Diego 'Yung Pueblo' Perez

No matter what, if you find someone, you really are going to find them through proximity. So you do have to put yourself out there, whether that's online or whether that's in person, you're not going to build a connection without proximity. put yourself out there and then just be the realist version of yourself.

Don't worry about trying to build a facade or trying to create a version of yourself that's more likable. That's going to create superficial interactions. Instead, just be you, go out there. When you do find someone that you're connecting with, focus on them, tell them that you're interested and then see if there's enough there to build a relationship.

no matter what, if you find someone, you really are going to find them through proximity. So you do have to put yourself out there, whether that's online or whether that's in person, you're not going to build a connection without proximity. So put yourself out there and then just be the realist version of yourself.

Don't worry about trying to build a facade or trying to create a version of yourself that's more likable. That's going to create superficial interactions. Instead, just be you, go out there. When you do find someone that you're connecting with, focus on them, tell them that you're interested and then see if there's enough there to build a relationship.

Oh, that's a really good one. I think if you're an entrepreneur or you're working on building businesses, it's really important to know that you need really good partners. And when you're starting a business with someone, These days, I think it's less about working for an exact amount of time.

It's less about, okay, I'm going to put in 40 hours or this is how many hours I can put in for this project. It's not so much like that anymore. It's more, what can you deliver to the project? So I do my Young Pueblo work, but I also have a venture capital company that I'm a partner in and I co-founded. But I don't so much say like, oh, I can work 10 hours a week or 20 hours a week or 30.

Oh, that's a really good one. I think if you're an entrepreneur or you're working on building businesses, it's really important to know that you need really good partners. And when you're starting a business with someone, These days, I think it's less about working for an exact amount of time.

It changes. Sometimes when we're fundraising, there's tons of work. When we're just assessing companies and making investments, it's slightly less work. And it's more so like, what can I deliver to the group? And if that feels valuable to them, then they accept your partnership without saying, oh, I'm going to work X amount of time.

It's less about, okay, I'm going to put in 40 hours or this is how many hours I can put in for this project. It's not so much like that anymore. It's more, what can you deliver to the project? So I do my Young Pueblo work, but I also have a venture capital company that I'm a partner in and I co-founded. But I don't so much say like, oh, I can work 10 hours a week or 20 hours a week or 30.

You just make sure that you over deliver and everyone's going to be happy. So like that, because I've noticed something about, you know, a lot of my friends and mentors in Silicon Valley where they're building like three companies at a time and they're doing a fantastic job, but it's not like they're working 120 hour weeks. They're just like, this is what they deliver to each situation.

It changes. Sometimes when we're fundraising, there's tons of work. When we're just assessing companies and making investments, it's slightly less work. And it's more so like, what can I deliver to the group? And if that feels valuable to them, then they accept your partnership without saying, oh, I'm going to work X amount of time.

You just make sure that you over deliver and everyone's going to be happy. So like that, because I've noticed something about, you know, a lot of my friends and mentors in Silicon Valley where they're building like three companies at a time and they're doing a fantastic job, but it's not like they're working 120 hour weeks. They're just like, this is what they deliver to each situation.

Yeah, no, you never want to trade time for money. That's the worst. You want to deliver and make sure you get your equity and then build it as big as you can.

No matter what, I make my growth come first. And that really is meditating. So for last year, I started the year off from January to February meditating for 45 days. It was a totally silent meditation course. And even though my agents were upset and people who I'm working with, they wanted more of my time. It was actually much more beneficial for me to take that time, meditate.

Yeah, no, you never want to trade time for money. That's the worst. You want to deliver and make sure you get your equity and then build it as big as you can.

And then when I came out, everything was better. I was able to be productive at a whole nother level. And similarly, after this book launches, I'm going to go away to meditate for 20 days in April to May. And I'm thrilled for that. And I think when I look at a lot of people who are really, really highly productive, they take time to cultivate themselves.

No matter what, I make my growth come first. And that really is meditating. So for last year, I started the year off from January to February meditating for 45 days. It was a totally silent meditation course. And even though my agents were upset and people who I'm working with, they wanted more of my time. It was actually much more beneficial for me to take that time, meditate.

And that's really important if you're going to keep producing.

And then when I came out, everything was better. I was able to be productive at a whole nother level. And similarly, after this book launches, I'm going to go away to meditate for 20 days in April to May. And I'm thrilled for that. And I think when I look at a lot of people who are really, really highly productive, they take time to cultivate themselves.

I think if you're listening and you're interested, definitely go check it out. And I think if it sounds like too much or too long for you, there's other styles. There's a lot of different meditation styles out there. So you kind of just have to find the thing that connects with your intuition and is challenging but not overwhelming. And I'd say for you, you're a very creative person.

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