Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero - Keep Going | A Motivational Speech About Getting Through Tough Times

Episode Date: December 6, 2023

"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill This episode touches on the profound difference a simple act of reaching out can make. Reflecting on the loss of friends and the loneliness that can accompany life's challenges, we discuss the importance of small gestures of support. Whether it's a message to someone who's struggling or a word of encouragement to someone who feels alone, these acts are powerful. To those facing tough times, remember: you're not alone, and there's hope on the horizon. Let's not underestimate the power of showing up for one another—it can be a lifeline in disguise. Join my free newsletter: eddiepinero.com/newsletter

This episode's going to be a little different, perhaps a little heavier than usual. I want to talk about the power of reaching out. How simply being there for someone can make an unfathomable difference. Right? We tend to think of, you know, a monumental impact requiring monumental action. And sometimes that's simply not the case. Sometimes it's just showing up and letting someone know that, Hey, I'm in your corner.

And I've been thinking a lot about this, right? This came to mind because over the past couple weeks, I've had two people I went to high school with Passaway, right? Young men in their mid-30s, gone. And by the way, there are two of many people from my high school that have either OD'd and died or taken their lives. It's an epidemic. And I'm sure it is across the point.

board, right? But being that I am one and hear about it often, I know that particularly young men are feeling isolated. They're feeling lost. They're feeling depressed. Pandemic exacerbated this quite a bit. It's a problem. And it's a complicated problem. You can point to a lot of things. The way we connect now doesn't actually make us feel connected. We can't trick our brains into to thinking that followers online are the same as friends, grilling steaks with us in the backyard. It's different. But it's not only isolation, right?

I think there's a crisis of meaning, of purpose, of feeling a part of something. There's a societal void. I don't think there's any question about that. In my little corner of the universe here, I talk frequently about the process of growing a business, of building a brand, a lot of you are in the midst of the same thing.

And so I delve into the highs and the lows, the ups, the downs, I have convos about it, live. And I can tell you, right, nothing was as challenging as the loneliness of trudging through that, right, the middle. Not rejection, not failure, not being humbled by life, not being broke. No. It was the feeling of solitude, almost haunting. And you could make the argument part of that self-induced, right? It was focused. Social life took a back seat. But regardless, it was very real. And what was worth gold were the texts from family saying, hey, I watched her video, great work. Or it was my friend Zetka. You know, out of the blue saying, hey, this will be worth it. You're on to something. Don't you dare stop? You can call me on a Tuesday just to get me excited about my own company.

Right? And like, when you're deep in the battle, that's not a little thing. That's not like a smile and appreciate it thing. That's everything. That validated my reason to get up when things were difficult. one message. And let's be real, right? My process was not catastrophic.

You know, I had it pretty good. That was a pretty fortunate situation. My brain goes to imagine the people really fighting, right? Really going through something. Battling with their demons. And I'm reminded, you know, as I watch all these people from previous chapters of my life decide the pain of being here is too much. that we can help.

No, we're not magic. And no, there's no singular cure to a complex issue, but I'll tell you what, we all have the power by taking 30 seconds to shoot over a message that says, I love you, or I see how hard you're working, or keep pushing because your effort matters, to give someone hope.

That stuff is life-changing. And not only that costs us nothing, but can mean everything on the other end. Some of the email responses I get from my newsletter just reminds me. It's like, you don't know what people are fighting. You don't know what demons they're living with when you walk by them on the street, right? And if we can be the ones to be a bit more compassionate, the ones where hope and reassurance is derived and then distributed out to the world, Think about how incredible that is.

How amazing it would be to simply be a part of that. And for those of you going through it now, thinking, yeah, I would love to. I will spread that message, but my own glass feels empty right now. I'm having a hard time getting through in my own world. I want you to know two things. One, you're not alone. A lot of us are going through it with you in our own arenas, fighting our own battles.

So don't think this is a burden placed solely on you. Life is hard. That's the challenge, but it's also the beauty. Which leads me to number two, there will be, I promise you, a point where you look back on the storm of right now and smile because you made it out. You're different now. better equipped now, stronger now.

That's not a possibility, it's an inevitability. Churchill is famously quoted saying, if you're going through hell, keep going. Because you're strong enough and what awaits will be worth every second of the journey. I wish we could see that in the middle, understand that in the thick of it, but we can't. That's not how it works. That's why we need to remind others, and it's why I'm reminding you.

Life is a beautiful thing, but beauty can't exist without its inverse. We all endure chaos so that we can appreciate the calm. We all endure valleys of despair so that we can experience the rush of climbing out. It's a duality that's not always fun, but appreciating that. is liberating. So keep going. Keep trusting. Keep pushing through. Hope is the greatest gift one can give. So give it to those around you and let it evolve into strength in your own world. It matters more than you know it matters.