How to get into an ivy league and prestigious school. Navy veteran Valerie Lucia Calderon Meyer explains how she got into Yale and the process of growing up and learning so much from her Naval Career and why she decided to transition out to pursue academics!Chapters:1:38 Upbringing and Growing up in an Immigrant Household6:00 Existentialism at a young age10:00 Value in Pursuing Knowledge and Growth and Joining the Navy.15:30 The Covid Era19:30 Discovering a Passion and Being Unapologeti...

Being in the Navy and what it taught me about life, in the search for finding more purpose and passion in my personal and work life. Including lessons I learned over the 8 years I was in.If you want to be on my podcast and tell your story of growth and finding meaning in life, Email me! - [email protected]:1:00 Why I joined the Navy2:00 What Bootcamp was like.8:00 Almost Drowning13:00 "A" School (Relationship) Simping18:00 "A" School Day to Day20:30 Deployment in the Arab...

In this episode we go over the true power of being in tuned with nature and finding peace through that and daily meditations.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:00 Nature vs. Nurture04:00 Questioning Generational Beliefs09:00 Being In Tune with Nature12:00 College Days and Growing up Fast18:15 Coping with Alcohol31:40 First time Meditating36:40 Visualization Meditations41:30 City Life Vs. Rural Life, getting away from the Noise of New York City.49:25 Dealing with Anxiety and Frustration of the Fast Pace...

In this episode I interview my own sister! We talk about how we grew up in the same house but had different perspectives and experiences with our family and friends growing up despite the fact.We go over deep and vulnerable topics such as growing up with debilitating self esteem challenges, self consciousness, extreme social anxiety, and Ludwigs Angina.00:00 Intro Question What is your definition of Purpose, Passion, and Peace?01:00 Why I developed self esteem issues growing up.07:15 What hel...