Compounding Daily
Do you feel stuck? Uninspired? Stagnant? The Compounding Daily podcast hosted by Miguel Sanchez, aims to spark curiosity and drive. Each episode gives you deep insights on how to cultivate healthy habits, practice discipline, change your perspective of life, and restructure your mindset in a way that promotes small changes in your daily life that will compound to help you earn that 1% needed everyday to reach your goals, whether they be physical, mental, or both.
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EP111- With the EGO set aside you could become Limitless. (16min Solo)
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What happens when you realize nobody's coming to save you? In this short solo ep I share how abandoning my ego and embracing a student mentality changed my life from one of excuses and self-pity to purpose and achievement.
For years, I waited in that metaphorical dark pit, expecting someone to physically appear and guide me toward success. My breakthrough came when I finally confronted my ego and asked the hard questions: "Why is your ego so high when you haven't proven you can win at life?" This painful self-reflection forced me to seek a new way to grow.
So I began looking for Mentors to guide me out of the "pit".
My mentors weren't individuals who knew I existed. They were authors, speakers, and thought leaders who shared their wisdom through books, YouTube videos, and seminars. By positioning myself as a perpetual student—someone willing to learn from any source without ego—I created exponential growth in every area of my life. This approach culminated in a recent milestone: delivering two keynote speeches at Southern Connecticut State University, a dream seven years in the making.
The beauty of this path lies in its accessibility. You don't need connections or money to access wisdom in today's world. You simply need curiosity, humility, and the willingness to implement what you learn consistently. Your dreams are too important to take to your grave, and by earning your 1% improvement each day while learning from diverse perspectives, you create a compound effect of growth that will eventually lead you to places you never thought possible.
Life change CAN begin by setting your ego aside and embracing the identity of a lifelong student.
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Hello, hello and welcome back everybody to Compounding Daily. I'm your host, miguel Sanchez, and welcome back to another episode, episode 111. How immensely grateful I am to be sitting here, to be able to share my experience with everybody, to be able to receive feedback, to be able to create a community of quality people, not because we're better than anybody, but simply because we're all aiming for the best version of ourselves. And by tuning into this, that's exactly what we're doing, and the reason I keep saying we, even though I'm the one speaking and recording this, is because, believe it or not, I listen to my own episodes and I like to sit on the audience side of things and I like to take in the information and even I see mistakes and I see things that need to be worked on. But, at the end of the day, all I'm speaking about is my experiences, the things that I've been implementing in my life, the things that I've been going through, in hopes that, as you listen to it, you don't compare yourself to me, but instead you gain a new perspective, you gain a new idea, you gain some sort of value that allows you to go into the new week with a better attitude, with a more enthusiastic perspective that allows you to reach the end of the week feeling good about the decisions you've made. So just all of that to simply say thank you. Thank you for being here. And let's get right into it. A short episode, as of late If you've been listening to the episodes lately I've just been recording solo episodes. Time is of essence for me at the moment and the little bit that I have to give I give to the things that I've been prioritizing in my life, and lately it's just been the bodybuilding show prep, the podcast and making sure that the relationship with my fiance and the relationship I have socially with my group of friends is all being nourished and filled with joy and enthusiasm. Because, let me tell you, sometimes it's difficult to show up and put on a smile and say like, oh yeah, everything's great when I'm depleted of nutrition and just going through the motions and life loves to test me and we're all going through it. But at the end of the day, we're all going through it. But at the end of the day, we're all here, we're all human, we're all getting better.
Speaker 1:And before I get into today's topic, I love to emphasize on the fact that this is a Monday. Yes, this is the beginning of a brand new week and I'll keep it short. You have a choice to make as an individual. You're either going to show up with the same attitude you did last week and if that attitude didn't serve you, then I don't recommend that or you did so well last week and now you're approaching this new week with one simple thought I want to become a little bit better than last week. So you have to do the things that you know you have to do to get better, to earn that one percent. And, most importantly, on a Monday morning, especially for me, this is what I go through the most.
Speaker 1:My biggest thing is making sure that I don't allow the negative energy of other people to creep into my mind and plant seeds of poison to say things such as oh man, I don't wanna be here. Oh man, I'm tired. Oh man, I'm hungry. Oh, I wish things were different. I wish I. Man, I don't want to be here. Oh man, I'm tired. Oh man, I'm hungry. Oh, I wish things were different. I wish I would.
