Yung Pueblo | How to Create Clarity & Connection

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  Actually, some of your greatest power will come to light in groups.

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  And that's kind of what I learned was, like, as an individual, you do have power, but you can only do so much when you come into a group that can share a common cause.

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  Oof, sky's the limit.

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  You know, you can really make serious change.

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  So why is it that so often we need to be brought to our knees in order to wake up and reclaim what.

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  What really matters?

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  And does it actually have to be that way?

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  These are just a few of the questions that we dive into with my guest today, Diego Perez, who's best known by his virtual moniker, young Pueblo.

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  Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, he moved with his family to Boston, where he saw his parents work relentless hours and struggle with poverty.

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  And he turned to activism and advocacy at a young age, went to Wesleyan, where his life then devolved into partying and drugs that really threatened to become a way of being as he moved into adulthood.

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  But in a moment of profound reckoning that would awaken him both to his own need to refocus on mental health and physical well being, as well as a different way to live, he recentered meaning in his work and life, and a quest was set in motion, one that would eventually lead Diego into a ten day vipassana meditation experience that had a transformational effect and would set him on a path of self discovery and an ever deepening devotion to a now years long, 2 hours a day meditation practice, regular extended retreats, and the pursuit of truth and wisdom.

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  And now a part of that also involved writing.

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  And what began as a tool to process his own experiences, well, it eventually became a public writing practice, and his words landed in a powerful way, amassing a global audience of millions of people writing under the pseudonym young Pueblo, which is both a reminder to him to stay grounded in a younger growth mindset and also a container to frame this current season of work as a project that doesn't constrain his own personal and professional growth.

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  Diego's newest book, clarity and connection, shares many of his recent insights about life, meaning, love, work, self awareness, and of course, clarity and connection.

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  So excited to share this conversation with you.

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  I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is good life project.

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  Originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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  Yeah, that's right.

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  And then to Boston.

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  How old were you when you actually made that journey?

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