about early and you wake up like 3am California time, all week, I barely had all five hours. So I really needed it.
Speaker 2 00:04:20
That I get. I had two interviews this week, I gotta like, okay now the kids are gone, let me study. Are you interviewing? Uh huh. Sometimes it's a stretch of office, something where I can fix whatever they're putting up.
Speaker 3 00:04:43
I'm operation. A guy that can fix? You know that, uh, that Wreck-It Ralph game that there was Felix, Fix-It Felix, and he had a magic hammer, right? Ting, clang, fix, ting, clang, fix. Have you watched that. 
Speaker 2 00:04:59
Yeah. So to give you an idea, one of them is with Maersk, the ocean container shipping company.
Speaker 3 00:05:10
That's a big corporation.
Speaker 2 00:05:12
Yeah, that's why it interests me. Because they're essentially going, our drage support in Southern California sucks so bad, you need to rebuild it. And then the one yesterday was called Total Warehouse. They offer warehousing solutions like forklifts and pallets and whatnot. What's interesting about them is they just bought out... Have you ever seen the videos of Amazon's warehouse where they've got these big Roombas, essentially, that are carrying the pallets?
Speaker 2 00:05:50
So they bought out the company and they're trying to advance their next level. And they're like, whoops. These first movers on AI and warehouse, you know, and so they're like, what, crazy? They're like, yeah, we have promoted a tech to run five, they're in five states. We promoted a tech, right? And, you know, we lack the leadership qualities that we're looking for, you know.
Speaker 2 00:06:24
But, you know, it looks like they're about to kind of explode. So that looks interesting as well.
Speaker 3 00:06:31
Yeah, they both seem to be nice. So weren't you working with your brother-in-law or something like that. 
Speaker 2 00:06:37
I work with my cousin, and I hate working with my cousin, if I'm just being, you know, honest. So time to move on, you're saying? Yeah, it's just now to the point where, like, I show up places, I find a table, and I go work to open up my laptop. Like, now I'm refining. I'm putting processes to paper, kind of, they know what to do, you know, I feel like I fixed it, but ultimately, I'm not making what my skillset made, it's time to take care of the family.
Speaker 3 00:07:17
That makes sense.
Speaker 2 00:07:20
So, but it's so much freaking work down there, just trying to find a job, you know, Ashley Ann's been working so hard. Oh, she's also working for you? No, she's doing the networking for me. Oh. And then I, you know, she's a networker. She's got her networks, like, she's got, like, stuff like that.
Speaker 2 00:07:55
She's got reporters always reaching out to her. I don't even know.
Speaker 3 00:08:01
2000 person is i mean with so many people someone reached out to me i don't even know who are you.
Speaker 2 00:08:06
right remember you but that's the thing it's like each one of her jobs yeah that's a good point so, each one of her jobs you know that she's moved here and like somebody randomly reached out to her and said you know hey i've got an i think i've got an opportunity worth your time and and then she goes and she'll kind of just like she'll go like hey you know not right now but let's keep talking yeah and then when she sees the writing on the wall for instance like in the last she knew.
Speaker 2 00:08:40
she didn't she didn't like her boss she knew it wasn't going to work out but she hadn't given enough to make sure she was right you know once she saw it was right she called up the recruiters okay how's it going so it doesn't like you i already talked to him, So, basically, I said, do what you did for you to me, you know. Again, a good ops guy delegates, right?
Speaker 2 00:09:11
You're good at that? Go make it happen. In a way, but if I want her, I need to basically say, you know, I will do whatever, you know. So, if she even slightly had the feeling she was my assistant, she would chop that in a second.
Speaker 2 00:09:49
You know, actually, hey, I need your help with this, right? Hey, I need your help with this. I really need your help. Okay, I'll help you. Hey, you know, if you sell it, I'll be like, okay. So, you know, I was like, hey, I'm going to pull the kids out of private school. Wait, wait, you're surprising me with this. You know, what, how did we get to this? You know, I'll do it for you.
Speaker 2 00:10:21
I'll do it for you.
Speaker 3 00:10:24
Okay. You don't know your way, huh? It wasn't a threat.
Speaker 2 00:10:29
It was just, hey. Not in the line. No, it was just, we want to live this lifestyle. You know, you got to make, right? So, it's a lifestyle you want to live. I'm obviously having issues over here. It's not that I'm not trying. You're more talented at it than I am. Well, it's not easy, to be honest. Yeah. So, to me, that's that, you know.
