Closing the 18-Inch Gap Podcast-EP077: Who?
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Release Date: 08/05/2025
Closing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
If there is a question that is impossible to answer. A question that many ask but no one ever answers. The question? How long? How long until: My dream comes true How long until: I can get out of this job How long until: I’ll see my breakthrough How long until fill in the blank. Time is something we treat as something negative as an enemy. We live in a culture where a lot of pressure is put on fast results. A culture where timing is everything. A time where everything is based on being at your best, your prime, fastest, youngest etc. But in today’s episode I want to show...
info_outlineClosing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
What is a crucible? It’s a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures. But for purposes of this episode it's a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. Let me start with a truth most people never hear: Just because no one sees your potential… does not mean it’s not inside you. Some of the most dangerous potential in the world is the kind that’s still the kind that is tending sheep—shepherds that are quiet, faithful, unseen. Today, we’re...
info_outlineClosing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Three weeks into the new year already. Does it feel heavy already? Are you like many others already losing steam and momentum? Is this year starting to already feel like the last one? Are you seeing a pattern develop? I can assure you that you are not alone. Many, many people feel this way. The difference between you and them is that you are listening to a podcast that will help you navigate out of this problem. They try to fit themselves in a mold outside of their own, the patterns that this develops is something that makes it hard to break out of. If you want to close your...
info_outlineClosing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Today’s episode is a long-awaited episode that I have been dreaming about since the first time I started podcast. For every podcaster the 100th episode is a really big deal. Statistically speaking, the majority of podcast stop being produced when they hit only seven episodes. When I first started I wanted to have at least eight to be able to overcome that statistic right out of the gate. But I only had five started and I launch those five. I was able to continue past the dreaded seventh episode in number eight was a big deal at the time. My biggest fear was being able to be consistent. So...
info_outlineClosing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
First and foremost I want to wish you a happy new year and hope that this year is by far your best year ever yet. I’m looking forward to continuing to walk alongside his journey to encourage you, speak to you everywhere I can, speak into your life, revive those dreams, and anything else I can help you with. Don’t let this should be like last. Make it even better one. I am so excited with the new year, I’ll have my first coaching meeting with my coach tomorrow. Will be able to start hashing out what we were tying up from last year and focus on growing and going deeper than ever and this...
info_outlineClosing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Today I continue with a review funny story about how I answered a belief in Santa from a bully from a neighborhood I was in while in one of my many foster homes. It ties into todays topic about what we still believe and the consequences that follow. But I want to speak to you today about a belief you also need to outgrow and no longer give it anymore attention. It’s the belief that you “should be further along” often has nothing to do with reality and everything to do with comparison. When you release the pressure to prove yourself, clarity returns. Progress built from self-trust is...
info_outlineClosing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Wishing all a Merry Christmas.! I will pick up the podcast next week where I will continue part two of All Beleifs Have Consequences.
info_outlineClosing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Today I start with a funny story about how I answered a belief in Santa from a bully from a neighborhood I was in while in one of my many foster homes. It ties into todays topic about what we still believe and the consequences that follow. But I want to speak to you today about a belief you also need to outgrow and no longer give it anymore attention. It’s the belief that you “should be further along” often has nothing to do with reality and everything to do with comparison. When you release the pressure to prove yourself, clarity returns. Progress built from self-trust is always...
info_outlineClosing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
Most people don’t know this, but a story is told that once at a greyhound race, the whole pack once took off sprinting… and the mechanical rabbit exploded. Gone. Vanished. The dogs froze. One sat down. One crashed through the fence, hurting itself. Some barked at the crowd. BUT Not a single one finished the race. They had speed. They had strength. They had stamina. They had training. They just didn’t have anything left to chase. That feels like real life for a lot of people. When you lose sight of purpose, you stall. You chase distractions, numb yourself with noise,...
info_outlineClosing The 18 Inch Gap Podcast
This started with the three planners I have this year plus the two print outs as well as a wheel of life This is what I’m striving for as well and today, a better year in 2026. I will be covering three main points that you will need as we approach the new year in less than 30 days: Traits, strengths and habits. Here is a short list, much more covered in this episode- Traits Traits are enduring qualities that shape an individual's patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior. They are relatively stable over time and across different situations, though they...
info_outlineWho have you become—and who have you left behind?
Who is the person buried beneath the roles, the fears, and the expectations?
Who holds the key to the dreams you’ve locked away while the world kept spinning?
The answer is closer than you think. How close? It’s within 18 inches. The 18 inches that lie between your mind and your heart.
I’m Edwin Soler, more than a life coach. I’m your Dream Realization Partner.
Together, we’re not just asking Who?—we’re uncovering the truth of who you were meant to be.
We’ll peel back the layers, confront the lies, and revive the dreams you thought were lost forever or keep pushing back again and again.
Because the moment you dare to ask Who?—you begin to remember, you start to believe again and you start taking the first steps to make those dreams a reality.
So lean in. Open your heart and mind and let’s discover… Who?
Quote of the week: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken," to which he also famously said: "Most people are other people.” - Oscar Wilde
Points covered:
1. Who told you that you weren’t enough to live your dream — and why did you believe them?
2. Who were you before the world told you to play small?
3. Who benefits from you not chasing your dream?
4. Who did you stop becoming in order to make others comfortable?
5. Who do you pretend to be when the dreamer inside you is screaming to be seen?
6. Who are you trying to impress — and who are you actually becoming?
7. Who abandoned you in the moment you needed support to keep dreaming?
8. Who do you blame when it’s really your own permission you’re waiting on?
9. Who convinced you that practicality mattered more than purpose?
10. Who told you that dreams are childish — and when did you agree?
11. Who hurt you so deeply that you buried your gift just to feel safe?
12. Who are you allowing to decide what you’re capable of?
13. Who is waiting for you to rise so they can follow?
14. Who would you be today if you had chased that dream without hesitation?
15. Who do you see living your dream — and what does that trigger inside you?
Plus 10 more all in this episode... listen for the full list.
"You’ve just asked yourself the hardest questions you’ve probably avoided for years.
Who did your dream begin with? Who do you blame for letting it slip away? Whose lies have you believed that said you weren’t enough? You’ve faced the voices of doubt, the weight of fear, and the comfort of waiting for perfect conditions.
But now, the waiting is over.
The critics don’t get the last word, you do!
The doubts don’t get to decide your future, you do!
So, ask yourself, not tomorrow, not someday — but right now:
Who must I become to reclaim what was lost? Who can help me take the first step
Because the truth is this: your dream has been calling you all along.
And today… you finally have the chance to answer it"
What resonated with you today? I want to explore how I can help you. Remember that I offer my Next-Level Dream Chat. We can start diving into what your dreams are and what’s holding you back. It’s the first step that is the most important, getting started. Simply send me an email to edwin@edwinsoler.com and let me know how we can connect.
This podcast is based on my book: Closing the 18-Inch Gap Book