Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero
NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES - Best Motivational Speeches
Fri, 29 Nov 2024
Imagine lying down at night, knowing you left nothing on the table—that you reached for everything life had to offer. Now, imagine the opposite: carrying the weight of untapped potential, infinite possibility reduced to finite parameters. As the year winds down, it’s a perfect time to ask, “What will I do with the time I have left?” This episode isn’t about chasing perfection or endless self-improvement; it’s about curiosity and the courage to change. The truth is, nothing changes if nothing changes. Growth begins with action, and action begins with a choice. Let’s explore that space reserved for excellence—the one only you can step into. The clock is still ticking, but the story isn’t finished. What could your life look like if you leaned into change and reached for what’s possible? Let's find out. Monday Motivation Newsletter: https://www.eddiepinero.com/newsletter Business Inquiries - http://www.yourworldwithin.com/contact
Chapter 1: What does it mean to reach your potential?
A tree grows not because it wants to, but because it was created to. It's a story about potential, right? And about a decade ago, right when I started writing, speaking, creating content online, I came across that message, and it was transformative for me. The idea that human beings are the only life form that will do less than they possibly can.
Chapter 2: Why are human beings unique in their choices?
The full quote, by, no surprise, Jim Rohn, he says, every life form seems to strive to its maximum, except human beings. How tall will a tree grow? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. So why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what you can do?
Beautifully said. Imagine every night of your life going to bed knowing that there was more inside of you. Imagine running a race knowing there were other levels that you could have reached for, but didn't. Imagine looking back on a life of infinite possibility and knowing you created finite parameters.
Chapter 3: How can curiosity drive personal growth?
Now, I'm not saying you have to live every waking moment obsessed with always being better than you currently are, right? I'm merely asking you a question. Aren't you curious? Don't you want to know what that ceiling is, that space for which excellence has been reserved?
I often think, every time I hop on a rowing machine at the gym, that it highlights the gap in black and white between what I'm doing and what I'm capable of. Love-hate relationship with that machine. It brings me back to my college days, the days I first learned to truly push myself. I get on it now for one-minute sprints as part of a sort of a workout program I'm doing.
And I just think there's no evading that concrete number the screen gives me. Exactly how many meters I went in 60 seconds. Right there, right in front of me. And then I ask, imagine if the stakes were higher. Imagine if this wasn't just a workout. Imagine if someone said, on sprint number four, Eddie, if this is not your fastest sprint of the day, you lose X. Or Y is going to happen to you.
Whatever those variables may be. Eddie, if this isn't your fastest sprint, insert worst fear. What's gonna happen? I'm going to break that record, I just am. My body is going to find a way. And that's what's interesting, that's the point. What this metaphor is not, an indicator that you need to go around scaring yourself into personal bests.
But what it is, is a reminder that there's always more right there, right in front of you, if you want it. It's a pointing out that we all live somewhere under what our bests could be. And knowing that is such a powerful tool. It's powerful because there's no screen showing you the meters you traveled when it comes to where you are with your work or your health or your relationships.
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Chapter 4: What is the importance of pushing your limits?
There are indicators, sure. But so much goes unmeasured. How much did you do today? Did you feel good about your output? How good? Because there's always another level. And maybe the solution is more. Maybe the solution is an audit of time spent. Maybe it's adjusting your compass altogether. But there exists a best in you that is untapped. Always. And the question remains, aren't you curious?
Aren't you curious what that next level looks like? That should make you feel good. Because your current circumstance is as permanent as today's weather. What you don't like can be changed. What isn't aligned can be adjusted. If it's not good enough, you can make it so. One of my favorite ideas, life is a game of adjustment. The question is how far are you willing to push to grow?
Keyword, willing. some people decide to stop at point a others stop at point b others point c and that's for them to decide that's a decision a personal decision they've made but the million dollar piece of knowledge is that in all cases that landing spot was a decision it was not fate It was not handed out by a stranger on the street.
