Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero
CONTROL YOUR MIND | Powerful Motivational Speeches
Mon, 18 Nov 2024
Sometimes, all it takes is a small change in perspective to transform how we see the world. Riding a Ferris wheel is the perfect metaphor—without traveling far, we’re lifted high enough to see things differently. From above, what once seemed overwhelming or insurmountable feels smaller, and what felt insignificant might suddenly appear full of possibility. This simple shift can inspire us to reframe our challenges and approach life with fresh eyes. Life is often about finding those Ferris wheel moments—small changes that help us see the bigger picture. We don’t need to travel miles or move mountains to gain clarity; sometimes, stepping back and shifting how we view the same scene is enough to reignite our passion, recalibrate our purpose, and remind us of what truly matters. What would your world look like from a new vantage point? Monday Motivation Newsletter: https://www.eddiepinero.com/newsletter Free Ebook: www.eddiepinero.com/ebook YouTube: www.eddiepinero.com/youtube
Chapter 1: What perspective can a Ferris wheel provide?
On the rooftop where I live, there's a view of Scottsdale, Arizona. And particularly at night when you're up there looking down at the city facing north, there's a Ferris wheel. And every night this Ferris wheel's lit up different colors and it really stands apart from everything else. A few nights ago, I was up there walking around, kind of getting some fresh air before I called it a day, and
Chapter 2: Why is a new perspective important in life?
My brain took me on one of these little side quests, right? I just could not stop thinking about this Ferris wheel. And it turns out for good reason. And so per standard operating procedure, I want to take you on this little journey with me. So let's start with a simple question, really. What is a Ferris wheel? Well, it's a portal to see the world differently. Think about it.
People take time to travel to it. They wait in line. They pay money to get on this thing, which, by the way, doesn't move fast. It's not an adrenaline rush or anything. It's merely a chance to get to the top and see a view, a view of the same place these people were just walking around, the exact same place, the same place they live, same place they spend their days, same place they drive around.
But they knew there was something beautiful about seeing all that stuff from atop the Ferris wheel, from a new lens, a fresh perspective. They knew that it would feel different up there because it is different up there, right? And this is sort of an obvious thing. The beauty exists if only we can get ourselves atop this circle-shaped elevator thing and prove it to ourselves.
And I'll speak for me, okay? There are days where I walk around and I feel excited. I feel energized by life's upside, enthusiastic about what I'm bringing to the world. And then there are days where I walk that very same path, retrace those very same steps, and I don't see it. I don't feel it. Things seem difficult, impossible, colorless. but I've danced this dance.
Chapter 3: How can we elevate our perspective?
And I know it's not a reflection of reality. It's merely the story I'm telling myself in that moment. So how do I solve for it? What do I need? I need to get to the top of the Ferris wheel. I need a new perspective on this. Not something new, but a new perspective. I know there's magic right here. I just happen to have blinders on at the moment.
The other day I was talking to a friend of mine who is a YouTube data, we'll say analyst, a very good one, a strategic thinker. And we're going over some stuff. He's looking at the watch time and retention of some of my videos. And he goes, you know, man, this retention is really, really good. A lot of people watch these 30 to 60 minute videos all the way through, which is very rare on YouTube.
And then he kind of makes the offhanded remark, you know, you could be the next Tony Robbins if you wanted to. And I say that not as a humble brag, he was half, you know, playing around. But for a second, right, hearing that, I was like, man, Ed, Did you forget the type of impact you could have? You could help more people. You can do so much more. You're still at the base of this mountain.
Infinity is right outside. If you're willing to dive deeper. If you're willing to see it. And it was this jolt of, hell yeah, just excitement. I felt myself going up that Ferris wheel. Which is exactly what he was for me in that moment, right? In a sense, elevating my perspective. And isn't it funny how when things click or suddenly we feel ourselves capturing momentum, right?
