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EP 027 - Understanding why can help us uncover how to move forward w/ Omar Hernandez
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Welcome to EP 027 of the CVD Podcast!!
Omar Hernandez is all about community! This man thrives on bringing like-minded people together to make a positive difference and accomplish a common goal.
And community is one of the key elements that helped Omar out of one of the toughest times in his life...
The pandemic was difficult for so many of us in so many ways.
For Omar, he had just spent thousands of dollars and 18 months completing a master's program in Boston and San Francisco, and then:
- the pandemic hits,
- the world is shutting down,
- people are feeling alone and isolated,
- companies everywhere are firing or laying off hundreds of people,
- he had 90 days to find a job or he'd be asked to leave the country, and
- his 5-year relationship just ended.
His body froze and kept him from doing pretty much everything. Then, one day, he decided to sell his PlayStation and things started to slowly change.
In this episode, Omar talks about:
- His experience at Hult Business School (both the bright and dark)
- Why and how he created a hackathon with Code for Venezuela
- Failing exams and being unsure if he'd graduate
- Whether the sacrifice was worth it
- How everything seemed to be crumbling when the pandemic hit
- How he was affected mentally, physically, and emotionally
- Why his body “froze” and what that was like
- How podcasts and therapy helped him make sense of his situation
- Why he started running and what that did for him
- How Stoicism helped change his perspective
- Why community is so important to him and how its absence affects him
- How and why he became captain of a running club in New York
Where you can find Omar and his initiatives online:
- Website | Instagram | LinkedIn
- Captain of Midnight Runners (running community in NYC)
- Core Member of Code for Venezuela
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