Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero
DOMINATE 2025 - Best New Year Motivational Video Speeches Compilation
03 Jan 2025
"One day" or "day one"? The distinction lies in perspective—and in action. In this episode, we explore the power of turning setbacks, challenges, and heartbreaks into stepping stones. Drawing inspiration from the Latin phrase amor fati, or "love of fate," we delve into the idea that every moment, whether triumphant or turbulent, holds a purpose. Even in our darkest hours, the seeds of transformation are planted, waiting for us to nurture them into something extraordinary. Life often blindsides us with its twists and turns, but the beauty lies in how we choose to frame them. While the meaning of our struggles may not always be clear in the moment, they play an integral role in shaping the story of who we are becoming. What if you embraced your trials as necessary chapters in your personal narrative? What if today wasn’t just "one day" but "day one" of something remarkable? Let this be the reminder to honor your journey—every piece of it. Monday Motivation Newsletter: https://www.eddiepinero.com/newsletter Free Ebook: www.eddiepinero.com/ebook YouTube: www.eddiepinero.com/youtube
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There's a Latin phrase pronounced amor fati. It's one of the more powerful ideas I've come across. Its translation means love of fate. It implies everything that happens is good, or at the very least, necessary. And I think we need that reminder from time to time. Because, funny enough, it is one of the first sentiments to leave us when we're in trouble.
when we're down or lost, the idea that everything has its value. And sure, we don't always understand it in the moment or when we're fighting through it, but that circumstance or even tragedy in the great play of life has a crucial role. Someone recently sent me a beautiful clip from a Stephen Colbert interview. I want to dive in, but there's a caveat. I ask that you listen to this in a vacuum.
For our purposes, I'm not going to be the Stephen Colbert who mocks half the country on live TV every night. This is the wise Stephen Colbert with a lot of value to add because he can be both. To frame the interview, he's sitting across from Anderson Cooper, and Anderson's asking him about something he said a while back.
Anderson reads the quote, Anderson then looks up from the paper, looks over at Stephen, and asks, Do you really believe that? To which Stephen responds, yes. It's a gift to exist, and with existence comes suffering. There's no escaping that. You can't pick and choose what to be grateful for. A truly incredible emotional moment. It is the realization of amor fati.
Even the most trying of times are a bridge to something. Even that which is taken away creates a space for one to ultimately find what they need. A couple years ago, I did a keynote in Hollywood Beach talking about those difficult situations. Some of them are external, but some of them we create. Chaos, self-induced, that opens the door to the most precious of occurrences.
Things that I never would have had or arrived at if not for the pain, the sadness, the confusion. It truly all fits together. And so I basically take a trip down memory lane, talking about the physical duress of a cold morning run. Wouldn't you know it, it strengthens one's conviction and belief in themself. Or the sadness in leaving someone you care about, someone you love.
knowing it's no longer what's best for either of you, but was necessary. Touched on the fear, the physical resistance I felt walking onto stages in 2015 and 16, dreaming of off ramps, thinking of excuses in my head all the way up until the mic was in my hand on stage and words came out of my mouth that propelled me to comfort and confidence in sharing my voice. Again, it's all one big puzzle.
Every piece matters. You don't get ups without downs. And as you push forward into the next thing and the next, as you see the breadth of the unexpected and the power of the unknown, you learn. You learn that the so-called lows aren't the exception. They're not a problem to be solved. And as I sit here now, I even view them less as a cost than I once did, a pain that must be endured.
No, it's all worthy and deserving of our gratitude. It all matters. It's all precious. I talked about, on a recent episode, getting migrants. And one of the days I remember more than any other in my life, and I'm 36 now by the time this episode's released, I have a few days under my belt. This one was truly memorable to me.
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