Transcript of “Passion and Purpose with Peter Sage”...
Transcript of Transcript of “Passion and Purpose with Peter Sage”...
© The Bulletproof Executive 2013
Transcript of “Passion and Purpose with Peter Sage” Remastered
Bulletproof Radio podcast #368
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
2
Warning and Disclaimer
The statements in this report have not been evaluated by the FDA (U.S. Food & Drug Administration). Information provided here and products sold on bulletproofexec.com and/or upgradedself.com and/or betterbabybook.com are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The information provided by these sites and/or by this report is not a substitute for a face-to-face consultation with your physician, and should not be construed as medical advice of any sort. It is a list of resources for further self-research and work with your physician. We certify that at least one statement on the above-mentioned web sites and/or in this report is wrong. By using any of this information, or reading it, you are accepting responsibility for your own health and health decisions and expressly release The Bulletproof Executive and its employees, partners, and vendors from from any and all liability whatsoever, including that arising from negligence. Do not run with scissors. Hot drinks may be hot and burn you.
If you do not agree to the above conditions, please do not read further and delete this document.
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
3
Transcript of “Passion and Purpose with Peter Sage”
Bulletproof Radio podcast #368
© The Bulletproof Executive 2013
Warning and Disclaimer
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
The statements in this report have not been evaluated by the FDA (U.S. Food & Drug Administration).
Information provided here and products sold on bulletproofexec.com and/or upgradedself.com and/or betterbabybook.com are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
The information provided by these sites and/or by this report is not a substitute for a face-to-face consultation with your physician, and should not be construed as medical advice of any sort. It is a list of resources for further self-research and work with your physician.
We certify that at least one statement on the above-mentioned web sites and/or in this report is wrong. By using any of this information, or reading it, you are accepting responsibility for your own health and health decisions and expressly release The Bulletproof Executive and its employees, partners, and vendors from from any and all liability whatsoever, including that arising from negligence.
Do not run with scissors. Hot drinks may be hot and burn you.
If you do not agree to the above conditions, please do not read further and delete this document.
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
4
DaveAsprey:Ifyou'rearegularlisteneryou'veheardmesharemylistoftop10biohacks.Let'stalkaboutnumbernine.FunhacksfortheBulletproofmind.Itmaysoundweird,buthangingupsidedownisagreatwaytohackyourbrain.Regularlyinvertingtrainsyourbraincapillariesmakingthemstronger,andmorecapabletobringoxygentoyourbrain.It'sprettystraightforward.Themoreoxygeninthebrainmeansbetterperformance.Igetmydailystretch,andmydoseofoxygenwithmyTeeterinversiontablewhichissoessentialforoptimumfocus,concentration,andmentalenergy.Thatfullbodystretchelongatesthespine,andtakesthepressureofthediskssotheycanplumpbackup.Lesspressuremeanslesspain.
Ifyouhavebackpainevenifyou'vebeenluckyenoughtoavoiditsofaryoureallywanttoTeetertoinverteverydaytokeepyourbackandjointsfeelinggreat.Forover35yearsTeeterhassetthestandardforqualityinversionequipmentyoucantrust.MyfriendsoveratTeeterhavedecidedtoshowsomelovetoBulletprooflisteners.ForalimitedtimeyoucangettheTeeterinversiontablewithbonusaccessories,andafreepairofgravityboots,soyoucaninvertathome,ortakethebootswithyoutothegym.
Togetthisdealwhichisasavingsofover138bucksgotoGetTeeter.com/Bulletproof.You'llalsogetfreeshipping,anda60-daymoneybackguarantee,andfreereturns,sothere'sabsolutelynoriskforyoutotryitout.Remember,youcanonlygettheTeeterwithbonusaccessories,andafreepairofgravitybootsbygoingtoGetTeeter.com/Bulletproof.Checkitout.
Announcer: BulletproofRadio.Astateofhighperformance.
DaveAsprey:Hey,it'sDaveAspreywithBulletproofRadio.Today'sepisodeisaremasteredversionofoneofthebestinterviewsI'vedonetodate.You'retotallygoingtoloveit,andIpromiseyouthatIwillnottakeyourtimetodirectyourattentiontosomethingthatisn'tabsolutelystellar.Enjoythisepisode.We'veremastereditforyou.Whatthisisdoingisit'sfreeingupalittlebitoftimeformetofinishthenewbook.It'salsomakingsurethatyouseethemostimportant,mostimpactful,mostusefulcontentbecauseIbelievereallydeeplywithBulletproofRadiothatgiventhatwe'repushing15milliondownloadsthenumberofhoursthatareconsumedjustlisteningtoBulletproofRadioismorethan100humanlifetimes.That'skindofabigresponsibility.I'mnotgoing
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
5
towasteyourtimenotwithnumberslikethat.Thisisoneofthoseinterviewsthatyouabsolutelyhavetohear.
Today'scoolfactofthedaysaidarecentstudyfoundthatyourchancesofrememberingsomethingisfargreaterifyouseeit,ortouchitversusonlyhearit.Inthisstudyresearchparticipantshadadifficulttimerememberingsomethingtheyheardonlyfourtoeightsecondsafterhearingit,butiftheycouldconnectthesoundwithavisual,oratactilekindofstimulationtheirrecallincreased.Nowthisiswhysomespiritualtraditionsrequestthatwhenpeoplestudytheirtextthatpeoplemovebackandforthlikethis.It'sactuallybecauseyou'regettingthenervoussystemactivatedwhileyourstudying,soitsticksinyourbrainbetter.
Manypeopleinthebiohackingcommunityhavehadtroublewithhowmuchtheyoverpaidtheirlifeinsuranceproviderbecausethesecompanieshaven'tcaughtupwithnewscientificstudiesthathavechangedthewaydifferentdiettypes,andexercisetypesareviewedbythescientificcommunity.Forexample,peoplewhoarecommittedtotheBulletproofdietmayhaveanincreasedlevelofagoodkindofcholesterolcalledHDL,butsomelifeinsurancecompanieslumpallcholesterolintoonenegativecategoryliketheywerecreatedinthe1950's.Ohwait,that's'causetheywere.Adecisionlikethiscangreatlyincreasewhatyouwouldpayforlifeinsurance.
