Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero - I'M GOING TO MAKE IT - The Most Powerful Motivational Speech

Episode Date: June 24, 2024

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." — Ambrose Redmoon Monday Motivation Newsletter: https://www.eddiepinero.com/newsletter Free Ebook: www.eddiepinero.com/ebook  YouTube: www.eddiepinero.com/youtube  In this episode, Eddie Pinero explores the essence of courage and adaptability. Life isn’t defined by our plans, but by how we evolve when those plans fall through. Eddie discusses the importance of dreaming big, stretching yourself, and staying real in your approach. He emphasizes that success often comes from hanging on when others let go. Embrace imperfection, step into the world, and be willing to figure it out along the way. Join us as we dive into these life lessons and more.

We only go as far is our ability to adapt. Meaning our lives aren't shaped by the plans we make. Our lives are shaped and defined by how we adapt and evolve and overcome when those plans fall through. And you might hear that and think, well, that's a pessimistic take. Well, let me tell you something I've learned. Over the years, I've seen again and again that a life worth living requires two things. It's the ability to dream far beyond what currently exists.

And second, the ability to tie the implementation of that dreaming into something real and tangible and pragmatic. It is the head in the clouds. and feet on the ground philosophy. Be dreaming, be stretching, but be real in the approach. See, life is both a beautiful opportunity and insanely challenging at times, right?

It's the idea that two things can simultaneously be true at once. Anyone can make a plan. Anyone can come up with an idea. But how many of us are willing to get back up when that idea falls apart? How many of us keep trudging into the storm after a year or two years or three years of not quite getting that reality we're longing for? Of not experiencing that validation that we're craving. Are you one of those people that amidst that,

lack of validation can keep moving forward. Again, it's not about making the plan, it's about adjusting, adapting and growing as life throws everything it has at you. Not because life is an adversary or the deck is stacked against you, but because life has a way of ensuring you really want what you say you do. It has created checkpoints where you have to look around and ask, do I want to pay for this? Not financially, but with time,

with energy. Are you willing to make the social sacrifices? Are you willing to commit and dedicate yourself to the game? Because most, by the way, say no. Most look at the cost. They look at what it takes to get to the other side and say, hey, this is not worth it.

I'm going to find something easier. I'm going to find a different path. And you can look at those odds as a problem or a reason. and that you'll never get where you want to be, or you can see it as a tremendous opportunity. A lot of times it's not so much an ability as it is a willingness. Will you pay that price?

Again, not financially, but with your time, with your energy, with your ego, will you be the student? Will you humble yourself and move further into the storm when most look around and say, this is not for me? As the saying goes, so much of life is simply hanging on when others would be letting go. It's not seeing the result as, you know, final, but making an adjustment or a pivot. And all of this leads me back to the main premise, right, that there is zero friction involved with making a plan.

Anyone can make a plan, anyone can dream, anyone can hope. But when the wheels hit the road, will you adjust? will you navigate through the chaos? It was never about the perfect map or the perfect anything, for that matter. It's do you have the courage to be imperfect, to start without all the answers and collect them along the way? Can you find what doesn't work?

And turn that into your advantage, into the next building block. You know, sometimes it is that simple. It doesn't mean it's easy, but it's simple. We have to jump before we have wings. Because life is about learning to fly while you're free falling through the air. And trust me, I wish it wasn't that way. But it is.

So go. Step out into the world and be okay not knowing. Be okay out in the dark because armed with the certainty that you will pay. You can pivot until you find the key required to unlock the door. It makes you invincible. The plan gets you started. The dream gets you through the door. The same way that an entrance fee gets you into the race.

But guess what? You still have to run it. And when you're cramping, when you're tired, when you feel weak, what do you do? Do you still pursue the finish line? Can you find a way to step? That's what ultimately means everything. Our lives are not shaped by the plans we make.

Our lives are shaped by how we act when those plans fall through. So carry forth into the night, into the darkness. That same darkness that makes your palms, sweat, and your knees shake. You just might be the very light required. to illuminate the path. Why chase down the difficult things? It's certainly not being productive for the sake of being productive.

It's not for the flex or the trophies. It's because meaning in life is directly tied to conquering the unconquerable. Harnessing the outside world. It's about seeing what we can be. come when we put ourselves in position to grow. The adventure of a lifetime that awaits anyone who chooses to accept.

