Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero - REINVENT YOURSELF | How I Transformed My Life and Business (Motivational Speech)

Episode Date: April 16, 2025

In this episode, I dive into the power of reinvention. I'll share my journey of transforming my life and business, embracing change, and finding new inspiration. From rebuilding my creative team to redefining my health routines, this episode is a testament to the idea that it's never too late to start anew. Join me as I explore what it means to reinvent yourself and embrace the journey ahead.More from Eddie Pinero:Monday Motivation Newsletter: https://www.eddiepinero.com/newsletterYour World Within Podcast: https://yourworldwithin.libsyn.com/Stream these tracks on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2BLf6pBInstagram - @your_world_within and @IamEddiePineroTikTok - your_world_withinFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/YourworldwithinTwitter - https://www.twitter.com/IamEddiePineroBusiness Inquiries - http://www.yourworldwithin.com/contact#liveinspired #yourworldwithin #motivation

What if everything you've worked for has become the very thing holding you. Life is a continuous game of reinvention. It's a process of building, breaking down what you've built, and building back again, better. So story time. I've been at this for 10 years, gang, a decade. And over that stretch, it's a little. It's been a roller coaster. I've experienced some of the craziest, hardest,

sometimes loneliest, most challenging times of my life. But simultaneously, some of the most beautiful, exciting, fun, and fulfilling times in my life. The thing is, right now, in this moment, life is asking of me what ultimately it comes to ask every single. one of us to break down and build again. It's asking and calling for reinvention.

A new chapter. You might be wondering why. Well, for a few reasons. Other than it's being intuitive and that gut feeling that when you know something you know, there are some pragmatic components too. First and foremost, a shifting media landscape. A lot's changed.

changed with media in the past few years. And in this arena, if you don't adapt, you die. And that's accompanied with data, pointing at that same thing. And then lastly, and I think most importantly, it's that dimming of the light in my soul. Because when you proceduralize anything to standardize and systematize, it's very easy to lose the very thing that made it beautiful to begin with. these things indicate to me it's time to reinvent. And you might hear that and think, okay, great.

So make a change. You're not wrong. But I'll tell you what, when you're starting out, it's a lot easier to adjust course, to pivot, to change things. It feels as though there's less at stake. Because what I've come to realize is that once you've built something, letting go and jeopardizing that stability that you've, finally assembled after years and years of turbulence,

that feels like doing heart surgery on yourself. But truth be told, this situation or this operation needs a heart transplant. I've known that for a bit, and perhaps you. So before I dive in further, I want to share an anecdote with you. About a sailor and his ship. Now this sailor, He constructed his own boat, his own vessel, piece by piece.

And he was incredibly proud of the work that went into it and, you know, the ability to master his craft. And when he finished, he dropped it in the water and he set sail. And he made the harbor and the surrounding seas his world. He would navigate the ship all around the air. And that was essentially where he stayed until one day. He heard rumors of treasure and adventure out there. And that's what got to him. What if he thought, I've been playing too small?

What if I've outgrown this little area that I've become so comfortable and accustomed to navigating? What's more important? The safety of the harbor or the opportunity outside it. He knew the answer, right? But he also knew that the boat that he made, that little vessel, it couldn't sustain itself out there,

right, in the distant oceans where the waves were bigger and the winds were stronger and things were more turbulent. He knew if he wanted to venture out towards the horizon, he would have to bring that ship in, rip it apart piece by piece, by peace and rebuild it again. And so that's exactly what he did. He gutted it, he ripped it apart, plank by plank, and his heart ached.

This was years of work. Things were stable. The ship, as it was, was perfect for navigating the harbor. But he also knew, again, that if he ever wanted to point that compass towards the horizon, it was time to rebuild. To build a vessel more agile, better equipped for the rough waters and the unknown. And so after stripping it down, he built it back up. And yes, it was different.

There were plenty of question marks, but that was the name of the game. He put it in the water and off he went. And the idea, the moral of the story is that sometimes life calls us to strip down our vessels, to its parts, to its most basic components, and rebuild it again so that we may point our compass towards a new horizon. which brings me back to the point at hand. One of the most interesting things about creating for the quote-unquote personal development genre or niche is that people assume because you are documenting and philosophizing and talking about growth that you have it all figured out on your side of the fence. And that simply couldn't be further from the truth.

What it does is provide a beautiful opportunity to keep your eyes open, to experiment, to explore, to iterate, and then most importantly, to share those learnings and lessons with others, to inspire them to do the same. Charlie Munger says, you are your own experiment. There is no blueprint for life, you know, just a willingness to push into the unknown and see for yourself what works and what doesn't. So what I'm going to do is share three very specific ways that I'm really. reinventing my world or rebuilding my vessel. And the point here is absolutely not to say this is the way or this must be done to achieve success. The point is sometimes life calls for a realignment, understanding that you've deviated in some way from that North Star in that not only are you capable of recreating yourself to align, but you have,

the courage required to do it. So let's start with business. And I don't even like calling it that. It's a creative outlet. And when done correctly, it's the most precious thing I have. It's a vehicle to share my thoughts with the world, create meaning and impact.

But when done incorrectly, it becomes sort of a purgatory of sorts, a car without wheels. See, long story short, I've been a storyteller. Creating media aimed at inspiring and helping my listeners. Call it a podcast, a channel, a media company. Call it what you will. The crazy thing is, it was fun.