Speaker 1:I don't like to get into that train of thought, because that train of thought leads you to only focus on the lack of things that you don't have at the moment. And if you sit there too long, you ruined Monday. And if you ruined Monday, chances are, as the week progresses, you're not going to make better decisions. So start off strong, start off winning. Start off by earning that 1%. And with that being said, a short episode. Today I sit here by myself. Obviously, I've been releasing a nice amount of solo episodes lately. I've been fighting finding a rhythm. Rhythm and understand that I literally, at the moment, have so much topics that I want to cover, but I've been picking and choosing which ones I want to release in short spans and saving the good ones for when I have a guest sitting here with me so I can share ideas and bounce off different perspectives and conversations. So today's episode is going to be focused on the student mentor relationship. You know, as of late I've just been reading from my phone, since I'm not even making recordings, and this is what I wrote.
Speaker 1:With the ego aside, we can see that we can see the things that must be worked on and what I want to. Let me paint a perspective as to where this stemmed from. I'm currently going through the biggest changes of my life. I'm currently in a position where I can proudly, and not egotistically speaking, say that I am now the best that I've ever been, both physically, mentally, spiritually, socially, financially. Everything is going well for me. And I am the kind of individual that doesn't believe in luck. I believe luck is when preparation meets opportunity. And, most of all, I don't like to say, and I refuse to believe, that this was done alone. And I'll explain. Understand something I am the man that I am today because in my moments of loneliness, sadness, depression, in my moments of that black pit sitting sorry for myself, wondering when are things going to get better?
Speaker 1:For a long time majority of my life actually I sat in that hole waiting for someone to come and help me. My biggest problem was that I was waiting for someone to come and help me. My biggest problem was that I was waiting for someone to come and physically help me. I was waiting for someone to literally be in front of me, pick me up and say we're going to go start winning. And that's my fault for setting such an unrealistic expectation. But there's a solution to this.
Speaker 1:And if you've been listening to this show for a while, then you'll hear me say my mentors oh, my favorite mentor and I know that I use that word specifically, and I know that in most people's heads, when you see mentor, you see an older individual who's financially free, who's doing the things that I'm aiming to do, and maybe once a week, two times a month, whatever the case may be, I get on the phone with them and I say this is what I'm struggling with. And they say, well, this is what I went through. So here's my advice and how I would move forward in your situation. Right, that is not at all what I mean. I've never paid anybody to give me advice. I've never physically had a mentor. I've had a financial advisor, but that's different in my opinion. Right, but like, my life just didn't even have purpose. My mentors all came from self-sought out individuals in the form of literature, videos, seminars, and everybody whom I consider a mentor doesn't even know I exist for the most part.
Speaker 1:Right, I had to reach a point where I had to put my ego aside and I had to say stop feeling sorry for yourself, miguel. Nobody is coming to do the work for you, nobody's going to pick you up and carry you through the motions, and if that's the reality of your life, what do you do you do? Well, for most people, they settle there. That becomes the main reason as to why. Well, I've never had help. Well, I got things that I wish to accomplish, but nobody wants to help me. But what if you reach the point where you're just like I'm done, waiting for people? I'm taking over my own life, I'm taking control of this gift I've been given and with that gift, I intend to live with purpose. But at the moment I have no idea where to begin.
Speaker 1:Let me tell you where Fat Miguel began. Right, because Fat Miguel was the guy trapped in the hole. Fat Miguel began by simply going on YouTube and typing in morning motivation by simply going on YouTube and typing in morning motivation. And this became a habitual thing. And the worst part of it all Is that in year one, week one, when I was at my lowest, when I was listening to these things, I wasn't feeling motivated, I wasn't feeling inspired, I was feeling, if anything more, defeated. Because now I'm hearing the things that I talk to you about now, and as I'm hearing the things that I talk to you about now, and as I'm hearing these things, I'm telling myself, damn, I have so much work to do.
Speaker 1:A lot of the times I would say, well, yeah, that sounds nice, sure, but you don't know my life, you don't know my story, you don't know what I've been through, you don't know what I'm going through now. So sure you had a lucky break and you met somebody, or you know, you did the work and you studied, but I don't have the time I need to do this. And I was always full of excuses. I was looking for somebody to blame. But when I finally said, why are you so full of yourself when you aren't worth shit, miguel? Why is your ego so high when you haven't proved to yourself or anybody that you are capable of winning at life? What is this ego? Where is it stemming from? What are you doing? And, most of all, should you keep it? Do you like the path that you're headed? And the answer to that was obviously no.
