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HERE'S MY STORY
HERE'S MY STORY
I was born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1986 to a hard-working farming family. I started hoeing weeds and driving tractors at a young age alongside my 3 older brothers and 2 sisters on our family farm, Rancho los Apaches, in Ascension, Chihuahua. I spent the summers working the farm and the school years in Deming, New Mexico- a little ways across the border.
I was good student. I always wanted to do my best- an overachiever for sure. Basketball was my saving grace. It was a great outlet for me- and I helped lead my basketball team to win a State Championship my Senior Year. Religion was a big part of my family’s life. I grew up actively participating in church activities and worship. I always appeared to be a content teenager, but under the surface I was silently struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. I was feeling trapped by society’s rules, school, religion, and the rough border environment where I was raised.
I was born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1986 to a hard-working farming family. I started hoeing weeds and driving tractors at a young age alongside my 3 older brothers and 2 sisters on our family farm, Rancho los Apaches, in Ascension, Chihuahua. I spent the summers working the farm and the school years in Deming, New Mexico- a little ways across the border.
I was good student. I always wanted to do my best- an overachiever for sure. Basketball was my saving grace. It was a great outlet for me- and I helped lead my basketball team to win a State Championship my Senior Year. Religion was a big part of my family’s life. I grew up actively participating in church activities and worship. I always appeared to be a content teenager, but under the surface I was silently struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. I was feeling trapped by society’s rules, school, religion, and the rough border environment where I was raised.
I was born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1986 to a hard-working farming family. I started hoeing weeds and driving tractors at a young age alongside my 3 older brothers and 2 sisters on our family farm, Rancho los Apaches, in Ascension, Chihuahua. I spent the summers working the farm and the school years in Deming, New Mexico- a little ways across the border.
I was good student. I always wanted to do my best- an overachiever for sure. Basketball was my saving grace. It was a great outlet for me- and I helped lead my basketball team to win a State Championship my Senior Year. Religion was a big part of my family’s life. I grew up actively participating in church activities and worship. I always appeared to be a content teenager, but under the surface I was silently struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. I was feeling trapped by society’s rules, school, religion, and the rough border environment where I was raised.
After High School I served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where I dedicated 2 years of my life to teaching the people of Toronto, Canada about Jesus.
After finishing my church mission at 21, I enrolled in college at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where I studied Construction Management. I met my wife Louissa and within 8 months of meeting, we were married. We worked and studied our way through college and graduated together in 2012.
After High School I served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where I dedicated 2 years of my life to teaching the people of Toronto, Canada about Jesus.
After finishing my church mission at 21, I enrolled in college at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where I studied Construction Management. I met my wife Louissa and within 8 months of meeting, we were married. We worked and studied our way through college and graduated together in 2012.
After High School I served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where I dedicated 2 years of my life to teaching the people of Toronto, Canada about Jesus.
After finishing my church mission at 21, I enrolled in college at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where I studied Construction Management. I met my wife Louissa and within 8 months of meeting, we were married. We worked and studied our way through college and graduated together in 2012.
After High School I served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where I dedicated 2 years of my life to teaching the people of Toronto, Canada about Jesus.
After finishing my church mission at 21, I enrolled in college at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where I studied Construction Management. I met my wife Louissa and within 8 months of meeting, we were married. We worked and studied our way through college and graduated together in 2012.
After college, I had many job opportunities open up for me in the Construction Management field, but instead, I felt called to move back to Mexico. I was under the impression that I was going to become my Dad’s partner and eventually take over the family farm. But, I found myself back to the same farm responsibilities I had as a teenager. I soon realized that working out family/ business relationships and communicating desires/ dreams with my father was not going to be an easy task. I felt so stuck and completely stunted during this time. I knew I had so much more potential than my Dad wanted to see and I immediately spiraled into depression once again. During this time, my oldest son Bekham was born and my youngest, Gibson was only months away from being born. Life was moving rapidly and I was stuck.
In 2014, after struggling with my Dad for 2 years and not seeing any chance for growth in the way I knew I was capable of- I stepped into fear and moved my family to Houston, Texas where I found an amazing Construction Management job opportunity and became very successful. My youngest son, Gibson was born shortly after this move. I quickly gained confidence in myself, found success, excelled at my job, and stepped into my gifts in a real empowering way. I was finding my own wings and began to soar in my newly discovered freedom and authenticity.
After college, I had many job opportunities open up for me in the Construction Management field, but instead, I felt called to move back to Mexico. I was under the impression that I was going to become my Dad’s partner and eventually take over the family farm. But, I found myself back to the same farm responsibilities I had as a teenager. I soon realized that working out family/ business relationships and communicating desires/ dreams with my father was not going to be an easy task. I felt so stuck and completely stunted during this time. I knew I had so much more potential than my Dad wanted to see and I immediately spiraled into depression once again. During this time, my oldest son Bekham was born and my youngest, Gibson was only months away from being born. Life was moving rapidly and I was stuck.