It was a portal to share what I felt were the most meaningful things in my life. It felt free and exciting and new until it achieved its highest point of success. And that's when it became this sort of. system that required maintenance, right? Systems, they require attention and more parts and people. And before you know it, you're focusing on the operations. You're focusing on making sure the car is moving smoothly. And you forget to look at the GPS and ask yourself, where do I want this car to go? It's time to go all in on inspiration. and creativity.

That brings us to this last month. I sent an Instagram story out asking if anyone knew creative videographers and a mutual friend named Ashley introduced me to Brandon who lives down the street and has talent like few others and a love for the creative process that mirrors my own. And what's even crazier is what he told me about his journey to get to this point. And I thought it was so powerful that I had. asked him if he'd step out from behind the camera and in front of it to share the story. Before I even did videography, I was listening to your channel.

And, dude, it's crazy that we're working together because I reached a point in my videography career where I didn't have a place to live. And I didn't know what was going to happen. I didn't have a plan. I was really scared and I had bills. So my friend Ashley reached out to me and she said, come live with me. and Eugene and we'll take care of you. You don't have to pay rent. Like we'll let you live with us for free and we'll take care of you. You don't got anything to worry about. We'll help you build out here.

And that saved me. That saved my, my, that saved me. And it gave me a way out. We became best friends and she's just so cool. And every morning she would play Eddie Panero videos. And it was like our morning routine. It would get us hyped up for the day. And after that, we would just go crush the day. So it's wild that I'm working with you now because Ashley sent me your story where you're looking out for a videographer. And I was like, no way, this is going to work. I was like, this is actually going to work. I know it is because it's meant to be, because it's a full circle moment. This channel contributed to Brandon's recreation in a sense. and now he's contributing to the channel's recreation.

Life is just too short to not go all in on what you love. And this revamp, just like the, you know, before the channel quote unquote blew up, I believe we'll put it right back on target. Next, let's talk about reinventing from a fitness standpoint. So until not that long ago, I considered myself a runner. I love running.

I always will. But that was the extent of the identity. And anytime I try and venture beyond that, anytime I would try and do any type of weight training or anything like that, resistance training, even injury, constantly, to the point where I just sort of gave up on even trying. Eddie, be a runner, do runners things. Clearly, that's your lane.

Until I moved to Arizona and surrounded myself with talented people in the health and wellness space, you help me really get beyond that limiting belief. They help me put systems in place to reinvent myself physically, diet, supplementation, a new workout regimen, just a new way of looking at life. We're rolling.

All right, so in the name of reinvention, we're going to go to a little street, probably a half mile up the road, and there's not a lot of cars, do some sprints. So the reason this is significant, the reason I'm including it in this is because in the past I'd run. I'd put my running shoes on, just do eight to ten miles, enjoy the sun, listen to the music.

You'd be sort of therapeutic and it was comfortable to me is what I knew. But because my goals have changed and I'm trying to change physically, this is a sprint workout. So I think it's a series of like 10 to 12, 30 seconds sprints or something like that. I don't want to bring you along with me, show you that I'm walking the walk and not just talking the talk. So let's go do it. Running the run. Run in the run, baby. Do it.

It's different for sure, but one of the most rewarding things I've ever done, hands down. You just feel different when you walk into the room and your shoulders are a little bit broader. Just like, you know, my... business it required a reinvention a death of the old and birth of the new and lastly i reinvented myself from the standpoint of recovery i used to be work work work all the time that was my identity i never shut off i never created space to breathe was just always go go go and it's like I wonder why I was always sick or injured or so frequently facing burnout. And it's because, you know, the ability to step away and recover isn't a luxury.

It's a necessity. If work is swinging the axe, recovery is sharpening it. And I had to see myself not as a product of hustle culture, but as balanced, refined, and methodical with my time in my actions. So tangibly, what does that mean? I'm going to go back to Charlie Munger's quote, you are your own experiment, see what works for you. There's been trial and error in my life, probably beyond belief. But where I've landed now is sauna and cold plunge for healing the body,

for reducing inflammation, for just letting sore muscles rejuvenate so they can give me the strength and power that I need and back me up at the gym or when doing difficult workouts, whatever that may be, journaling, or even just sitting without a phone, right, to reflect and prioritize. It's amazing how many obvious opportunities surround us, but they go unnoticed because we simply don't stop and think we don't pause to look. And the last piece of this is creativity, like totally detached from outcome. It's picking up the guitar, songwriting on my own time.

Again, with no result in mind, just being present, enjoying it. And what I've found is that recharges my energy and ultimately inspiration. So if you're going to work hard, you need to make sure you create time to heal, to recover, to re-energize yourself so that, you know, when it comes time to exhaust energy in a meaningful way, you're prepared. It was an identity shift for sure. a rebrand, but a necessary one. Because if you don't listen to life voluntarily,

life will find its own method for slowing you down. And its way is very rarely the ideal way. One way or another, it's going to get through, though. So just like that ship, making its way towards new horizons, ask yourself, you know, what aspects of life call for, recreation. What components of your world should be born again? There's just no better time than now. And while the transition might be turbulent and scary, while the unknown might intimidate, it's all untapped opportunity. It's all oil under your feet waiting for nothing more than you

to find the courage to reinvent yourself. To start that new chapter to begin.