Speaker 2 00:11:02
We've got to be a team, you know? That makes sense. What's new with you? Why are you here. 
Speaker 3 00:11:12
We need a warehouse operation manager there. They were struggling with all their metrics. And so, we didn't fire the guy, but we are going to start a couple more people and experience just to see if they can make it happen. We sent a bunch of people there for training and further training and process maps and.
Speaker 3 00:11:43
see if this is changing it. But I'm there again next week. I mean, not in 10 days, basically, because they are so messed up. I don't know if you saw, but the striker's got a red card. He slid a goalie.
Speaker 3 00:12:14
That's what you saw.
Speaker 2 00:12:17
Well, when I walked up, I walked up to Vance. He said, it's raining yellow. He said, but he told me that the guy, the striker, got a yellow. Roman got a yellow. Yeah, but the striker had a yellow. But you didn't tell me that one, Harry. Oh, look at that. Hey, come on, get it. It's not the same kid. No way. And the kid that shot him, that's up on the left corner.
Speaker 3 00:12:48
So why wouldn't he shoot the ball. 
Speaker 1 00:12:49
Well, I don't know.
Speaker 3 00:12:51
I don't see that.
Speaker 2 00:12:57
Yeah, but we also saw a bunch of kids going. take a shot when there was a wide open player over here that had just passed him. Yeah, but there was no goal, he missed it. The goal was out. The goal was out, nobody was blocking it. Yeah, there was one player running back to the goal. You know, he could have put it on the ground near him. Yeah, so then the coach yelled, I don't know what you're going to call that. Look, that deserves a yellow, but you know what, I think,
Speaker 2 00:13:30
I'm a big believer in you push until you're told don't push until you're passed, right? Or because, well, they're saying that it looked like from that angle, like he might have slid into him. You know what, I was watching the Miami game, and they had a guy who...
Speaker 2 00:14:01
sliding this he thinks he's on his own you got a player coming in he comes in okay sure it might be his cleat might have come up at some point in time that was definitely not the right right but a player comes in a blind side and goes down to give him the foul and they start reviewing that to see if they should red card for doing a cleats up and they're literally saying in the thing it's.
Speaker 2 00:14:32
very clear that he did not see the other player therefore it was not an intentional but if it was cleaned up and contact you'd still get the red card you know and it's like are you kidding me that's a pretty good game but that man i don't know what's wrong with that did you see that previous game of miami national no i don't normally watch it so the previous game national, in the full first half, like it was 2-0.
Speaker 2 00:15:05
And then they came back and scored five goals. But this half, it was like they were just, like this game, this Miami versus Nashville playoff game, like they were not like cohesive, they were not. But they were also saying like they were just scared. For the last three times. Yeah, I can shoot that right there. Keep it so far out.
Speaker 2 00:15:41
Then they're going, you can find that. That's where I tried to hit it, right there. But it ended up over where the.
Speaker 3 00:16:10
That was a nice game though. You see some nice action. I mean this game compares me way more.
Speaker 2 00:16:23
What uh, what the 08? Somebody said that this is the 08 and this is the 09. Yeah and that's not the normal coach for the 08. But I know that's the Derrick's old coach 08. It's funny he told me today, I saw him walking in. He's like dude I see you now more. I run into you now more than when you were on the team. You know, yeah I wish that would stop happening.
Speaker 2 00:17:00
When you get Eric dirty, it's hard for me to get over that, you know. I'm trying. I don't treat him any different. But the whole, like, mess with me, that you're fine, mess with my kids, you know. And the fact, like, he acts like he didn't do anything is... Well, this is the guy who I walked up to, and I was like, you know,
Speaker 2 00:17:37
tell me what you want, because we had just switched over from... So basically, our coach said, hey, you know, I'm moving to New York from there. So, like, three weeks in, I'm seeing Eric's time sliding, right? And I go, obviously, you appreciate some things more than others. right tell me what he changed like what do you want to see out of it and he goes some kids have.
Speaker 2 00:18:14
it some kids don't your kid doesn't and i went when was it when was it when when did he say that and that's what you think he's like my son and he shows up on the field.
Speaker 2 00:18:45
no no he took over the team so he could hand it off to his son but then his son didn't want to be a coach but anyways.