You choose how hard to pull and you decide which levers are worth pulling. See, we are the only living beings capable of underperforming. And that's amazing. Take that. Run with that. Because it also means we are the only living creatures capable of rationally looking around, assessing the situation and saying, I don't like this reality. I'm going to rebuild my own. The world is yours.
You just have to decide which world you are willing to accept. Which world are you willing to fight for? Which world are you going to call your own? I was taking a walk a few days ago and was listening to an audio book called 10X Is Easier Than 2X by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy.
And this is a book essentially about how exponential growth requires a reframing, a change to the way we think about ourselves and the journeys that we're on. And in it, Sullivan states, and I'm paraphrasing, the things that brought you to the current moment will keep you there. powerful.
In a lens through which I hadn't really looked at my personal growth or journey before, I've always thought of progress as a stacking of repeatable habits over and over again. And while this may not be wrong, Sullivan and Hardy make a pretty effective argument that it's only part of the story. See, if you show up
and you do the exact same thing every day, you'll get growth, no doubt, but it will be linear in nature. Exponential growth requires instances of self-recreation, of evolution as we make our way forward. It's a continuous pushing aside of things we don't need to be doing and a simultaneous deep dive into the things that bring us the most returns.
They use the example of the famous Michelangelo, who is known for his paintings, right? And then some time goes by and he produces a 17-foot statue of David. And then he pivots again, as he's commissioned by Pope Julius II, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and then moves on to direct even larger projects. And each example here is a 10x evolution.
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Chapter 5: How can perspective shifts lead to breakthroughs?
that I kept doing that I never thought twice about. And that's continuing on. Whether life lifted me up or it beat me down, my plan for tomorrow was always the same. Get up and try again. Keep going. And as I sat down this morning with my pen and a piece of paper, I thought, what's the one thing I would want to be told if I started out again? What's the one thing that people need to hear most?
And it's to simply keep going. Keep taking steps. Because one day the world will start to make sense. And you'll look around and you will be thankful for one thing. That when most would have stopped, you didn't. When the world said no, you said yes. There is nothing so powerful as a soul that refuses to back down. See, persistence is not an important thing or an essential thing. It's everything.
So live as to see, not what can be lost, but what will be gained. Find that light in darkness, even if it's a flicker, even if it's a spark. Every loss makes you a little tougher, and every instant of sadness uncovers something beautiful. Every moment of fear teaches you to be a little braver. Every broken heart opens the door to a new connection.
Instead of doubting yourself, feeling inadequate in life's darkest moments, know that you need what you are going through. You are uncovering the little victories hidden in plain view. So when the world feels like too much and your patience is thin, be stronger than that voice in your head begging you to think small. Stand on every experience, the good and the bad.
Let it elevate you to a beautiful tomorrow. There's an old quote that states 80% of life is showing up. Now, showing up means many different things to many different people, but the idea is not complicated. You can't do anything of significance unless you have first and foremost arrived Which brings me to today.
See, I had a list of concepts I've been excited to talk about, things that I've either read or have been recent epiphanies in my life. And I can't wait to share those with you. But this morning, oh, let me tell you about this morning. Finding the energy to do anything. Felt like trying to squeeze blood from a rock.
I woke up with a headache, exhausted because I didn't sleep at all the night before. And you know that feeling, like when you didn't sleep at all the night before, you're oddly constantly reminding yourself the next day that you didn't sleep and everything just felt off. And really, as I'm speaking now, things still kind of do.
And so I got up and I sort of played with the idea of taking the day off altogether, right? Maybe I'm due for one anyway. I thought about resting. The little devil with the pitchfork on my shoulder continuously reminded me how great sleep would feel. And I was sitting there, you know, kind of weighing my options.
Took some ibuprofen, started the coffee, sat down on the couch, just kind of looking at the wall, what to do, what to do. But realistically, I knew. And I want to explain why. Over the years, I've taught myself through repetition that sitting down and writing and recording, unless I plan intentionally to do otherwise, is a non-negotiable.
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