Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero - Why Most People Never Take The First Step

Episode Date: June 1, 2026

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But let's dive in further. If things are complicated, then we don't have to jump yet. We don't have to feel exposed yet. We don't have to step into discomfort yet. Perfect. Our lizard brains love that. We can instead go on our comfy fact-finding mission, looking for answers that really can never be found

because what we're looking for only materializes in motion. It only shows up along the way. Sometimes I don't think it's conscious. Sometimes I'm convinced we have no idea we're doing it. Let me give you an example. You know, on this podcast, this channel, I like to share about my friends a lot because I'm fortunate enough to learn a lot from the people around me.

So I'm going to do it again here and talk about my buddy Stephen Selly. But first, a little context. So recently, I've had some writers block just kind of stuck. Believe me, I talk about it a lot. It's not that I'm always stuck. But when I'm not, when I feel like I'm cruising through a particular chapter, I don't share as much because that's not really where I learn the most, right? Most value is in the overcoming.

And so that's where I like to, you know, shine my spotlight. And so back to the example. Here I am essentially trying to pivot on YouTube again. As we all know, this is an adapter die platform. And, you know, while my episodes and stories are popping off on Spotify and that's doing really well, that has not been the case on YouTube. YouTube, right? At least not recently. And so what am I not going to do? I'm not going to blame the platform. Certainly not going to throw a fit. I have to adjust, right? I have to get better, period.

I have to make sure I'm giving as much value to the audience as possible. That's it. That's the thing. That's the challenge. And so I'm thinking, all right, I finished a pretty powerful adventure a few weeks back with some friends. I documented it all. How about turning that into a masterpiece for YouTube, right? And really excited about the challenge, a more advanced production, a pivot to that next level. And so I get all the video clips. I grab my mic. I have these ideas in my head. I have notes in my notebook. I sit in front of my computer. Day after day, I just freeze. It's bizarre, right? I start telling myself, well, maybe you need help. Eddie, why are you even editing, right?

Have your editors do this. These clips aren't good enough. You shot most of it on an iPhone, right? You didn't get drone shots. Ah, this is too much like what I usually do. Oh, now it's too far removed from what I usually do. Right, you get the idea. It's like, you know, this internal dialogue driving myself.

insane. And the video, still sitting there, with zero progress. Okay, in comes Steve. And Sir Steve has many talents. But one of them is being in front of the camera. The dude has courage. Period. Objectively. He'll try things. He'll take creative risks. And it's a numbers game, right? He'll tell you himself, sometimes he hits, sometimes he misses. Sometimes he really hits. Sometimes he wild. misses that's the life of brand building and content creation but the last year or so he's gone all in on music and I get a message from sends me this music video where he's at the

beach performing one of his songs right and he asked if I'd give feedback I said of course happy to right and I watch it and as I'm watching and I'm like wow the cinematography is is beautiful then the idea is simple you know simple but well done like a cinematic simple the kind that's hard to do because when you're filming that type of thing you take one step too far and you kind of overdo it

it's easy with that kind of thing to quote unquote do too much right and so in my humble opinion the dude just nails it on this video and so we're talking and I'm like hey who did the video for you and he was me and I said, and who else? He said, just me

and a tripod. And I watched it again and sure enough, y'up, every shot is still, right? There's no movement, clearly set up on a tripod. But the setup and the placement of the subject and the changes of scenery and the color grading was all so good that I didn't even notice. He's just having fun in front of his camera.

By the way, a lens and setup that cost one, third of what mind does. This is not about complexity. And that's kind of when I realized, like, I'm trying to complicate this simple. Trying to reverse engineer an outcome instead of just saying what I want to say. Instead of pressing play and letting it fly. I'm trying to find little pieces of perfection all around me when it's the imperfection that connects with people.

It's the realness that matters. You do it because your soul is pulling you in that direction. You're doing it because you love it. You're doing it because you have something to say. This isn't a paint by number. This isn't how do we get views. And deep down, I know that. I've always known that, but fear has a way of exposing you.

