Episodes
Gabe interviews JR Martinez, former US Army soldier and winner of the Mirror Ball on Dancing with the Stars Season 13, as he tells his amazing story of overcoming adversity after being badly burned in combat during the Iraq War. So how do you come back after losing it all? JR gives his secrets for making a come back.
Published 10/12/18
What's the impact of fatherless homes? Gabe and David Contreras, CEO of Launchpad, an after school program for at risk children. We discuss how men can affirm, coach, compliment children in search of identity and provide direction in structure. Understand some of the keys to mentoring kids today and how DNA does not always mean family.
Published 10/05/18
Thousands of teenagers both guys and girls are addicted to porn. It's a destructive and a difficult habit to break. On today's "Born on Accident Living with Purpose" Gabe speaks with Josh Proctor, a life coach and speaker who talks to teen across America about breaking porn addictions. Learn more about the three C's of breaking addiction.
Published 09/28/18
Gabe interviews friend and principal of Frank Madla Early College High School, Jeff Flores. He has been a Principal at San Antonio High School since it opened its doors four years ago, and he's been in education nearly 30 years. Principal Flores talks to Gabe about the importance of everyone's role in a child's education. A connected student is a protected student and kids need to feel that their principal, teachers and parents truly care about them to succeed.
Published 04/21/18
Gabe talks about apathy and how it's affecting our nation's teens. Gabe goes step by step to get students out of this apathetic funk. He says first find the cause, then shake things up, hit reset, celebrate the small victories, and finally create new healthy habits.
Published 03/30/18
Youth Speaker Gabe Salazar gives parents and kids helpful tips to counter bullies with critical thinking and conflict resolution techniques. Gabe also addresses the validity of students "walking out" in response to the Parkland school shooting, but he also talks about about the importance of walking up to students who get bullied and forgotten. Conflict resolution calls for assertiveness, learning to negotiate, and putting yourself in the other person's shoes.
Published 03/23/18
Recently it was all lovers favorite time of year - Valentine's Day. Not everyone has a special someone, but as Gabe Salazar shares in his weekly podcast, most of us desire to be a loving relationship. So Gabe talks about three things that should always exist in a teen dating relationship, and the first one is friendship. Listen for more great advice on what a healthy relationship should look like."
Published 02/16/18
Elycia Cooks, Executive Director of Friends First, joins Gabe Salazar as they explore how teens can be pivotal in helping other teens in 'peer to peer' mentoring and the difference it is making in cities across the country.
Published 02/08/18
It's an alarming trend that we're seeing in our society recently - pre-teens taking their own lives especially after being bullied or cyber-bullied. Motivational Youth Speaker Gabe Salazar delves into this topic. Young teens and parents need to be aware of what is causing this to happen and why pre-teens think suicide is the only option. Gabe also addresses another alarming trend going around on social media called the Tide Pod challenge. Young people are ingesting chemicals all in the name...
Published 02/02/18
Episode 120: Teens, New Year's Resolutions and life at School
Here's Gabe's first podcast for 2018! Gabe and his wife, Nancy, talk about New Year's resolutions that make the world a better place. Love more and be more forgiving... it's a message for everyone, but this message is especially aimed for teens to make their campus a more pleasant environment.
Published 01/17/18
In the wake of the numerous accusations of sexual assault and harassment involving all types of celebrities, this podcast is about teen sexual harassment. What is happening in the hallways and classrooms of our nation's high schools when it comes to how boys treat girls. Gabe interviews Dan Bailey, president and founder of Just Say Y.E.S. (Youth Equipped to Succeed) about how teens are reacting to the growing number of accusations in the media and what they're seeing at their own schools.
Published 12/23/17
Surround yourself with people who encourage you and who are successful and you'll strive to be successful, too. It's all about who call our friends. Motivational Youth Speaker and author Gabe Salazar talks about the importance of choosing good friends. Many times teens say they have a lot of friends. But in reality it's not true. Teens need to examine who are their friends really are, and also identify so-called friends who are leading them down a negative track. The fact is most of us only...
Published 12/01/17
Gabe Salazar interviews Miss U.S. Latina 2016 Stefany Jacobo. Stefany represented the U.S. in the world competition. Stefany shares how it's her life's mission to motivate Hispanic teens to pursue a college education and career. She now works for the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute. USHLI is a national organization that provides resources and scholarships for students pursuing higher education.
Published 11/03/17
In this podcast, Gabe Salazar talks about a very important law that recently passed in Texas regarding cyber-bullying. The law is named after a young man from San Antonio, TX who committed suicide as a result of cyber-bullying. It's called David's Law. Gabe talks to David's mother, Maurine Molack about the importance of having a way for teens and parents to seek justice after cases of bullying.
Published 10/27/17
It's Bully Prevention month throughout nation. Schools are encouraging students to stand up to bullying, to report it if they see bullying or if they're a victim of it themselves. Motivational Youth Speaker Gabe Salazar gives advice to teens about what they should do if they're being bullied.
Published 10/19/17
Who inspires you? What happened in your life that caused you to change? What famous people have you met?
These are some of the questions Gabe Salazar's social media followers ask him during his latest podcast. The tables are turned as Gabe does a cyber Q&A session. Gabe opens up his podcast to Instagram followers who want to ask him ANYTHING.
Published 10/11/17
Forgiveness
Published 09/25/17
Finding Greatness
Published 09/11/17
A majority of teens have smartphones, and most are active on social media. Instagram, not Facebook, is the social media site of choice for teens. Gabe talks to teens and parents about the important topic of cyber safety.
Published 08/29/17
Back to School
Published 08/21/17
Blue Whale Suicide Challenge 13 Reasons Why
Published 08/08/17
Parents and Teens
Published 08/01/17
Money and Teens
Published 07/25/17
Succeed in College USHLI
Published 07/18/17