Your World Within Podcast by Eddie Pinero
DON'T BE AFRAID | Powerful Inspirational Speeches for Success
Wed, 26 Feb 2025
Hesitation is often more painful than failure itself. The longer we wait, the heavier the weight of inaction becomes—the agony of knowing more is required but refusing to act. That self-imposed purgatory is its own kind of suffering, a slow erosion of potential.But what if you stepped forward instead? What if you embraced the fall, knowing it's the only way to rise? Action is the antidote to doubt, the bridge between where you are and where you want to be. The moment you decide to move, you reclaim your power. The world belongs to those who dare.More from Eddie Pinero:Monday Motivation Newsletter: https://www.eddiepinero.com/newsletterInstagram - @your_world_within and @IamEddiePineroTikTok - your_world_withinFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/YourworldwithinTwitter - https://www.twitter.com/IamEddiePineroBusiness Inquiries - http://www.yourworldwithin.com/contact#liveinspired #yourworldwithin #motivation
Chapter 1: What is the pain of hesitation?
The pain of hesitation often hurts worse than the very fall we're afraid of. And when you learn this, you can be proactive in mitigating that pain, the self-induced torture that is waiting, the agony of knowing something more is required of you, but refusing to act. Because that little purgatory is a special kind of hell. Check this out. Quick metaphor. We'll call it the man on the high dive.
So this man wanted to jump off the high diving board at the community pool. So he walks up and he begins slowly ascending the ladder, his hands, you know, sweating against each metal rung as he makes his way up and below only a few minutes before the entire thing seemed manageable, fun even. But now as he makes his way to the top and stands on the edge, looking down at the water below,
Chapter 2: How can we overcome the fear of taking action?
This simple activity now feels impossible. Everything's different. The air is much thinner up there. His heartbeat thuds in his ears, right? He wraps his toes over the rough surface of the board, gripping it like the ledge of the side of a mountain. And he's telling himself, okay, it's time, like, go, just jump. But his body's refusing it. He turns, glances back down the ladder.
He's got that sort of chirping in his ear. Hey, you know, you could just climb back down. People do that all the time. No big deal. And then, you know, something relatively unexpected happens. A boy, let's say no more than 10, starts making his way up the ladder.
He gets to the top, kind of peeks his head over the board, and, you know, bright-eyed, obviously unbothered by the height, and he asks the man, hey, are you going to jump? And the man, you know, pretty embarrassed at this point, says, well, I don't know yet. And the kid shrugged and in complete innocence, right, just speaking his mind, goes, that used to happen to me.
The longer I'd wait up there, the harder it would get. The man laughed, you know, but he knew it wasn't funny, it was true. It bothered him. And suddenly another realization crept in, right? This is not about the jump. but about the weight of standing there. Because just like the innocent child suggested, the longer he waited, the worse it felt.
And that feeling already had him in crisis territory. It's not just the fear, but the frustration, the doubt, the slow, gnawing discomfort of knowing he'd climbed all the way up there. Would he really just turn back? He looked down at all the eyes of the pool staring up at him. What a situation. Right now, the guy's in a place of limbo, right?
It's like, do you step into the courage, do something you've never done, or do you back out entirely and, you know, retreat back to the only world you've ever known, taking some perhaps regret and what ifs along with you? Because that is the thing, right? Fear doesn't just stop you from jumping. It changes you to perhaps the worst place of all, the in-between.
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Chapter 3: What lesson can we learn from the diving board metaphor?
Not quite safe, no, but certainly not free either. And sometimes that place, that limbo between who you are and who you could be hurts more than the fall ever could. He started realizing this with increasing intensity. The mental discomfort had gotten to the point where, you know, the fall is preferable, right?
So he took a breath and before his brain could talk him out of it, before fear could take hold, he stepped off the edge. And for a moment, there was nothing, right? Just stillness, weightlessness. And then impact. Impact. The water of the pool swallowed him whole, cool, refreshing, washing away every ounce of doubt, right? He broke the surface, gasping for air. And then he felt it.
Joy, relief, pride. That feeling when you do what you've most needed to do. Because the truth had always been waiting for him at the bottom, right? The pain of hesitation had been far worse than the fall. which seems to be the way of things. This is not exclusive to our friend on the diving board.