It's subtle. And I didn't even realize the reason I was dragging my feet is because somewhere deep down I was afraid. I was afraid that if this didn't work, I'd be back to square one. If this fell flat, I wouldn't have the answer that I was so sure I had. See, you don't win afraid.

You can't win afraid. I don't need a Hollywood film crew or sound engineers or some secret formula. I don't need to study 30 Mr. Beast videos or watch every ultramarathon documentary ever made. I need to trust myself in my... abilities and what brought me here. What I need like Steve is to trust myself enough to turn the camera on and just go to relish the simplicity because simple means less friction. It means fewer

obstacles between where you are and where you want to be. And look, I've been doing what I love for over a decade. And still, these reminders changed my life. Still, I get yanked under and need to be pulled up by those around me. Still, the basics become camouflage behind things that don't matter at all. And I'm not ashamed of it. It's life. The difference is now I recognize it.

I remember that being stuck is being afraid. They're not different. And for every excuse we make to ourselves about not being ready, not being good enough, or having what we need, there's Stephen Selly on a beach, singing into a camera, set up on a tripod with zero excuses. Sure, this is me sharing a personal epiphany,

but it's also a call to arms. Because I don't know you, but I bet you have some version of this in your world. I bet there's something you want to try or start. I know there's something that's been on your mind, perhaps tucked away, kept in the shadows until you promised yourself, the time is right. It will never be right.

You'll never have everything. And the people that live lives of freedom, the ones who change things, they go. They don't tell themselves they need Stephen Spielberg. They grab the tripod and they walk outside. And you, in your world, you have what you need. And when your brain whispers that you don't know what that is, fear attempting to take you down. And so here's to making sure that fear misses.

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On to the next. There's a notebook in the top drawer of a desk that hasn't been moved in years. Second drawer down, left side, under things that used to matter. It's black, leather, still stiff at the spine like it's never been asked to open all the way. If you did open it, you'd find one sentence written slowly and carefully. Quote, this is where everything changes. And then nothing. No second page or mistakes.

No proof that anything ever followed. Just the idea of a beginning. He remembers the night he bought it. Sitting on the edge of his bed, turning it over in his hands like it meant something. For a moment it did. So much promise. A symbol for everything that could be.

There was a feeling not loud. or dramatic, just this quiet certainty that life could split right here, that fork in the road. There was a belief that if he started, really started things would be different. He even turned to page two, held the pen above it, let it hover long enough to almost become real. And then, eh, not like this. Not tonight. I want to take my time, I want to do it right. He looked around the room and thought,

I'll wait for the right energy, the right clarity, the right version of himself to show up first. You know the things we tell ourselves. Because in his mind, it was going to be a perfect day. Clarity, no distractions, that energy you get from the feeling of a new pursuit, right? Time stretching out in front of you like it finally made sense. He closed the notebook and set it in the drawer.

It was going to be such a perfect day, that day that never came. The next morning the sun came up. It didn't feel like a beginning. It felt like traffic. It felt like emails, like small things stacking into a day that didn't really feel worthy of something big. This was the ordinary. Nothing to celebrate here. So we waited again.

Not out of fear. This isn't a monster in the world. closet thing it's just out of respect maybe that's the best way to put it I don't want to rush it I want to do this justice this is going to change everything let's give it the respect it deserves and that's the part that hides because hesitation dressed up as intention can pass for discipline so the drawer stayed closed and the idea stayed perfect Untouched, unchallenged, unreal, in his mind, it still glistened. It was such a perfect day.

That day that never came. Years didn't pass all at once. That's not how they slip by. They elude us quietly, in between routines that felt productive enough to avoid asking harder questions. Every so often he would open that drawer, he'd look in the room. there. Not to write, just to check. To remind himself that it was still there, that he hadn't given up. No, not him. He could start, but not yet. And that was enough. It was enough to keep

the story alive without ever having to live it. Because as long as it stayed untouched, it stayed perfect. No bad chapters. No doubt, no proof or evidence that he wasn't who he imagined himself to be. Just potential, preserved. Just possibility in a glass casing. Waiting for a version of life that would finally feel worthy of it. Waiting for what he knew would be such a perfect day. That day that never came.

