Tony and October Gonzalez talk about fighting through fear to chase what you want. October describes guilt about wanting more beyond family, while Tony stresses taking risks and constantly improving. They discuss balancing ambition with being there for their kids.
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There's so much power when you fight through your fear, something you've been afraid of for so long, and you finally say to yourself, screw it. Go after it. Go get it. It's life changing, and it's the best feeling in the world when you can break through those fears. Something you want, and you've thought about it, too. There's a fine line, my wife says, between being fearless and being stupid. But I knew I wanted it. I've analyzed it, but for whatever reason, I was afraid of it. And to me, that's where life takes off. So the stu that you guys are going through, like, if it's something that you really, really want and you've thought about it, but for whatever reason something's holding you back, you go for it. Because when you go for it and when you come out on the other side, whether you win or you lose, the feeling that you get from it, that's what life is. That, to me, is the most special feeling that you can have as a human being, at least for me, along with loving your children, it's right up there at the top. That's where it all takes off. When you fight through your fears, whether it's a conversation, whether it's talking to a girl, whether it's asking that boss for a raise, whether it's quitting your job, which I just did, that's where you get that feeling of it's the best for itself.
I know I'm talented. I know I can do this. And I know I have gifts that God has given me, right. That I feel obligated to use and give back to the world. However, my life is so great. I already have everything I should ever want. Right? I have my family. I have a baby, husband. I have my health. I almost felt guilt for wanting any more than I ever had. And I had to really force myself to kind of push through that and recognize that I deserve to go after something for myself and not just raise a family. I'm not just a wife. I'm not just a mother. You know, I have so much more inside that I need to get out and I need to share. And by doing that, I'm doing my children justice in my family and making my family proud and giving my kids a great example of a mom who can do it all and who can, you know, make me proud of. At the end of the day, I'm.
Always searching for ways to improve. I believe that is probably the best gift that you can give yourself, is to keep searching, to keep the fundamental thing that you can keep for the rest of your life, I think should be and would be is to always keep looking for places to go while enjoying where you're at every day. Enjoying the time with the family, with the friends, situations like this. Having drinks, having laughs, but always pushing the envelope and realizing, think outside the box. Say something ridiculous. Make people say. Really? You think you can do that? You think that's possible? When people say that to me, you're probably going down the right path. Otherwise, you're going to be an also. You're another one. Truly dare to be remarkable to bust those barriers and have the courage to say, I don't need you to like me. I don't need you to not like me. I mean, we're all going. We're all. To me, we're all family. We're all human beings. And I'm gonna try and go for what's in my heart and what makes me feel the best. And I think that's a good recipe.
For success and that you deserve it. At the end of the day, you deserve it.