I'd venture to guess we all have those little diving boards in our lives, some greater and far more consequential than others. You know, they come and they go as we navigate life, but they're there consistently. And I can only speak to my own experience, right? The biggest obstacles I face, they rarely are quote unquote mistakes.
Usually they're a product of moving too slow, waiting too long, thinking too small. I was having dinner with a friend of mine a few weeks ago, kind of joking about this particular area that I'm stuck in, right? Hamster on a wheel vibes. And he goes, nah, man, you're not stuck. You're scared. And my first thought is, what? Right? It's defense mode. It's like, no, I'm not actually.
My brain goes into like, you know, how I identify myself or how I see myself. I'm like, think about all the torture I've put myself through over the years. Are you kidding me? All the growth, intentional suffering, just for the sake of becoming the person that I knew I could be. Just for the thrill of climbing the ladder, you're going to tell me I'm scared? And then I thought about it.
While that may be true, and you can't negate battles fought in the past. That was one mountaintop. But that one mountaintop had just become life, right? And you can stay there and you can call that home. Or you can continue evolving, seeking out new mountaintops. Sometimes we don't even realize we've been stagnant, right? Especially if it's one of life's blind spots.
Which, funny enough, was precisely what was creating that anxiety. It was craving growth, you know, standing on that diving board. And life requires less contemplation up there and more jumping into pools. I just needed to hear that. And I truly cherish things like this, these little wake-up calls, these moments that shake up your worldview. They direct you to a better version of yourself.
So what I advocate that you consider is whether there is any of that internal conflict happening right now in your life that you can bring awareness to. Whether you've been standing up there looking down at the jump for just a little too long now. Perhaps life is waving you forward, pushing you on. You've been ignoring that call, thinking about what could go wrong.
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Chapter 4: How does awareness influence our personal growth?
I'm a firm believer that a life of meaning isn't avoiding chaos, but rather knowing you can endure and persevere through it. So I'm going to say it again, and hopefully it hits you the same way that it hit me. Most men live their entire lives without knowing either victory or defeat. Never defeat because they shied away, because they were scared, because the risks seemed too big.
Therefore, never victory because the victory requires the defeat. And so this is your opportunity to step out into the world and make your mistakes. To dispel the notion or any idea that a safe, peaceful existence is a victorious one. You will fall. Repeatedly. But the beauty is, you will do so on your ascent to a world above the clouds. You are not for everyone. And that's okay.
That's a simple truth, we'll call it, that I've picked up over the years and it's had a pretty profound impact on not only how I look at the world, but how I view myself as I navigate the world, right? It's particularly useful when you've lost faith in the path you're walking. You've sort of forgotten your power. And I want to share with you a pretty cool reminder of this very thing.
A couple days ago, I was having lunch with a friend, very charismatic guy. For the sake of this little story, we'll just call him friend. And he's telling me about someone that he's now working with in his business. We'll call that person John. And my friend says to me, you know, Eddie, I am learning so much from John. He's adding so much value to what I do, I can't even describe it.
But he's loud. And he's controversial. And he rubs some people the wrong way. And not everyone loves John, right? So I'm sort of connecting the dots as he's saying this. I'm like, okay, clearly...
John pisses a lot of people off right it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out putting two and two together here um but my friend goes but you know he's exceptional at what he does maybe the best in his lane and so I don't care because John's not for everybody but he doesn't have to And you might hear that and initially think, yeah, okay, where's the value, right?
Some jerk is helping your friend at work. Well, to me, it felt bigger than that. It felt like fate was screaming that ever-important reminder to focus more on extreme authenticity than trying to reverse engineer what other people might say or think. It's like stop trying to manufacture their reaction. Because when you're you, the reaction is out of your control and not your problem.
Love John or hate John, he is 1000% John. And because of that, he'll find his people. Because of that, he won't dull himself down or dim his light. Because of that, John is free. Quick dive into my mind. I certainly have areas of my life, let's say particularly with my brand and my content creation, where I can be bolder, where I can take more risks. Everyone's got their personal arena.
That feels like mine, right? That's absolutely unequivocally true. I'd be lying if I said my brain doesn't try to reverse engineer stories and topics that will have an impact. Like I understand what works and I roughly stay within that framework.
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Chapter 5: What does it mean to embrace discomfort for growth?
Are there pieces of ourselves that we don't share because one third or one half or hell, three quarters of the people we meet will say, eh, nope, not for me. Are there things you want to talk about, hobbies you want to try, places you want to go, art waiting to be made, stories waiting to be told that are ultimately never brought to life?
