Becoming An Outlier: Transcending Limits And Activating Your Highest Potential

The Power of Outliers: Defying Averages and Shattering Limits

We live in a world obsessed with data and averages. Whether it's running times, income levels, or any other metric, we're quick to compare ourselves to the mean and use it as a benchmark.

But what about the outliers - those remarkable individuals who defy the norms and redefine what's possible? David Goggins, the ultra-endurance athlete, is the perfect example of an outlier skewing the averages. If you're a 49-year-old male looking at statistics on running, including Goggins' mind-bending feats would be highly misleading.

As creatives, pioneers, visionaries, and dreamers, we are called to a different path – the path of the outlier. This isn't about mere technical mastery, but a complete paradigm shift in how we relate to life itself.

Through my journey exploring principles like the observer effect and butterfly effect from quantum physics, I've come to understand that reality is fluid, shaped by our perception and seemingly insignificant choices which can compound exponentially.

Like many of you, I've had transformative experiences that cracked open new realms of possibility. From discovering the abundant spiritual healers of Malibu to devouring the life-changing books of Tim Ferriss and Carolyn Elliott, I've been continuously reprogrammed out of the restrictive status quo.

But how does one actually become an outlier, part of the elusive 1% who appear to bend reality to their will? It begins with transcending our deeply grooved stories and subliminal glass ceilings, what Gay Hendricks calls the "upper limit problem."

As Dr. Sue Morter explains in the Energy Codes, we must build new energetic circuitry to accommodate the elevated experiences we wish to create. Whether it's wealth, health, or any other desired outcome, we must stretch our "havingness" level through persistent practice and immersion in the experiences we wish to normalize.

For example, let's say you wish to become a wealth outlier after struggling with scarcity stories from a painful past. You begin doing the inner work, investing in coaching, taking inspired action, and suddenly start manifesting large windfalls of money. This is simultaneously exhilarating and deeply destabilizing! The old conditioned mind panics at this breakthrough of the upper limit, fearing you'll lose it all. And unless you've reinforced your new circuitry, that fear inevitably manifests in self-sabotage – creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that affirms your initial poverty beliefs.

This cycle keeps most people stuck in middle-ground mediocrity, terrified of leaping into their true potential. But the outliers? They've wired themselves for the exceptional. When a windfall turns to a loss, they don't resist or recede. They simply regroup and rebuild, systematically stretching their capacities until the near-impossible becomes commonplace.

So I invite you to join me in an outlier revolution. Not by chasing someone else's status markers, but by systematically obliterating your own limitations and giving life to your highest possibilities. Read works that upgrade your cosmic operating system. Spend time with fellow outliers who energetically recalibrate your set points. Embrace the wildly unconventional.

We were never meant to simply exist in the bell curve center. Our loftiest callings await in the glorious fringes. Are you ready to make the leap?

Coping with Rock Bottom: Activating Your Indestructible Core

As Einstein reminded us, we live in a friendly universe conspiring to support our growth and flourishing. Yet even with this cosmic benevolence, we all experience periods of extreme challenge - times when life seems to be crumbling around us, leaving us depleted and facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

How do we remain peaceful and joyful amidst such trials? The path is not an easy one, but it begins with remembering your indestructible essence. As Dr. Joe Dispenza powerfully evokes, you have an Inner Being that loves you unconditionally and delights in your blossoming. By aligning with this wise, all-allowing presence, you open the floodgates for the universe to surprise and delight you once again.

The ancient Stoic philosophers like Marcus Aurelius provide another anchor during stormy seas. Their teachings promote an unshakable centeredness and clarity of focus - not wasting precious energy staring at the ruins of the past, but wisely building your empire, one brick at a time. When fate appears to have other plans, the Stoic sees a hidden opportunity, a call to reinvent and transcend.

So let's say you've hit a bottom - overwhelmed by a major life event that's drained you of all forward momentum. This is actually the pivotal point, ripe for a quantum jump into exponential growth and transformation. But it will require discipline, strategy, and incremental action.

The first step is to get clear on your vision and deepest goals. What are the dreams that stir your soul into radiant purpose? Spend time in meditation and journaling to distill this clarity. Then, create a detailed operational plan for breathing life into these aspirations, mapping out every milestone and accounting for potential obstacles. Stoic philosophers and militaries have long understood that this level of preparation imbues us with power and steadies us during turbulence. It's time to run your life like you would a mission-critical operation.

From this centered place of vision and strategic preparation, start taking incremental steps daily. As James Clear outlines in Atomic Habits and Darren Hardy in The Compound Effect, these small, consistent actions create seemingly insignificant gains...at first. But if you stay disciplined amid the internal and external chaos, these atomic habits compound into astonishing exponential results.

One day, you'll look back and scarcely recognize the person you've become - or perhaps you'll feel you're encountering your most authentic, resilient self for the first time. Challenges will remain, but you'll face them with a rooted calm and unshakable poise. You'll know in your bones that nothing can keep you from realizing your highest soul's calling.

So embrace this precious initiation. Let this apparent rock bottom reveal your bedrock. The universe has not forgotten you - indeed, it's conspiring for your grandest awakening yet. Stay the course with unwavering faith, and watch the magic unveil.