In 2014, after struggling with my Dad for 2 years and not seeing any chance for growth in the way I knew I was capable of- I stepped into fear and moved my family to Houston, Texas where I found an amazing Construction Management job opportunity and became very successful. My youngest son, Gibson was born shortly after this move. I quickly gained confidence in myself, found success, excelled at my job, and stepped into my gifts in a real empowering way. I was finding my own wings and began to soar in my newly discovered freedom and authenticity.
After college, I had many job opportunities open up for me in the Construction Management field, but instead, I felt called to move back to Mexico. I was under the impression that I was going to become my Dad’s partner and eventually take over the family farm. But, I found myself back to the same farm responsibilities I had as a teenager. I soon realized that working out family/ business relationships and communicating desires/ dreams with my father was not going to be an easy task. I felt so stuck and completely stunted during this time. I knew I had so much more potential than my Dad wanted to see and I immediately spiraled into depression once again. During this time, my oldest son Bekham was born and my youngest, Gibson was only months away from being born. Life was moving rapidly and I was stuck.
In 2014, after struggling with my Dad for 2 years and not seeing any chance for growth in the way I knew I was capable of- I stepped into fear and moved my family to Houston, Texas where I found an amazing Construction Management job opportunity and became very successful. My youngest son, Gibson was born shortly after this move. I quickly gained confidence in myself, found success, excelled at my job, and stepped into my gifts in a real empowering way. I was finding my own wings and began to soar in my newly discovered freedom and authenticity.
After college, I had many job opportunities open up for me in the Construction Management field, but instead, I felt called to move back to Mexico. I was under the impression that I was going to become my Dad’s partner and eventually take over the family farm. But, I found myself back to the same farm responsibilities I had as a teenager. I soon realized that working out family/ business relationships and communicating desires/ dreams with my father was not going to be an easy task. I felt so stuck and completely stunted during this time. I knew I had so much more potential than my Dad wanted to see and I immediately spiraled into depression once again. During this time, my oldest son Bekham was born and my youngest, Gibson was only months away from being born. Life was moving rapidly and I was stuck.
In 2014, after struggling with my Dad for 2 years and not seeing any chance for growth in the way I knew I was capable of- I stepped into fear and moved my family to Houston, Texas where I found an amazing Construction Management job opportunity and became very successful. My youngest son, Gibson was born shortly after this move. I quickly gained confidence in myself, found success, excelled at my job, and stepped into my gifts in a real empowering way. I was finding my own wings and began to soar in my newly discovered freedom and authenticity.
I was moving up fast in the corporate construction management world and getting many amazing work opportunities. But still, the farm was always on my heart. Within a year of leaving Mexico, my Dad called and said he was ready to partner on the farm operation. It felt right- so we moved back just in time for harvest. That same day, a huge hail storm hit our farm. We lost everything. There was zero money left. I felt like a complete idiot for bringing my family back to nothing after having such a successful career and home in Texas. But we decided to tough it out. I knew I was there for a reason. So we stayed. And I got to work immediately. I rented a farm, found a loan, borrowed a tractor and hired 1 employee to start my own farming business. After taking this huge risk and working my ass off- I had an amazing harvest and made some good money. It was a great start.
It was during this time that I began to question a lot of things. The lack of resonance I felt in the religion of my childhood had been weighing on me heavily for years now. I had kept this quiet for fear of losing my community and relationships- but it was reaching a point where my soul was calling me towards a different path and I had no choice but to listen and act on it. This one act, of leaving the religion of my upbringing, to follow my Soul’s path- into the unknown was the catalyst of my spiritual awakening and journey back to Self.
I was moving up fast in the corporate construction management world and getting many amazing work opportunities. But still, the farm was always on my heart. Within a year of leaving Mexico, my Dad called and said he was ready to partner on the farm operation. It felt right- so we moved back just in time for harvest. That same day, a huge hail storm hit our farm. We lost everything. There was zero money left. I felt like a complete idiot for bringing my family back to nothing after having such a successful career and home in Texas. But we decided to tough it out. I knew I was there for a reason. So we stayed. And I got to work immediately. I rented a farm, found a loan, borrowed a tractor and hired 1 employee to start my own farming business. After taking this huge risk and working my ass off- I had an amazing harvest and made some good money. It was a great start.
It was during this time that I began to question a lot of things. The lack of resonance I felt in the religion of my childhood had been weighing on me heavily for years now. I had kept this quiet for fear of losing my community and relationships- but it was reaching a point where my soul was calling me towards a different path and I had no choice but to listen and act on it. This one act, of leaving the religion of my upbringing, to follow my Soul’s path- into the unknown was the catalyst of my spiritual awakening and journey back to Self.