Because we'd rather be half of ourselves for a majority of the crowd than be all of ourselves for the right minority of the crowd. It's a button that I'm always pressing. I guess because I see and I've seen firsthand how much talent lays dormant. People I know, people close to me, old friends, acquaintances. There's just so much there, so much in the tank, so much canvas left blank.
So maybe, just maybe, this is finding you at that perfect moment. Or at the very least, prompting the thought, acting as a little reminder that you weren't put here to be for everyone. You weren't put here to be for anyone. You're here to be you. Not a little bit you, but as much you as you can possibly give to the world.
You're here to continuously uncover what your authenticity is, and with each step, attract those who belong in your orbit. It's like not only do you get to live a life on your terms, but you get to do so with those who value what you're bringing to the world. He's not for everyone. Thank God. That's how you know He's really making a difference. I learned recently how grateful I am for storms.
Quiet skies don't show you how strong you are. Calm doesn't force you to level up. No, it's when the ground shakes we learn to endure. We're forced to find within ourselves a resilience that was once tucked away. They say confidence is earned. And well, it's earned because when we walk through hell, we give our greatness permission to walk alongside us.
We grow in proportion to the discomfort we allow in our lives. Our evolution is tied to the stressors we face. When we don't know what to do, we have to look in the mirror and find solutions. When we don't know where to go, we learn to navigate foreign, even hostile terrain. When we allow life to push us, we learn to push back. If you want more, allow more to be placed before you.
A lot of us want to be slaying dragons, but never find the courage to approach the mountain where the dragons sleep. A lot of us want our blades sharpened but never approach the fire that would forge them. It's not discomfort for the sake of discomfort. No, it's discomfort so that your greatness receives the invite to materialize.
It's discomfort so that you can teach yourself what you're capable of. When you stay safe, you remain tied to reality as it is. When you avoid chaos, you never learn to shape it. And it's in shaping the turbulence that we become capable. That we grow. So remember that voice. That voice telling you to step down, to shy away from difficulty, chaos, and discomfort.
That voice is completely at odds with your potential. That voice wants to preserve. It doesn't want conflict because conflict threatens the now. But a life fully lived takes the current state, it smashes it on the floor, and it rebuilds over and over again. A life fully lived is walking through the fire so that you are forced to become someone who can handle the flames.
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Chapter 6: How can we create our own crossroads in life?
There are two kinds of crossroads, and I'm a believer that a meaningful existence means not waiting for the external to push you, but allowing the internal to drive you. It's the classic stands or the stage. Where do you want to be? You can sit and watch, clap when you're happy, boo when you're mad, but ultimately not be in control.
Or you can choose to perform, to be on stage, to narrate, to choose your ending, elevate your character, become the hero of your story. And I say this as someone who, at points, has simply waited too long. Looking around, right? Praying for the gust of wind that would propel me to the place that I needed to be.
Essentially, you know, not understanding that life was waiting for me to greenlight my own journey. Life is about the turns we take at the crossroads before us. And so, never underestimate your ability to create that intersection most truly. And never underestimate your courage to take the turn that you know in your soul needs to be taken. When the ground beneath us shakes, we crave stability.
When the heavens open up and rain pours down, we run for shelter. When life presents us with vagueness, with flashes of possibility, we long for mastery. It's more instinct than anything else. But could it be that that instinct that we run to like moths to a flame is leading us astray, that it doesn't have our best interests at heart?
Could it be that we're so worried about protecting and maintaining an acceptable image for the world that we forget to build something internally that's worth protecting? What if that shaking is what brings down the foundations that held us back? What if that rain washes away the limits of yesterday as we evolve into something more?
And what if those flashes of possibility require of us not mastery, no, not yet, but a willingness to be the fool? And what if that willingness isn't an unfortunate dead end, but a beginning? In one of his lectures at the University of Toronto, Jordan Peterson said, if you are not willing to be a fool, you can't be a master.
In the cycle that is self-discovery, that is growth, we have to at some point step into an arena that's foreign to us, that we don't yet understand. We have to be willing to operate with inadequate resources, trusting that they'll be picked up along the way. And that's a lot to take in. It's painful to know that others are going to have knowledge and skills and competencies that you won't.
