The Courage to Start: Don't Wait to Begin | Eddie Pinero Morning Motivation Inspiration
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What does it mean to trust what you have?
Reality comes down to what we do with what we have. This is an idea I brushed shoulders with again right over there this morning, staring out the window. My mind sort of wandered into this place of, I wish I had a few more pieces. I wish I had a few more things in my arsenal. Before moving on to this next chapter, right? And I think we've all been there. More tools in the toolbox. Maybe more advice or guidance from people that I look up to. Maybe more research. You can go down that rabbit hole forever. Before sort of remembering that life always gives us some of it, but never all of it. And some of it is always enough. Let's call this the law of broken crayons. Go back, go way back. Grade school.
You're sitting on the floor or at the table with the other kids, blank piece of paper in front of you. You reach into that box of crayons. Grab your color, and you go. The crayon's cracked, probably broken in half. Somehow, Always had other colors intentionally drawn onto the wrapping. But like, who cares, right? I don't ever remember thinking, if only this box was pristine. You know, if a new box is opened right in front of me, that would be amazing. So I could create with the flawless, untarnished instrument. It's like, no, it wasn't even on the radar. We used what we had. And what we had was always enough because we made it enough. So flash through time, boom, back to the window this morning.
I'm longing for, metaphorically, a fresh box of writing instruments, unopened and in perfect shape. The stuff I'm carrying around is cracked and drawn on and feels no longer pristine. But that's not what life provides us when it calls us to grow. When we're ready to step into something bigger. No, life gives the cracked ones. Maybe you have to grip the little piece that remains tightly with your thumb and your index as though you're threading a needle, but it's usable. Maybe the color you need is missing, but there's a shade close enough to make do. I think you get what I mean. It's a lesson we need more than any other. Because it's not that every once in a while we don't get that fresh box of crayons.
How can imperfect beginnings lead to growth?
It's that life rarely ever provides it. Life simply says, here are the fragments, the pieces, the blueprints. They will work. But that's not up to the instrument. It's up to the artists who hold them. And personally, I've been blown away by how many times I've seen the same set of circumstances produce wildly different outcomes depending on who happened to be the artist. Depending on who was holding the instruments, right? Back in the day, when I was criticized, I would struggle. Someone would say, for example, you're not good at basketball. That comment would make me think less about myself as an athlete, how I played ball. It would plant this tiny seed of doubt that I would have to navigate my way out of.
And then I remember learning about some of the toughest minds, right? Notoriously strong mentalities, the Jordans and the Kobes. You tell them they suck. That doesn't create doubt. That ignites a, well, I'll show you mentality. They shined in those moments. Same instruments. Just different interpretation by the artists. And you realize the world has nothing to do with this. Criticism has nothing to do with this. It's the relationship I have with me. And if I trust myself, if I believe in my growth and my commitment to excellence, the other stuff... It's just detail, and it will always be detail. Starting a new business, right, no one has ever had what they needed out of the gate, ever. I think it was Alex Ramosi who said, you know, starting your own business is like running a marathon out of shape and getting yourself into shape along the way. I thought that was spot on. It's the only way to do it, and it's the opportunity perfect. No. Is your body acclimated? No. But life provided those metaphorical running shoes, a road, and a journey, and it turns out that's enough.
So what I'm asking of you... is that you keep this realization as close to you as you possibly can. It's that you remember having everything is wildly different than having enough. One is an illusion and one is your superpower. And maybe you're looking around at a world that feels cracked and flawed. Maybe it feels like it's missing pieces, requiring that you make trade-offs and improvise.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does it mean to trust what you have?
0:00–2:58
2
How can imperfect beginnings lead to growth?
2:58–5:48
3
What is the law of broken crayons?
5:48–11:56
4
How do our perceptions influence outcomes?
11:56–17:53
5
Why is starting a business like running a marathon?
17:53–24:55
6
How do we transform through challenges?
24:55–40:11
7
What role does self-belief play in success?
40:11–51:02
8
How do we see opportunities in adversity?
51:02–57:53
Speakers
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