That's why. But it's not a one-and-done affair. That's the thing. Life has a way of filtering out the timid and the unsure to identify those that really want it, as though it sees us sign that dotted line, and asks, is that so? Let me remove that comfort and predictability. See if then it still sounds good. Let me place the value on the other side of the pain. See if you're still enthusiastic about the

pursuit. In fact, let me burn the map, dim the lights, add some obstacles along the way, see how giddy you are about all this now. And see the difference. between those who make change and those who dream about change. It comes down to one simple thing. How do you view the obstacles? Are they a problem? Are they an anomaly? A red flag? Because if they are, you've lost before you've started.

But the ones who see adversity as simply the expectation, the water that grows the seed, the wheel that turns the car, the switch that lights up the room, well for them it's a little different. They have armed themselves with adaptability. See life is not smooth sailing with aberrations in the form of rough waters. No, it is a non-stop influx of trials and tribulations. You can't be mentally prepared to evolve if your expectation and your hope is always for calm. No, flip that on its head. The expectation is turbulence. Calm is a rare gift and as it turns out you were built to endure. So when the waters are rough and the many turn back

you, you push forward because this is not the world saying no. It's certainly not a referendum on you, it's the cost of admission. A chance for you to prove yet again that where you place your focus to emerge victorious. If only the world could see, could understand that the challenge isn't the problem, it's the answer. If only everyone knew what you know, that the great tragedy isn't falling down, it's avoiding discomfort in order to preserve what mediocrity? Why do you want this? Because you know it's an option, it's there.

You know that if you move forward when you're fearful, push harder when it hurts, find something in yourself when there appears to be nothing left, the game of life becomes one of unending reward, beauty, and prosperity. For those few, It's simply knowing that you can have the world if you just give yourself permission to take it.

There's a saying that in order to become something new, you have to leave something behind. You have to detach in some capacity, remove yourself from the physical realm. because the obstacles that we face are not physical. 99% of our problems are not physical. They're mental. And you know, as you sort of drive that metaphorical ship into the horizon, the biggest turn is never going to be the anchor or the headwind or the bowline.

No, it's going to be the storyline. It's going to be the narrative. of the person navigating that ship. And it's interesting, because our first inclination, when we feel stuck, it's always to point out, attribute our problems to the world in this predetermined position within it. Maybe that's the issue.

We take our power. We put it into the universe, cross our fingers, and hope things work out. But that will always be a losing proposition. It will always come crumbling down. Because it's not the world that keeps you from showing up. You're not physically incapable of taking that first step or growing or evolving, developing, becoming something new.

No, that demon lives in your head. That's the mental Goliath we struggle with. Right? Because there's cognitive dissonance between who we know ourselves to be and who we want ourselves to be. That's the sea we have to cross, the terrain we have to navigate. It's not the physicality of taking the steps. Anyone can do that.

It's believing that you are worthy of the journey. And you have to ask yourself, is it that you can't become something new, or is it that you can't, won't, refuse to detach from who you used to be? You're still tucked away in that container, that box you've been building for years and years and years that you've placed yourself in because I can promise you. One of the most liberating things to understand is yesterday is not a life sentence. Yesterday is not forever.

Yesterday's not defining. It's simply a stepping stone. And every morning when you open your eyes, sun comes through the, window illuminates life around you. That's never your cue to put on a fake smile. Play the same role you've been playing day after day after day. No, it's an invitation to do anything you want to do. To begin again, to start fresh.

It's an opportunity to detach from that character. Detach from the people and the things that don't push you towards what you want. Detach from the negative self-talk. And when all that's gone, everything is removed and it's only you and your self-belief, a will to move forward. I promise you that pendulum shifts. Life becomes simple and how beautiful simplicity is.

It's shining a spotlight on what matters. It's clarity. It's taking control. It's picking up the clay and molding what you want to mold. It's opening the door and deciding to watch. through everything else is variable everything else is noise everything else is detail and distraction because what you want it's there and it's waiting for you to simply remove yourself from who you used to be to step into right now and

believe that you are worthy of everything else just one more day The power is in just one more day. Don't need to have the whole book written. Stories told or city built. It's not about one universal solution to all your problems. It's about continuing forward until the breakthrough. It's about knowing that when it feels most hopeless to go on, that's precisely when it's most important to do so.

The world is not asking of you everything, just something. So give it something. Keep yourself in the game. Keep your head up and your eyes open. Keep your feet moving, even if you don't know where they may be, leading you. You need not a billion answers, but one breakthrough. One breakthrough. See, we all fall. We all lose our footing. Life can be tough. And being that this is par for the course, the contract we signed before we breathe our first breath of air, it's a fool's errand to exhaust energy on

the occurrence, to be angry at the situation, to feel bad about yourself for wandering there. No, it's about recognizing where you are and then finding it within yourself to step away. One foot closer to the breakthrough, to recapturing what matters. When things become too big, we simply shut down. Complexity is crippling. But truth be told, the path is not complex. Our manufactured interpretation is what's complex. So simplified.