Now, you've probably put this together. It's always easier to from the outside end, but he never did. He never realized that there is no day that arrives on a platter. Clean, perfect. No morning where you wake up fully aligned, fully ready without resistance. There is only this. There is this unfinished moment. This imperfect opening.

This version of you as you are. The same kind of moment he had that night with the pen hovering over page two, the same one most people step away from. Everyone has that drawer. Everyone has that notebook. Just different targets, different goals, different dreams tucked away. Because starting, it does something dangerous. It makes it real. And once it's real, it can be wrong.

Once it's real, it can be critical. It can be messy. It can fail. But we forget once it's real. It can also become something. And that's the trade-off. You either protect an idea of perfection, or you build something that can tangibly matter, change your life, affect the world around you. You don't get both. And one day that drawer becomes a memory.

That notebook becomes something else entirely. Not a beginning, but a question, and you know the question. What if? And when you look back, you don't remember the days you waited. You remember the weight of knowing you were close and didn't move. You remember the version of you who stood at the edge of a new life entirely again and again. You remember how good that felt in the moment, closing your eyes and imagining what it could be,

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Not treating each moment as though it's merely a bridge to the next moment. I'd emphasize the notion that every breath is the opportunity. I'd probably reference some of the things I've learned recently. Not because of recency bias, but because of the fact that it took me so long to get it, that it took me decades to finally understand so many of them. For example, people. People is a big one.

It's been a very big theme, right? Having the right people in your life fixes so many other problems. What do I do when respect isn't reciprocated? How do I handle constant misalignment in my life? Where do I grow and enhance my energy when it feels suppressed? Well, if you treat your inner circle the same way security treats a vault at a bank, so many of those questions solve themselves. Spend your time cultivating a circle that lights up your life,

not constantly patching up holes left by people who let you down. Let's see, I'd suggest a perspective shift, a very specific perspective shift. See, we look at life through a personal lens. We see the world as we are, and that makes sense. It's logical. But it's important to know that we're often incapable of seeing life through the eyes of others. It's just impossible to feel their pain or understand where they've been. I've come to this recently as, you know, there are just people in my life that I'd swear to you are angels.

Like honest to God, angels walking amongst men, they're so kind and loving and they're so giving and they radiate positivity and hope and beauty. They just remind you of the good in life. And so you assume if you were to turn them upside down and shake them, that's all that would be. come out of their pockets, right? Good stuff. But behind their eyes is often silent struggle and internal battles, a desire to give others love that perhaps they didn't get somewhere along the way. Look, I'm not saying this to be a downer or to turn an objectively good thing into a sob story. I guess I'm just suggesting that you take care of the angels in your life. Sometimes their wings are the heaviest. I'd probably remember.

remind you of this. I'd remind you that you can go away for years. And when you came back, things would pick up right as they were. You'd see the messages weren't urgent. The emails didn't matter. The job was one of many. The clothing was stupid. The title didn't mean that much. And like, I get it. We have to play the game to some extent. You know, I certainly play it. But it helps me to remember this stuff doesn't matter as much as we sometimes fall into the trap of thinking it does. Give me a bonfire, good people,

and some reminiscing over a cold drink or two over all that stuff. Right, that's one of the cool things about having moved so many times over the last decade. I've realized that, you know, I'd rather be broke with people I love doing something that excites me in a small mountain town. than rich and lonely in Miami. And I don't think I'm unique there. Am I saying stop climbing? No.

Absolutely not. Go, push boundaries. Dive fully into life. See what this short time on our floating rock can become. Just don't let it consume you. In other words, protect your North Star. What else? Well, I'd probably talk about the things I'm most proud of.

