Being the CEO of Your Self
Being the CEO of Your Self
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Greg Kuhn: Hello and welcome to Manifest the Big Stuff. I'm Greg Kuhn, the Law of Attraction Science Guy. I'm a writer, a speaker, a podcaster, and an intentional manifesting coach.
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I'm excited to be here with you right now because we have a great topic today: Becoming the CEO of your self. Or the CEO of your life.
Today, I'm going to [00:01:00] share what a self is. And how you can lead yours to success and fulfillment in virtually any area of your life.
I'm also going to lay out my two keys to providing your self with this type of leadership.
And you definitely don't wanna miss it when I reveal my three most important insights that I've had about being a great CEO of your self.
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Now, this episode is all about you being the CEO of your [00:03:00] life, the CEO of your self.
To explain this let's begin with who and what you are.
You, the real you, you are light. You are love. You are universal consciousness. You are God or as I prefer to call it, you are the Quantum Field. The real you has many names.
Now that's a whole nother topic that we've covered on Manifest the Big Stuff before.
Your self, however, is something different. Your self is an experience. And it's an event. Of which you are a part, temporarily anyway, while you're here in three-dimensional [00:04:00] time-space.
Your self has three collaborators, which make it possible.
Number one, you the real you.
Number two, your body and especially your brain.
And number three, your reality. The outside world, the other people, places, and things you share three-dimensional time-space with.
So there's you, the real you. You are living energy. Energy that is temporarily manifested in physical form and thus temporarily experiencing being a self here in three-dimensional time-space.
And there's your body, especially your brain. Your brain manifests the form, function, meaning, and value of your reality. And it also [00:05:00] allows you to engage with your reality.
And then there's reality, itself. Other people, places and things, all of which provide you feedback on the capacity of your beliefs to manifest a desirable version of reality and the adequacy of your ways of engaging with that reality. That feedback comes to you in the form of feelings.
Among those three collaborators, you are a very special part of your self. You are the CEO. You get to decide your actions, ideas, attitudes, and focus. And you get to be in charge of following through on those decisions. While your self's two other collaborators can influence your choices, [00:06:00] the final say rests with you.
Think of your self as a corporation. As its CEO, you don't have complete autonomy, but you do possess the power to make the ultimate call for the corporation. And you are responsible for implementing those decisions. And, akin to a CEO, if you demonstrate effective leadership by making and executing sound decisions, your self, or the corporation, will thrive.
Now, a corporation is a group authorized to act as a single entity, which is a great description of a self. Much like a CEO In a corporation, you possess significant power and authority [00:07:00] over your self.
You are responsible for setting the vision. You get to decide what you will achieve and the reasons for it. You create the plans to accomplish your goals. You are the one who puts your plans into action. And you are responsible for the results of those actions.
This level of responsibility is precisely why you have been given such power and authority within the structure of your self. So just like a successful CEO, it's crucial to lead well by making good decisions and taking the necessary actions to achieve your desired outcomes.
Just as a CEO is evaluated on their effectiveness, your ability to lead your self will also be on public display. Since your [00:08:00] self is a public facing entity. Whether or not you desire it, others will be able to observe if you are a successful leader. And they'll hold you accountable for your self's success.
Fortunately, you do not have to go it alone as the CEO here. Your body, especially your brain, and your reality are powerful allies as well as collaborators. When they work in harmony with you, your best self always emerges. And all you need to do is provide leadership.
Your body and reality eagerly await your guidance to help you become your best self. Think of them like firefighters waiting for a call. Ready and willing to lend their time, talent, and resources to your [00:09:00] success.
Therefore, you should take every opportunity to show them how to help you and guide them on the best ways to support you.
To lead effectively as your self's CEO there are two keys I've found that will never lead you astray. One is transparency. Transparency with both your collaborators. Start with openness. Share your vision, your plans, and needs with your collaborators in a clear and direct manner. Openness fosters trust and it promotes engagement as it allows your collaborators to better understand how to assist you.
Two, accountability. Being transparent also enables you to maintain a high level of [00:10:00] accountability with your collaborators. When they know what success looks like, they can recognize it when it occurs. Or they can recognize the lack of it. Being accountable as a leader is a powerful way to build trust and persuade your collaborators to work alongside you.