Well,HealthIQisacompanythat'sdecidedtochangethat.HealthIQadvocatesforhealthconsciouslifestyle.Theyusescienceanddatatofightforlowerratesonlifeinsuranceforhealthconsciouspeopleincludingcyclists,runners,vegans,andvegetarians,weightlifters,andotherpeoplewhoareondietsthatactuallymakethemfeelbetter,performbetter,andlivelonger.Infact,researchhasshownthatpeoplewithahighhealthIQare42%lesslikelytobeobese,andhavea57%lowerriskofearlydeath.Manypeopledon'tevenknowtheirhealthIQletalonerealizetheycangetalowerrateduetohavingahighhealthIQ.HealthIQhasspecialratesonlifeinsuranceforthehealthconscious,andrightnowBulletprooflistenerscanlearnmore,andgetafreelifeinsurancequotebygoingtoHealthIQ.com/Bulletproof.That'sHealth/IQ.com/Bulletprooftolearnmoreaboutlifeinsuranceforpeoplewhocareabouttheirhealth.
Dave:Sinceourguesttodayissofascinatingandamazing,youmightactuallywanttoconsiderwatchinghimliveandlisteningtothisepisode.CheckitoutonourYouTubechannel.Today'sguestisPeterSage.He'saninternationalserialentrepreneur,aworld
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
6
classspeaker,anexecutivecoach,whowrotehisbookat18yearsoldaboutphysique.HewroteLessonsLearnedFromtheRecessionandFiveKeystoMasterYourLife.Notonlythat,he'sthefounderofSpaceEnergy,whichisamulti-billiondollarprojecttogenerateandtransmitcleanenergyfromspace,acompetitionlevelbodybuilder,anultra-marathoner,andamemberoftheDangerousSportsClub.
Basically,thisisaguywhoknowshowtokickass,infact,knowshowtoteachpeoplehowtokickbecausehe'salsoaTonyRobbin'scertifiedtrainer.
PeterSage,Ihopethatintroductiondidyoujustice.Welcometotheshow.
Peter:HiDave.It'salwaysinterestingtohearhowdifferentfactsofyourlifecanbepresentedincertaincombinationsthatmakeyousoundbetterthanyouprobablyare,butyeah,thankyouforthat.
Dave:You'resowelcome.Inallseriousnessthough,youareaguywhohasatrackrecordofoutperformingatmultiplethingsatthesametime,whichisonethereasonsthatIreachedtoBrianRoseforanintroductiontohaveyouon theshow.Whatdoyoudoeverydaytoperformsowell?Imeanyou'reoneoftheupperechelonperformers.What'syourtrick?
Peter:Iappreciatethatquestionactually.There'snotricktoit.That'soneofthechallenges.Ifpeoplethinkthatthere'satrick,andtheydon'tseethemselvesasamagician,thenitkindofputsthemselvesoutoftherealm,andthere'sthisseparationthatoccurswherebyyouhavethissortofguru-itisoryouhavethis,"Wellit'sokayforyoubecause..."fillintheblank,butnotformebecauseIdon'tfillinthatblank.
OneofthefirstthingsI'dinvitepeople,eitherlookingorlisteningtothistounderstand,isthefactthatthere'snothingspecialaboutme.I'myouprobablyoutofthechair,andmaybeI'vehadtheopportunitytodoafewthingsorhadafewlevelsofinsightsthatsomepeoplemaynotyethavetheopportunitytohaveaccessto.Hopefullywecanaddresssomeofthathereonthisshow.
There'snotricktowhatIdo.There'snomagicthatisoutsideofthescopeofanybodyelsecando.Weallhavenaturalpredispositions,butifIwastoputdownthefactthatorhighlightsomeoftheattributesthathaveallowedmetheillusionofbeingamagician,Iwouldhavetoputitdowntoself-disciplinewhenitcomestotakingchargeofmyinner
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
7
world.Asaresultofthat,myouterworldappearstootherstofallintoplace,probablyalittlemorethantheirs.Thatwouldbetheonlything.
Now,sothereisa...HowdoIputit?Thereisadisciplinerequired,andIspendmostofmytimeinthemorningdoingmymorningpracticewherebyIstaycentered.Idomeditate.Idoreadpositive,inspirationalpersonaldevelopments,self-improvementtexts.IdovisualizewhatitisthatIwant.Nothingthatanybodyelsethathasthesamebasicnervoussystem,biochemistry,andsomewhatprobablymatchinglimitedintelligencethatIhave,couldn'tdo.
It'sconsistency.IfI'mabletodothatonaconsistentbasis,there'snomagictothat.It'sjustadecisiontobeabletodoit.
Dave:Well,there'sadecisiontodoit,andthenthere'stheselectionofwhattodo,whichisabigproblem.ThereareguyslikeTimFerrisswhohavemasteredallthesedifferenttechniques...Andyouclearlyhaveamorningroutinethat'shelpedyoutoelevateyourinnerworldsothatyourouterworldmatches;veryelegantwayofsayingthat.Whatdoestheroutinelooklike?Imeandoyouwakeupat5amandgoforarun?Doyouwakeupatlike10amandhavealatteatthecornerStarbucks?Howdoesthewholethingwork,right?
Peter:Iknowhowthosetwochoices...There’salotofpeoplethatwouldlikeittobethesecondone.
Dave:Iknow.
Peter:Natureoperateson2laws:growthandcon[inaudible00:05:09]-bution,andsogrowthisinherenttochallenge.Theunchallengedremainsjuvenile,andunfortunatelyintoday'sworldofinstantgratificationthatisbeingpushedtousbysomanydifferentagendas,commercialandotherwise,it'sveryhardforpeopletogetontothepositivesideofthehabitcurvewhenitcomestowillinglychallengingthemselves.Yes,thatincludesgettingupearlierandmakingtime,notthatyoucanmanufacturetime,bututilizingtimemoreeffectivelythanmostpeoplewhowouldratherstayinbedbecausetheywenttobedwatchingmoviesordon’thaveaself-disciplineondietthatsupportsahighlevelorenergy.
