Eddie Pinero

We feel nervous or uneasy because we know we're misaligned.

And where we landed in our conversation was that when you were on the edge of that metaphorical cliff, and your body's pushing back, your heart's pounding, your mind is racing, you're nervous, you're fearful,

The question worth asking is will I be disappointed in myself if I don't go through with this?

Will I be letting myself down here by turning back?

You have to jump into the future and imagine future you sitting at the table reflecting on this.

If you see yourself as regretful, wishing you pushed through, then it's not an alignment issue, it's a matter of courage.

And when you think about it,

It usually feels obvious looking back.

Like I can easily recognize in hindsight the things I stopped doing because they weren't aligned with who I wanted to be.

When you stop doing the wrong thing, it feels like a breath of fresh air.

Like a step back to leap forward.

Those decisions create a more fulfilled life.

But those times I stopped because I let the moment get bigger than my end goal.

Those times I caved and decided I didn't want to pay the price solely because of the temporary discomfort.

I remember those too.

That's a different feeling altogether.

A not so good feeling as we all know.

Jim Rohn says it like this.

There's a pain of discipline or a pain of regret.

Choose your pain.