Speaker 2 00:20:00
If he was faster, would that get him there? It's like, okay, so I'll work with my kid. No offense, right? He's like, well, look, if he wants to train here, train here, train there, you know, I'm working with some kids. I can, we're on. Call me. You know, never when, never. He's just one of those, though.
Speaker 2 00:20:31
Do it, do it. He's one of those coaches that doesn't develop. That's also what he did. I was talking to them. He's doing well, but we can't seem to break that next level. And I said, what do you think about it? And he goes, well, let's just take a turnover in the team. And I'm like, but that's your coach's style.
Speaker 2 00:21:03
He said, so you're going to stay right there. And he goes, now you made me think that. When did it happen with Eric? That was when he was at AC. And then they came here six months later. So the 08 and 2011 AC Braves are now strikers. But Eric is in 11, right?
Speaker 2 00:21:34
But Eric's a striker. Orange. Orange now. So what happened, so the final end of that story is he comes to me and he says, just listen, you have a 2010 team, a flight two, really struggling. I think Eric can learn how to play with bigger kids, but his skills are better than they are. And I'll coach him. You know, it's like, oh, now you're meeting me, you're working with me, right?
Speaker 2 00:22:05
Right. Okay. Because we've got a tournament this weekend. So Eric goes in as a right wing. Five minutes later, they put him at the center mid, and he's doing really good. The team wasn't great. We didn't do well in the tournament. We lost. We went to South Carolina. And when we came back, he disbanded the team. And he's like, don't worry, I've got a plan for you. And then he goes to the team, you know.
Speaker 2 00:22:38
And that's when we called up Strikers. We called up Strikers Orange and Legends. Tried out for Strikers. Legends called us. We played Legends in a tournament for Strikers that weekend. Beat them the first game, lost to them at the end of the game. kids with masks, but by that time it was like we got offered to be distracted. And the coach for the Legends was a guy that I used to play with to put Eric with before.
Speaker 2 00:23:13
Now he's not the coach anymore, so I mean it would have been a good thing. But he's happy where he's at now. He's happy where he's at right now. I think I'm happier about where he's at right now. He's not happy with his situation right now, but he understands it. So what can you think about? 90% of the team is playing high school sports, and he's the smallest kid on the team because he was born December 28th, right?
Speaker 2 00:23:44
So they're practicing with their high school team, and they're practicing with their... They're getting services weekly. They're allowed to practice with their high school team. Oh, that's... So how that works, I mean, why do they practice and come play? When the season games start, they have to stop playing club, so clubs as well. In November, I had zero soccer games in general. And what league is it? High school.
Speaker 2 00:24:14
No, but the striker team, who plays where? They play NPL. NPL? It's SoCal's academy. I don't understand though.
Speaker 3 00:24:30
Oh, what a player. I don't understand though. They are one man down, and it looks like they have high ways.
Speaker 2 00:24:44
This particular game plays very ugly. I mean, all the cities do. We've played a couple of city SC teams in tournaments in Temecula.
Speaker 3 00:24:59
So? When you are in high school, you're saying, you can't play both together, but what comes first? What's the priority? High school.
Speaker 2 00:25:08
It has to be high school because they've built their schedules around it. So it's kind of like baked in. But nobody really cares about the high school. It's weird. They do, but they don't. Because we've got kids not showing up to our stuff because of high school. You know. Take it.
Speaker 1 00:25:32
Oh, dude.
Speaker 2 00:25:52
Because high school used to be the thing, the schedules didn't work so well. But it keeps going to show up at the games. They're not allowed to play. Well, in CIF rules, you're only allowed to play your high school team. You can't play any other teams, because they don't want to be a team. So CIF doesn't want the club or the high school team. But you're not going to get the exposure. No, yeah. The club teams are better than the high school.
Speaker 2 00:26:23
And so, in fact, a lot of the clubs... Depending on the high school. Like, the really, really good club teams don't let you play high school.
Speaker 3 00:26:31
But, I mean, this is a little ridiculous, I think, right? Because you are depriving the kids from an experience at high school. Where's it going, right. 
Speaker 2 00:26:47
Because they're driving... I mean, like, if I'm in, say, Stryker's Irvine, where people that come out of our club go next level, right? And we know that high school, a lot of high school kids don't have top level coaches. So they're bringing in kids that don't, that really shouldn't be on the same field. And when you have mismatches in talent like that, it equates to injuries a lot of the time.
Speaker 2 00:27:19
And so now, you're gonna trade two months, of letting them do what they wanna do for the season for your club.
