269. Diego Perez (Yung Pueblo), Poet & Best-Selling Author
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
From the moment I first read Diego's writing, I was enamored. The opportunity to start off season 15 with his interview is a true honor. For episode 269, Diego — known to his millions of followers at Yung Pueblo, which stands for "young people" — opens up about his inspiration for writing. He talks about immigrating to this country, growing up in poverty, and his battle with drugs in college that lead him to a massive #hurdlemoment and life change — ultimately taking on meditation and completely pivoting toward a more holistic, healthier lifestyle. He shares the inspiration for his latest book, The Way Forward, and offers up advice on how to prioritize and communicate better within relationships.
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| 0:00.0 | how do you combat the doubt? You combat the doubt by looking at what are the actual results? |
| 0:04.5 | And if you're trying to measure yourself from today to yesterday, of course the picture is not |
| 0:08.7 | going to be that pretty. But if you measure yourself from when you began to where you are now, |
| 0:14.0 | which could be weeks or months, then you get a better picture of how far you have come. |
| 0:30.6 | What's going on, everyone? Emily, a body here, you are listening to season 15, the premiere |
| 0:40.8 | of Virgil. A wellness-focused podcast where I connect with everyone from your favorite |
| 0:45.0 | athletes to top experts in industry CEOs about their highest highs, toughest moments and everything |
| 0:51.4 | in between. We all go through hurdles in life and my goal through these discussions is to |
| 0:56.7 | empower you to better navigate yours and move with intention so that you can strive toward your |
| 1:02.3 | own big potential. And of course, have some fun along the way. Wow, 678 episodes in the catalog. |
| 1:13.0 | Hurdle is now listened to in over 215 countries and we are back for season 15. Wow, it's just, |
| 1:23.1 | yeah, it's crazy. A little bit of backstory here for those views that may be newer to the feed. |
| 1:28.8 | Hurdle started at the very top of 2018. I was going through some turbulent moments in my personal |
| 1:33.9 | and professional life. Recently, let go from Kanye Nast after self-magazine folded where I was the |
| 1:39.6 | fitness editor there. I was freelance writing and asking myself, what is it that I want to do with |
| 1:44.1 | my voice? What is it that I want to put into the world? And sitting on a couch with a good friend, |
| 1:49.0 | I said, the statement. I said, I just want to get over this hurdle. And it was in that moment |
| 1:54.6 | that it all started to spiral. It all started to concept. I wanted to combine my years of editorial |
| 2:00.5 | experience over a decade working in the health and wellness space with my passion and pursuit for |
| 2:06.8 | the area of wellness, having my own personal story of transformation that really taught me that |
| 2:13.5 | the best thing that you can invest in is yourself. For more on my story, you can check out episode |
| 2:20.1 | one of the show. I'm going to link that in the show notes. And now today, I could not be more |
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