You get that energy, that charge. It's like often nothing around us changes. It's our thoughts about them that changes. How we see them changes. That's why to me it's not a small thing or minor detail to know when you feel down and out. Your absolute worst even. It's not that the complete inverse doesn't exist. The solution doesn't exist.
It's just that from your vantage point right now, you can't see it. You don't have the view. And knowing that, that simple truth changes the question from, well, does better exist for me? To, of course it does. How do I elevate myself to see it, to get there? How do I help myself better understand? And then as things evolve, when you find your grounding again, because you will,
you get to then be that Ferris wheel for others. You get to lift up the world around you, not making them brilliant or beautiful or powerful, but showing them how brilliant and beautiful and powerful they already are. It's the product of having learned that yourself. Not once or twice, but repeatedly. What you need exists. What you want is there. And I ask that you hear that.
Truly take that in, understand it. Because you won't drive towards it if you don't. You won't buy a ticket to the Ferris wheel if you don't believe in the view. So remember when you are at ground level feeling stuck or lost or whatever your situation is, it's not that there's no solution, it's that you need to elevate yourself and see the world from a new lens.
I want to share a theme with you that continuously reemerges in my life. And every time it does, I'm grateful. I'm a little bolder, a little wiser, a little more grounded. The idea is simple. It's creating a low barrier to entry. Let me explain what I mean. The other day, I was on a call with Ashley, who is a brilliant member of the team here, and we're talking about social media.
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Chapter 4: What is the value of starting with low barriers?
because we make initiating them too complex. Same thing happened on another call that same day. I'm talking to Tyler, a business partner for another project coming around the corner, and I'm sending him videos talking about ideas for rollout, different avenues we could take, which again, it's great.
It's better to have a large vision and trim it down than no vision at all, but the convo is the same. You know, Ed, I love it. It's great. But what if we start with one thing, though? One idea. Let's get the gears turning. That needed to be the theme for the day, and I appreciated it, right? So a few thoughts. One, surround yourself with sharp people like Ashley and Tyler that keep you grounded.
But two, and perhaps the main point, stop creating friction for yourself when you're beginning new things. I've talked about this in different contexts, you know, and I've hammered it into my day-to-day in many ways, right?
Like if I'm going on a run, you know, I have the running stuff by the door and ready to go with a glass of water the night before so that when I wake up, the process feels so easy that to not go would seem stupid. But life is complex and so are we. It was a great reminder that your handle on something in one area of life doesn't mean you'll implement it across the board.
And I was grateful for that reminder. It was what I needed at that time, right? The reminder that winning is going. Winning is beginning. Because you're immersing yourself in the process and you're acclimating to it. You're seeing what works and what doesn't. You're growing, as opposed to taking an extra three months to put into place parameters that will probably change anyway.
One of my favorite mantras is, simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Powerful, but sometimes elusive. But if you can keep it front and center, it adds immense value to your life. The most powerful thing you can do is have a general sense of direction and go now with what you have.
Ashley and I will change our social media tactics many, many times in the future because we're collecting data and we're moving forward. Tyler and I will approach our venture in probably countless ways. Because we're not in love with a particular strategy, we're in love with the end goal. And perhaps you, in your world, are at a point where you're seeking to initiate something new.
And you're playing with the pros and cons, you're listing ideas in your head. categorizing details and nuance that sure, it seems important right now in this moment, but will it forever, right? My advice to you is to mitigate detail and instead place the value on finding the courage to begin now.
Before you're ready, before you have all the answers, before you know how X, Y, and Z is going to unfold, mitigate the friction to such an extent that, you know, the pursuit feels like an ice hockey rink. You're sliding into whatever comes next. Never underestimate how powerful that is. And be reassured by the fact that in three months from now or a year from now, the journey won't look the same.
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Chapter 5: Why is consistency crucial for success?