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
8
Nowsayingthat,somepeoplearenaturallymoremorningfocuspeople,andsomeareanaturallymorenightfocusedpeople.Iamamorningguy,soforme,mystartis6amatthelatest.I'musuallyinmymeditationroomby6am.MyroutineisthatIwillreviewmymorningprayer,mygoals.Iwillsitandmeditate.Iwillvisualize.Iwillread,andthenIwilllikelyjournal.Iwilljournalforanywherebetween5and20minutesdependingonanyinsightsorinspirationsthatcamethroughformetoself-reflect.
That'sit.I'llthengohitthegymforhalfanhour,andthat'smymorningroutine.By9am,I'veinvestedinmymindandmybody,myspirit,andI'mreadyfortheday.That'sallthereistoit.
Dave:Whatkindofmeditationdoyoudo?6amiskindofearly.Alotofpeoplefallasleepwhentheytryanddomeditation.Soisthisthejumpingjackmeditation?Whatdoyoudo?
Peter:Iactuallyhavearebounderinmymeditationroom,wouldyoubelieve?Itendtoget[inaudible00:06:56]for...Ihavemygoalsonthewall,andmyincantationsnot...I'llreboundwhattostartwith.Thatkindofgetsthebloodflowingalittlebit,especiallyifyoudohavealittlebitofmorningmodecreepingin.Forme,bythetimeI'mmeditating,I'msittingdown;I'malreadyvibrating.I'malreadybuzzing.I'malreadyinastateofpositiveenergyonthatlevel.
Formeditation,itwillvary.Predominantly,it'saboutbreathingandfocusandbeingpresence.Idon'thaveafancytechnique.I'vespenttimewithsomeoftheZenmasters,livingonmountaintopsandspendingtimewithpeoplethatdothatfor20years,butthat'snotmydeal,whereaslongIcanquietmymind.Ifmyminddoesn'twanttobequiet,thenaslongasIcanobservemymindfromadeeperplace,ofwitnessingitratherthangettingcaughtupinthemerry-go-roundofthoughtsthatmostpeopletryandcontrol.
You'renotgoingtocontrolyourmind.Aslongasyoucandisidentifywiththefactthatyouarenotyourthoughts,itallowsyouadeeperplacetowitnessthemfrom.Ithinkthat'sthechallengewithmostpeoplethattryandmeditate.They'retryingtocontroltheirthoughts,yetyourmindisanunrulychild.Formostpeople,theconstantstimulationthoughtheday,especiallyintoday'smulti-connectivesocialmediaworld,yourmindisconstantlybeingtrainedtobeunruly.Foryoutothenthinkthatin20
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
9
minutesamorningyou'regoingtomasterthatisliketryingtogotothejungleandtamealion.You'renotgoingtodoit.
It'snotgoingtohappen,soifyoucandisidentifyandcometotheplace,thefactthatIamnotmythoughts.MythoughtsareaverysmallpartofwhoIam.Ifmyconsciousisafishbowlfullofwater,thethoughtsarethefish.IfIcancomeatitfromunderstandingthatI'mmorethanthat.I'mthewater.Thefishhavetoswimthroughthatfromtimetotime,butthatisn'tme.I'mdeeperthanthat.It'seasiertoIthinkcalmyourselfandnotcaughtupbybeinghookedonalltheusualstuffthathooksthemind.
Dave:Now,Ishareyourviewthereexactly,"Youarenotyourthoughts."Yet,there'sahugenumber...Therearehugenumberoflistenerswhoaregoingtosay"Butwait,I'marationalbeing.It'sallabouttherationalityofmythought."Howdoyoudrawthelinebetweensortofthesoftworldofmeditationwhere"Youarenotyourthoughts"andthehardworldwhichis"Well,ifIthinkaboutit,AleadstoB,BleadstoC,thereforeAleadstoC,"thatkindofrationalistviewoftheworldversussomethingwhere"Ah,thethoughtshappened,Iacknowledgethethoughts.Iusethethoughts,butIamnotthethoughts"?
Alotofmyclients,alotofthepeoplewhoreadmyblog,strugglewiththat.Theydon'twanttobetooairy-fairy,andtheydon'twanttobehardassrobots.Howdoyouwalkthatlinedownthemiddle?
Peter:Youhavetochunkupalittlebittoahighlevelofawarenessandopenuptothefactthatifyoucan'tcometoaplacewhereyourecognizethatthereisaphysicalandametaphysical,you'realwaysgoingtobe[stumped00:10:03].Yes,weknowthatthereismetaphysical,andmetaphysicalsimplymeansoutsideoftherealmofthe5physicalsenses.Whenwasthelasttimeyourationalizedbeinginlove?That'snotsomethingthatoperatesthoughcausalityandNewtonianphysics.Ifyouwalkuptoyourwifetobeandgothroughachecklist,yeah,Idon'tputalotofhopeonlastingmarriageofunconditionallove.
There'sthepartofusthatmakesushuman.Thereisaspiritualaspecttousorametaphysicalaspectoranintangibleaspectbecauseifyouweretosaysomebody"Whoareyou?",ifyouwanttoliveinthephysicalworld,youarenotyourbody.Iknowthatbecauseyou'vegotaverydifferentbodynowthanyouhadwhenyouwere5yearsold.You'regoingtohaveadifferentbodynowthanwhenyou're80yearsold.That'snon-
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
10
negotiable,butit'sstillthesameessenceofyou.Therealessenceofyouhastobenon-physical.It'sthenon-physical.It'syoursenseofhumor.It'syourpersonality,yourcharisma,yourbeliefs,yourvalues,yourdreams,yourhopes,yourwishes.
IfIwastotakethatoutofyouandputitintosomebodyelse,thenitwouldbeyouinadifferentbody.Ifyoucanunderstandthat"No.Okay,I'mnotmythoughts,buthowdoesthattranslateday-to-daywhenI'vegotamortgagetopay?"Well,understandthepossibilitytobeopentothatfactfirstbecauseitwillallowyouadifferentperspective.Youhavecontrol,limitedcontrolalotofthetime,overyourthoughts,butifyoustartidentifyingwiththem,youfallintoatrap.Asmuchasifyouidentifyyourselfwithyourbody,youfallintoatrap.You'renotyourbody.Jesusdidn'tknowhimselfashisbody.Muhammaddidn'tknowhimselfashisbody.
