Living Without Regret: Designing a Life Worth Living with Gerardo Pérez

<p><strong>&quot;I have zero regret. Of no kind.&quot;</strong></p><p>That&#39;s what Gerardo Pérez told me on the latest Space Whispering episode. And he didn&#39;t say it from ego. He said it from someone who almost died at 20 and decided time was the only currency that mattered.</p><p>At 25, Gerardo designed a 32-story tower in Piantini—the kind of project most architects dream about their whole career. And then he walked away. Sold his car. Gave away his clothes. Became a backpacker for a year and a half.</p><p>Why? Because he knew he didn&#39;t deserve that project ‘yet’. It was luck, not mastery. And he refused to let a stroke of luck define his life.</p><p><br></p><p>Gerardo lives like life is temporary. Because it is. And that doesn&#39;t scare him—it frees him.</p><p><br></p><p>🗞️Show Notes:</p><p>The Whispers We Shared:</p><ul><ul><li>Why legacy isn&#39;t about what you build—it&#39;s about what remains when you&#39;re gone</li><li>The difference between pride and peace with your past</li><li>How a near-death experience at 20 taught him that time is the only real currency</li><li>Why did he quit architecture after designing a 32-story tower at 25</li><li>The moment he realized being a &quot;super architect&quot; was a trap</li><li>Architecture as business, not art—and why romanticizing design keeps you broke</li><li>How Luxia Labs grew by forgetting to be an architecture firm</li><li>The ego trap: why architects think they&#39;re the center of the universe (and why that&#39;s dangerous)</li><li>Living temporarily—and why he&#39;s okay with everything ending</li><li>What keeps him grounded when labels don&#39;t stick</li></ul></ul><p><br></p><p>📞<strong>Connect with Gerardo:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.luxialabs.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Www.luxialabs.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cualquierperez/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@cualquierperez</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Create with R H A Y N I:</p><p>📅 <strong>Book a 1:1 Free Discovery Call:</strong></p><p><a href="https://bio.site/rhayni" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">bio.site/rhayni</a></p><p>Transform your Space &amp; Self</p><p>✨<em>Your space is speaking to you—are you listening? I help founders &amp; creatives design spaces that bring clarity &amp; flow.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>About Guest:</p><p>Gerardo Pérez is an architect, entrepreneur, author, and professional adventurer. At 25, he closed his business, threw on a backpack, and traveled to over 20 countries—coming back with the certainty that he didn’t want a normal life. He wanted one <em>designed by him.</em></p><p>Today, he’s the CEO of <strong>Luxia Labs</strong>, one of the Dominican Republic’s leading architecture firms, and a partner at <strong>Travieso Capital Partners</strong>, developing tourism and residential projects. He’s also a life coach, hosts two podcasts, and is about to publish his first novel—a raw exploration of psychology, drama, and human duality.</p><p>Gerardo lives with purpose, but never forgets the flow. He surfs, reads obsessively, loves philosophy, and says out loud what most people only dare to think in silence.</p><p><br></p><p>A short Musing: </p><p>Tengo muchas. Hmmm En Vietnam daba clases de inglés con un inglés nada correcto para dar clases 😅… en Venecia casi me da hipotermia… en Islandia una tormenta de nieve casí hace que perdamos el vehículo…. Así puedo seguir país por país 😂</p><p><br></p><ul><p>Uncover the Hidden Potential of Your Space &amp; Align It w/ Your Soul’s Purpose ⁠https://rhayni.co/hsa</p></ul>