And right on top of that list would be the messages over the years from people saying simply, Eddie, thanks. That connected. That meant a lot. Or you help me look at this situation differently. I have momentum again. That's what it's all about. And I'd ask you, what can you do that you love that leaves this place a little better than you found it? I'm not saying you need to cure cancer or invent a car that time travels, although that would be awesome. I'm saying simply, there is a personal fulfillment that materializes when we seek to become a net positive in the world. Again, hear me, I'm not virtue signaling.

This is me shining a spotlight on something that is so easily overlooked. When you think about adding value, when you think about serving, just like I mentioned earlier, you solve so many problems at once. people want to be in your orbit. You make beautiful connections. You feel fulfilled and excited. Value very often translates to financial needs being met and often exceeded. Just generally, you live a life of purpose.

If you want to spend your life broken, financially struggling, and alone, simply repeat the mantra, what's in it for me. I'd also think about the seasons of my life. I'd think about running around, partying in college, squeezing every drop out of Friday and Saturday night, saying, never again on Sunday. Going to work Monday, then counting down the days until Friday. I'd think about the artist in me that pushed me down a road I couldn't have even imagined. I'd think about the times I got too conservative with my ambitions and forgot who I was. I'd think about the times I linked with the wrong people, the times I found myself lost, the times I was.

the times I was on top of the world, I'd see that it all mattered. It was all necessary. In fact, I could easily trace the best of times to the seasons I would have, while in them deemed the worst of times. It's all one giant roller coaster ride. The pain always becomes a seed planted into the earth, wading to sprout into something better. The wandering always brings you to some,

door on the fringes of life that takes you exactly where you needed to be, places you couldn't have planned. I'd suggest that we think of life not as a right or wrong thing, but as a series of valleys and summits. Interchangeable and interconnected like the ocean tides. When you're hurting, when you're down or lost, I'd remind you to keep your head up. To conquer one rock at a time and trust that something new is ahead, because something new is always ahead, as long as you march on. If this were my last time picking up a pen, turning thoughts to words and words to sound waves, I'd encourage you to pick up your pen, to tell your story. For younger you, present you and older you, for the ones you love, the angels in your life,

and even the passers-by you've never met before. I'd encourage you to fight that little bit of resistance in your stomach that wants you to stay small. That says there's no need to go or try or begin. I'd say there's a version of you that can light this place up. I'd say there's a chapter ahead that will leave you breathless. There's a journey around the bend that can become a map for others. A door for the new possible. There's a wilderness in need of the courageous.

Those willing to point their compasses towards the horizon and explore. If this were my last time picking up a pen, turning thoughts to words and words to sound waves, I'd tell you to lace up your shoes, open the door, and go. I'm about a mile in. Everything feels good. Almost too good. You know, and I've been here before. This is the lie.

This is where you start thinking, oh wow, you've got this, man. Today is your day. No demons here. But I know better. Because the run doesn't start when it feels good. It starts when it doesn't. Like that old Muhammad Ali adage. I don't count my sit-ups.

I only start counting when it starts hurting because they're the only ones that count. And so about three miles in, light bulb goes up. off. Ah, there it is. That shift, subtle at first, right? Breathing gets a little tighter, legs, a little heavier, and a voice shows up. Familiar voice. Hey, ease up. Let your foot off the gas. It's not loud or dramatic. It never is. It's just suggestive. Take a little off. You can still finish strong. You'll find some later, and that's how it happens. Not collapse. Never collapse. It's drift. Right?

That version of me, the one that negotiates. The one that says, maybe it's right. We don't need to push here. We can make it up later. And I've listened to him before. That's the dangerous part. He sounds like me.

But then another voice cuts in, quieter, sharper. Nah, Eddie, that's not who you are. Right? And now it's not about the race anymore. It's about identity. because nothing around me has changed. Same road, same body, same sky, same landscape.

But I feel myself at that metaphorical fork standing there. Do I fold or push? Five miles in, it gets loud. Everything in me is screaming now, right? Slow down. Just survive this. Just get through. This is where most people think the battle is physical.

It's not. It's permission. Permission to back off, permission to break character, permission to become someone else just for a moment. And I've done that. I've stepped away from who I said I was just for a second. But you see, that's all it takes a second. Because you break once and it gets easier to break again and again and again.

