My guest today is a literal example of reaching for the stars! 

Jose Hernandez went from working in the fields with his parents up and down California to becoming the first Mexican-American NASA Astronaut. In 2009, he was part of the STS-128 mission on board the Space Shuttle, Discovery.

FIRST: Jose shares his 6-ingredient recipe for success that helped him land his nearly impossible dream of going to space! It took him 12 tries! He tells us why he didn't give up and what finally got him accepted into NASA.

Jose has broken many barriers but is also honest about both the physical and mental hurdles along the way to achieving his dream.

THEN: Jose’s daughter-- Vanessa also joins us to share what it’s been like to live in her dad’s iconic shadow and how she’s using Tiktok to tell her dad’s story. 

AND FINALLY: Jose gets real about dealing with imposter syndrome and how he’s helping others who may be silently suffering. And he also shares how his life has come full circle! He’s back working the fields with his 80-year old dad… but this time they’re working the vineyards and developing their own brand of WINES! And he shares about the new Netflix film based on his life and all the other cool projects he's working on. 

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