Step forward one more time, a little bit closer to the breakthrough. A little bit nearer to the light at the end of that tunnel. Remember, there is no one way. all-encompassing formula. What there is is the strength that emerges from one's willingness two inch forward.

When all seems dark, when temporarily you've forgotten what that sense of excitement feels like. When the thrill of progress seems foreign, shut off the mind.

This isn't the the time to weigh pros versus cons or this versus that move into the haze trusting that what you need will reveal itself because as long as you don't stop it most certainly will you'll find yourself again your path again things will make sense again but that right is earned now when we're tired, worn, in our solitude, beaten down. We might not be able to see it in the moment, but that's when the beautiful things are made. So trust that you are the designer you've been looking for all along.

Life is perspective. So during the good times, find gratitude, And during the difficult times, find the opportunity. When you have the answers, when you know, be proud of your knowledge. And when you don't celebrate all the wisdom to come. When the sun is shining, cherish the warmth on your skin, and when it's not, learn to run in the rain. When you're focused, appreciate the clarity.

And when life feels chaotic, embrace the chance to manufacture order. When people come into your life, value the ride that you'll share. And when they leave, take note of all they gave along the way. When you win, reflect back on all the hard work that made it possible. and when you lose, take in the lessons that even winning can't provide. When things go as planned, revel in your ability to execute. But when your plans and life's plans diverge, remember that some things are simply outside of your control.

And now, this moment, is a chance to identify and utilize the things that are in your control. Henry David Thoreau, it's not what you look at, it's what you see. So see the world as you'd like it to be. Never turning a blind eye to reality, but realizing how much control you have over making reality your own.

We are the builders. The world around us merely provides the components and the pieces. And if one were to live, live as though there were value in every moment, they would inevitably find themselves looking for that value, perhaps even when it was difficult to find, most elusive. When most would hang their heads and walk right by it, I look out my window and see a world that is neither valuable or valueless, I see a blank canvas in which we are tasked with making that decision.

Life is a roller coaster ride. It has ups and downs, the obvious and the unexpected. And while some think nothing of the high points and dwell on the low points, there are an abundance of resources, of beauty, of joy, reserved for those who understand how great the highs are and how valuable the lows, who take what comes, not as walls to live within, but as parts to assemble. Not as antithetical to their hopes and dreams, but as the very foundation they will build those hopes and dreams upon. This world is not for you, just as much as it is entirely yours.

It calls for you to be that arbiter. for what you decide will inevitably take. I had a friend recently tell me consistency is more important than intensity. Interesting, I thought, right? Put it in my back pocket and moved on with my day, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how valuable those words are, how necessary. I think because typically my brain associates the acquisition of more,

more with an increase in intensity. It's like you want more, okay, find a way to give more, to be better. That's the equation my brain was familiar with. And while not necessarily wrong, what it can do is diminish the power of showing up. It neglects the compound effect. The reality is that consistency over time becomes intensity. A snowball rolling downhill doesn't just increase in size, it increases in speed.

Intensity is second to consistency, because consistency creates intensity. Consistency is the material from which everything else is made. And we forget that. Thinking about how much bigger, better, stronger we'd like to be, why can't I just leap a moment? mile. Well, my friend, it turns out you don't have to. Miles are comprised of single steps. I wanted my run yesterday to be about three-fourths of intensity. Decided the goal would be to land

just under eight minutes per mile. Seven-fifty-nine would put me in a good spot for my plan for the week. But as happens, from time to time, the sun, the heat, my body weren't about it, right? And halfway through the run, I'm a little bit. little higher than I wanted to be, averaging about 801, 802 per mile, a little above my mark. And I thought to myself, you have to be better. You have to make a move right now. You have to find something in there. But did I? Did I have to find anything? Because it turns out I was right on track and didn't see it. What I needed to do was simply hold the eight-minute pace, 801, just hold it.

That keeps me in the game. Then we kick it up at the home stretch. And the last sprint will be enough to get my cumulative average down to $759 per mile. No miracles here. Forget the intensity. All the world is asking of me is consistency. Show up, step by step. Keep myself in the game.

