Eddie Pinero

And I want you to know that whatever's in front of you, if it means something, if it matters, it will feel like the bottom of that squat.

It will create panic and your mind and body will signal, hey, stop, this is dangerous.

Again, not because your mind wants you to fail.

Certainly not because the pursuit in and of itself is a bad one.

It's because you need to teach yourself through reps that what feels scary is actually okay.

It's good, right?

As the famous saying goes, what feels like the obstacle is actually the way, but you need to show yourself, earn that confidence.

So allow yourself to get a little bolder with that depth every day.

And some days will hurt more than others.

Some days maybe you don't make progress like you thought or wanted, but you keep showing up and you keep pushing.

And eventually you'll convince not your neighbors or your family or friends, not your critics.

They don't matter here.

You'll convince yourself that this pursuit is where you need to be.

That beyond the pain lives your destiny.

And see, most people stop when the alarm goes off and the mind signals concern.

But the truth is, the greats see that as a challenge.

A trade-off.

As a way.

The way.

To depths otherwise unobtainable.