Youhavetohavealevelofappreciationbychunkinguptoahigherlevelofawareness.Now,ifthat'snotyourjourneyrightnow,thenfairenough.Biologicalmaturityisnotsomethingwegettovoteon.Emotionalmaturityandspiritualmaturityisachoice.Forsomepeoplethatgettoocaughtupintheday-to-day,maybeaboutrightnow,that'snottheirtime.Thechallengeisthat...Ortheparadoxisthemoreyoutendtositwithalevelofpersonalinquiryofthatlevel,themorethingsstarttoallowthemindtorelaxbecauseitwillstarttoseethingsthatoperateoutsideofcausality,andwhenithasamassedenoughevidencetodothat,ittendstoreleaseitsdeathgriponcircumstance.
Dave:Amazinglyjustliterateandwellworded,wellphraseddescriptionofthat,andthankyouforsharingthat.Iactuallyhaven'tfoundaverygoodwaytotryandexplainthatconcept.I'vemakeapartofmyownpracticetonotsay"Ihaveacold."It'smorelike"Mybodyhasthis"becauseI'mtryingtojustbuildintomyviewoftheworldthatasyouknow,"I'mnotmybody,andI'mnotmythoughts"becauseIthinkaboutallkindsofweirdstuff,oratleastmyminddoes.It'slike"Whatever"but...
Peter:Thatisn'tme!
Dave:Yeah.Idon'thavetofeelguiltyaboutthat."Ah,itwasjustathought."Like,"Yeah,maybeIwouldliketodothat,butI'mnotgoingto,soI'mjustgoingtosetthataside,thatthoughtasiderightnow."Thatcanbereallyliberating,butwhenyouswitchgears,andyoulookatsay,whatanentrepreneurdoes,andyoulookatwhattheydoinbusiness,howdoesthatemotionalresponseinthebody,eventhatmetaphysicalsideofthings,aswellasthephysicalsideofthingscomeintoplay?Youremotionscanbethe
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
11
boss.Yourrationalthinkingcanbetheboss,butwhenyou'rethebusinessboss,notjustthebossofyourownbiology,howdoyouleanonewayortheotherjustasanentrepreneur,notjustasafullyfunctioninghumanbeing?
Peter:Forme,ithasagaintodowithrecognizingthe....Thephysicalworldtendstohaveitsbasisinthemind.Yourthoughtsreacttotheoutsideworld.Yourlogic,yourreasoning,yourassociations,yourconclusions,inductions,allstemfromthemind;allofwhichisbusydoingwhateveritdoeswhenabusinessdecisionhastobemade,whenafunctionaldecisionhastobemade.But,wehaveathinkingcenter,grantedandit'sexceptionallyusefulifwetendtotakechargeofitmoreofthetimeratherthanhaveitrunus,butwealsohaveafeelingcenter.Thefeelingcenteriswherealotofpeopletendtohavethismisnomer.
It'snottheairy-fairyemotionalworldofreactingtocircumstances.Youknow,"I'mfrustrated.I'mangry.I'mhorny"I'mwhateveritis.There'salotofemotionsandbiochemicalsthatinteractinthephysicalbodyandthat'sdrivethethoughtsbasedonreactiontoemotion.There'salsoadeepersenseofselfthatcomesfrom...Icallitaheartlevelofintelligence.Wenowunderstandinsciencethatthehearthasitsownbrain,40,000neuronsasaminimum,andtheimpetusoftheintelligenceofthedecisionsthattheheartbrainmakesisthebasisforwhattheheadbrainshouldactuallylistentofirst.Mostofthetimewehaveittheoppositewayaround.
We'llmakealogicaldecisionandthentrytorationalizeitthewaywedo,orwetryandjustifyouremotionalreactionwithlogic.Wedon'tgodeeperthanthatandsay,ultimately,getridoftheemotionalreactioncausedbyeitherfrustrationorjoyorreactiontowhateverbiochemicalendorphinsorserotoninorcortisonereactionsgoingoninmybody.What'sbeneaththat?
Peopleaskmeaboutleadership...Okay.Veryquickexample.There'sabillionbooksonleadership.There'sathousanddifferentcourses.There'smanydifferentmodelsandthisthatandtheother.Leadershipcomesdowntoonepredominantprinciple:Dowhat'sright.
Dave:Yes.
Peter:Ifyou'rewillingtobeunpopularinthemomentforwhatyoubelievetoberight,you'vegotthegenesisoftrueleadershiprightthere.Now,wecangothroughallsortsof
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
12
fancydifferenttermsandstagesandlabelsandtranslations,butultimately,you'llgetmoreoutofbecomingapersonalleaderbydoingwhat'sright,independentofthegoodopinionofothersandtheneedforapprovalandsignificance.Yeah.Notwhatyoufeelyouneedtoimposeonsomebodyelsetoproveyourpoint,that'sadifferentgame.That'semotionalimmaturitytryingtomasqueradethroughalevelofegoandsignificanceandbeingabully.
Dowhat'sright.Weknowwhat'sright.Underneath,stripeverythingaway,listentoyourfrickingheart.Understandthatwhenpushcomestoshove,andyoureflectafterthefact,youknewwhatyouneededtodo.Weeitherdidn'thavethecouragetomakethatdecisionbecausetherewasotherpatternsrunning,orwejustifiedbecausethemindwasincharge.Comingbacktoyouroriginalquestion,thethinkingcenterisuseful,butifitleadstoshow...You'reonahamsterwheeltofrustrationmostofthetime.Ifyourreactionisgearedbasedonemotions,thenyouneverhaveasenseofgroundedness.
