Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero
You’re Not Stuck...You’re Just Refusing the Call | Powerful Motivational Speeches
03 Dec 2025
Chapter 1: What does it mean to refuse the call in life?
Let yourself win. Because right now you aren't. You are your greatest opponent. Period. Whoa, the brain responds. Who is this YouTube podcast guy to tell me that? Doesn't know a damn thing about me or what I've been through. Beat it, dude. Or as they say in Boston, Get out of here, bud. I'm all set. There is no teacher like life, like experience.
And one of the things that I've learned, unfortunately, over and over again, is that when we quiet the noise, we know what to do. Most likely not step by step, but we know where that compass should point. We know it in our hearts, we know it in our souls. It's the classic comfort zone hesitation, right? Leaving the world we once knew to become something altogether different.
Well, it's not an easy task, but it is what's required of us. To refuse is human, tightly woven into our DNA. It comes through in our most beloved mythology. It's as much a part of life as the air that we breathe. But that moment of hesitation can be an end or a beginning. That's what makes you the writer of this story.
Last month, I found myself on a plane going back and forth to the East Coast a handful of times. And I had this sudden urge to watch the original Star Wars movies, the ones that truly shaped my childhood, had all the action figures, you know, the lightsaber toys, all that stuff. It was fun. It was fun kind of going down memory lane. And as I'm on the plane watching them,
my brain wandered to Joseph Campbell's famous idea of the hero's journey because it's so often linked to the story of Star Wars, right? Where, you know, Luke Skywalker initially refuses to go on this quest, we'll call it, to take on the Empire with his guide, Ben. In his mind, he has to stay on his home planet until the harvest. He has plans and initially refuses the call.
Not too different from another epic tale, Lord of the Rings, where the main character Frodo, you know, when he's informed about the quest before him, he originally hesitates. He knows what must be done, but trembles at the idea of accepting the call. And perhaps he's justified in doing so, right? That's a big journey with a lot at stake.
But eventually, you know, life circumstances push both of these characters to the point where the new path becomes more and more likely. For different reasons, of course. But for both Luke and Frodo, the danger is external. The disruption is external. The catalyst is external. But the acceptance is voluntary. And in myth, that's the only part that matters. Joseph Campbell's clear.
The refusal or acceptance of the call is always the hero's own decision. It is their choice. Whether to step off the ledge and into a new world entirely, or to remain where they are. The event is never the transformation, the choice is. Life changes when you decide to go. Now you and me, we aren't fighting an evil empire, or throwing a magic ring into a volcano.
Our battles are far less grandiose. But they're not less important. The other day, I was going about my usual day, doing usual things, working, writing. My friend Eric came by. We got into our usual lifting routine. And before we started, you know, we like to make a little intention for every workout to kind of reinforce that what we're doing is much more than about weights. It's life, right?
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Chapter 2: How do personal stories illustrate the journey of courage?
That decision turns into the next and the next and the next. Life may give you the moment, But you decide if that moment becomes your turning point. That's the bridge. Again, Frodo could have asked someone else to carry the ring and hid. Luke Skywalker could have stayed on his home planet of Tatooine and mourned. But they didn't.
Instead, they prove that the world disrupts you, circumstances change you, but you decide whether that disruption becomes a destiny or a dead end. There's a reason mythology is so important. There's a piece of it we know to be true.
So when I tell you at the beginning of this episode you are in your own way, what I mean is you know what's calling, and at this very moment, you're refusing for one reason or another to answer. Not because you can't, but because you won't. At least not until now. So give yourself the greatest gift you can possibly give. Permission to go directly towards that place that scares you most.
Set your compass towards the heart of darkness. The light. What's up, guys? Eddie here. And before we jump into the next chapter, just a quick note. So as many of you know, every single video that I've ever put on this channel has been created with the intent of building momentum in your life.
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Be loved or be hated, but never simply tolerated. In life, you can live to chase opportunity or you can live to avoid failure. And there are two very different things. Rather than pursue, we often avoid. We avoid failure. We avoid criticism. We don't want to ruffle feathers or disrupt. No, we choose to simply exist. Never condemned, but never extraordinary. Just tolerated.
