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Speaker: Welcome to Bigger Talks with Eric Bigger, a podcast dedicated to delving into unexpected conversations with a diverse range of guests.
Speaker: I'm your host, Eric Bigger, and I'm joining you each week to create an authentic space of dialogue about the subcultures of American life.
Speaker: Through engaging discussions with writers, actors, experts, and influencers, we will explore the strength of diversity and the transformational power of vulnerability.
Speaker: So let's dive in and discover the unexpected together on Bigger Talks.
Speaker: Bigger Talks, Bigger Talks.
Speaker: We back again with another episode.
Speaker: And I'm so happy to get this episode out because it's all about the hero's journey.
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Speaker: So thank you to all the people who've been listening for the years, who've been a part of my journey from TV show to life, to fitness, to spirituality.
Speaker: I just want to say thank you.
Speaker: Well, let's get right into it.
Speaker: Let's talk about the hero's journey.
Speaker: So the intentions of this episode is to kind of dive deep into my journey of being a hero, where I come from.
Speaker: So this past weekend, I was in Baltimore, Maryland to see a good friend of mine, Walter Sanders.
Speaker: He goes by Stone Heavy Hitter.
Speaker: He's a boxer to box in this match.
Speaker: And at the time, you know, all my friends, childhood friends, at least three of them came up to join the fight.
Speaker: And this is probably like the first time in like 20 years.
Speaker: All been in the same presence of one another at once.
Speaker: Unfortunately, the fight didn't happen.
Speaker: His opponent blood results came back negative or bad and he couldn't fight.
Speaker: So I don't know if he has some.
Speaker: enhancing performance drugs.
Speaker: I don't know.
Speaker: He didn't fight.
Speaker: But the root of it all, we were able to come together, connect, reminisce, and I felt like a kid again.
Speaker: And this was the first time in 13 years being away from home that I felt what it felt like to come back home as the hero.
Speaker: So I'm going to give you a little bit of background on the hero's journey and how it works and what it really means.
Speaker: So I have a chart here and basically it's departure.
Speaker: So my departure was 2010, June 12, 2010 is when I booked that Huawei flight, had a thousand dollars to my name.
Speaker: From Baltimore, I came to L.A.
Speaker: And then you have the initiation, then you have the return.
Speaker: So the return is what I just recently felt for the first time because I've been back and forth from L.A.
Speaker: to Baltimore for years.
Speaker: But this is the first time I felt like the hero will return back home.
Speaker: So the departure, you know, when I left in June 12, 2010, they call it the call of adventure.
Speaker: I went on an adventure to discover who I am and what I am and what I'm going to do in this lifetime.
Speaker: Right.
Speaker: And I remember getting on that flight and shout out to Aunt Femaine.
Speaker: She was asking me, are you going to come back?
Speaker: I said, I'm not coming back to Baltimore.
Speaker: I'm gone.
Speaker: So $1,000, that's in my name.
Speaker: Some of you guys know the story.
Speaker: But anyway, a good buddy of mine at the time, Nick Shabbat, he's a celebrity barber, picked me up from the airport.
Speaker: I stayed with him for two weeks.
Speaker: He was such a pivotal moment in my career out here because he helped me get started.
Speaker: Thank you, Nick.
Speaker: We don't speak anymore, but it's all love.
Speaker: And then a few weeks after that, I ran into the CEO and founder of
Speaker: Aisha Pinky Cole of Slutty Vegan, the owner of Slutty Vegan.
Speaker: She's from Baltimore.
Speaker: We went to high school together.
Speaker: And I ran into her at the club called the Key Club on Sunset at the time.
Speaker: And from there, she helped me, you know, find an apartment.
Speaker: She was the one who told me I should do background acting.
Speaker: And she's super successful.
Speaker: I think her company is worth like $100 million, evaluation.
Speaker: So shout out to Pinky.
Speaker: Congratulations on all your success.
Speaker: True angel in my life.
Speaker: And always supported and gave to me.
Speaker: So I'm thankful for that.
Speaker: So, boom, I come out here.
Speaker: I give you synopsis of, you know, a little initiation of how I started.
Speaker: And then I just went on this journey of like to find myself from doing background acting, Uber, selling Kangen water machines and going to alkaline water, a bit of, you know, a door guide, a nightclub, personal training, auditioning, background acting, all the things.
