Eddie Pinero

I was hiking, that's where I was, with someone today, and they mentioned the value of protecting your energy. And I thought that was such a cool way to put it, you know, when you are around people that tend to be negative and draining. You know, it's very true that you become the people that you hang around. And, you know, seeing...

I was hiking, that's where I was, with someone today, and they mentioned the value of protecting your energy. And I thought that was such a cool way to put it, you know, when you are around people that tend to be negative and draining. You know, it's very true that you become the people that you hang around. And, you know, seeing...

The beauty and the opportunity and upside in life is not a given. It's not guaranteed. It's very much a choice. It's a decision. One of my favorite stories by Jim Rohn, this sort of echoes this point. He's talking about two brothers. And these brothers both have an abusive alcoholic father. And, you know, he beats them, just terrible childhoods, all the things, right?

The beauty and the opportunity and upside in life is not a given. It's not guaranteed. It's very much a choice. It's a decision. One of my favorite stories by Jim Rohn, this sort of echoes this point. He's talking about two brothers. And these brothers both have an abusive alcoholic father. And, you know, he beats them, just terrible childhoods, all the things, right?

The beauty and the opportunity and upside in life is not a given. It's not guaranteed. It's very much a choice. It's a decision. One of my favorite stories by Jim Rohn, this sort of echoes this point. He's talking about two brothers. And these brothers both have an abusive alcoholic father. And, you know, he beats them, just terrible childhoods, all the things, right?

And they grow up, live totally separate lives. One of them beats his kids. The other is one of the most loving fathers on planet Earth. And when being interviewed, you know, they ask the abusive father. They're like, why are you like this? And he's like, do you know my childhood? Do you know where I came from? Like, of course I'm going to be like this. That's all I know.

And they grow up, live totally separate lives. One of them beats his kids. The other is one of the most loving fathers on planet Earth. And when being interviewed, you know, they ask the abusive father. They're like, why are you like this? And he's like, do you know my childhood? Do you know where I came from? Like, of course I'm going to be like this. That's all I know.

And they grow up, live totally separate lives. One of them beats his kids. The other is one of the most loving fathers on planet Earth. And when being interviewed, you know, they ask the abusive father. They're like, why are you like this? And he's like, do you know my childhood? Do you know where I came from? Like, of course I'm going to be like this. That's all I know.

And then they ask the loving one, hey, you're one of the kindest, gentlest fathers ever, one of the best role models we know. How are you like this? And he said, Hey, are you kidding me? Do you see my childhood? You think I'm going to inflict that pain, uh, on my kids, right? And it's the decision to, uh, take the same stimuli and make something totally different out of them.

And then they ask the loving one, hey, you're one of the kindest, gentlest fathers ever, one of the best role models we know. How are you like this? And he said, Hey, are you kidding me? Do you see my childhood? You think I'm going to inflict that pain, uh, on my kids, right? And it's the decision to, uh, take the same stimuli and make something totally different out of them.

And then they ask the loving one, hey, you're one of the kindest, gentlest fathers ever, one of the best role models we know. How are you like this? And he said, Hey, are you kidding me? Do you see my childhood? You think I'm going to inflict that pain, uh, on my kids, right? And it's the decision to, uh, take the same stimuli and make something totally different out of them.

Um, and it is, it is so precious, but I think it's, it's so delicate, like it has to be guarded. And, uh, Protecting your energy is guarding it from that. Trevor Mollad, I think it's in his book, It Takes What It Takes, was talking about how when he removed negativity from his life, he said he was a person transformed. And what was crazy to me was,

Um, and it is, it is so precious, but I think it's, it's so delicate, like it has to be guarded. And, uh, Protecting your energy is guarding it from that. Trevor Mollad, I think it's in his book, It Takes What It Takes, was talking about how when he removed negativity from his life, he said he was a person transformed. And what was crazy to me was,

Um, and it is, it is so precious, but I think it's, it's so delicate, like it has to be guarded. And, uh, Protecting your energy is guarding it from that. Trevor Mollad, I think it's in his book, It Takes What It Takes, was talking about how when he removed negativity from his life, he said he was a person transformed. And what was crazy to me was,

The extent to which he removed negativity and what he considered negative, right? He's like, country music, out. Can't do it. Nothing negative. I'm like, that's all I consume, right? I love country, but it is innately negative and sad in a lot of different ways. Cable news... Nope, right? Sad movies, no negative people, cut off. And he said, it's just transformative.

The extent to which he removed negativity and what he considered negative, right? He's like, country music, out. Can't do it. Nothing negative. I'm like, that's all I consume, right? I love country, but it is innately negative and sad in a lot of different ways. Cable news... Nope, right? Sad movies, no negative people, cut off. And he said, it's just transformative.

The extent to which he removed negativity and what he considered negative, right? He's like, country music, out. Can't do it. Nothing negative. I'm like, that's all I consume, right? I love country, but it is innately negative and sad in a lot of different ways. Cable news... Nope, right? Sad movies, no negative people, cut off. And he said, it's just transformative.

And it's a form of protecting and insulating yourself from the things that will warp your worldview. And all of it, again, falls under the giant umbrella of the message that how you look at life is a decision. Your perspective is not something that's given to you. It starts internally and is projected out. So cherish that because it's arguably the most valuable thing you have.

And it's a form of protecting and insulating yourself from the things that will warp your worldview. And all of it, again, falls under the giant umbrella of the message that how you look at life is a decision. Your perspective is not something that's given to you. It starts internally and is projected out. So cherish that because it's arguably the most valuable thing you have.

And it's a form of protecting and insulating yourself from the things that will warp your worldview. And all of it, again, falls under the giant umbrella of the message that how you look at life is a decision. Your perspective is not something that's given to you. It starts internally and is projected out. So cherish that because it's arguably the most valuable thing you have.