Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero - Arise - Motivational Speech Compilation

Episode Date: November 20, 2020

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail" - Emerson Tracks: 0:00 Life, The Greatest Of Teachers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEn9IPf4d8A 3:55 There I Will Be - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13qgxtUsrgE 7:05 Get Back Up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7eGSRJPuwc

On that long drive, in the middle of the night with headlights and endless road in front of me. Everything I knew in the rearview mirror, I learned the value of making the difficult decision. During the times of disappointment, being let down by the ones I counted on I believed in, I learned the importance of loyalty, the power of being there. for those who mean the most to you. Through the failures, the stress, the uncertainty, I learned that life goes on. That when you allow yourself to fall,

you build an immunity to the fear associated with hitting the ground. You get back up stronger. Through the heartbreak, the loss, the pain. I learn to appreciate every moment. to look around and not take any of this for granted, to both recognize and appreciate the fragility of the present because with the snap of a finger, life can change. In the wake of past anger and conflict,

I learned to pick my battles. That rarely is it worth my time? That our vantage points are merely a reflection of our backgrounds and understandings, and even the slightest effort to understand the person staring back at you can be the difference between building up and tearing down. From being overlooked, disregarded, the smallest person in the room, I learned the value of true leadership,

the benefit of empowering those around you and making them feel appreciated. That walking alone may sometimes be necessary, but that building a vision that those around you believe in is unparalleled. Life is a teacher, and only through its toughest tests can its curriculum be understood. Can its ideas and lessons take shape? What you need exists, so long as you open your eyes, and you'll find an inevitable truth, that this universe, it wants you.

It wants you to win. It's holding its hand out, providing you everything you need. Just understand. Understand that the lows prepare you for the highs. The losses set up the gains. The mistakes build a foundation for the greatest things you will ever do. Life is a teacher. And should you listen, you'll see that it has no bounds, no restrictions, just the next chapter.

When it matters most, when the odds are against me, when precedent says no, there I will be. When the right path happens to be the lonely path, and victory is separated by a drop, one million feet, deep or a cliff two million feet high there I will be when they expect failure anticipate defeat celebrate each setback there I will be standing tall and ready when there appears no way in when my demons push me out when my senses advocate retreat and the path forward is cloaked in doubt, there I will be, standing tall and ready. When I feel alone in my pursuit of tomorrow or tempted by the comfort of yesterday,

when pride whispers of their relentless criticism and my legs cry out in exhaustion, there I will be standing tall and ready. When hell rains down, when faith lets up, when my reason for beginning is replaced by a million little reminders of all that can go wrong. There I will be standing tall and ready. When the sky looks like a ceiling, when the floor feels like home, when every light dims and every fear illuminates, when eyes roll and doors lock, when the sun submits, the clouds emerge, gravity flexes and my knees tremble, there I will be. Never. Never. will I back down. Never will I cower or settle for the present when our future is limitless. I will get back up until I've made my point, won my battle, secured my fight. The world is simple.

Moving forward is not without its tests or lessons, but as long as I continue on, I evolve. With each step, I win. There's no running away or white flag or surrendering to the man in the mirror, the only conqueror capable of bringing me down, no nothing will tell me what I can be. I will always be there, standing tall and ready, not because it's their will, but because each day is mine and not theirs. Look, I'm tired, I'm worn, but I'm here. And I'm ready for anything that waits ahead.

been times in my life when I'd been down. I've been out, I've been afraid, I've looked up at the road ahead and been completely unsure. And I can say firsthand when you're going through a situation like this, that it essentially consumed you, right? It's all you see, it's all you think about, to the point where the good stuff, the opportunity all around you, It becomes transparent. You see right through it. It's the negative. It's misfortune for a period of time that becomes your narrative.

Becomes the story. What if this is forever? What if I'm not as good as I want to be or as they are? What if things don't work out? Never mind the fact that you've been here before and you've battled back. Never mind how far you've come. No, that takes a backseat to the discomfort that we feel right now, and that's the irrationality of the human mind we forget.

We forget that the lows create the highs. That temporary isn't forever that you can't stand with any type of authority if you've never before fallen. Accomplishing anything is never just walking up and reaching a goal. It's about getting back up over and over again. Taking the bad breaks in stride and seeing the losses for what they are necessary.

What if I told you that the difficult times weren't just manageable, they were what you needed? Those moments when you felt helpless were a bridge to something better, a demonstration of just how capable you are and how strong you can be. Feeling lost, feeling defeated. Sure, it's unsettling.

But it's also a reminder that you are exactly where you need to be. In one form or another, your struggle becomes your answer. Life isn't always calm seas and sunny skies, but if you let it, it will teach you to weather any storm to come out on top. Never lose sight of the opportunity, it's there. Hiding behind the struggle immersed in the ups and downs, and when you know that you will not let yourself stay down, that you'll get up,

struggle becomes a building block, not a weight around the ankles. With each stumble, you become taller. With each misstep, you step forward. The problem will never be tough times. it will be refusing to find that next level for fear of their materialization. Regret is a choice. And for those who refuse to stay down, it will be a choice that they'll never know.