Erwin Benedict Valencia

Erwin Benedict Valencia High Performance Coach | Wellness Expert | Mentor | Speaker | Investor | Advisor

Founder & Executive Director, GRATITUDE GANG Foundation & Grasshopper Project

Last night I had the honor of speaking for  on a topic that’s become the soul of my work:Mindfulness in High Performance...
01/17/2026

Last night I had the honor of speaking for on a topic that’s become the soul of my work:
Mindfulness in High Performance.🏀🧘🏻‍♂️

Not just as a buzzword — but as a tool.
A practice.
A science-backed strategy that belongs just as much in the treatment room as it does in elite sports and leadership.

From courtside to clinic, mindfulness isn’t just what you feel.

It’s what anchors you.

What recalibrates your nervous system.

What brings presence into pressure.

To all the physical therapists, movement specialists, and performance pros who showed up with open hearts and curious minds — thank you.🤗

This work is better because we’re doing it together.

Let’s keep making science soulful.
Let’s keep bringing presence to performance.

2016 was a year of the most MAGICAL CONNECTIONS and CELEBRATIONS in my life. THERE WAS SO MANY!1. Met  in January 2016 j...
01/16/2026

2016 was a year of the most MAGICAL CONNECTIONS and CELEBRATIONS in my life. THERE WAS SO MANY!

1. Met in January 2016 just chilling solo in the stands post game just waiting for a player from the other team. He later became one of my mentors in personal branding, entrepreneurship, and NFTs.
2. My bestie in NY at that time was .salvade — she gave me a place within the city to sleep, to reconnect with myself and others, and in return I took her to her first 🔥
3. I discovered and it became my sanctuary when I needed to escape the city and get grounded — a place that became so special to me in more ways than one.
4. I flew 1st class for the very 1st time on thanks to the help of to celebrate a BIG birthday, and used the private shower more than once!
5. Spent almost a month in Pune, India at and did my “monk” thing— trading my clothes for red robes, vegan food, and meditation.
6. Spoke about this new found understanding of presence on stage at in Transylvania🇷🇴
7. Hosted my buddy Gold Medalist of at
8. Had a pre-burning man “bro-date” with the magical thanks to
9. Inspired kids at NYC alongside of and
10. Celebrated my sister birthday at with family and it was LIT🔥 Right .yci 😜
11. Continued to back up at AFEST in Greece during her annual birthday rendition of “SHOOP”
12. Welcomed a new arrival to NY thanks to a “bro-date” set up by just staring his career at — later becoming one of my best mates and achieving celebrity status through his work… 🙏🏽

Twelve MAGICAL memories in Twelve Months of 2016. And this isn’t even the half of it. IT WAS TRULY A YEAR OF BLESSINGS and for that I’m forever GRATEFUL.❤️

They can take everything from you — except this.A lesson I learned young. And a reminder I’m carrying into every season ...
01/11/2026

They can take everything from you — except this.
A lesson I learned young. And a reminder I’m carrying into every season of life.🙏🏽

When I asked my dad why he spent years researching cars he never bought, he said:

“If I bought those cars, which would lose value the moment they left the lot, you and your siblings wouldn’t have seen half the world you’ve seen.”

Then he said the line I’ll never forget:
“They can take away everything you own, but they can never take away your education.”

That perspective? It shaped me.
It shaped how I invest.
It shaped how I live.
And now, I’m writing about it.

My latest post is a tribute to this lesson, and to the kind of wealth that doesn’t rust, trend, or disappear.

📬 Read: “They Can Take Everything, But Never This”
Link in bio or go to wttn.substack.com

Let this be your reminder to invest in what truly matters.
Because legacy > luxury. Every time.

2025: The year I got on stage…and also got towed🙃This year stretched me in every direction:From launching  to launching ...
01/01/2026

2025: The year I got on stage…and also got towed🙃

This year stretched me in every direction:

From launching to launching myself into clinical burnout.

From hosting first-ever Awards Gala (and finally sharing the stage with my bestie ) to paying more for parking tickets, towing fees, and locksmiths than stamps in my passport.

Turns out, transformation doesn’t always look like a vision board.

Sometimes it looks like debt. Doubt. Lost keys.
And still—you rise.

Top 5 Wins:
✅ The Gala
✅ Miami rediscovery
✅ Reinvented rituals
✅ 50th wedding anniversary for my parents
✅ Finally launched WELCOME TO THE NOW

Top 5 Challenges:
💸 Debt for the first time
🧠 Career anxiety
😩 Clinical burnout
😬 The cost of doubt
🚗 Unnecessary (and slightly ridiculous) adulting fails

2026, I’m walking in clear-eyed, soft-hearted, and maybe with a spare key 🔑

👉 What were your top 3 wins and lessons this year?
Drop them in the comments. Let’s reflect + rise together.👇

25+ hours behind the wheel. Boston to Miami. Solo.Less noise. More clarity.A few overdue calls.A quiet reminder that gra...
12/30/2025

25+ hours behind the wheel. Boston to Miami. Solo.

Less noise. More clarity.
A few overdue calls.
A quiet reminder that gratitude is built in the small moments, not the big ones.

This drive didn’t just close out the year.
It helped shape what I’m building next.

2026 is already taking form.
Rooted in presence.
Grounded in gratitude.
Built for sustainable high performance.

If you want to be part of what’s coming, stay close and follow along. More stories, More insights. More MAGIC coming soon.

Take A Breath.You’ve Arrived.WELCOME TO THE NOW.

And…WE’RE BACK.🌴
12/28/2025

And…WE’RE BACK.🌴

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