🎙️Episode 8: The Spiritual Side of Success

By Ángel Luis López – The Nomad Build

Category: Mindset / Spiritual Growth / Freedom
Location: Puerto Rico / Spain / Morocco

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The Spiritual Side of Success

We talk a lot about success in terms of discipline, money, strategy, and work.

But underneath all of that, there’s something deeper that actually holds it all together:

Your spirit.
Your faith.
Your inner alignment.

Before your blessings ever show up in your life,
they show up in your belief.

This episode is about that side of the journey—the spiritual foundation that makes freedom possible, long before your bank account, passport stamps, or lifestyle ever catch up.

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Why Success Needs Faith

If you want to build anything meaningful—a business, a new life, a different future—you need more than skills and hustle.

You need faith.

Not fake positivity.
Not pretending everything is fine.
Not just “hoping for the best.”

Faith is the deep knowing that says:

“I don’t know how… but I know it will happen.”

It’s the part of you that can see the result even when the steps aren’t clear.
It’s the courage to move toward something that doesn’t make sense yet.

Real faith thanks God before the blessing arrives.
It says “thank you” instead of “if.”

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The Verse That Changed My Perspective

There’s a powerful line in the Bible that has carried me through a lot of uncertain moments:

Look at the birds of the air… they don’t plant or store food, yet they are taken care of. Aren’t you worth more than they are? (Based on Matthew 6:26)

If the birds are fed…

If creation is taken care of…

How much more will God take care of you?

That verse shifted something in me.
It reminded me that provision is not the problem.
Alignment is.

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The Porsche in Puerto Rico – A Faith Story

One summer, I flew to Puerto Rico with my daughter.
Money was tight, but I wanted her to experience our roots and spend real time together.

Renting a car for the whole summer was too expensive, so I started looking for a cheap second-hand car.

Instead, I found a 1999 Porsche Boxster.

Not running.
Listed at $5,000.
Wrong time, wrong budget… but somehow it still called to me.

I talked to the seller for weeks, went to see the car in person, and eventually offered him $1,500.

He accepted.

The wheels alone were worth that.

The next day he tried to back out of the deal.
We went back and forth, but eventually he honored his word and transferred the title.

At that point, I owned a broken Porsche in Puerto Rico… with no real plan, no mechanical experience, and just a strong desire to make it work.

Most people would have said:

“This is crazy.”
“You’re not a mechanic.”
“It’s too risky.”

But something in my spirit said:

“You don’t need to know how.
You just need to move.”

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Coming Back With Faith and a Plan

The following summer, I returned to Puerto Rico alone.

I had $8,000 saved, a rough plan, and a lot of faith.

I:

• Watched YouTube tutorials
• Found a used motor through junkyards
• Coordinated a tow truck
• Rented an Airbnb from a host willing to let me work in the driveway

Anyone who knows Puerto Rico knows that working on a car on a driveway in a community like that is already a mission.

Then came the real test:

I had to lift the car four cinder blocks high to drop the engine from underneath—
the only way Boxster motors come out.

Two jacks.
An engine hoist.
Stacked cinder blocks.

One wrong move and the whole car could have crashed down.

I was nervous.
But my faith was louder than my fear.

That night, after a long day of working alone, I ordered food.

The Uber driver who showed up?

A trained mechanic.
Out of all the people who could have accepted that ride—
God sent someone who knew exactly what I needed.

He came back the next day.
Together, we removed the old engine and transmission, installed the new one, and slowly brought the car back to life.

It wasn’t perfect.
It still isn’t.

I’ve probably got around $15,000 into that car now.

But I’ve driven it.
I took it on a ferry from Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic.
I’ve spent summers with my daughter in that car—memories you can’t put a price on.

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What That Experience Taught Me

That whole journey showed me something I’ll never forget:

• You don’t have to be fully qualified.
• You don’t have to have all the answers.
• You don’t have to know every step in advance.

You just have to move with faith.

When your heart is aligned, God sends:

• The right people
• The right opportunities
• The right ideas
• The right timing

Your job is obedience and courage.
His job is alignment.

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The Spiritual Side of Success

People see the end result—
the travel, the flexibility, the freedom, the “wins.”

What they don’t see:

• The prayers whispered in doubt
• The nights of asking for guidance
• The moments of thanking God before anything changed
• The times you kept going with no proof it would work

The spiritual side of success is:

• Trusting that you are guided
• Thanking God in advance
• Listening to your intuition
• Moving even when it’s not logical
• Staying grateful while you grind

You can have money and still be spiritually empty.
You can have “security” and still be deeply anxious.

Real freedom is when:

• Your mind is clear
• Your heart is at peace
• Your actions line up with your calling
• Your faith is bigger than your fear

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🧘‍♂️ Activity: The Gratitude Alignment Ritual

Here’s a simple exercise to put this episode into practice.
Give yourself 3 minutes today to do this:

1. Sit quietly and close your eyes.
   Take a few slow, deep breaths.
2. Visualize one thing you’re building.
   It might be your business, a move, a lifestyle, or a version of yourself you’re becoming.
   See it clearly. Feel what it would be like if it were already real.
3. Thank God as if it’s already done.
   Say something like:
   “Thank you for aligning my steps.
   Thank you for blessing my plans.
   Thank you for what is already mine.”
4. Hold that feeling for 20–30 seconds.
   Let your body feel the gratitude, not just your mind.

Do this once a day for the next week and notice how your energy, perspective, and confidence begin to shift.

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Final Thoughts

Success is more than money, strategy, or effort.

It’s spiritual.

Your faith is the foundation.
Gratitude is the fuel.
Courage is the movement.
God is the provider.

You don’t have to know how it will all work out.
You just have to trust Who is walking with you—
and keep moving.

You’re not behind.
You’re not lost.
You’re not failing.

You’re becoming.

— Ángel Luis López
The Nomad Build: Rebuilding life from the inside out.

🎧 Listen to the full episode: Episode 8 – The Spiritual Side of Success
(Available soon on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.)

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