Moreover, transparency and accountability do more than generate support and investment. They also reveal and identify your most dedicated allies. Your best allies, they can assist you in planning, acting, evaluating, and making adjustments every step of the way. And they'll often share in your success.
As CEO of your self, being an effective leader for your collaborators is vital. But what exactly does that entail? [00:11:00]
Essentially, it comes down to making sound decisions and seeing them through. And here's what I mean by that.
You have the power to determine your actions, ideas, attitudes, and focus. And you also have the authority to carry out those decisions.
For instance, even though you cannot control your body, you can choose to eat healthy foods and exercise regularly.
Likewise, while you cannot control other individuals, you can decide to provide high value to them by giving your best effort.
And, additionally, although you cannot command your reality, you can use highly effective techniques to engage with it.
When you achieve your goals [00:12:00] and exhibit public facing verifiable success, you will always attract more assistance from your two collaborators. By accomplishing your objectives, you instill trust and you encourage people to work alongside you.
Attaining a level of success that is visible to others, however, may not always be feasible. Despite your best efforts, there are gonna be situations that are beyond your control and sometimes in ways that aren't fair. Additionally, the ability to make choices regarding your actions, thoughts, beliefs, and priorities may not always be sufficient to overcome the obstacles.
This is where leading by giving your best effort becomes most relevant. Because irrespective of the situation [00:13:00] and your feelings and the circumstances, you can always offer your best.
While your best efforts may differ based on the context, it is still something you can consistently deliver. There's no doubt that you're gonna face situations that test your ability to maintain command over your decision making and your ability to follow through. Difficulties, discomfort, and pain, they can easily erode your independence as the CEO of your self.
In fact, I can think of various things like deceit, coercion, manipulation, oppression, regulation, restriction, limitation, I could go on, that all make it difficult for you to make sound judgements and execute your plans. [00:14:00] The power to choose, however, cannot be entirely taken away from you. You must surrender it.
Let's acknowledge that at times your best effort may not be as potent as what you were capable of in the past. You're going to fall ill, you're going to feel down, you will receive unpleasant news, you're going to encounter unforeseen obstacles, and sometimes face unjust conditions.
Nevertheless, no matter the circumstances, giving your best effort always creates the best opportunity for the version of reality you truly desire. Even in the worst circumstances, you can still be determined, persevering, growth oriented, receptive, and patient, just to name a few.
You can always be [00:15:00] transparent about your intentions no matter how big or small your goals may be. And you can always hold yourself accountable for carrying out those intentions.
Now I'd like to share my three most important insights about being a great CEO of your self. Number one, assess your life formatively, not summatively. Formative assessment is one that does not establish a final grade. Instead, it illuminates where more learning is needed. It's a checkup to guide future instruction.
And, in life, as long as you don't quit, you haven't failed, you haven't lost. This is undeniably true.[00:16:00]
So, realistically, there really is never a reason to "call it", as people say in the emergency room on those medical shows we like to watch. You truly are always a work in progress; you are never a finished product.
Number two, use your feelings as feedback. Among the other things that it does for you, your body is actually a very elegant and sophisticated energy transfer system. It ingests reality through your senses and then it transforms reality into feelings.
And feelings are thermometer readings. Your feelings are telling you about the capability of your beliefs and the [00:17:00] adequacy of your engagement.
Painful feelings, as long as you process them, leave a breadcrumb trail directly back to incapable beliefs and inadequate engagement.
And three, use a learn, grow, and change manifesting and engagement focus. Now, what I mean by that is, learn from reality, your reality and the feelings it elicits.
Grow your beliefs and your engagement in accord with what you learn. And change your reality from the inside out.
Thank you for sharing your time with me today. Well, with us today.
My intent [00:18:00] was to help you make the most of this time. And I can't think of anything more valuable than your time, so it really means a lot that you're sharing it with me.
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Thank you again. Thank you for the opportunity to be of value to you. I never take that for granted and I always come with the intention to deliver value.
Until we get to meet up again, I hope you decide to make the most of your time. And I will do likewise.
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