It's amazing that when you're hurting the mind, line plays highlight reels of everything you lack, everything you're not doing, right? It's reaching. We get so uncomfortable or impatient that we think we need to perform magic tricks. And it's like, no, keep showing up. Keep yourself in line. The intensity is a derivative of the consistency, and it will make its presence known. So during those first seven miles, I showed up, I committed, and I held on, right?

understanding the assignment, big picture. Thought only about consistency, staying calm, and then as planned, picked it up at the last mile. Hit that goal. See, these little mental games are packed with value. They reinforce bigger picture truths. Show up, put in the work, find your rhythm, and hold. Don't stress yourself out looking at finish lines

you have not yet crossed. Don't let the delta between where you are are and where you want to be, intimidate you. That's precisely the reason people quit and walk away. They get so caught up in where they are not that they forget little steps over time are what bring about change. They don't understand that the snowball is increasing in velocity as well as it rolls down the hill.

That by staying focused, their output becomes the avalan. So when you have to, when you feel like the world is increased in size and its obstacles in number, know that there is value in holding the 8, the 801, the 802, know the power of simply getting on base, of getting up again and again and again of putting yourself in position to succeed. because your time to sprint will arrive. And when it does, you'll be battle tested and prepared. But the sprint only matters because you stayed steady, stayed consistent throughout.

Step, step, step. So remember when the rest of the world is talking about the shortcuts, the life hacks, and the secret solutions that will change your reality, they're missing the mark. Because one brick at a time, one step at a time, one day at a time, you're building something that can't be manufactured overnight. You're committing to the process and will ultimately experience that, which can only be experienced by those who paid the price. Those who didn't panic or overanalyze, but put one foot in front of the other consistently. every single day.

We are in some ways helpless to what occurs around us. There are things that are beyond our control. But the gift we possess, our power, if you will, is the ability to determine what we let in, how we internalize the externalities. We are responsible for, for being the gatekeepers of our minds, protectors of our worlds.

There's a little saying that I aim to live by, it's incredibly simple. Basically, the idea is, if something is not a net positive on your life, start working to eliminate it. If there's a person that is draining, creating more negative than positive, then they don't deserve to be in your world.

Stop letting them in. If there's someone who's something, place you're going that doesn't align with what you value. Start working to eliminate that destination from your day today. Stop letting it in. If you find yourself constantly thinking about worst case scenarios, it's always, well, what if this goes wrong or that goes wrong? If you find yourself missing the opportunity and instead spotlighting the problem, start

working to identify and isolate those thoughts so that you find yourself missing the opportunity and instead, that they can be eliminated. Stop letting that stuff in. The great part about having so much control over our lives and our perspectives is that we get to choose what gets our time and attention. The tough part though, and it is tough, is that it means we also have to ask ourselves questions that perhaps we don't want to ask.

We have to be honest with ourselves. Like truly honest, and the reality is sometimes Sometimes it hurts to do that. To ask, how am I contributing to this pain, this struggle? What am I letting in that needs to be kept outside the gate from now on? And what we often find is that the answers are there. The opportunity is there, sometimes even in plain view. But our attention is often diverted from it and instead allocated to the things that

don't even serve us or align with who we are. We've habitualized finding the problems and not the solutions. I can list examples of this over the course of my life all day, right? Epiphanies where I realized I needed to defend the thoughts that enter my mind and better cultivate a world where I can succeed, where I can be happy. Money, for example, to switch from seeing it as a scarce resource, something that everyone's fighting over, how to outmaneuver the guy to the right of me, how to get my hands on this elusive object.

Nope. Block that mentality at the gate and let in instead the idea that money is merely an exchange of value. How can I be more valuable to more people? where value goes, wealth follows. Or as I've talked about before, the injuries I deal with so frequently, right? Keeping the poor me, or I can't deal with this, or whining, I'm willing to put in the work, why won't life let me succeed?

Keep all that outside the gate and let in, here is an opportunity to get better in other areas. I can't lift. Maybe I'll take a month or two to crush cardio, to eat better, to build mental acute. Find a way. Or maybe it's that person who made their way into my life that over time became a net negative. That we've gotten to the point where our coexistence takes away more than it adds. They no longer belong inside the gate in my world, right? Only let in people who do make your life better.

And we have control over all of this. It's about accountability. It's about personally understanding the authority you have over what comes in and what stays out. Very few things in life are just because. Things exist in our day to day because we have somewhere along the line allowed them to be there. So take some time to see yourself as the gatekeeper of your world. Audit what you're letting in and what you're keeping out. To do so will set you.

you up for a life on your terms. A life that's not wasted or even merely endured, but one that's lived to the fullest.