Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Gilbert Anguiano. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Gilbert , appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?
The definition of resilience is the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties. Resilience has become a part of my natural response to every situation that I have encountered from a very young age. A reoccurring theme in my life has been loss. Loss of family, loss of money, loss of possessions, etc. When you encounter situations over and over again, you begin to become accustomed to those situations whether they are good situations or bad situations.
Your mind and body begin to create responses to these situations. When something bad happens to us or when an event in our life has become a road block, or something just doesn’t go our way, we are given opportunities. The opportunity is the choice on how to respond to what has happened.
My resilience comes from my natural response to making the best of my situation and reminding myself that I have the control to how I respond to negative situations. I have the power to decide what will hold me back and what will keep me going. My decision is always the latter.
Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
I am a comedian and podcaster. I host The Mindbuzz podcast, The Mindbuzz is a pragmatic conversation that explores culture and society with your favorite people in Southern California.
The podcast is an archive of interesting stories from today’s creatives with a high range of commentary from artists, entrepreneurs, activists, podcasters, and people just like you. Along with my partner Amber, co-host and co-producer, we wanted to create space for artists and entrepreneurs to share their unique life and perspective on the creative process.
Along with the podcast I also host “The Open Mic Night: Music, Poetry, Comedy” in the city of Paramount at Horchateria on the last Thursday of every month. My goal with The Mindbuzz and The Open Mic Night is to create a space for artists, musicians, poets, comedians, film-makers, anybody chasing their dream a chance to share their story on and off stage.
Through this journey of hosting The Mindbuzz podcast and The Open Mic Night, I found that I had a not so secret love for performing in front of an audience with a microphone. I have always been a fan of comedy since I can remember. Comedy was their for me when nobody else was. Through this existence we call life, comedy is the only thing, at least for me, makes life worth living. Watching people smile as I tell them about my “third-gen, no-sabo, family” problems makes it all worth it.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Three qualities and skills I have acquired that have been most impactful in my journey has got to be; organization, planning, and not-taking myself too seriously, always reminding myself to have fun. It seems pretty counter productive, organization and planning are not very fun. But thats what I like, making the not-so fun things, fun. Looking at planning as a road map to my current goal takes imagination, thats fun isn’t it?
If there is some advice I can give folks that are early on in their journey, in terms of how they can best improve, is to never give up no matter how hard whatever you are doing is. Great things take time, they take persistence, they take all of what you have. If it was easy, everybody would be doing it too. A quote that keeps me pushing through is “consistency plus time equals results.”Surround yourself with people that want to see you win. Build or join a community that is supportive creatively and wants the same thing as you, comedy, podcasting, music, poetry, whatever, selling tacos, sewing buttons on jackets, anything you want in this life. There is enough for everyone.
To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?
The most impactful thing that my parents did for me is a little different than most.
The most impactful thing my father did for me was not be there when I needed him most. Although, we reconnected and he became my best friend and father later in life, him not being present as much as I wanted him to be when I was growing up really helped me develop this sense of self. This sense of self sufficiency created this unstoppable force and tenacity that I have. It made me realize that you can’t always count on someone, even the people you want to count on, sometimes all you need is you. This concept has changed over the years and I have opened up to other concepts of how I view relationships, but none the less, absence created imagination.
The most impactful thing my mom did for me was tell me “don’t let anybody tell you no”. This bred both an undeniable character trait and a chillon. My mother passed away from stomach cancer with complications of diabetes when I was twelve years old. As a 32 year old man now, I do not remember too much of my mom. There are few memories left, and that has been impactful for me, my mom telling me to never let somebody tell me “no” and I her telling me to “be good” as she took her last breathe of life.
My parents leaving me memories like these have been most impactful for me. Fueling me to become the best version of myself for my family, my friends, and the great people that support me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.mindbuzz.org/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themindbuzz/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themindbuzz/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIYj7eDCsV3YPzxv7VRKZKg
- Other: https://linktr.ee/mindbuzzmedia
Image Credits
Soy Funny, Beer Thug Brewing The Open Mic Night, Horchateria My Grito Industries, Nativo The Mindbuzz Podcast
