Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero - GET UP & BECOME SOMEONE NOBODY RECOGNIZES ANYMORE | Best Motivational Speeches Compilation

Episode Date: November 5, 2024

Hey friends, today’s episode is a reminder about growth and perspective—a reminder that sometimes, to expand into our potential, we first have to feel small. It’s uncomfortable; no one likes that feeling of insignificance. But when we allow ourselves to experience it, we realize just how massive life is, and how many walls we put up around ourselves out of habit or fear. Think of it like being a single raindrop in a thunderstorm—there’s power in seeing yourself as just one part of something vast and magnificent. And from that place, we can start letting go of the pressure to be perfect and instead embrace being our authentic, incredible selves. Life is a game full of abundance and possibility, yet we so often operate from a fear of loss, of mistakes, of all that could go wrong. It’s a limiting way to live. When we shift that focus, we begin to see that every moment, every decision is an opportunity to grow, to explore, to play. So today, let’s take the pressure off and remember that this journey isn’t about what we’re scared to lose; it’s about what we’re excited to discover. - Eddie Monday Motivation Newsletter: https://www.eddiepinero.com/newsletter Free Ebook: www.eddiepinero.com/ebook  YouTube: www.eddiepinero.com/youtube 

Sometimes in order to feel bigger than we've ever felt, to grow into our potential, we have to feel small and insignificant. And what do I mean by this? Because in many ways, it sounds counterintuitive. No one wants to feel less than. No one wants to feel insignificant. But it's in positioning ourselves to feel that that we understand the walls we place around ourselves. We understand how big life is. And us, while we're here on planet Earth,

walking around, navigating our day-to-day lives, we are but raindrops in the thunderstorm. We are a snap. And I think understanding that, understanding that we are a pawn on the chestboard of life. We are a cog in a wheel. It allows us to take some of that pressure off and free ourselves up to be our beautiful, authentic, powerful selves. Life is a game. It's an opportunity. It's abundance. Yet we default to, well, I don't want to screw up. I don't want to lose what I have. I don't want to make mistakes. And that's the wrong way to look at life. The other day I was at the Grand Canyon, and I'm sure most of you are familiar with it,

but for those who aren't, it's one of the most beautiful, magnificent, almost hard to comprehend, you know, just incredible landscapes I've ever seen. It goes on forever. It's breathtaking. It's almost like as you're standing on the edge that cliff looking out at forever, at infinity, you realize how small the corner of life you live

in is compared to this. You realize how big and grandiose the world is, and by the way the Grand Canyon is just a small part of it. Yet we are often confined to four walls. It just makes you realize how small we tend to think, how we box ourselves in, how we limit our potential just by stepping out and looking at the sheer magnitude of this landscape. Which by the way, would swallow you up and continue moving on as if nothing happened. It screams of your insignificance.

Now again, you might think, well, that's negative. I don't want to feel insignificant. No, insignificance in its own unique way is freedom. it's freedom to make the move. It's freedom to try things. It's freedom to take those steps you've always wanted to take because why not?

Because at the end of the day, the clock is going to run out. There's no escaping that. Right? The phrase goes, you know, the thing about life is no one makes it out alive. And when you think of yourself is sort of high and mighty

or avoiding the wrong things, trying not to break things, you miss out. The beauty of being a raindrop and a thunderstorm is there's flexibility, there's freedom. No one's looking at you, no one's pointing and waiting for you to mess up. These are things that we create

in our own minds about ourselves. These are stories and narratives we write about why we shouldn't. But when you're on the ledge or the edge of that cliff, looking out, you realize maybe things don't matter that much. And maybe that is a beautiful thing. Because maybe that's your reason to try the craft, start the journey, make the call.

Maybe that's your rationale for looking around and going, I've been standing here too long. I've built walls around myself. I've confined myself to a world that is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of what's out there. We are small. And the only mistake you can make is to not go and not try. That trip was incredible for me.

It was, I want to say it was life-changing because it was a reset in a way. It was you're taking yourself too seriously. You're holding on to what is instead of opening your wings and attacking what can be. Don't ask why, ask why not. The universe is infinite.