Butifyoucangodeeperthanthatandcomefromadeeperpartofyourfeelingcenterwhere,callityoursoulwithoutgettingtooesoteric,callit[thepartly0017:37]essenceofyou.Someone...Hawkinswouldcallit"Theeyeoftheeye,"thecenterofyou.Then,youhaveaverydifferentlevelofpresence.Yourealizethere'snobettertomorrows.There'snoworseyesterdays.There'sonlyapresentmomentwhereyoucanmakeanintelligentinformedandcongruentdecisionthatalignsyourheart,yourmotions,andyourmind.Fromthere,you'refreetodowhatyouwant.
Dave:IdidnotknowthatyouwereafanofHawkins.That'sawesomeandveryesoteric.OneofthethingsthatIstrugglewithwhenIworkwithclientsisthatalotoftheconceptsthatyou'retalkingaboutareineffable,andthattherearen'treallygreatwordstodescribewhateverthatthingis.OneofthetechniquesthatIuseis,I'macertifiedHeartMathtrainerusingheartratevariabilitytraining.Isthatsomethingthatyouuseaswellinyourownpracticetohelpconnectwiththatpartofyou?IfoundformeitwasoneofthefirstwaysIgot...
Peter:Ifyougointomymeditationroomrightnow,alongsidetheincense,you'llfindaHeartMathsensor.
Dave:Thereyougo.Thesetechniquesaresopowerfulandit'ssurprisinghowmanypeoplewillsay"Yeah,Idothat,"peoplewhoareatyourlevelofperformance.It'sinmymind,it'salmostlikecheatingbecauseIcanmeditate.I'vebeentoTibetandNepaland
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
13
Peruandallthat,butIfind...WhenIhavesensor,sometimesIjustgetmoremeditationperminute,andthat'salsoavariable.Itwouldbeveryluxurioustospend8hoursadaymeditatingtobeperfectlyalignedwiththatlittleineffablethingthatwe'rebothtalkingaboutthere.
That'soneofthethingsIuse,butwhatarethefasterwaystohappinessthatyoumightuseasidefromHeartMath.Aretherethingsthatmakeyouhappyorthatyou’vefoundmakepeoplewhoworkforyouorwithyouhappiermorequicklybecausealotofpeoplejustaren'thappy?
Peter:Absolutely.
Dave:Whatarethey?
Peter:Twoaspects.One,firstofall,oneofthethingsI'lldotostartwiththis,givepeoplethefastestwaytounhappinessbecauseusually,it'snormallywhatstopspeoplefrombeinghappyratherthanallowingthemtobehappy,ifyouknowwhatImean.OneofthefastestwaystounhappinessthatIseepredominantlyasthemajorobstacleinmostpeople'sleveloffulfillmentistryingtogetsomebodyelsetobe,do,handlebehaviorinawaythatyouwantthemtoactualbehave.Wetendtoforgetthatweperceiveourworldthroughour5sense,andtheycanbedifferentforeverysingleotherperson.Weallhave5senses[bit00:20:12]processingcominginformationintothebody,anditisonlythroughthose5sensesthatwecanperceivethephysicalworld.
Anybodylisteningorwatchingthisrightnow,whetherthey'reusingsightorsoundorfeelingtheairconditioningortheseatthatthey'resittingorthebusthey'reridingonorwhateveritis,yeteverythinginthatouterworldiscomingtothemthroughthispodcast,isbeingfilteredfirstthroughoneofthose5senses.Theobviousquestiontoasktoflaguportoremindpeoplethatwecreateourownrealitymomentbymoment,ishowmanyofusalllikethesamefood?We'vegotavariableinstantly.Howmanyofusalllikethesamemusic?Howofushavethesamefavoritecolor?Howmanyofalllikethesamesmell?That'swhysomanydifferentlevelsandaftershave...We'vealldifferentsenseofwhatweliketosmell.
Fromthatsense,youcometoaconclusion,anunavoidableandinescapableconclusionthat2peoplecouldbestandingside-by-side,inhabitingprettymuchthesamespaceinthesamemomentintime,experiencethesameeventorexperienceintheouterworld,
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
14
usethesameequipmenttoprocessthat,andthen[inaudible00:21:22]the5sensesandcomeupwithanentirelydifferentconclusionastowhatthatmeansorwhatthatexperience...effectisforthem.
Nowtheclearquestionis:Who'sright?Mostofthattime,wespendjustifyingwhyourinterpretationisright,andunfortunatelymostpeoplehavetogetbuy-infromotherstovalidatewhytheirsenseisright,bygettingexternalagreement;themorepeopleagreewithme,themoreIfeelgoodaboutbeingrightbecauseI'mjustifiedbecauseobviouslyI'veexperiencedit.Well,wakeup!No!Youexperiencedwhat'srightforyouandsomebodyelsecouldexperiencewhat'srightforthem,andthat'sbesidestheotherfiltersthataregoingon,yourexperience,yourbeliefs,yourculturalupbringing,yoursenseofvalues,yoursenseof...Youremotionalmoodatthetime,allofthosedifferentco-factors.
Ifyoucangiveupthegameoftryingtohaveotherpeopleactinawaythatfitsyourpictures,you'llstartavoidingthefastestroutestounhappiness.Youcouldalso[throwitinatdown00:22:25]atahigherlevel:reality.Now,Igaveupfightingrealityquiteawhileagoforonesimplereason:Itkeptwinning.Toallowyourselfthepermissiontoletgoofalotofthestuffthat'soutthere,thatdisagreeswithwhatyouthinkrealityshouldlooklike,isanotherwaytogetoffthat.
Now,ifyouwantthekeytohappiness,there'skindofacomplicatedwayandanuncomplicatedway.Thecomplicatedwayiswhatmostpeoplevoteon.That'showtheysetupthegame.Thecomplicatedwaytohappinessis,"WhenIget..."Yeah,fillintheblank,therightrelationship,moremoney,abettercar,thehouseofmydreams,thegirlofmydr-,whateveritis,fillintheblank.WhentheouterworldfitsthepictureofwhatIthinkmyinnerworldissayingitshouldlooklikeinordertobehappy,thenIwillgivemyselfpermissiontobehappy.That'sverycomplicatedandunfortunately,it'sahouse,awheeltonowhereformostpeople.
