Eddie Pinero
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👉 When did you stop believing?

👉 When did you stop believing?

Remember who you were before the world told you who to be?

August 04, 2025

The 7-year-old version of you who begged to stay up later wasn’t wrong. In fact, maybe that little voice was closer to the truth than you are now. Crazy, huh? But hear me out.

I’ve come to believe that when we drift off course, it’s rarely because we get the details wrong. It’s most often because we’ve lost sight of the large, irrefutable truths. We allow the obvious things to become, well, not so obvious.

Why do we create our best work, live our fullest lives, and feel most like ourselves when we are playing, not performing? When we are curious. When we let the world feel magical.

And perhaps the more important question…why do we let that go? Why do we watch that spirit fade, year by year, as if it’s something we’re supposed to outgrow? Why do we let play become a guilty pleasure instead of a guiding principle?

Yes, life demands structure. Yes, there are responsibilities we can’t ignore. But what if one of those responsibilities is to ourselves?

I believe we are obligated to stay connected to what lights us up. To explore the edges of our talent and potential. To rebuild what’s gone dull. To create because it matters, not just to you, but the people we’re here to impact.

That spark you had as a kid? It wasn’t naive, it was accurate. It was a compass pointing to who you are at your core. When we stop dreaming, we begin coasting. When we abandon excitement and curiosity, life becomes a list of boxes to check.

Sure, you can live on autopilot, head down, living life as though it’s a giant checklist. Plenty of people do. Just like you can put a Ferrari in neutral and push it down the street.

But that’s not what it was built for. And neither are you. You are made to move with purpose. To live a life that lights you up and leaves something meaningful behind. Not just to function, but to fly.

Maybe it’s time to stay up late again.

Continue to live inspired,

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