I was moving up fast in the corporate construction management world and getting many amazing work opportunities. But still, the farm was always on my heart. Within a year of leaving Mexico, my Dad called and said he was ready to partner on the farm operation. It felt right- so we moved back just in time for harvest. That same day, a huge hail storm hit our farm. We lost everything. There was zero money left. I felt like a complete idiot for bringing my family back to nothing after having such a successful career and home in Texas. But we decided to tough it out. I knew I was there for a reason. So we stayed. And I got to work immediately. I rented a farm, found a loan, borrowed a tractor and hired 1 employee to start my own farming business. After taking this huge risk and working my ass off- I had an amazing harvest and made some good money. It was a great start.
It was during this time that I began to question a lot of things. The lack of resonance I felt in the religion of my childhood had been weighing on me heavily for years now. I had kept this quiet for fear of losing my community and relationships- but it was reaching a point where my soul was calling me towards a different path and I had no choice but to listen and act on it. This one act, of leaving the religion of my upbringing, to follow my Soul’s path- into the unknown was the catalyst of my spiritual awakening and journey back to Self.
I was moving up fast in the corporate construction management world and getting many amazing work opportunities. But still, the farm was always on my heart. Within a year of leaving Mexico, my Dad called and said he was ready to partner on the farm operation. It felt right- so we moved back just in time for harvest. That same day, a huge hail storm hit our farm. We lost everything. There was zero money left. I felt like a complete idiot for bringing my family back to nothing after having such a successful career and home in Texas. But we decided to tough it out. I knew I was there for a reason. So we stayed. And I got to work immediately. I rented a farm, found a loan, borrowed a tractor and hired 1 employee to start my own farming business. After taking this huge risk and working my ass off- I had an amazing harvest and made some good money. It was a great start.
It was during this time that I began to question a lot of things. The lack of resonance I felt in the religion of my childhood had been weighing on me heavily for years now. I had kept this quiet for fear of losing my community and relationships- but it was reaching a point where my soul was calling me towards a different path and I had no choice but to listen and act on it. This one act, of leaving the religion of my upbringing, to follow my Soul’s path- into the unknown was the catalyst of my spiritual awakening and journey back to Self.
At this point, it was time to go all in. I was choosing me. I was setting myself free from any and all limiting beliefs that had held me back. I had tasted freedom- and was more than worth it. I began my awakening journey listening to podcasts and reading as many books as I could find- the most impactful one: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Shortly after, I was ready to get my physical health in order- I completed the 75 Hard Challenge and dove into the personal development world. I participated in a plant medicine ceremony that same year and it transformed me in the most impactful way. I was growing. I was expanding. I was setting myself free.
After my transformation, the magic started happening rapidly! Everything in my life started taking off and an abundance of opportunities were flooding in: my social media went viral, I started a clothing brand, bought my Dad’s farm, opened The Vikingo Shop, formed meaningful friendships, deepened my relationship with Lou, my boys, and most importantly- myself, and found overwhelming freedom and abundance in the process.
At this point, it was time to go all in. I was choosing me. I was setting myself free from any and all limiting beliefs that had held me back. I had tasted freedom- and was more than worth it. I began my awakening journey listening to podcasts and reading as many books as I could find- the most impactful one: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Shortly after, I was ready to get my physical health in order- I completed the 75 Hard Challenge and dove into the personal development world. I participated in a plant medicine ceremony that same year and it transformed me in the most impactful way. I was growing. I was expanding. I was setting myself free.
After my transformation, the magic started happening rapidly! Everything in my life started taking off and an abundance of opportunities were flooding in: my social media went viral, I started a clothing brand, bought my Dad’s farm, opened The Vikingo Shop, formed meaningful friendships, deepened my relationship with Lou, my boys, and most importantly- myself, and found overwhelming freedom and abundance in the process.
At this point, it was time to go all in. I was choosing me. I was setting myself free from any and all limiting beliefs that had held me back. I had tasted freedom- and was more than worth it. I began my awakening journey listening to podcasts and reading as many books as I could find- the most impactful one: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Shortly after, I was ready to get my physical health in order- I completed the 75 Hard Challenge and dove into the personal development world. I participated in a plant medicine ceremony that same year and it transformed me in the most impactful way. I was growing. I was expanding. I was setting myself free.
After my transformation, the magic started happening rapidly! Everything in my life started taking off and an abundance of opportunities were flooding in: my social media went viral, I started a clothing brand, bought my Dad’s farm, opened The Vikingo Shop, formed meaningful friendships, deepened my relationship with Lou, my boys, and most importantly- myself, and found overwhelming freedom and abundance in the process.
At this point, it was time to go all in. I was choosing me. I was setting myself free from any and all limiting beliefs that had held me back. I had tasted freedom- and was more than worth it. I began my awakening journey listening to podcasts and reading as many books as I could find- the most impactful one: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Shortly after, I was ready to get my physical health in order- I completed the 75 Hard Challenge and dove into the personal development world. I participated in a plant medicine ceremony that same year and it transformed me in the most impactful way. I was growing. I was expanding. I was setting myself free.