Theenergyfieldofdesirewillneverbecomplete.You'llgettemporarylevelofsatisfaction,butdesireislikeadrug.It'snotastatethatyouconquer.Desireisanongoingprocess,therefore,whateveryoudesire,youthinkyou'regoingtogettobehappy.Onceyougetit,youmaygetatemporarysenseofachievement,butthedesireisanenergyfield;it'sself-perpetuating,soithastoreplaceitselfwithsomethingelse,butthat'satrapmostpeopledon'trecognize.That'sthecomplicatedway,andI'vespent
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
15
many,manyyearsdoingthatandsomewhatfruitlesslychasingmytailasIthinkalotofpeopleappreciate.
Thesimplewaytohappinessisalittleeasier.Thinkhappythoughts.Andyousuddenlycometothemind-blowingawarenessthatallhappinessevercanbeisarealtimepresentconditionofthinkinghappythoughts.Now,ifyousetupagaintosaythatyou'llonlyallowyourselftodothatoncetheouterworldfitscertainpicturesthataren'tcurrentlyfulfilled,thengoodluck,keepchasing.Butallyouevergoingtodoisgiveyourselfpermissiontodowhatyoucangiveyourselfpermissiontodorightnow.Ifyouwanttobehappy,orifyoulookbackinyourpastandthetimesyouwerehappy,Iguaranteeyouthat'sallthat'sgoingon.Youarethinkinghappythoughts.
Dave:Ontheflipside,itiseasiertobehappywhenyourbasicneedsaremet,right?
Peter:Mostpeople'sbasicneedsareamovingtarget.Mostpeopledon'tunderstandwhattheirbasicneedsare.IgotoGuguletuinCapeTown;basicneedsare"CanIhaveanextraspoonofrice?"IwalkdownthestreetandlistentosomeoftheconversationsintheDubaiMall,andyou'dthinkmost6yearoldsbasicneedsare"CanIhaveanextraiPad?"
Dave:You'reexactlyright.OneofthehappiestgroupsofpeopleIeversay,thatwasreallytouching,wasinCambodia,notmorethanadecadeor2afterthecountrywasjusthorriblytraumatized.Verypoorpeople,adollaraday,that'stheaverageincome,notenoughfood,walkingaroundhappierthantheaveragepersonyouwouldseeinamallanywhereinAmerica.Justcompletelyamazingbecausetheywerethinkinghappythoughts,walkingaroundsingingsongsand...Therewassuffering,buttherewasstillhappinessatthesametimewhichwasaneyeopenertomeatthetime.It'ssimilartowhatyou'resaying.Theword"Need"theremaybeispartoftheproblembecauseit'snotactuallywhatyouneeded;it'swhatyouthoughtyouneeded.
Peter:Ashumanbeings...Yougottounderstandthatwedon’tgettovoteonwhetherwearegoingtobeprogrammedornot.Weareprogrammablepeople.Wedon'tdothingsoutofrationalthinkingmostofthetimes,unfortunately.Wedoquiteabitoutof
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
16
passion,butmostofwhatwedo,wedooutofconsistentlyingrainedhabit,andthosehabitsarebaseduponprogramming,majorityofwhichisunconscious.
Now,peopleinCambodiaatthatparticulartimedidn'treallyhaveaccessto30,000commercialmessagesaday,programmingthemtoaswhythey'reunhappywithoutcertainproducts.Theyweren'tpluggedintogoodthingslikeconstantnegativenewsorCNNasmostpeoplecallit.Theyweren'texposedtoaleveloroutsideprogrammingthattheyfeeltheystillhavefreewilltomakedecisionson,whichisthefurthestthingfromthetruthbecausewhetherornotyou'regoingtobeprogrammed,itisn'tachoice.Howyouwanttobeprogrammedisachoice,butmostpeopleondefaultleavethatcompletelyopenandthereforesusceptibletotheagendasofothers.
It'slikesailingonanocean.Youdon'tgettocontrolthewind.You'regoingtobeblown.You'regoingtobeblown.Howyouutilizethatbaseduponwayyouhandledyoursail,youdogettochoose.Butifyouthink,"Wow.I'msailing.”You'regoingtowakeupnextmorningsomewhereoffcourse,oratthemercyofwhateverthewindis.
Nowthechallengetotheirsocietyisthatthewindhasanagenda.Themediahasagendas.Commercialbiashasagendas.Theyspendalotofmoneyandhirealotofsmartpeopletofigureouthowyoucanbeunconsciouslyprogrammed,themosteffective,efficient,andclinicalwaypossiblethatifyouwerewalkingaroundwithoutaspecificfocusorintentiontotakechargeofyourownprogramming,Iguaranteeyou,you'regoingtobepickedupandputonafasttrackofhowsomebodyelsewantsthattohappen.That'sjustthewayitis.
Dave:I'veusedalotoftechnologyaswellasmeditationtobecomeawareoftheautomatedresponsesmybodyhasandtolearnhowtoreprogramthemsothattheyservememuchbetterthanservingsomeotheruses.Whatarethetechniquesthatyouusedthatmakethemostdifferenceforbecomingawareofyourinternalmessages,includingtheonesthatyougotprogrammedfrommediaorjustfromthewayyouwereraisedbecomingawareofthem,andthenchangingthemsothatyoudon'thavetogothroughthatrationalloopofrecognizing,thinking,andthendoing,whereasyoucanjustchangetheactualresponseinthefirstplace?Doyouhaveawaytodothat?
Peter:Askotherquestions.Bepresentenoughtoaskintelligentandsmartquestions."What'sreallygoingonhere?"isagreatquestion."Whatistheagendathat'shappeningrightnow?""Whatdoesthisreallymean?"Becausemostpeople,again,arewalking
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
17
aroundofferingthemselvestobeemotionallymanipulatedandhavenoclue.Trustme,there'salotofsmartpeopleoutthererightnowthatgethiredbyalotofcorporationsthatpayveryhandsomelytofigureouthowtopressyourbuttons.
