“I’ve been seeking truth in life more and more. For such a long time, I felt like my truth wasn’t accepted in spaces or whenever I even tried to speak truth that was denied, in a sense. And for me, it has been a liberation of really being able to just live in truth and honesty - of what really matters to me and my own feelings and internal life.” - Marcelo Peterlini

Ever Forward Club’s Ashanti Branch is joined by Marcelo Peterlini. Marcelo is from São Paulo, Brazil, and is currently working as the Programming Director at Latin American Leadership Academy, where he is devoting his life to building a youth leadership community in Latin America that can evoke the best of humanity. One of Marcelo’s mentees, Breno, was, in fact, the guest on the very first episode of this podcast. But, as the podcast comes full circle, Marcelo and Ashanti have a conversation that embraces the fact that life is a bit messier - and never as clean as the perfect circle we want it to be. Enjoy the episode!

(1:15) Ashanti’s introduction.

(5:30) Marcelo introduces himself and why he considers himself a “heart-centered” person. Then, he and Ashanti look back on their humble beginnings.

(13:30) Ashanti and Marcelo make their masks together.

(14:00) Ashanti shares the front of his mask - heart-centered, hard-working, serious - and tells a quick story of how he got “worked up” at the workplace recently and remembered to own his feelings.

(17:35) Marcelo shares the front of his mask - loving man, truth, passion - and expresses the importance of putting “loving” and “man” side by side. Then, he and Ashanti embrace the messy side of life.

(30:10) Ashanti shares the back of his mask - fear of failure, doubt, not being effective - and looks back on a recent session he had with his coach.

(37:45) Marcelo shares the back of his mask - sadness, melancholy, prove myself/belonging - and it leads him and Ashanti into a conversation about the transitory nature of dark days.

(50:00) Ashanti and Marcelo take time to appreciate one another.

(53:40) Marcelo shares how you can get in touch with him.

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Connect with Marcelo Peterlini:

Instagram: instagram.com/somos_lala

Website: latinamericanleadershipacademy.org

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