Speaker 1:So, as hard as it was, I had to put my ego aside. I had to tell myself, hey, hey, hey, buddy, I get it. I get that you're angry. I get that you blame the world for your lack of effort. I mean, that's not how I was wording it at the time. If anything, I was blaming the world for not giving me a hand. I was blaming the government for not making better laws. I was blaming taxes for being too high for the poor, without understanding jack shit about finances and things like that. You get what I mean. I created this own little cube where fat Miguel sat in the middle and the only thing that kept them company was misery. And I created that myself.
Speaker 1:And it wasn't until I had that conversation where I observed my ego, where I questioned, like, where is this coming from? That I was able to finally admit to myself that as long as I keep that ego attached to me, I'm going. I won't grow, I won't move forward, I won't accomplish, I won't become. I had to tell myself you know nothing except for the dreams that you have. So paint a vision, see the dream, understand that it's going to take a long time, understand that the person that experiences that dream is not the person that you are now and that is your reality. Forget how you feel that is your reality and then tell yourself there's work to be done and that work has to be done by none other than you.
Speaker 1:And from that point, my growth expanded. I was able to bring myself to places that ask my fiance now and my friend, places that even I am in disbelief in. Just last week actually oh my God, time is moving fast Just this week, on Tuesday, I was given the blessing to go to Southern Connecticut State University and give not one, but two speeches, 45 minutes each, back to back. And when I tell you that, as I'm sitting there right before I began the first one, this surreal moment of blissfulness came over me. Serenity was created, I was at peace, while my heart was beating out of my chest. And the reason I was so at peace is because that's the dream I've worked for almost seven years for. Because that's the dream I've worked for almost seven years for, with the understanding that year one I was lacking faith, I was lacking belief and, most of all, I was lacking action.
Speaker 1:I know that I am where I am today Because I finally accepted that I am far from perfect, because it doesn't exist. But most of all, I am where I am today because I was able to set the ego aside and admit to myself that I am flawed and there are things that need to be worked on in my character. So understand something. So understand something. You may feel alone, but in today's world, the people who can bring value to your life don't have to be directly involved with you, nor do you have to spend money for it. If you just simply put yourself in a position where you're more curious than full of yourself, you can now start reading the books, you can now start watching the videos, you can now start learning from everybody who has experienced something of value and decided to share it with the world, and they put it out on a platform for you to gain the value from it, and all you have to do is dedicate the time to learn and, most of all, dedicate the time to implementing the things that you learn, because that is how you grow.
Speaker 1:I am who I am today because I told myself forget what the fuck you think you're going to do, because you're not doing anything right now and start learning from the people who are doing and who did and that's very difficult to admit to myself or was Now. I'm very grateful to be here Now. I'm very happy to be here Now. I can honestly say man, you don't understand the conversations with hundreds of people that have gotten me here, the different perspective, the different ideas, all of these things that got me here who I am today. I will not be here without the people who invested their time, their knowledge, first and foremost into their own life and then gave me the blessing of sharing it. And I'm so grateful even more to have been conscious enough to observe the ego and say I must detach myself from you, because as long as I'm attached from you, I am weighing down heavy and if I stay down here I will be filled with regret.
Speaker 1:So let go of the ego. You must and understand that somebody can teach you anything, some sort of value, a different perspective, anything, some sort of value, a different perspective. And all you have to do is set your ego aside and tell yourself I am a student of life and I'm going to learn as much as I can. I'm going to become better, I'm going to earn my 1%, I'm going to not allow my dreams to come with me to my grave and I don't care who I have to learn from, even if they don't know. I'm learning from them. I'm a student and I'm doing my homework and therefore, without a doubt, I will grow, I will earn my one percent and I can almost guarantee that my dreams will not die with me.
Speaker 1:Set the ego aside. Tell yourself that you're a student for the rest of your life and I promise your life will multiply in the ways that I wish I could paint in a picture for you. So I do my best to paint a picture with words. I believe everybody is capable. Why? Because everything that I've done, everything that I've accomplished in my life has not been special, has not been handed to me. It's simply having a dream, having a plan, executing on that plan, never giving up, staying consistent long enough and admitting to yourself when you are wrong and when you don't know. And I promise, I promise and I don't use that word often, but I promise you will see results, you will become better, and I believe in you. And that is the Monday message. Thank you for being here with me and until next time.