Ifyou'reallowingyourbuttonstobepressedwithoutsaying,"Whoa,hangonaminute."...Whenyoucometotheawarenessthatnobodycandoanythingtoyouemotionallywithoutyourpermissionyoustarttounderstandlevelsoffreedomofthoughtandfreedomofresponse.Thechallengeismostpeopledon’tlikeresponsibilitytobeabletodothatbecausetheyholdresponsibilityasawaytofeelgood.It'skindofextraburden.“Ihavemore...[enoughresponsibilityatwork00:29:47]Ihaveenoughresponsibilityformyfamily,”butstopandhavealookatthewordforasecond,"Responsibility."Theabilitytorespond.
Ifyouwanttotakeresponsibilityforyourownemotionalreactions,ifyouwanttotakeresponsibilityforyouownqualityoflife,yourownqualityofexperience,it'sgotnothingtodowithwhetheryou'redrivingthecaryouwant.Everythingtodowithamoment-by-momentappreciationofthefactthatnobodycandoanythingtoyouemotionalwithoutyourpermission.Whenyoustarttakingchargeofyourresponseandyourreactionratherthanjust[runoffapattern00:30:27]...It'skindoflikepeoplehaveawholeseriesofmoviespre-recorded,andit'slikebeingahumanjukeboxorahumansortofmoviejukebox.
Assoonassomebodysaysordoesoranythingthatpressesacertainsequenceofbuttons,yougointoapartofthebrainthathasapresetresponseonapresetrecordedDVD.Itgoesintheslot,pressesplay,andyouactoutsomethingthatisunconscious,thatyoudidn'tevengettovoteon.Now,sosomebodyturnsaroundandsays"Hey.You'reanasshole."Andyou'relike"Howdareyoucallmea..."whateveritis.Yeah,sotheyjustpressedabutton,andyouwenttothepre-recorded...
Let'ssayifsomebodydoesthis,Iplaythismovieandthisiswhathappens.Wakeup!You'rebetterthanthat.Ifsomebodycallsyouthat...Andhowaboutcompassion?Howaboutsaying...
You'redrivingdowntheroadandsomebodycutsyouoffintraffic,classicone.Nowyouwanttomakeitreal?EspeciallyontheroadsinDubai.Yeah?You'redrivingandsomebodycutsyouoff.Apartfromthefactit'spredictable,allright,youknow,"Sonofa
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
18
b..."Youstartreactingoffapattern.Youwanttogetaheadofthem,oryouwanttogivethemapieceofyourmind.Youwantto...Youchasethemdowntheroad.
Now,canyoujustimaginethat,andyou'vegotyoursonordaughterinthecar,what'sdaddyormummyteachingthemaboutmasteryofemotionalresponse?No.Nothing.Thatcouldprobablyleadtosomeprettybadscenariosatthenextsetoftrafficlightsifthatgotoutofcontrol.Asopposedtoyousuddenlyseethisguy,who'sallmeanlookingandovertakesyouandcutsyouoffandyou'relike,"I'lltellyouwhat.HeobviouslyneedstheroadmorethanIdo.I'msogratefulI'mnothavingadaylikehe'shad."
Dave:Yeah,andprobablyhe'sgotsomeonedyinginthebackseat.Youjustdon'tknow,right?
Peter:Ifheneedstheroadsomuchthathe'sgoingtodothatthen,yeah,I'mgratefulthatthat'snotmesittinginthecar.
Dave:ThatwasoneofthemoredifficultthingsIeverlearned.ThewayIfinallydidthat,Peter,waswiththeHeartMathsensor.Ilearnedtodriveintrafficandkeepthelightgreen.Everytimesomeonecutsyouoff,itwillturnred.Ittookme2weeksofdoingthateverydaybeforeIcouldfinallykeepitgreenwhensomeonecutmeoffbecause...Imeanitjustmakesyouwanttokill.Itreallydoes.That'syourbody,yourfightorflight.Itsomehowthinkstheguy'satigerorwhateverelse,buttoreversethatprogramminginmyselftookalongtimebecauseIusedtobekindofajerkontheroad,andI'mgladtosayI'mnotanymore.
Peter:Welldoneonbeinganexamplethere.ButonethingI'dinvitemylistenersorviewerstolookatisourself-language,ourself-vocalizationbecauseifweturnaroundandsay"Thatsonofabitchmadememad,"guesswhat?Completeuntruth.Absolutelylie.Atleast...Evenifyoucan'tunhookemotionally,allowyourselfthegiftofbeingtruthfulevenifnobodyelsehearsit.YouknowwhatI'msaying?Ichosetomakemyselfmadbaseduponwhattheydid.Now,itdoesn'tmeansayyou'regoingtoagreewiththem,buthere'sanotherlevelofmasterythatwouldallowpeopletoraisetheirlevelconsciousness.
WhenIlookatbehaviorinothersthatIwouldlet'ssay,disagreewithorfallsoutsideofmyvaluesoratbestwouldillicitanegativeresponseandatworstwoulddrivememadandwhateveritis,oneofthethingsthatwouldteachpeopleveryquicklyhowtoraise
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
19
thatlevelofconsciousnesstoapointwheretheycanbecomeself-masters...Andthisisreallywhatwe'retalkingabout.It'saboutbecomingmasterofourownemotionalresponseratherthanallowustobehookedandpulledandpushedandlikeeverybodyelsehasgotthepuppetstrings,becausethat'snotalifethat[hadatleast00:34:32]anyleveloffulfillment.
Ifyousomebodyactingoutofaccordancewithhowyoufeeltheyshouldbeacting,thenoneofthefirstthingsthatIdoisIputmyselfintheirshoes.Ihavetocometotheplaceofunderstandingthatlook,peopledothingsforreasons,right?Casedclosed.That'sthepsychologicalfact.Peopledothingsforreasons.Now,theymaynotbeyourreasons,andtheymaynotbemyreasons,butIknowtheydothingsforreasons.