Speaker: And, you know, my seventh year out here in L.A.,
Speaker: is where I feel like it was a little bit after the initiation is where I kind of like, oh, wow, I had my first opportunity to be on a TV show and to become something and to be visible and to be seen for who I am and not what I look like, right?
Speaker: So it took seven years for something magical to happen.
Speaker: Miracle season.
Speaker: And that's when Miracle season was born in 2017.
Speaker: How crazy is that, right?
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: You know, I've been on the shows on TV for 10 weeks.
Speaker: It changed my life.
Speaker: I'm with the Sixth Country, so I love.
Speaker: Boom, jumped off the show, did another show, went through games at the end of that year.
Speaker: Boom, waited another summer and did Bachelor in Paradise.
Speaker: And I did, that was 2018.
Speaker: Then I did Mastery from Kim with Viacom and Elon Gale.
Speaker: Shouts out to him.
Speaker: And Pepsi.
Speaker: It was a great opportunity in 2021.
Speaker: And then from there, I just went on this whole discovery of finding my true self, going through ego death and going through pain and shame and guilt, fear and all these things.
Speaker: The hero.
Speaker: So last week, coming all the way back home.
Speaker: And I can say now with all that experience and respect this.
Speaker: travel, change, challenges.
Speaker: I can really appreciate how to return home as self.
Speaker: And, you know, some of you might take the comments and return home.
Speaker: Like, are you moving back home?
Speaker: No, no, no, I'm not moving back home.
Speaker: I don't know.
Speaker: Maybe.
Speaker: Who knows?
Speaker: The universe is always in control and we let it.
Speaker: But the return home for me was that now I can see me how everybody else see me or saw me for so long.
Speaker: Because I think my struggle in most of my life was...
Speaker: I didn't see myself the way others saw me because I was so had these big ideals and big ambitions.
Speaker: And, you know, I would tell my mom, like, if I didn't change your life, don't be proud of me.
Speaker: I changed your facial expression.
Speaker: You're smiling.
Speaker: You're happy.
Speaker: But I didn't change your life.
Speaker: So I put all this pressure on myself to be this person, to do this thing.
Speaker: And then I, you know, going back this past weekend, I'm like, I can really appreciate who I am, what I've been through.
Speaker: I can see the city of Baltimore for what it is.
Speaker: I can see the people there.
Speaker: I can appreciate where they are in their paradigm and their thinking and their actions and their behavior.
Speaker: No judgment, just grace and compassion.
Speaker: And it's like, that was the first time I'm like, man,
Speaker: I'm so, so grateful to be from Baltimore City.
Speaker: I'm so grateful for all the challenges and changes when I was there.
Speaker: The violence, the drugs, the negativity, fears, to making it out, to getting out and becoming a name or someone for everybody, for yourself, for your family.
Speaker: And it felt good.
Speaker: So this podcast is dedicated to any and everyone who's on a journey now.
Speaker: Because as I returned home, now I'm on a new journey.
Speaker: I'm on my second level of dreaming and going to the next level.
Speaker: The quote was a great quote by Tony Robbins.
Speaker: And he says, success is getting what you want.
Speaker: But fulfillment is doing what you're made for.
Speaker: And now I get to do what I'm made for.
Speaker: I get to do the things that are in alignment with my soul, my soul attractions, my soul purpose, right?
Speaker: I would tell people just because money's involved doesn't mean you got to say yes to it.
Speaker: And in some instance, you might on your journey, right?
Speaker: Like I did.
Speaker: But if it's not an environment, if it doesn't speak my French or my energy, I don't really want it because energy is everything.
Speaker: And if you're doing things because you can oppose to doing it because you really want to, you'll see the difference in your outcomes, your results, your relationships.
Speaker: And so I'm here to tell everyone listening and watching, however,
Speaker: Go for it.
Speaker: Get after it.
Speaker: There's going to be struggles.
Speaker: There's going to be challenges.
Speaker: There's going to be changes.
Speaker: There's going to be adversity.
Speaker: There's going to be fears.
Speaker: There's going to be setbacks.
Speaker: There's going to be hardships.
Speaker: There's going to be everything.
Speaker: You go to need.
Speaker: You don't need more than a magic mind shot.
Speaker: You don't need a miracle in disguise.
Speaker: You don't need some prayer.
Speaker: You don't need some faith.
Speaker: You don't need some movement working out.
Speaker: You don't need some clarity.
Speaker: You might be able to read some books, run into some people.
