88. From Prison & Addiction to Filmmaker and Purpose | Alejandro’s Story
How To Battle Podcast by Carlos Vasquez
Episode notes
What happens when you finally achieve the success you spent your entire life chasing and still feel empty?
In this episode of the How To Battle Podcast, Carlos sits down with Alejandro Zavala for a raw conversation about prison, addiction, fatherhood, financial success, healing, filmmaking, purpose, and the ability to completely reinvent your life.
Alejandro grew up in Central California surrounded by gangs, drugs, limited opportunities, and the belief that the world in front of him was the only world available.
That path eventually led to incarceration, addiction, legal battles, and years of trying to survive.
But his story did not end there.
After confronting his past, Alejandro began deliberately creating new versions of himself. He studied the people he wanted to become, learned how they spoke an ...