That you'll willingly inject yourself into the bottom of some hierarchy with nothing more than aspirations. But that willingness is your vehicle. And what's clear is that everyone wants the moon, but very few people have the courage to start constructing that spaceship. Very few have the courage to be the student.
That's why our inclination is to quit when we can't snap our fingers and magically be on our way, when we can't leap past that wandering around the unknowns. The reality is we have to fight to scrap to obtain that sense of belonging in a particular competency. And just talking about it brings me back. It's an obstacle that we all face. It's super real to me.
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Chapter 7: Why is authenticity important in our lives?
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Your existence is derived from how you choose to look at the world around you. Your outlook is either creating you or destroying you. And we have to be cognizant of the reasons, the explanations, the stories we tell ourselves. We have to be aware of how we rationalize everyday occurrences. We have to ask, am I seeking out solutions to the right problems? What's the root cause?
What's the actual reason? And we all find ourselves in ruts from time to time. We all have low points. For me, when I'm struggling, it's usually creatively. Drawing a blank or writer's block or whatever the case is. And it's funny, my mind always goes right to the external excuses. Instinctually, I start to think, well, maybe I don't have the right technology. Maybe I'm not in the right place.
Maybe the right circumstances aren't occurring. But when I force myself to step back and dig deeper and really ask myself, what's the reason, which is sometimes an uncomfortable thing to ask, I always come to the same conclusion. It's not the camera in my hands or the recording software or the mic. It's simply the temporary disappearance of self-belief.
Temporarily, I forget that I can make magic, that I can change the world with what I have right now. And so can you. That is the actual reason. But I have to peel back the surface. Because the truth is, if you don't have a good story to tell, a $10,000 camera is not going to help you.
You gotta learn what captivates, what inspires, learn how to articulate your thoughts and ideas, learn how to bring what's in your mind to life. See, people wanna put band-aids on bullet wounds, and that's not going to fix a thing.
An interesting thing people come to me with, you know, they're building brands, creating social platforms, building businesses online, which is great because it means exposure, but it also means you're susceptible to negativity and criticism and haters. And how particularly initially, it's emotionally taxing seeing that stuff, right? Seeing people criticize your creativity.
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Chapter 8: How can we transform our fears into opportunities?
And they come to resent the comments. They come to resent that interaction. But again, I always go to what is the reason? And I ask because if you don't go deep, if you don't find the root cause, you don't fix a problem. The problem is not the 53 year old in his mother's basement trashing your work or your ability. He has nothing to do with this.
The problem, when you're really honest, is confidence. It's the ability to understand that a life of no risk or criticism is a life of very little reward. And with that realization, The solution changes. It's not what can I do to avoid the criticism.
It's how can I stay true to myself and have that be enough where I can rise above shatter, where I can be indifferent to naysayers because look, expectations don't matter. What matters is your happiness. What matters is your progress. So fix that.
You know, we spend a lot of time adjusting our sails, worried about catching the right breeze, getting the logistics right, when there's a hole in the center of the boat that's taking in water. Let's find out where that is. Let's fix that. Figure out what the actual area of improvement is. What's the actual reason for not being where you want to be? And sometimes it's hard.
Sometimes it's humbling. But guess what? It creates the long-term solution. Last year was one of the most challenging of my life. Spread very thin, trying to do a lot, write speeches, give keynotes, capture video, create music, make marketing content, to the point where I just felt lost for a while. And an easy escape, right?
The way I rationalized it was, well, you feel like this just because you're doing too much, right? It's a great thing, you're ambitious. No, that's a mask. When I became vulnerable, when I asked myself the difficult question, when I humbled myself,
dug deeper realize that maybe maybe you're not doing the right thing maybe you're doing more of what you already know because recreating yourself is absolutely terrifying because you need to take that next step and subconsciously you don't want to you're scared to now I know what to address right reasons help shape answers
It's not more and more and more of what's been done, but it's reshaping your life. Not once or twice or three times, but constantly. That creates bigger targets. That changes things. You know, always dive deeper than the surface level. Because usually your problems are not the world around you. It's not what you don't have. It's not externalities holding you back.
It's a refusal to look yourself in the mirror and ask difficult questions. You are not a victim. You are equipped with every single thing you need. You just need to zero in on your actual inhibitors and eliminate them one by one. I've always said success is three steps. It's recognizing there's better out there, recognizing you're worthy of pursuing it and taking the leap.
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