Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero - GET IT DONE MENTALITY | Powerful Motivational Speech | Wake Up Positive

Episode Date: June 21, 2023

"Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run." - James Clear

We spend a lot of time and we exhaust a lot of effort looking for that so-called edge. Capturing the little changes or advantages that add value and ultimately pushes closer to where we want to be. These so-called life hacks are everywhere from, you name it, reshuffling daily tasks to activities, you know, exercises that enhance our performance, food, supplements, apps. The list goes on and on. speaking broadly here intentionally because that quote unquote edge could mean a million different things to a million different people. Obviously, tremendous value there in finding ways to become better, faster, and stronger. But why this topic excites me and what I'm specifically looking forward to exploring is what I believe to be the most important advantage there is. And that's

consistency. Consistency, the unsexy, unremarkable answer. But you can always distill everything else down into that simple art of showing up, being there every day. To me, that begins at all. That will always be the foundation we build everything on. Over time, it becomes the reason you win where you lose, and I believe that wholeheartedly. Like, nothing matters if you aren't locked in and repeatedly making the daily effort. No pill is going to make you a starting point guard or a stellar performer at work

or, you know, an amazing parent. That's dedicated, concentrated, consistent effort. A metaphor I like that demonstrates this process to me is trying to get fit. Right? Whether you run or go to the job, gym, whatever it is, it's much easier to stay home and take creatine, protein, supplements,

than to actually show up to the gym every day, than to actually put in the miles every day, right? But without showing up, all that other stuff is meaningless. And that's the heart of what I'm getting at. It's the lifting that's transformative. Everything else is supplemental. It's even in the term, right? Supplements. Now is this obvious?

Sure. But man, do we forget the obvious, and there is a hefty price for doing so. It's like, yeah, we should look for advantages along the way. And this becomes more and more relevant, you know, the longer we've been immersed in the process. Those little details mean more and more, but they never mean more than having a goal and committing to it every single day. Never forget that. Showing up is power.

There's a few quotes I like by James Clear, who's considered by many to be an expert on habit building, that hammer down on the power of consistency. He says, improving by 1% isn't particularly notable. Sometimes it isn't even noticeable, but it can be far more meaningful, especially in the long run. It goes on to say,

If you can get 1% better each day for one year, you'll end up being 37 times better by the time you're done. And I think that's what gets me, right? That line 1% better every day means 37 times better in a year. Nothing can replicate that. There are no shortcuts to arrive at that type of progress or growth. None. And sure, the environment can change.

There are times where the landscape shifts right under your feet. You have to reach further outside your comfort zone than you ever have. But that's still a product of your commitment to improve every single day. The context changes, the details change, but you still show up. 1% is essentially a rhythm, it's automated. It says just like breathing air and drinking water, this is what I do, a dollar in the bank every day. What you're doing is giving life to a compound effect.

that will change everything. In my world, my showing up is every day, how do I become a little bit better at storytelling? How do I refine that intersection of personal development and entertainment? So that we can enjoy and get the most out of the journey. How do I make this brand matter a little more, mean a little more, be a little more effective? That's my Super Bowl every day.

And funny story, I was driving this morning, listening to a podcast about AI. Everyone seems to be talking about AI right now, and for a good reason. I heard one of the guests say that in 10 years, there will be two types of businesses. Those that successfully leverage AI and those that failed that are no longer in existence. It's a hypothesis, obviously, but it's eye-opening. AI is going to change everything. And I had to check my initial instinct that was honestly, oh, here we go, right? Another way for people to cut corners and cheat.

And I had to pause and think about it. Like, that's just a terrible way to look at a new technology. That's a scarcity mindset. Instead, think about the opportunity. Remind yourself that you show up every day with the same mission and the same goal. You'll earn that 1% every day. And this is just another supplement. to your growth.

Right? Utilize correctly, at least in the current moment, this is way protein or creatine for your lifting at the gym. So leverage it, that's all. Same with any new technology. And there was comfort there. There was comfort in looking back at thinking, look at all the previous technology, it's evolution.

Look at the social platforms, how we interact now. Through it all, the changes, the highs, lows, ups and downs, ups and downs, you showed up. You held on to that North Star and over and over again made necessary adjustments. That commitment has been everything. YouTube's algorithm changes did not kill me. It ended up making me a better storyteller, writer, speaker. COVID, you know, pushing my live speaking engagements aside for a while,

causing me to further digitize my business model. That didn't hurt me. It made the brand bigger. Short-form content, blasting off onto the scene, TikToks, IG Reels. That didn't hurt me. It forced me to be smarter and more thoughtful about how to integrate short-term content into my long-form content, how to make them work together. It ended up being an advantage.

The bottom line being, when you are consistent, when you show up for your thing no matter what, No matter what changes are occurring, no matter what's happening externally, when you're there for your mission, that allows you to make whatever little changes need to be made along the way. Being there for yourself, committing to the twists and turns is everything. And it may be extreme to say, especially in such a rapidly changing environment right now, but my mentality is who cares? Who cares about all the detail and the minutia and the externality? Externality. Who cares? You know what matters. You know what you're here to do. So keep that front and center

simplicity being the ultimate sophistication doesn't get simpler. Show up never let that one percent that James clear talks about out of your site and then make the adjustments as necessary integrate the life hacks and the tech evolutions right fighting for that one percent. I'm every single day becomes 37 times better in a year. Think about how powerful that is. Let the world argue over this and that. Let them be on this path versus that path. Your strength is entrusting yourself to adjust along the way. But knowing that through it all,

you will be there. every morning when the sun comes up the light moves through your window you'll wake up committed to being a little better than you were yesterday and that's why through it all the turbulence the highs the lows the ups and the downs you will still be standing there ready for whatever comes next