I've sat down with 21-year-old Benjamin (@BenjaminLewin) who just started his entrepreneurial journey but quickly grew his personal brand to over 150k followers on Instagram.

Struggling to balance school and work, Ben wanted to ask me some questions - so we took this opportunity to record our chat in my podcast studio.

In this episode, we also talked about:

➡️ Who should drop-out of school & why Eric didn't continue college

➡️ How to navigate the drop-out conversation with (asian) parents

➡️ Ways to build a circle of like-minded friends when we first start

➡️ Balancing school hours & building a business hours

Timestamps⏱️

00:00 Intro

01:55 Dropping out or finishing school?

05:30 Benjamin stopping school twice

08:00 Balancing business and school hours

10:30 Do you need a diploma?

13:30 Taking a gap year after high school

18:30 Can everyone become an entrepreneur?

24:15 Pro-active or impatient?

26:30 Taking advice from mentors

31:40 Most valuable skills for entrepreneurs

36:36 How to deal with loneliness

42:12 Alone or "okay" surrounded?

45:30 Dating in Thailand

50:10 Saying "NO" to friends

56:10 What made Eric quit college

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