And we're lucky enough in this moment to play a very small part. As is said in the Dead Poets Society, you know, we get to write a verse in the great play of life. So stop thinking about ourselves, or we should stop thinking about ourselves, as self-important. and instead cherish the freedom and the opportunity. Because we'll be gone in the blink of an eye

and that Grand Canyon will still be there. The sun will still rise. The stars will still be out there in the night sky. The question is, will we capture that moment? Will we do something beautiful with it? You can. You're able to. But will you?

That's the question I have for you today. Sometimes we convince ourselves that right now isn't quite right. It's not the wrong time necessarily, but soon. We'll have that thing that will make the perfect launch point soon. So we'll wait. You hear it a lot with hopeful creators. As soon as I get the camera, I'm going to start the podcast. As soon as I feel inspired, I'll start writing.

Or how about this one we can all relate to in some way? As soon as it's January 1, I'll start taking care of myself and my health. And I'm not talking about this because I read about it. I'm talking about it because I live it. It's an adversary I'm always up against. The allure of waiting for that perfect moment. But here's the deal. When you start now, the imperfections become part of the value.

People see imperfections and become inspired by them. He started getting in shape in his garage with two dumbbells. Look at that. She started writing her novel in a notebook waiting to pick her kids up from school. Going now not only destroys that enemy that is procrastination, it also gives you something of value in return. It lets the very fact that you found a way become a narrative in your story. It allows your imperfections to become your greatness. I recently relocated my studio to Scottsdale, a move that, according to the moving company, would take seven to ten days. 24 days later,

I realized that there are places in life where you can attempt to cut costs. Moving companies should never be one of those things. I found myself with the recording equipment in my camera bag that I travel with and some empty boxes. I'm waiting for my stuff to show up one week, two weeks, three weeks, soon, soon it'll arrive. And I'll be able to record then. Because right now there's no lighting. Right now I don't have my tripod. I don't have anything to put behind me in the set. It's like, Wait, wait, wait. Or, how about this? You take the empty shelves and you make them intentional.

You lean boxes against the wall. You have a life transition set, right? And not only can you make that work, not only will it look sufficient, but it's like you have a story now. We like to hear about the times others made something out of an apparent nothing. It's relatable.

And that's actually where the fun stuff is in any conversation. I'm recording this in a hotel room, doing what I can with what I have. And so when you find yourself feeling not quite ready and the temptation is to wait, rather than hold out hope for a fake perfection that never comes, why not unpack the beauty contained in the present moment? Or put a much more practical way, the opportunity contained in the present moment. Why not begin with less

and tap into something that no other time in your life will have but now? Start your podcast using your phone. Mediocre visuals and echo-y audits. Let this be the beginning that you look back on and smile. Remember how fun those episodes were? That mediocre at best equipment and stories about where we were in life? Start working out now. Can't get to the gym, do it in your garage, in your living room.

Then you can point to where it would have been easy not to, but you built your physical foundation on the third floor of an apartment building in New York. People ask you what it took to get into the shape you're in now. Wait and a floor. Just start. I find repeatedly that it's not about perfect. It's about who we become in making progress with far less than the perfect we'd hoped for.

That's what makes you realize how much of what we tell ourselves is just rationalization. We're scared to not look good. That's all. We're scared of new things, worried about beginning. And so we convince ourselves that the camera angle will make all the difference. The expensive lens will be the differentiator. Again, I've lived this.

And then you get it, and it's like, in truth, the new camera just sits there. You're still the person in front of it. And what you say in front of your phone versus $2,000 Sony is still entirely dependent on you. Surprise. The Sony doesn't have much say. And so I call you to think less about the set and more about what's going on within it. The amount you can do with what you have now

will astound you. How little we need is truly magical. You know, in these last three weeks have emphasized that for me. Two pairs of shoes, two pairs of jeans, some T-shirts, and a camera. I didn't miss much. Because my ability to think and share ideas didn't get packed away and put in the truck with everything else.

That stayed with me. And we all have some version of that in our own lives. That's what matters. You are LeBron at something. So cherish that. Bring that to the world, regardless of the circumstances. You can put LeBron on a broken down court with no nets. he'd still be pretty good.

The environment becomes something different, something enjoyable because of its novelty. Too often we miss the value because of the details. So I'll end with this. Don't seek perfection. Seek to start now with what you have so that you can give more of yourself to the world. You can give more of yourself when you're unsure, give more of yourself when you're lost, give more of yourself when you're starting, give more of yourself when you don't have all the tools you wish you had. Give more of yourself at the beginning, give more at the middle and at the end.

