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The Hidden Forces of the Enemy
The Enemy is a force creating inner conflict and stopping you from showing up as your Heroic Self. The Enemy is stealing your moment from you, and keeping you tucked away, safe and sound, in the Ordinary World. The Common Forces that can hold us back from achieving our goals are things like: Not controlling our emotions Lacking self-confidence Worrying about what others may think of us Doubting our abilities Taking more risks in life Not being intentional A bad attitude There are Hidden Forces that are harder to detect and can control your life like strings on a puppet. They come in the form of: Imposter syndrome. Personal trauma. Narratives. If you’re not clear about what or who needs to be showing up on your Field of Play, you can end up carrying a Trapped Self onto that fields that won’t serve you. Awareness of Your Ordinary World and Your Extraordinary World Empowers YOU.The Power of Your Story
For a moment in time, just a few minutes even, anyone can suspend the stories they’ve been carrying with them on the Field of Play and in a Moment of Impact. Anyone can overcome whatever Hidden Force is holding them back or change whatever story they’ve been living out. All it takes is your willingness to suspend your disbelief.Choosing Your Extraordinary World
To begin the process of getting clear about your goals, outcomes, or results we’l start with your Field of Play, what would you like to: Continue experiencing/continue getting as a result/continue achieving Experience more of/get more of/achieve more of Start experiencing/start achieving/start gettingThe Power of a Mission
The great characters in movies and literature, they all seem to be fighting for something bigger than themselves. And even the ones that start out doing good deeds for selfish reasons end up finding deeper meaning in their labors. It gives the effort, struggle, and challenge a higher purpose. When you begin to attach what you’re trying to achieve to something larger that yourself, it delivers a deeper purpose to you mission. Whatever gets you onto the fields and gets you moving is all matters.Defining Your Superpowers and Crafting the Name
The Superpowers you select for your Alter Ego will be the ones you need the most to ensure you show up as your Heroic Self on your Field of Play or during a Moment of Impact. Start with superpowers. How do you want your Alter Ego to show up during your Moment of Impact? What or who represents the adjectives you selected? Is there someone you associate confidence with? Choose someone or something you admire. What is it about this person, thing, or animal you admire? What traits(or Superpowers) do they possess? It’s right in front of you. Is there someone from your past whom you have a connection with or who feels like a kindred spirit? The best Alter Ego is the one you have the deepest emotional connection with; emotional connection trumps everything. Ultimately you decide who is going to show up on the Field of Play in your life.Is it going to be Your Heroic Self or your Ordinary self…. You decide at what level you will play the game of life and what skills and talents you will bring to the field… I understand we are all growing and working on become the best versions of ourselves, but this book (the alter ego concept) has given me an amazing way to immediately jump into a “best version of myself” through visualization and imagination. I wont even begin to discuss the science, neurology and history that has proven this to be an effective hack for growth and peak performance…you’ll have to research for yourself or read in the book. For now, I hope this is something that can help you to elevate your game and perform at an extremely high level. The indirect benefit is that you will create new experiences and new levels of achievement which will in turn increase your confidence, belief and success in your life.
