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What does 'You belong here' mean?
You belong here. This was something that was said to the class during yoga the other day. As I've said before, yoga is something I'm really turning to as both a mental and physical approach to a lot of the injuries and imbalances I've been dealing with for a very long time. And part of that, you know, starting something new was obviously not knowing what you're doing. It's a willingness to play the fool, to be this student. It's signing up to be, you know, at times the worst in the room. And so I hear the instructor say this line, you belong here, and then kind of repeat it again for emphasis. It hit me hard, you know, and I'll never know if this was prompted by me flailing around in the back trying to do crow pose, or she just felt like, you know, it needed to be expressed in the moment. I'm not sure, but what I do know is that it was exactly what I needed to hear. And in fact, it's what I've needed to hear throughout many stages of my life, which is why I think it hit so hard.
And I want to unpack it for a second. When I moved to Massachusetts, after spending the vast majority of my childhood in the Los Angeles area, I used to joke around with my friends back in L.A. I'm like, this is so different that it feels like a culture shock. It seems so little of the world. Why do these guys not wear dickies or spike their hair? Everyone has cargo shorts and New Balances.
How can feeling like an outsider affect growth?
What's happening here, right? You know, but all jokes aside, when you're a freshman in high school, that's a big deal. The differences were many. And it took a while, you know, but I acclimated. I made friends. I did the thing. But persistently, in the back of my head, I felt like an outsider, making my home somewhere that wasn't really mine. Like, I didn't really belong there. Then came college. I went to a small private school where most of the students I knew came from prep schools, and I had somewhat of a more rigorous academic background than I did. And I decided to be a political science major, basically living in my professors' offices during their hours when they would spend extra time helping me write, showing me how to organize my thoughts and put together analytical papers.
It was a long and stressful learning curve. And just like before, I figured it out, did fine academically, but again, never really felt like I belonged there. There were some of the same sentiments with, you know, walking on to the rowing team, where many of the recruits had been doing it all their lives. Same thing in the corporate world. Felt a little out of place. It was a feeling that, yeah, never prevented me from starting. You know, I'd dive in, I'd figure it out, but there was always this lingering fish-out-of-water feeling that I couldn't shake. Kind of a tangent, but this is, you know, one of the funniest moments for me looking back. In my early 20s, I was at an interview at some insurance company in Boston.
And the guy interviewing me is sitting on one end of a desk. I'm at the other. He's holding a physical copy of my resume and cover letter. Not saying a word, just kind of scanning them up and down. And he slowly kind of drops them on the desk and goes, So, Eddie, tell me more about... He pauses, looks back down at my cover letter, back up at me, back down at my cover letter. Then he traces the first line of the cover letter, quoting it as his finger moves across the paper. He goes, tell me more about how, quote, your lifelong dream is to become a data analyst. And I was like, oh my God, this guy sees right through me. Eddie, what are you doing, man? Like, this ain't it, you know? And I crack myself up every time my mind goes back there.
It's the epitome of square peg, round hole. And I would consistently find myself in that position, right? But, you know, I digress. The point is, me feeling like I'm on the outside looking in has been somewhat of a theme. Even in the areas of my life where I was finding success. Like, I couldn't totally... Be there. Find the things that are important to me and commit to them fully.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does 'You belong here' mean?
0:03–1:40
2
How can feeling like an outsider affect growth?
1:40–8:42
3
What is the significance of giving yourself permission?
8:42–13:18
4
How does focusing on progress lead to success?
13:18–22:27
5
Why is it crucial to act now rather than wait for perfection?
22:27–30:56
6
How can failure be viewed as a stepping stone?
30:56–38:24
7
What is the importance of understanding opportunity?
38:24–48:57
8
Why should we embrace the journey rather than fear loss?
48:57–2:02:07
Speakers
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