Speaker: But the main thing is not to give up.
Speaker: I experienced some very dark moments these last few years of my journey that made me really wake up to the journey of the hero, call home.
Speaker: And I think last year was a rebirth, the rebirth of who I am and what I'm becoming.
Speaker: The old self, the guy who left in 2010 to who I am in 2024 was completely different.
Speaker: And I'm just thankful.
Speaker: And, you know, being a hero sometimes is not easy because I had to jump to get the faith.
Speaker: I had to take the chance to advance.
Speaker: I had to be the trailblazer.
Speaker: I had to lead with no direction.
Speaker: I had to lead with no guidance to find guidance on the direction that I am going.
Speaker: But it feels good to know the truth.
Speaker: It feels good to experience some contrast on a journey, some resistance.
Speaker: I just want to be a beaming light for those who might be struggling, who's going through something, or who's on a journey, or who might be in the same space I'm in.
Speaker: Like,
Speaker: I always say, you're better than no one and no one's better than you.
Speaker: Right?
Speaker: Like, we all are the same, meaning collectively.
Speaker: So if I hurt you, I just hurt a few other people.
Speaker: Right?
Speaker: If I can help you, I can help a few other people.
Speaker: So the main thing for the hero on your journey is to stay the course, to seek perspective, advice, wisdom, and don't allow the bad moment to
Speaker: To feel like you have a bad life.
Speaker: Don't let one setback be the end of your legacy of who you are and what you're becoming because it gets scary.
Speaker: Especially for me, you know, creating a brand, being a brand, doing 101 things, being the face, being the voice, being a talent, being the speaker, being the marketer, the motivator, being all the things, wearing all the hats.
Speaker: Fear does creep in.
Speaker: Doubt does come up.
Speaker: But, you know, you keep going and you just have faith and you trust something greater.
Speaker: Blessed by the best.
Speaker: God is the greatest in the ladies, I like to say.
Speaker: Things turn out for your greater good and your highest good if you believe and you trust.
Speaker: But I like to say, I don't like to say I believe.
Speaker: I believe I don't.
Speaker: I know I'm so normal.
Speaker: I know I'm incredible.
Speaker: I know I have the power to help people see their power.
Speaker: I know I can inspire someone to change their life for good.
Speaker: I know I'm here on a mission to raise the frequency of the planet.
Speaker: I know.
Speaker: Don't believe that.
Speaker: I know.
Speaker: So with that faith and confidence, I'm so certain that if you're listening to this,
Speaker: It's purposeful.
Speaker: You're supposed to.
Speaker: And you need this message because it came through me to speak this today.
Speaker: And I'm so thankful for the opportunity to reconnect with everybody, no matter what part of their journey they're on.
Speaker: So if you're listening to this and you want to connect with me, just go to my social media, Instagram at Eric Bigger DM me.
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Speaker: But more important than me,
Speaker: Connect with me, like follow me, build some rapport, see who I really am.
Speaker: I don't want people to be fans of the show or follow me just for the hell of it.
Speaker: Like, no, really tap it.
Speaker: Let's connect.
Speaker: Let's go deep.
Speaker: Let's be real.
Speaker: Let's evolve together.
Speaker: So, so thankful and just full of love and gratitude that I can share these experiences with you guys.
Speaker: And I want you to know that, you know, I'm still growing.
Speaker: I'm still learning, still evolving.
Speaker: There's still things I have to work on as an individual.
Speaker: I'm not perfect.
Speaker: I have tough days and down days.
Speaker: And the way I get over it is I pray, I work out, and I just keep having faith and using my tools that I've developed over the years to be where I'm at today.
Speaker: But yeah, so go, I'm going to put this in the show notes.
Speaker: Go to YouTube and look up by Joseph Campbell.
Speaker: Gotta really watch this.
Speaker: Joseph Campbell.
Speaker: Such a great, great, great, great documentary.
Speaker: Oh, yeah.
Speaker: The Hero's Journey.
Speaker: It's called Finding Joe.
Speaker: It's really good.
Speaker: It's an hour and 20 minutes.
Speaker: Finding Joe on YouTube, please, please watch it.
Speaker: You're going to see what the hero's journey is and the call to adventure, the initiation, resurrection, coming back home and healing and evolving and going to a whole other dimension.
Speaker: So this was the Bigger Talks episode.
Speaker: Thank you again for listening.
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