And it's an interesting dilemma. Because the best things exist on the extremes. Life's fringes. That's where you find your accolades, your accomplishments. That's what we celebrate. It's where you need to be. And you get there not by worrying about what everyone around you thinks, but by taking your strength, your unique self, holding on and pressing the pedal to the floor, going all in.
And yeah, that means suddenly, my friend, you are exposed. You are vulnerable. You are now out there. It means those who don't have the courage to chase their dreams, they will find you threatening and they will let you know. But it also means that the shackles are up. The door is open. The light is green. And you can build from the ground up. You can build the life you want.
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Chapter 3: What is the significance of the hero's journey in motivation?
But will you let it inspire you to do that thing you know you need to do, but are terrified of doing?
And that road, it might remind you of life's beauty. But will you let that reminder be your invitation to share your own beauty with the world? Whatever that means for you.
Can you be that vulnerable? Can you take that leap in the story of your becoming?
See, it is incredibly easy to look out at the world and pinpoint its flaws. All those little problems and imperfections, they tend to jump out at us. But can you identify what you, yourself, need? Can you be courageous enough to ask those questions of yourself? What matters to me? What does a meaningful life look like to me? Where am I falling short? That is a conversation that needs to be had.
And it needs to be had often, otherwise we will drive and drive and drive until we hit water and are forced to ask that question. Because it's interesting that when we don't pause and make the changes that need to be made, life has a way of ensuring that we do. But when it's mandated by life, it tends to be a lot messier, a lot more chaotic. At least when we make the decision ourselves.
But either way, we cannot run forever. Either way, we must step into a new pair of shoes and learn to walk confidently with them into the night. There are plenty of little mantras floating around out there, little pieces of advice, and perhaps it's best for us to weigh them each individually. See what meets our needs and fits our criteria. After all, life is not one size fits all.
But one of my favorite among these is to do one single thing that scares you every day, and I'll tell you why. Because when we become conditioned to turning our backs on all the uncomfortable things in life, we cripple our prospects of a better tomorrow. It's synonymous with the seed refusing water, saying no to the very thing it needs most.
And what should be noted here, one of the reasons it's so dangerous, is that saying no is incredibly subtle. It's not some big event or explosion. There's no firework show that occurs every time you walk away from what you need. No, it goes unnoticed. And again, one of the greatest challenges is quantifying that which we don't do. How do you measure that thing you walked away from?
Well, unfortunately, you can't. You can't at least until you're staring out at the Atlantic with nowhere to run, no more escaping on the agenda. You don't know until you're forced to pick the pieces up and make something of them. And I say this so that hopefully it can ignite that spark in your soul that you need most. Whether you previously recognized it or not,
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Chapter 4: How can we recognize the moments that require us to step forward?
And sometimes you don't realize you're on the 80th floor until you look down. That climb can be frustrating, exhausting. It isn't always glamorous, but it's necessary. And strength comes from understanding that truth. You are right where you need to be. The world, it can't take what you refuse to give it and self-belief is non-negotiable. It's off the table, your most prized possession.
So hold it tight because it'll be needed when the journey feels long and the road impossible. You'll know that you can always take one step forward and that is the essence of life, of growth, of progress. Think about the steps, the lessons, the self-discovery that led you to this intersection of now and forever. This beginning of whatever you decide comes next.
You are right where you need to be because you are armed. With the decisions that brought you to today and the courage to let them carry you into tomorrow, you could be anywhere. But you're here. And as you strap up and settle in, you'll see that right here is everything you need. Sometimes we have to hear no 99 times before we can get to our yes.
Sometimes we have to repeatedly fall before we can stand our ground. But here's the beauty in all that. It doesn't matter how many times you fall or how many no's you get. It only takes one yes for things to change, to turn around. You only need that one door to open for you. It's very easy to get caught up in the negative, the locked doors and the rejections, but they are not the problem.
They're part of the process. They're what we have to go through to get to our destination. And one of the greatest things you can do for yourself and your goals is to depersonalize these locked doors. They're not the world working against you. They are the world working for you, bringing you one step closer to the path that you need to take. Don't stop at door one or two or 50.
Stop when you've gotten the answer you're seeking.
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