Join Ross’s Patreon Community for exclusive content and LIVE events https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRealRossMandell?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator In this episode of Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross sits down with Jorge Perez, author of The Shut the F*ck Up Method, to break down one of the most powerful lessons in personal growth: how to stop overthinking, calm your mind, and stop letting your thoughts control your life. Jorge shares how silence, self-awareness, listening, and emotional discipline can help people overcome anxiety, negative thinking, gossip, stress, and the mental noise that keeps them stuck. Jorge opens up about his journey from Venezuela to the United States, chasing the American dream, working in Hollywood, becoming an agent, investor, advisor, comedian, author, and multipreneur. He also shares powerful stories about mindset, grief, losing his mother, trusting the process, learning when to speak, when to listen, and why the words we speak can either create peace or create more problems. This conversation is about mental health, personal growth, mindfulness, success, anxiety, overthinking, emotional control, spirituality, and learning how to silence your mind. Ross and Jorge explore how to stop feeding negativity, how to protect your energy, why gossip damages your life, and why sometimes the best thing you can do is simply shut the f*ck up and listen. Topics Covered: How to stop overthinking The Shut the F*ck Up Method Jorge Perez’s journey from Venezuela to America Mental health, anxiety, and emotional control How to calm your mind and control your thoughts Why silence can change your life Personal growth, mindfulness, and self-awareness Trusting the process of your life How gossip and negative conversations affect your mindset Listening more and speaking less Grief, loss, healing, and Jorge’s story about his mother Ross Mandell on success, sobriety, discipline, and mindset How to protect your energy and stop feeding negativity About Ross Mandell: Ross Mandell is a former Wall Street professional, entrepreneur, author, and capital formation expert. On Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross interviews athletes, entrepreneurs, investors, doctors, creators, and high performers about success, failure, reinvention, money, health, business, and what it takes to rebuild after adversity. 🔗 Links & Resources 📌 Book A Call With Rosshttps://buy.stripe.com/9B64gydlh4dJfhXecP5Vu08 📲 Follow Ross Mandell on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rossmandell/ 📲 Follow Jorge on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/stfumethod?igsi=MW0zdDhod25nY3Vldg== ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 — Jorge Perez Explains The Shut the Fck Up Method 05:44 — Chasing the American Dream and Moving to Hollywood 09:12 — New York, Reinvention and Finding Opportunity Through Struggle 15:00 — The Bill Murray Story and Learning to Figure Things Out 20:07 — Pressure, Pain and Why Struggle Creates Personal Growth 25:01 — How to Stop Negative Thinking and Control Your Mind 31:07 — Ross Mandell on Loss, Gratitude and Choosing Optimism 35:23 — The Shut the Fck Up Method in Spanish and Building a Brand 40:00 — Venezuela, America and the Mindset Behind Success 45:00 — Communication, Social Media and Why People Need to Listen More 51:00 — Trust the Process and Speak About Problems With Compassion 55:41 — Get Out of the Movie: Watching Your Thoughts Instead of Believing Them 1:04:38 — Doctor Joe Dispenza, Energy and Where the Book Came From 1:15:00 — Where to Find Jorge Perez and The Shut the Fck Up Method Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.