But today, I catch it right as it starts. That thought, hey, you don't have it today. Ease up, chill out. And I stop it in its tracks. Not with motivation or hype, just a decision. No, that's not me. And then nothing changes except everything. Pain's still there, legs still heavy,

but now there's no negotiation, no conversation, No conversation, just movement, silence, steps on the pavement, breath, in and out. Because the truth is, you don't rise to the level of the moment. You fall to your identity. To who you know yourself to be. To what you see back when you look in the mirror. Who are you? Eight miles in, I'm not thinking anymore.

There's no story left, no justification, no how much longer. just one thing, hold the line. It's a very simple job, not an easy job, but it's simple. And amidst chaos, simple is everything. This is who I decided to be. Not at the start liner when it felt good, but here. And that's how it all works. If you see yourself as someone who conquers, you don't magically feel stronger, you just stop giving yourself a way out. No more off-ramps, no more cracked doors. It's funny, the people that have no plan B, they tend to figure out plan A. So if you see yourself as someone who folds, know that you won't collapse all at once,

you'll just keep accepting those small exits, those off-ramps, the plans B, C, and D, until there's nothing left to hold on to. The body follows that always. crossing the finish line there's no surprise no shock because this was decided miles ago the moment I chose who I was going to be when it got challenging so don't tell me about your goals or your plans tell me who you are who are you when the voice shows up that's the only moment that matters and the thing is like so many things that voice Doesn't you show up in a foot race?

It's everywhere. It resides around you. Different race. A few months in building something. And it's quiet. No sales, no traction. But there it is again. Eddie, maybe this isn't it.

Maybe you're not good enough. Maybe you can't do this. It's not loud. It's always reasonable at first. Dude, maybe it's time to pivot. Maybe it's not working. And I recognize it immediately. Same voice, different race.

Same voice, different race. Because nothing's actually changed. Same effort, same path, just less proof. And this is the moment. Not strategy. Identity. Do you fold or hold the line? Because quitting doesn't feel like quitting in these moments.

You have to remember, it's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Here, quitting feels like logic. It's intuitive. It makes sense. But I've seen this before. This is where people step off and tell themselves, it was the right call. You had to.

So I go back into the archives and I pull out the memory, the recollection. Boom. This is where I must stop the conversation. Same decision. No. And nothing changes except that there's no way out now. No negotiation, just execution. Why?

Well, because if you're someone who keeps, going, you keep going here. And if you're someone who folds, well, right now is where it happens. And then some time passes. You're a few weeks in, a different race. Someone leaves your life

and it hurts and everything feels different, quiet or heavier and that voice shows up again. Hey, you don't have to be strong right now. You can stay here a little longer. You can let life collapse around you. You have every reason to.

let it go it's not loud it never is just inviting but I recognize it same voice different race because nothing has actually changed the world is still moving life is still

asking I'm just slower to answer and this is the moment not emotion identity stay or step forward Stopping doesn't feel like stopping. It feels like protecting yourself. Again, intuitive.

I hope you see the pattern here. It doesn't matter the race. The same rules apply. We're still governed by the same principles. This is where people get stuck and call it healing. So I stop the conversation and move. Not fast, not perfect, just forward. Because if you're someone who keeps going, you keep going here.

And if you're someone who folds, this is where it happens. Different race, same test, same answer. That's the truth. It's always the same moment. Different stakes, but same decision. See, and in all three of these examples, it's not about being the strongest. It's not about never feeling doubt.

It's not about avoiding the voice, so that voice will arrive. It's about who you believe you are when it shows up, Because if you identify as someone who pushes through, you don't need perfect conditions. You don't need certainty. You don't need proof. You need a decision. And if you don't identify that way, you'll simply keep finding reasons to step off.

So again, I'll leave you with this. The question isn't what you're facing. It's not the particular race or the context. It's not the business. It's not the loss. The question is who are. You argue when it gets hard. Because that moment, that decision, that answer,

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