Anything that suggests you need some miracle in the mail before you can begin or tap into what matters is fear. It's nothing more and nothing less. So start. Start for the world and for the story you'll be able to share by simply initiating the climb. Seneca said, he who is brave is free. Because to be free is to face your fear. It's to intentionally step into the chaos of life.

and in doing so, unshackle yourself from fears restraint. He who is brave is free because freedom is only obtained in pushing past the original restriction and hesitant. Freedom is moving through the haze in carving out a life on your own terms. As someone who spent time on both sides of the fence, I can tell you, you know, I lived a pretty substantial portion of my life playing scared, lacking the courage to step into what was meaningful, right? Playing someone else's game, which even if you win,

is just a reminder that you are living in the shadows of life. But should you approach the other side, should you find the courage to step through, you'll see that the walls that once surrounded you were self-made. The layers of concrete that inhibited your freedom and your opportunity, they were built by you. And just as you built them up, you can tear them down.

See, there's a life others would like you to live. There are things others would like you to say. There are beliefs others would like you to believe. And it would be easier to chant along, to nod your head and conform. But it would certainly not make you free. See, freedom is taking head on that thing you've been scared to do. But you know on the other side there's more

and you refuse to deprive yourself of it. Freedom is saying what you believe because even though it may be unconventional or different, even though it may be deemed unacceptable, it's in your heart what you're. believe. Freedom is going not where others have gone, but where your soul legion, through new landscapes and towards distant horizons. Which brings us to the question of all question. Can you find the strength? Can you dig deep and unveil a world unrecognizable to most? Can you

move beyond the facade of reality as it is now and construct something truly meaningful. If he who is brave is free, then we must remind ourselves that courage is the spark that ignites the next chapter of life. We must remind ourselves that the discomfort is worth it. The doubt will be transformed into answers. And sure, pushing through that resistance is not easy,

but nothing is more difficult to carry with you than the knowledge that you chose to live in a cell of your own making. So here's to finding the strength, the courage, and the self-belief to live free. It always gets worse first. I was recently at a mastermind where someone made this point, and as hard as I tried, I couldn't really poke holes in it. for the simple fact that everything new requires some vulnerability, some discomfort that was previously non-existent.

Or in other words, you have to endure turbulence prior to calm. So imagine a wavy line on a piece of paper or whiteboard where the top of each wave is slightly bigger than the one before it. right? So right before that new wave occurs, there is necessarily a low point or a trough, a point that's absolutely, without a doubt, lower than the top of the previous wave. And this, to me, summarizes the battle we fight, right? When you're comfortable, when you're at the top of the little wave you're currently riding, it almost feels self-defeating to willingly jump off and land yourself at the of some new, soon-to-be future wave.

Every new mountain means starting at the bottom, a new base. Every acquisition means letting go of something we once knew and understood. The question is, are you willing to fight through? Are you willing to hang out in the trough at the bottom, right? wander that valley of despair. And that's, by the way, what we're talking about when we talk about, for example, Walt Disney being fired, being called unimaginative, and struggling to get the world to understand his Mickey Mouse cartoon.

That's what we're talking about with Steve and Was with Apple. That's what we're talking about with Lincoln and the constant political rejection before finding stability and success, right? These stories have become almost folklore. And all of them share the same characteristic, that the main players willingly accepted the fact that it would get worse before it got better. All of them were willing to make a trade. The bottom now for a chance at the top later. Not only is this pragmatic, but it also aids the mind throughout the process. It helps us understand and internalize what we're going through. You know, that initial instinct to think, why me, to shake our fists at the world and fall into the role of victim? That goes away

when we know that we're enduring turbulence now for something better. When we know that this is merely the cost of admission. You're not at the bottom of the wave because you have to be, or even because it's fun to hang out there. You're there because something greater is coming. And a human's desire to delay gratification is a superpower. We all know that. Things get worse.

before they get better. So remember next time you're out in the world, right, dealing with adversity. Technically, you don't have to be there. You could be hiding away, letting life slip by. But instead, you've made the decision, the courageous decision to better yourself. What you're enduring will ultimately become your strong point. And so don't villainize or demonize or demon. that, cherish it, hold on to that.

