Reach and Reflect

Intro - 0:00 Origin Story - 2:17 Path Analysis - 53:48 Tapping into Potential - 1:06:48 Meaning & Fulfillment + Actionable Advice - 1:29:50 Conclusion - 1:56:31 We are back! Episode 7 is here, featuring one of the most vibrant souls I’ve met. We’ll take you through her backstory so you can get a sense of where she’s coming from, her path to working for one of the top investment / asset management firms in the world, and her current vocation as an entrepreneur whose goal is to create even more entrepreneurs! (Also, she moonlights as a hypnotist) As always we did our best to drop wisdom nuggets and weave actionable advice throughout. Enjoy 🙂 Find Ryden’s contact info below: - https://www.instagram.com/rydenintotheclouds/ - https://www.instagram.com/leadwithspark/ - https://www.tiktok.com/@leadwithspark - www.leadwithspark.com -www.lachispaincubadora.com -www.SomoAfrica.org

Intro – 2:33

What is Destined for X? - 6:18

Origin Story - 22:14

Struggles and dealing with values - 54:50

How do you discover what you enjoy? - 01:03:25

Quitting Microsoft with no plan - 1:05:07

Developing appreciation - Living out of a car for 3 years - 1:15:22

Path Analysis - Consequences of valuing others far more than yourself - 1:18:42

Addressing hyper-perfectionism – 1:26:14

Recovering from living out of a car – 1:32:38

Summoning Inspiration – 1:36:55

Tapping Into Your Potential – 1:39:37

Dealing with anxiety – 1:50:49

Meaning & Fulfillment – 1:54:41

Transforming control into playfulness – 2:04:52

What will I care about on my deathbed? – 2:08:00

Religion and Spirituality – 2:25:06

Concluding Actionable Advice – 2:29:25

 

In spite of being raised in a very low-income household by parents with 4th and 6th grade educations, dedication, grit, and infectiously exuberant passion has led Josh Mendoza to get into Stanford before truly accomplishing his childhood dreams at the age of 27.  However, that’s not the most interesting thing about him.  Josh is also dedicated to giving back, and founded a non-profit focused on mentoring under-privileged youth, to provide them easier access to the path he blazed.  This did not come easily, and he overcame material struggle when living out of his car for 3 years, and today is challenged by both perfectionism and being altruistic almost to a fault. We dive into his story, with the aim of providing you with wisdom he’s gained.

While the episode does not follow the typical format as much as other episodes, letting the conversation flow as it did felt like the right thing at the time.

As always, we ask our audience to check in with how well this guest resonates with you.  Resonance may be a sign that your path and purpose is along the same lines as our guest’s.  Thank you and if you enjoy this episode please leave a rating or review!

Age: 27

Place of Origin: Southern California

Parents: Dual, Mexican Immigrants

Traditional Path: Tech

Alternative Path: Philanthropy / Entrepreneur

Self-Improvement Practices: Reflection, Weight lifting

Contact info: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/joshmendoza1            

Relevant links: http://www.destinedforx.com -> Volunteer tab

Outline with timestamps:

Intro – 0:00

Origin Story – 3:40 

Recap of Origin Story – 1:08:55

Path Analysis – 1:17:55

Tapping into Potential – 1:37:40

Meaning & Fulfillment – 1:50:38

Conclusion - Actionable Advice – 2:03:53

 

Age: 24

Place of Origin: California

Parents: Divorced / American

Traditional Path: USC / Tech Startups 

Alternative Path: Meditation / Breathwork / Ayurveda

Self-Improvement Practices: Meditation, Yoga, Breathwork, Weight Lifting, Ayurveda

Contact info: [email protected]

Relevant links:

https://www.chelseamarie.com/

Body of Soul Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/body-of-soul-wellness-spirituality/id1450134180

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zYoX3BYJAjOXibrijDGRA

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/chelsea-marie/body-of-soul-wellnessspirituality

Outline with timestamps:

Intro - 0:00

Origin Story (path to Harvard, being seen, assumptions, developing higher perspectives) – 7:06

Path Analysis (dealing with fear, accessing inspiration and flow states) – 1:09:38

Tapping into Potential (resilience, knowing how to ask for help, healthy skepticism for your own ideas, tradeoffs, humility) – 2:03:56

Meaning & Fulfillment (embracing the journey, getting in touch with what calls to you, value structures) – 2:32:18:21

Conclusion & Actionable Advice (time management, social issues and impact) – 2:59:00:00

 

 

Age: 24

Place of Origin: South Africa

Parents: Divorced / South African

Traditional Path: Health Tech (current)

Alternative Path: Entrepreneurial (current)

Self-Improvement Practices: Reflection / Meditation

Contact info: [email protected]

Relevant links: meetkaruna.com

 

Outline with timestamps:

 Intro - 0:00 

Origin Story – 10:00 

Path Analysis – 1:00:00 

Tapping into Potential – 1:18:57 

Meaning & Fulfillment – 1:39:32 

Conclusion & Actionable Advice – 2:09:17

 

Bio:

Age: 35

Place of Origin: California

Parents: Dual / Immigrants

Traditional Path: Wharton / Banking / Tech (former)

Alternative Path: Plant Healing Facilitation / Nomad (current)

Self-Improvement Practices: Meditation, Yoga, Plant Medicine, Self-inquiry

Contact info: IG - @the.shalman, https://www.1heart.com/

Relevant books: Stealing Fire, The Surrender Experiment

Age: 25

Place of Origin: Tahiti / British Columbia / SF Bay Area

Parents: Dual / Immigrants

Traditional Path: College / Marketing (quit)

Alternative Path: Artist / Medicine Music

Self-Improvement Practices: Meditation, Yoga, Plant Medicine, Music

Contact info:  

Relevant links: Click here for here Soundcloud

Ep.1 Alejandro Perez – CFO of Non-Profit, Data Scientist @ Lyft Hello and welcome to Reach and Reflect, a podcast where we interview guests from both traditional and alternative life paths, with the aim of figuring out, for the benefit of our audience, where they find fulfillment and meaning. At 27 years old, Alejandro Perez is a CFO for a non-profit that mentors underprivileged youth, Destined for X, as well as a Data Scientist at Lyft.  A son of two immigrants, Harvard alumni, and Stanford MS&E Grad school hopeful, he exemplifies the American Dream in more ways than just his personal achievements.  Alejandro is a prolific thinker, philanthropist, and lives in a balanced fashion.  We will walk through his life’s journey, and do our best to extract and communicate his accumulated wisdom for your benefit. As always, we ask our audience to check in with how well this guest resonates with you.  Resonance may be a sign that your path and purpose is along the same lines as our guest’s.  Thank you and if you enjoy this episode please leave a rating or review! Age: 27 Place of Origin: Miami Parents: Dual / Immigrants (Nicaragua / Colombia) Traditional Path: Harvard / Tech Alternative Path:Philanthropy / Education & Mentoring Self-Improvement Practices: Meditation / Self-inquiry / Bicycling / Weight-lifting Contact info: [email protected] Relevant links: https://www.destinedforx.com/