Twenty

Everyone has a comfort zone where they feel safe and secure. But sometimes, it's necessary to take the edge and step outside this area to grow and experience new things. I took this plunge, and here is my story of how I challenged myself out of my limits and into unknown territory.

Show Notes

I have always feared heights, so an edge walk seemed daunting. But I thought it would be a good opportunity to push myself out of my comfort zone, so I decided to go for it. The harness was reassuringly secure, and our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and encouraging. As we made our way around the tower's circumference, 1168 feet above ground level, I felt a sense of accomplishment for taking on this challenge and facing my fear head-on!  

After conquering my fear on the edge walk, I felt ready to take on another challenge – public speaking! I entered a speaker slam competition and did lots of practice runs with friends, family and even strangers before getting up onstage for the big event. Although I didn’t win first place (one woman had an incredible story about overcoming homelessness), standing in front of hundreds of people was more than enough reward! 

I started taking cold showers every day to keep pushing myself out of my comfort zone. This may sound like torture, but some benefits include increased alertness, boosted immunity and improved circulation. It also teaches me discipline and helps prepare me mentally for any challenges that come my way.

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What is Twenty?

Twenty is a podcast mini featuring Edwin Frondozo, a tech entrepreneur, thought leader, award-winning podcast host, and producer.

Edwin breaks down his Top-5 takeaways from the year 2020 and beyond. A year brought the world a global pandemic (COVID19), social distancing, facemasks, and social injustice unrest.

2020 is a year that many would rather forget, whereas Edwin sees it as a pivotal year that gifted him with a 20/20 vision of himself and enters 2021 with an unwavering belief, mindset, and confidence in himself.

Twenty podcast mini is produced by award-winning The Business Leadership Podcast Network.

Edwin: Welcome to Twenty.

Two.

Podcasts mini series that I had launched.

At the end of 2020.

To document.

A hundred X life.

It started off where I declared that
I would a hundred X my business.

In a hundred days.

Now I'm in my third installment.

Um, my 10 year.

Mission to document.

My life, how I manifest
the things that I create.

And the things that I learned.

And in 22.

I'm going to go over the five things.

That I'd learned.

In 20.

20.

Two.

Going on the edge walk.

In Toronto.

There is the CN tower, which is.

One of the tallest towers in the world.

Been around.

Almost 50 years.

And they have this.

Experience called.

Edge walk.

When you are.

On the roof.

Standing on the edge.

And you just lean over the edge.

Ah, Just thinking about this.

I get fears ship.

Of the experience.

And it's something.

That I've told myself I wanted to
do for many years when they opened

this experience up over 10 years ago.

Because I am.

Afraid.

Of Heights.

I'm scared.

But mind over matter.

Right?

So I signed up because a friend
of mine was up from New York.

And what happened really organically.

I was like, Hey, you want
to go to edge walk tomorrow?

My God.

Not really.

It's like Dorian it's on me.

You know, You don't have to pay.

Oh my God.

All the excuses out the door.

Um, I went on it.

You know, this was happening a
week before I was to compete at.

The speaker slam competition.

But it is one of the largest Motivational.

Speaker competitions in the world.

Where I be competing with some amazing.

Rolled renounced speakers.

Where it was something that
I want to do, but here I am.

Top of Toronto.

Hanging off the edge.

Feeling afraid, feeling
free, feeling scared.

Hold it up for my life.

Wow.

That was nuts because the next day.

I went to the hospital.

Turned out my diverticulitis
flare it up and that happens.

Through stressful.

Environments and boy.

Was I stressed.

I mean, when I was up there, I was calm.

I have a very good calm practice.

But when I look at photos and the
videos of myself, I'm like, man,

that guy, that guy who had video me.

Is scared and mind, body.

Definitely let it go.

I was on antibiotics and.

I don't regret doing it.

But it was just pushing
myself to the limit.

Seeing where the limit.

Was, and I think I know where
the limit is when it comes to.

I don't know.

Why or what had happened, but I did
this a week before, less than a week

before the speakers have competition.

So now.

I'm preparing for one of these.

High stress, high pressure.

I invited my family
and my friends to come.

Watch me compete.

That experience alone.

Getting onstage.

Memorizing.

Uh, speech to motivate people.

Scary as heck.

Oh, gosh.

I was scared I got up
there, but I felt good.

Felt free.

I wasn't in flow.

And it was a success for me, you
know, with standing in there.

Uh, there was disappointment.

I didn't win, but man.

And I realized.

Another edge, another limit, not to say
that my story was not motivating because

I am inspirational and motivational.

But that type of.

Forum.

For those who thrive in performance who
have that and not to say, I cannot do it.

I can.

But that's not mine.

Arena.

So I got to the edge.

Um, speaking of understanding who I am.

I'm on podcasts.

I am a tech entrepreneur.

I am someone who is in creation.

And to get better at that, which I can.

It's a different mindset.

It's a different game.

I started the practice of taking
more cold showers, not every day.

Um, But a lot more than often.

Just changing the
discipline of the comfort.

And being in this.

Mindset was really.

Really helpful.

And it allows me to continue to stay on
the edge and maybe a little more safer

than the top of Toronto on the C tower.

Or understanding the edge of my abilities
or my performance abilities, and I

will get better by the way of speaking.

But just simple.

Ax.

I have.

Being uncomfortable.

And allowing the body to feel it.

as I think about being on the edge,
This last month and a half, I've been.

We're working with.

AI working with Chet GPT.

And just being the edge of
technology when it comes to.

Creation and the tools that we have.

I love that I'm very open.

To new technology and
being on the edge of that.

And that's something I thrive in.

It's something I really jump into.

the next episode I talk about.

Redefining myself.

How.

I think.

But the platform I believe on in who I am.

What serves me best, how the
relationships work, my family

expectations and everything.

It was a really big year.

Thinking about that and redefining.

My universe.