Because we need to get beyond the notion that discomfort is weakness. Discomfort is a decision. A bold decision that you should be proud of. Again, you could live your entire life running from the painful things, hiding from the discomfort of growth. But then you'd also be forfeiting that next wave. You'd be so hell-bent on escaping the notion that it always gets worse first,

that instead never let your life get better to begin with. There is no bottom or trough on earth more detrimental to the human soul than stagnation. We need to be moving, marching forward, even when we don't know, right, into the unknown, into the night, fighting to get to the ceiling, then gladly allowing that ceiling to become our next, floor. It always gets worse and thank God. That's where we are made. Condition. That's the buffer that separates

mediocrity from greatness. That forces us to ask the important questions. Do I really want this? And if the answer is yes, let it get worse first. Let it be tough. out of the gate. Grant yourself that gift of vulnerability. Because a few waves from now, you'll be on a different level. Physically, spiritually, personally. A few waves from now, the quote unquote worst parts will be what stand between who you are and who you were. And that decision, the decision to step out and face them will have been perhaps the best best. decision you've ever made. As many of you know, the great Charlie Munger recently passed away.

And a friend of mine sent me a video of his most powerful quotes, soundbites. And as I was listening, one stood out to me that I really wanted to share. Charlie Munger said that the acquisition of knowledge is a moral duty. Basically, it's our responsibility to capitalize on the opportunity presented to each and every one of us. We owe that to ourselves, and we owe that to the world. And it just so happened that this particular message was said during a commencement address, talking to an audience of students who weren't ending, but rather were beginning the greatest undertaking of their lives.

It'd be released beyond the confines of the campus to go navigate the world. I remember being in that position, right, asking myself the question, well, what do I do now? It felt like the weight of the world was on my shoulders, and actually, beyond that point, I've found myself at that crossroads many a times. But being that there are really no right answers in life, I find Charlie Munger's advice here, even more. more meaningful because it's not about what you're supposed to do, at least not when we zoom out. It's about a willingness to step forward and continuously pursue knowledge, your personal evolution. It's to try things you've never tried so that you can learn from them. It's going where you've never gone so that you can stretch beyond the boundaries you previously existed.

You owe it to yourself and the world to find what you love and shake that tree until all its fruit is gone. And that's an adventure, not a right or wrong question. Life is not a checklist. It is one great journey. A journey in which we acquire knowledge we never had and become the people we knew we could be. be. It's a moral duty not to get it right, because again, there is no right. It's a moral duty because you have it within you to change things, to make an impact, to better the people around you. It's a moral duty because you will be a difference maker in whatever arena you

choose to step into. And just imagine forfeiting that. Imagine the greatness that would be wasted. If you looked in the mirror and thought to yourself, yeah, I don't know what that future looks like, so I'll stay here. I don't understand, so I won't go. I'm not where I want to be right now. So hey, this is where we'll close the book. See, endings are just beginnings in disguise. Because they set you free to start writing a new chapter. to adjust and reimagine the impact that you can have on the world. Those students, the ones that Charlie Munger was talking to, they aren't done learning.

They're merely at an inflection point. And by the way, I think that's why it's so painful to feel stuck, to feel lost. Because our souls want growth, but don't know where to go. We feel confined because the target is uncertain, but I can tell you this. Sometimes knowing that the current chapter is over is enough, is all you need. Sometimes knowing that you no longer need to be where you are is plenty. Because it prompts movement. One who is willing to keep their feet going, who's willing to try,

make educated guesses and adapt. That is someone who is constantly learning. Someone who's realized that the only way to assure success is not achieved is by standing still. Worrying so much about losing what you currently have that you disregard the infinite upside. It is a moral duty to grow because you are a game changer. You have perspectives and ideas and abilities that will make this place better.

And when you look around and think, me? No, you've got the wrong guy or gal here. That just means it's time for you to walk, to move, to create momentum, to stumble, to stumble into life until you find a little portion of it you want to put a stake in and call your own. And please, this isn't a thing. life is rainbows, butterflies, and everything's magic message. This is a find your thing and give it to the world message. This is a you can always be evolving message.

And most importantly, this is a progress is happiness message. Because a life lived to the fullest is one where we are stretching and exploring. We're stepping out into the vast unknown and knowledge. mapping it for ourselves and others. It's your duty to acquire knowledge and allow that acquisition to propel you into the ether. It's your responsibility to not sit on your gifts, but bring them to life and create that ripple effect that will change the world.