Eddie Pinero

Doing anything meaningful is hard.

not planning on it or hoping to do it, but actually doing it.

And when you're in the heat of metaphorical battle, right, when you're on your way facing the adversity and the challenges and the hardships, whether it's social, physical, or mental, that growth comes with discomfort.

Our instinct is to want out.

When we are in pain, our brain's default is, how do I stop the pain?

And what I've learned is that if you give yourself off ramps, you'll take them.

If you allow for a plan B, it will become more and more appealing.

If the mentality is give it your all until it's inconvenient,

Well, we all know what happens, right?

Since excellence doesn't allow for skipping the inconvenience.

When you can't turn around and get back on those boats, you're forced to create outcomes.

Because suddenly everything depends on it.

Does this mindset come easy?

No, I don't believe it does.

took me into my mid-twenties to realize, hey, I'd never done anything without a life raft or a safety net.

I always carried option B, C, and D around with me in my pocket.

And the result was above average at plenty of things, was great at none.

But when your back is to the wall and those demons are closing in,

It's incredible what you can do, what you can create.

You will shock yourself with your competence and your ability waiting to be unlocked.