Speaker 1 00:27:30
How so old for a club like that, a club so far. 
Speaker 3 00:27:47
So, do you play in clubs. 
Speaker 2 00:27:51
No. I think what you're saying is the CIF rules, right? Yeah, yeah. Football kids play in clubs. Yeah, I doubt it. Football is not, meaning it's not, it looks like it's true. I think high school football has more impact than football. Well, yeah, because you've got money. And that's the kind of thing, where is the money, right?
Speaker 2 00:28:22
Club soccer has the money. Of course, I mean, how much are you paying me? Right, and high school soccer is never going to have the money. High school soccer. Well, I shouldn't say that. You know, I could tell you that our soccer team went to CIF every year when I went to the championships every year on both the girls' and boys' side. And the football team, let's see, when I was a senior, we went, you know,
Speaker 2 00:28:55
and they got all the money. the high school matter no i got it i got four chairs. actually one of their the coach that coaches that team is an old striker's one, he was the guy that helped all those strikers clubs get college scholarships.
Speaker 2 00:29:27
and where's that school today it's in my center it's a private it's really nice they're they're, number one in the nation for football so they get.
Speaker 1 00:29:54
how do you get rid of that.
Speaker 2 00:30:09
Yeah, so they're, they're sponsored by Nike, so all their uniforms, we call them, and then their locker room is sponsored by Gators, so, and they have massage therapists, they have cold baths, they have, no, everything, they have all kinds of, like, pre-gated things, pre-gated towels. Our old coach went to modern day on us, and they have a huge weight room, super professional, but now it's getting like that, so we went, both, we toured Olu and, um, Servite, and both of them were like...
Speaker 2 00:31:00
you know sports centers exactly like oh lou is actually saying it's pretty cool what they'll do, oh your freshman comes in sophomore year and senior so they can teach more and stuff like that and they're accountable to the little essentially know how to work out properly as far as forms that coach creates residents although they have to go through them so they're.
Speaker 2 00:31:33
always servite has a similar servites kind of whole thing we're our approach is that we're going to instill the value of like what does it mean to be a man what is brotherhood all about stuff like. And we're going to do that throughout all of us.
Speaker 2 00:32:03
Initially, I was listening to the president at two interviews with him, and I'm like, that's why we decided to go to Fairmont. But, if that's where I want to go, that's where I want to go.
Speaker 3 00:32:35
You got into that hype. 
Speaker 1 00:32:39
For the most part, it really depends.
Speaker 2 00:32:43
That always works. What I wanted, I wanted to make sure, that, you know, I initially went to Fairmont. Yeah, but that's near home. Santa Ana is way farther away. Well, sort of, I think. No, it's not. For me, 10 minutes.
Speaker 3 00:33:05
What's the name of this place? Servite.
Speaker 2 00:33:09
Like S-E-R-V-I-T-E. Actually, for me, it should be cool. No, modern day. How are they academically? I think they're pretty good. I don't know. I haven't even looked at any of them. What I really like about... And JP, who's Evan's dad, he graduated there.
Speaker 2 00:33:40
I've talked to a couple other guys. His kids are all going there. But it's kind of like a USC for high school. So basically, JP will tell you, to this day, I know all the guys. I still know my group from high school. It's like, oh. It's an all brotherhood thing. right right and and but even from a networking standpoint you've heard like sc you know i mean you run into somebody on a plane you don't know anything about a major card and they go you ever.
Speaker 2 00:34:12
need a job right and so knowing seeing my networking woes over the last whatever five ten years right i'm going be nice to have it in for nothing if you will you know if i can set my.
Speaker 3 00:34:34
kids up that way i'll never be your customer you're gonna start somewhere though right.
Speaker 2 00:35:00
You started at like $1.5 million of that? You started at $1.5 million of that? Oh, yeah. Are we allowed to go down to the bottom? There we go. They say that, but like last time, you know, they kicked me off.
Speaker 2 00:35:33
Well, literally, the guy's like, so mind you, he's running that side. And he made us, like, I think right here, you know. It's like, this is crazy. Your sister was funny, though. She comes, so your sister sits down right here, right? And then your parents are here, and so... She starts going crazy, right, and the ref walks up and he's like, mind you, we just.
