Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast

Self-doubt is not just a confidence problem. It is an internal battle between the person you know you could become and the person your past experiences have convinced you that you are. Sometimes the biggest obstacle standing between a dreamer and their dream isn't a lack of talent, opportunity, resources, or even time. It's the voice inside their own head that keeps asking, Who do you think you ar...

For the last two weeks I've been speaking about land navigation and how it applies to dream realization.  Land navigation is more than a lesson about using a compass with a map. It is a lesson about the difference between moving through life and deliberately making your way toward the life you want. During this last episode I'll be wrapping up the series with some final thoughts. I hope that this...

Last week I began an episode regarding the navigation. It's about more than just using a compass, it's about how a compass along with the map can help you guide your way through the wilderness. Land navigation is more than a lesson about using a compass. It is a lesson about the difference between moving through life and deliberately making your way toward the life you want. A person can walk all...

Land navigation is more than a lesson about using a compass. It is a lesson about the difference between moving through life and deliberately making your way toward the life you want. A person can walk all day, burn tremendous energy, overcome obstacles, and still end up nowhere near the destination. The same thing happens to dreamers. They work, sacrifice, stay busy, and keep moving, but without...

Today I want to bring the concept of plants. More specifically about the roots and while this correlates what can be learned from it as dreams are pursued. The term of remaining rooted has many implications. It deals with soil, weather, care, patience, and many more things. On your journey it's important that you remain rooted. Last week I talked about the 5W's: who, what, where, when, and why. I...

I had the 5 W's all wrong. These are Who, What, Where , When and Why.  I only had focused on the Why and none the others. In this episode I go into why this has been a mistake for so long. This was discovered after speaking with two coaches, back to back which I explain in the full episode. ·         Quote of the week: "Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I...

After last week's episode where I shared how I almost quit, things started to turn around almost immediately. Many times, reaching a point like I did just requires a reset, a day off, a simple call or anything else similar.  This experience also made me reflect and look back at what I need to do in order to keep going. I had to do some back tracking so to speak.  And it's OK to go back on your jou...

I almost quit this week but stuck with it.  This is why it's so crucial to have a coach on your side.  It was my coach that helped me see what was going on and encouraged me to keep going.    I'm Edwin Soler, your dream realization partner and this is the closing the 18-inch gap podcast.  "I help professionals that desire to be speakers, authors and/or coaches uncover the beliefs keeping them trap...

In today's podcast episode I'm bringing to you the second part to complete the total of 18 statements that if you listen, just may change your perspective. Life is constantly changing. It is always evolving. The lessons learned to get to your dreams can be very rewarding but also can be very difficult. As I go through these I remind myself that I too have been through a lot of these perspectives....

In today's episode I'm bringing to you 18 statements that change your perspective. Life is constantly changing. It is always evolving. The lessons learned to get to your dreams can be very rewarding but also can be very difficult. As I go through these I remind myself that I too have been through a lot of these perspectives. My perspective of life has changed dramatically over the past three years...

What is your soul calling out for? This is something pulling out to you that you cannot string together? Is there something that just keeps asking something of you but doesn't make any sense? I was experiencing just that. It took some time to put together but I finally figured out. This is an enormous resurgence of discovery and rediscovery in my current situation. When these things call out to yo...

Last week I started an episode about what happens when things go right. I began exploring the idea of the challenges that come up when things are going well as opposed to when things go wrong. You could almost look at it as a reverse engineering sort of thing. Looking at things from a different angle. That's just how I'm wired. I tend to look for things that are hiding in plain sight. Looking for...

I have read so many things, listened to podcasts, about things going wrong, pitfalls, wrong decisions, and so many other things. This is truly necessary to explore. If it's ignored do it at your own peril. But it occurred to me this week, what about if everything goes right? Rarely, if at all, do you ever hear or read about saying things going right and the challenges that may bring. Success can b...

What Happens When You Are In The Wrong Room  I have been part of many marketing groups and have had very little success to show for it.  I'm about to wrap up the latest one as my schedule is shifting and will certainly consider joining any in the future. The wrong room doesn't always mean bad people. Sometimes the people in the room aren't malicious. They may simply have a different vision, differ...

EP 130: Why Dreams Are Never a Destination—They're a Journey, Part 2 Last week I spoke about how before you ever arrive somewhere meaningful, you spend hours making decisions, adjusting, overcoming obstacles, and continuing forward. That's exactly how dreams work. They are rarely accomplished in one giant leap. They're achieved one mile, one decision, one obstacle, and one lesson at a time. In thi...

The Road Trip of a Lifetime: Why Dreams Are Never a Destination—They're a Journey  Part 1 Before you ever arrive somewhere meaningful, you spend hours making decisions, adjusting, overcoming obstacles, and continuing forward. That's exactly how dreams work. They are rarely accomplished in one giant leap. They're achieved one mile, one decision, one obstacle, and one lesson at a time. In this episo...

Why do so many people say no to their dreams?  I'm someone that is very curious about these things and when you strip away the surface objections many people have, almost every hesitation falls into one of these Deeper Emotional Drivers:   • Fear of failure – "What if this doesn't work?"  • Fear of success – "What if my life actually changes?"  • Fear of vulnerability – "Someone will see the real...

If there is something that will stop a dream before it ever gets started is the lack of clarity. But once you have it, you become unstoppable. In this episode I will be covering for you what having this clarity will do for you: eliminate frustration, push discouragement aside, rediscover the courage to dream again, and much, much more. But the key is that this takes time. It's important to let tim...

Every journey has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The beginning is exciting. It's where dreams are born. Energy is high. Hope is overflowing. You can't stop talking about where you're going because you can already see it in your mind. The end is exciting too. It's where victories are celebrated, sacrifices finally make sense, and people suddenly notice all the work they never saw. But almost no...

There is something fascinating about a chessboard.  Sixty-four squares. Thirty-two pieces. Endless possibilities. Most people only notice the king when the game is over. They celebrate the queen because she's powerful. They admire the knights because they make impossible moves. But very few people stop to appreciate the pawn. That's exactly how people treat themselves. They compare their journey t...

Last week I sent an email out about a memory that resurfaced after many years.  After I sent the email, the message still stuck with me and will not leave me so I decided to expand on this in this podcast episode and dive deeper into this message.  A memory I have carried a long time resurfaced again this week. I thought about this man many times before but this time it was different. When I met m...

Last week I released an episode with my amazing guests and Donna Ricardo were we spoke about….   well about speaking.  This week I decided to continue the topic. Today's topic is dos and don'ts about communicating with confidence. It's important to be able to communicate confidently what you want. If you want to go from dreaming to doing, you need to be very clear about what it is that you want fo...

Today is a special episode titled Speaking with Confidence- An Interview with Donna Riccardo. She is an expert speaker and speaking coach that helps others break into speaking the right way. She has a vast resource of knowledge and today she shares some of this with you.  In this episode Donna shares: How she started as a hairstylist which led her to speaking- a story you do not want to miss Exper...

In today's episode I go into nine things that have been bothering me for some time. I share these as a way to not only be vulnerable but to also bring points I want to share because you  can also relate to them. It's certainly not a place where I complain and carry on. Far from it, instead it's a way of expressing what has been running in the background of my mind as I invite you to also join me a...

There's so much that can be said about habits. There's a book called, Atomic Habits.  It's written by James clear that  has sold millions upon millions of copies. Habits are constantly being studied. It's habits that make or break you. Good ones are hard to establish but have greater rewards. As the bad ones that are not so good for you but the reward is its instant gratification but not necessari...