“This is about willingness. If you’re willing to share what’s happening in your life, everything is going to be fine. But if I have to remember [for] myself, a couple years ago, I wouldn’t do that. Because I didn’t feel prepared at the time.” - Gustavo Heredia

Ever Forward Club’s Ashanti Branch is joined by Gustavo Heredia, whose full name is Luis Gustavo Heredia Vasquez. As a gap year student, Gustavo is dedicated to volunteering for NGOs and developing the social project, Edulimitless, which he founded. Also interning for Enseña Perú, Gustavo is a busy young man, but, ultimately, the most important thing that he shared today was that he is more comfortable being himself and sharing his truth than he has ever been.

(0:55) Ashanti’s introduction.

(6:29) Ashanti tries to introduce Gustavo :) Then Gustavo introduces himself. He shares what it is like in Peru right now, and he shares how he met Ashanti through the Latin American Leadership Academy.

(16:06) Gustavo shares the front of his mask - hard-working, funny, caring.

(21:20) Ashanti shares the front of his mask - funny, serious, hard-working - and they reflect on their similarities, as well as the importance of a balanced life.

(25:01) Gustavo shares the back of his mask - anxiety, lazy/procrastinator, failure  - and how these things on the back of his mask are directly connected to concerns about his future.

(32:01) Ashanti shares the back of his mask - fear, worry, sadness - and he reflects on an encounter he had with a man with Parkinson’s, and what this says about how he feels for others.

(40:41) Gustavo looks back on the friends and family that have been there to have vulnerable conversations with him, and how he feels more prepared to have these conversations now more than before.

(47:46) Ashanti and Gustavo give their closing thoughts.

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Connect with Gustavo Heredia:

Instagram: instagram.com/edulimitless

Instagram: instagram.com/gustavoheredia1001

Facebook: facebook.com/jorge.suclupe.94

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Check Out LALA - Latin American Leadership Academy

https://www.latinamericanleadershipacademy.org/

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Instagram: instagram.com/branchspeaks

Facebook: facebook.com/BranchSpeaks

Twitter: twitter.com/BranchSpeaks

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch

Website: branchspeaks.com

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