19: Family Tragedy to Latin Radio Star & TV Announcer // The Story of Alberto Sardiñas
Background:
“So what’s your story and what did you learn from it?” is Alberto Sardiñas’ most important question to people everywhere he goes. Alberto is the host of “Íntimo”, a leading syndicated radio show in the U.S. Hispanic market broadcasted by Univision Radio. Each night, Alberto receives phone calls from listeners looking to share their stories and receive a friendly opinion. Thousands of people listen to him nightly, and watch him as a contributor on network television shows such as “Despierta América” and “Tu Desayuno Alegre”. Most recently he was featured on Univision’s award-winning journalistic newsmagazine “Aquí y Ahora”.
Alberto actively participates as keynote speaker for various organizations in the U.S. and Latin America, presenting topics on personal and professional growth. As the author of “El Poder de TU Historia” (The Power of YOUR Story), published by Santillana U.S.A., he compiled 40 true, short stories portraying life lessons told to him by his listeners. Alberto shares weekly articles and videos on his blog, www.albertosardiñas.com, and his columns are frequently published in leading magazines and blogs.
Time-Stamped Show Notes:
- 5:29 The usual daily routine for Alberto now that he is working from home. He currently has a special project, which he calls his passion accomplished podcast.
- 6:34 Alberto is from Venezuela and he considers his family to be an interesting mix of people.
- 7:50 Personal stories of other people are very powerful and interesting for Alberto. He feels that understanding other people’s stories can help you understand your own path, mission, trajectories, and difficulties.
- 9:18 Alberto shares his story of how he experienced a rock-bottom moment in his life.
- 11:24 Eric emphasizes that there should be no comparison between one’s rock bottom experience to another person’s rock bottom.
- 13:02 As Alberto was going through the most difficult moments in his life, his boss asked him to host a radio show that would listen to other people’s stories.
- 16:15 A book by Mark Burnett called Jump In! If You Don’t Even Know How to Swim has influenced Alberto to have this Yes mentality.
- 23:41 His “One Percent Theory” has been very useful for Alberto because it’s all about finding that one thing that can help you take control of your life.
- 29:10 Alberto offers important advice for those who are always nervous and concerned about their own performance when being in front of people, doing an interview or giving a speech.
- 31:44 Helping other people and giving them advice saved Alberto. He also shares the idea that giving has to hurt a little bit.
- 35:58 The rockin’ it moment for Alberto is a little more personal, which focuses mostly on his family.
- 42:00 Marriage and family has taught Alberto an important lesson that it is okay to pause and stop and not always push too hard.
- 47:02 Alberto talks about self-awareness and moving forward.
- 51:58 Alberto recalls this very dark and low moment in his life but it also turned out to be a moment of faith for him.
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- 19:03 At 17, Eric thought he was going to jail for a long time but there were people who helped him get back up again. Please check out Eric’s book to know more about his whole story. You can visit his website and download a free copy of the intro and prologue at EricGilbertWilliams.com
- 34:39 We would love to make this show even better with your help. If you want to reach out to us, tell us your stories, provide some tips and suggestions, or give us some feedback, then send us an email at: Eric@EricGilbertWilliams.com
Key Points from the Interview:
- “I think one of the things that’s often left out of that goal-setting conversation is the importance of follow-through. It’s not enough to know what we need to do; we have to do what we need to do each and every day if we really want to see those results.”
- “We learn so much more through our failures than we ever do from our successes.”
