I think that there were these long currents of sort of like insecurity that stemmed from being a child, you know. And I just did not have the strength like the internal fortitude to accept how sad I was about it all and why we had to struggle. But when I started noticing where I would be in college and I'd be in my room before I go to sleep and as soon as like the alcohol or the drugs were wearing off, that's the feeling I would feel. It was just sadness just bubbling up...That's what I was running away from.
Why is it that, so often, we need to be brought to our knees in order to wake up to, and reclaim, what really matters? And, does that have to be so? These are just a few of the questions we dive into with my guest today, Diego Perez, best known for his virtual moniker, Yung Pueblo, which is both a reminder to him to stay grounded in a younger, growth mindset, and also a contained to frame this current season of work as a project that doesn’t constrain his own personal and professional growth. Diego’s new book, Clarity & Connection, shares many of his recent insights about life, meaning, love, work, self-awareness, and of course, clarity and connection.
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