Speaker 2 00:36:06
watched an entire game of this guy being the center ref and fighting everybody. And he walks up and he's like, I'm not sure, which team are you guys voting for here? And she's like, you know, we vote for all teams here. And she goes, you know, the team I'm most impressed with is the ones with the yellow shirts and the long sleeves.
Speaker 2 00:36:38
I really hope those guys do well. He's like, you can stay. No, he said he was going to be here. So he hit me up and he's like. I missed you at practice, or I couldn't make practice, so I'll drop it off at your house. And then you send me a text like, hey, I'll be here in time, don't worry. And I'll take care of it.
Speaker 2 00:37:11
Did you get your hat? Yeah. I was just going to say, did you get your hat? That's how bad I am. Huh? I don't know. If that happens, I'm going to make sure I'm not... Huh? No.
Speaker 2 00:37:42
It's never just me. Huh? Alright, we'll wait. We'll see. I'm okay with that. If you guys don't know me at all, I'm very comfortable in my own skin. The things regulations are like, right, Rafa? You're trying to follow the rules, just like the refs are.
Speaker 2 00:38:16
But I learned real quick in the last game, don't say anything to the ref. But you have to. It's like it's a balance, right? You know, bravery and stupidity always go hand in hand. Like, it's always like this.
Speaker 2 00:39:05
Hey, Matt born. They were just asking me. They're like hey, why isn't are you set up the trace or what good. 
Speaker 4 00:39:41
It's like it's gonna have a bigger scarring if you rush it out. I'm like not in rush. He can't play anyway. Not to I mean if you just please he's like what if I play, Open up the wound back up and we're gonna have two more months.
Speaker 2 00:39:58
Yeah, no, I can show you all of my, My uh, that one opened up, you know, yeah, I've never had, I mean, I have a plate in my body, so I like broken bones, but I never opened up anything. I've sprained and I've had a couple, you know, I've got a scar here that looks essentially like your, like that picture you showed me, you know, and it's just, I mean, it was just moving bad stitching as far as I'm concerned, but yeah, um, but yeah, this one I played, oh yeah, you'll be fine. Just put a pad there. So if somebody kicks you,
Speaker 2 00:40:30
you know, you're going to move it a lot and it's going to stretch, especially right there. It's going to open up. You've got to give it time to heal and then you're fine. You'll be back again. Yeah. It's just not patient enough. Did they, uh, and it's kind of the thing, like when I did my ankle, I mean, there is a cast, like I can look for Jack, right. But you know, and uh, he looked at the scar.
Speaker 2 00:41:01
That's just nice, one little line. That was a trip though, I did that at Curlin' Joe, Curlin' Joe, they're the Lakers team, and the guys at Axel and whatnot, they got nurses running around stealing Shaq's shoes and stuff. It was for an 18-year-old.
Speaker 4 00:41:28
Yeah, he said Thanksgiving, I don't think he's going to win. Not playing games until after the winter break anyway, I don't know if we're planning any tournaments in December, but we'll see. Two more games, right? Hopefully this is a good one, we can win.
Speaker 2 00:42:01
As I always say, it's been so much fun to talk to you. Honestly, I saw Avi out there.
Speaker 4 00:42:11
Yesterday, the last game was, you know, he showed up. It was a tough team, I did not expect it.
Speaker 2 00:42:25
Hey, keep looking at me! How are you going to say, don't let another guy at the same time? You'll have time to rest, because we know you're not starving.
Speaker 4 00:42:51
Are you by yourself? Yeah, my wife has two daughters, you know, I'm okay. I walk around, I never sit for the game.
Speaker 2 00:43:00
It used to be me, once the third kid came in, I was like, I don't know about this. It's good for me, I'm not saying anything about you. But they're gonna get it when they get it.
Speaker 4 00:43:26
Keep those feet up. I hope you enjoyed the game. You too.
Speaker 1 00:44:00
Thank you very much.
Speaker 1 00:45:10
A photo, that's a photo.
Speaker 1 00:46:07
Thank you.

[AI_SUMMARY]
A speaker is dissatisfied with their current job and actively seeking new opportunities, supported by their wife's networking efforts. They have interviewed with Maersk and Total Warehouse. Another speaker is addressing operational challenges in a struggling warehouse by implementing training and hiring experienced staff. In youth sports, a player faces challenges transitioning between club and high school soccer due to CIF regulations and injury concerns. Lastly, considerations for high school selection include private schools like Mater Dei and Servite, with an emphasis on networking benefits for future careers.