Eddie Pinero

But I want you to understand something.

That's not where you'll find the good stuff.

If you don't take chances, you'll spend your time wondering what could have been.

Younger me, believe in your greatness.

This world can be a tough place, and if you don't believe in yourself, no one will do it for you.

No one will hand you the sky.

Earn excellence every day.

It's there, I promise.

Younger me, don't get distracted by the small stuff, the little things that so easily consume our energy and emotions.

Don't lose sight of who you are and what means the most to you.

Everything else washes away.

Younger me, you didn't have all the answers, but somehow you were exactly what I needed you to be.

You created a map.

You showed that change can't happen until one falls victim to life's imperfections.

that risks aren't taken until you've experienced regret, that confidence isn't acquired if you don't learn to play the student, and most importantly, if you don't allow yourself to get lost, you will never discover who you truly are.

20 years from now, when we meet again, younger me, I know you'll do the same.

I know you'll have given me everything I needed, nothing more and nothing less.

Because time, time goes by quickly.

And we only get one opportunity to do this dance, one chance to make this right.

And I promise you, younger me, that it won't be wasted.