How do I refine that intersection of personal development and entertainment? so that we can enjoy and get the most out of the journey? How do I make this brand matter a little more, mean a little more, be a little more effective? That's my Super Bowl every day. And funny story, I was driving this morning, listening to a podcast about AI.
Everyone seems to be talking about AI right now, and for good reason. I heard one of the guests say that in 10 years, there will be two types of businesses. Those that successfully leverage AI and those that failed and are no longer in existence. It's a hypothesis, obviously, but it's eye-opening. AI is going to change everything.
And I had to check my initial instinct that was honestly, oh, here we go, right? Another way for people to cut corners and cheat. And I had to pause and think about it. Like, that's just a terrible way to look at a new technology. That's a scarcity mindset. Instead, think about the opportunity. Remind yourself that you show up every day with the same mission and the same goal.
Chapter 6: How can mindset shift our daily actions?
You'll earn that 1% every day. And this is just another supplement to your growth. Utilize correctly, at least in the current moment, This is whey protein or creatine for your lifting at the gym. So leverage it. That's all. Same with any new technology. And there was comfort there. There was comfort in looking back at thinking, look at all the previous technology, its evolution.
Look at the social platforms, how we interact now. Through it all, the changes, the highs, lows, ups and downs, you showed up. You held on to that North Star and over and over again made necessary adjustments. That commitment has been everything. YouTube's algorithm changes did not kill me. It ended up making me a better storyteller, writer, speaker.
COVID pushing my live speaking engagements aside for a while, causing me to further digitize my business model, that didn't hurt me. It made the brand bigger. Short-form content, blasting off onto the scene, TikToks, IG Reels, that didn't hurt me. It forced me to be smarter and more thoughtful about how to integrate short-term content into my long-form content, how to make them work together.
It ended up being an advantage. The bottom line being, when you are consistent, when you show up for your thing no matter what, No matter what changes are occurring, no matter what's happening externally, when you're there for your mission, that allows you to make whatever little changes need to be made along the way. Being there for yourself, committing to the twists and turns, is everything.
And it may be extreme to say, especially in such a rapidly changing environment right now, but my mentality is, who cares? Who cares about all the detail and the minutia and the externality? Who cares? You know what matters. You know what you're here to do. So keep that front and center. Simplicity being the ultimate sophistication doesn't get simpler. Show up.
Never let that 1% that James Clear talks about out of your sight. and then make the adjustments as necessary. Integrate the life hacks and the tech evolutions. Fighting for that 1% every single day becomes 37 times better in a year. Think about how powerful that is. Let the world argue over this and that. Let them be on this path versus that path. Your strength
is entrusting yourself to adjust along the way. But knowing that through it all, you will be there every morning when the sun comes up, the light moves through your window, you'll wake up committed to being a little better than you were yesterday. And that's why through it all, the turbulence, the highs, the lows, the ups and the downs, you will still be standing there
ready for whatever comes next. Today is not an obligation. Today is a gift. Why is it important that this distinction comes through loud and clear? Because the same action can differ wildly depending on what brought it about. Was it an order or a choice? Were we told or did we arrive there ourselves?
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Chapter 7: What does it mean to live life as a gift?
And we know this innately from a child being told to go to his or her room for punishment, that place where they'd gladly be if it wasn't being mandated by angry parents. When we're instructed, being told to, mandated, when we're doing something because we have to, we process this differently than a choice or a conclusion we came to on our own.
We think about it differently when it's something we get to do. When I talk about transformative perspective shifts, this was one for me. Going from, what's expected of me? How do I not mess this up? What would make me look like the person I'm supposed to look like? To instead understanding that, listen, today is a gift and I'll never get it back. A series of opportunities and decisions.
A choose your own ending story waiting for me every day as the sun comes up and my eyes open. To me, the difference is more than semantics. The difference is between feeling free and going into autopilot so that I mitigate mistakes and blend in. That's not freedom. That's becoming a prisoner of your own making. You can walk the same road and see it differently every time.
You can take in the same event and come away with very different interpretations of it. All depending on the role you chose to give yourself. as you walked down the path or peered in at the event. Were you the hero in the story or an extra? Someone who capitalizes on all to be gained or someone who hides from the fear that they might misstep?
Obligations are about minimizing risk and doing what is merely required. An opportunity, on the other hand, asks what more could you do with what you have? How could you take what you love and multiply it? How could you capture your inspiration and delve further into it? The one living out of obligation will always find the problems and the negative.
But the one who knows they have in their midst the greatest winning lottery ticket of all time well, they'd be foolish not to cash it in. And so look, you might be going through some problems, as we all do. You might have your challenges and your struggles. They're unavoidable. But these are part of a greater narrative.
They're what will build you up and push you forward as you move deeper into the miracle that is your life. And that's the difference. The first step in being able to capture the opportunity is understanding that you are living in one. Life is not obligatory. It is a giant get-to. And when you realize that, you are truly free.
The other day, I heard someone say that they've found some of the most important things in their life in places where they weren't supposed to find them. Which is interesting to me. One, because that seems to happen a lot. And two, because it's like, who creates the parameters around what we're supposed to do? Who sets the rules to begin with?
I'm continuously blown away by our tendency to create imaginary walls and then live within them. To build steel bars around ourselves that separate the now from future opportunity. In one of the first videos I ever made, I talked about this nagging feeling of discomfort that occurred right after I left the corporate world and started my own business.
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Chapter 8: How can we find opportunities in unexpected places?
The most important people in my life live up there. But I've found comfort, peace, and new beginnings down here that I never would have experienced. I wasn't supposed to do many of the things I'm doing today. It was a genuine curiosity and a willingness to chase down what's meaningful. And the beautiful thing is, anyone can do that.
Every single one of us can detach and depart from the supposed tos in our lives. And hey, maybe some of them should be there. Maybe some are adding value and stability that you need and maybe even cherish. But I can promise some of them aren't. And it's worth a look. It's worth thinking about those things. Where can we be a little braver, a little more courageous?
Where can we venture outside the scope of what we've subconsciously deemed everyday life? I love the notion that there's always more in you. You just need to give yourself permission to pursue it. It only makes sense that no journey begins until we give it the green light. The world is yours once you give yourself permission to pursue it. So what are you conceding?
What have you accepted as fact that upon further review you might find to be fiction? There's a world of infinite opportunity waiting for you. Just past your acceptance of the way things are. Just beyond all those supposed tos. A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
That's from George Patton, general in the United States Army, integral to the Allies' victory in World War II. So why? What makes this statement so powerful? Well, it rings true because we have to move beyond The idea that we can manufacture greatness with one swing of the bat, one stroke of the pen. That if we wait for the right moment, perfection will come.
The light will turn green, the stars will align, and the path will emerge. I feel like I could scream this from every mountaintop and it wouldn't be enough. Life is not a perfection game. Life is an adjustment game. And I'll speak anecdotally here.
In my experience, looking over my shoulder, reflecting those times that I'd clung to perfection, rationalizing my immobility by saying, hey, you're not ready. This isn't good enough. I'd only have to dig a few layers down to see that my not moving wasn't out of some loyalty to excellence. No, I was standing still because of fear, a fear of going, of starting, a fear of the unknown.
Perfection is the biggest con there is. It's a scam. It says, wait here, your perfect moment will arrive. Hang tight, the right time is coming. No, there are no perfect beginnings. There's merely the courage to move into something new or the regret that will ultimately come from wishing that you did. And sure, a part of it's almost counterintuitive. It's like, why isn't it beneficial to wait?
Why would you want to take the leap before you're ready? Here's how I see it. One of the most important distinctions to understand is that between the thinker and the doer. The thinker who ponders, who reflects, who studies and studies and studies thinking he or she can create for him or herself a perfect jump off point.
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