UnlessIcanputmyselfinsomebodyelse'sshoestotheextentthatIcanunderstandingthatifIwasthemwiththeirhistory,theirstory,theircurrentemotionalframeofmind,theirbeliefsystem,theirscrewedupcallitmodeloftheworld,whateverlabel,whatjudgmentyouwanttodo,whateveritis,ifIcannotputmyselfintheirshoesandfullyassociatetothefactthatifIwasthem,Iwouldalsohopedonewhattheydid,thenIhavenorighttojudge.
Now,itdoesn’tmeantosaythatonceIstepoutofthatshoes,Idon'thavetoagreewiththem,ofcourse.ButunlessIcanputmyselfintheirshoesand[comes00:35:43]theplaceofawarenessandunderstandable[authentically00:35:46]saythat“Yeah.Iwoulddothat,andIcanbethatpersonbecausewe'veallbeenidiots,assholes,impatient,endupshorttempered,badasssonofbitch,unloving,unlovable...”Thereisn'tawordintheEnglishlanguagethatcandescribehumanbehaviorthatwe'venotencountered,embodiedandbeingatsomepointinourlife.Caseclosed.
Ifwecan'tcometotheawareness...IfIcan'tstepinsidethatperson'sshoesandappreciatewhythey'vedoneit,itdoesn'tmeansayIneedtoagreewithitonceIstepoutoftheirshoes,ifIcan'tappreciatethefactorcometotheawarenessthatifIwastheminthatstatewiththeirmindset,theirhistory,theirstory,"Iwouldn'thavedonethesamething",thenIhaveabsolutelynorighttoimposemyjudgmentormodeloftheworldontothatperson.Butmostofusdo.We'retooquicktoclick,"Ohlookatthatidiotdoingwhathe'sdoing."Well,guesswhat?Youwerethatidiotatonepoint,oryoucertainlycouldbe.
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
20
Sounhook,comefromaplaceofnon-judgmentstotheextentthat...Itdoesn'tsayyou'retryingtoputtheworldtorights,no.Yougotnorighttoputtheworldtorights.Wakeup.Theonlyrightthatwehaveinthisworldfrommyperspectiveistotryandbethebestuswecanbe.Ifyou...Ihavethisbeeinourbonnetabout"We'vegottofixtheeducationsystem.We'vegottofixtheeconomy.Thegovernmentsucks.Blah,blah,blah,"allofthis,andwe'reonamissiontotryandfixeverybodyelseaswell,thenI'veseenthatleadtoalotoffrustration.
YoutakeNelsonMandela.NelsonMandeladidn'tbuildschools.NelsonMandeladidn'tgoandfixotherpeople'sproblems.Hedidn'ttryandaddresswhatwason.Hebecametheexampleforotherstofollowbybeingthebesthimhecouldbe,irrespectiveofhispast,rightorwrong,andhehadlevelof27yearsoftimetomatureemotionallytoleadacountrythroughoneofthetraumaticanddifficulttimesthatcouldhavesodescendedintoviolencelikethat.Andhedidn't,buthedidn'tdoitbyrunningaroundtryingtofixeverybodyelse'sissuesandtellingwhytheywerewrong,no.Hebecametheexample.Asaresultofthat,hechangedmillionsmorelivesthananybodybuildingschoolsinAfrica.
Dave:Yeah.Theideathat"ifyouwanttochangetheworld,changeyourself,"it'strueandit'ssohardtoimagine.Tochoosetoactwithcompassionwhenpeoplearedoingthingsthatmaketheworldaworseplaceisadefinitelydifficultchoice,butit'sonethatyouseepeoplemake,andwhentheydo,theycreatereallybigchange.Whatis-
Peter:It'snotabout-
Dave:Goahead.
Peter:It'snotaboutlevelsofunderstandingbecauseinsightplaysverylittlepartofthat.It'sallaboutlevelsofawareness.Forexample,whenIwas16,asI'msuremanyotherpeoplelisteningherethat,yeah,canprobablyrememberthatfarback,IthoughtIgottheworldprettysussedout.At16,wegotourstufftogether,right?Yeah.Weknowhoweverythingis.Now,whenwe're25,andwelookbackatthe16yearoldus,howmuchoftheworlddidweactuallyreallyhadsussedoutat16?Right?Nothing.Right?Butcoulda25yearoldexplaintoa16yearoldwhattheworldislikeat25?
Well,theycanexplainit,andtheycanintellectuallyprobablyunderstandsomeofit,butthere'snowaytheycanexperienceitbecausethebaseisn'tbigenough.Thequestionof
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
21
wantingtohaveself-inquirytothepointofmaturingemotionallyorspirituallyisaboutrecognizingthatwhereverwearerightnow,ourbaseisn'tbigenoughtounderstandwhat'snextandbeingokaywiththat.
Whenyou're40,youlookatbackat25whenyouthoughtyoureallyhadtheworldsussedandrealizedhowlittlewehavetheworldsussed.At25,youcan'texperiencelifeasa40yearold,notbecauseyou'renotintelligent,notbecauseyourIQ,oryou'regoingtolearnsomenewtechniqueonmeditatingat40,no.Yourbaseisn'tbigenough.
Toturnaroundatsomebodyat16andsay,"Look.Youshouldreactwithcompassionratherthanmakinganobscenegesturethroughthewindow,"youcan'tjudgesomebodyforthatbecausewe'reonapath,andthatpathunfolds.Now,thepaththatunfoldsprobablyfesterwhenyouhavetheintentiontomoveforward,butnobodywasbornenlightened.Buddhawasn'tbornenlightened.Itwasajourney,aprogression,andthatisthejourneyformostpeople.
At41yearsoldnowmyself,Iknowthe...Yes.IlookbackatwhenIwas30or25andtheegodriventhatIwasatthetime,andIseehowmuchoftheworldthatIdidn'tknow.Iwouldn'thavereactedwithcompassion.You'dcallmeanassholeandIwould’veprobablyhead-buttedyou.NowI...Itdoesn'tmeantosaythatthepersonIwasthenisanylesssignificantorworsenow;it'sjustlevelsofawareness.Ican'tgobackandtellmyselfthatbecauseIwouldn'tunderstanditatthatage.
Forpeoplethathavehadthehumilityandthegracetohaveallowedthemselvestoprogress...Oneofthetemptationssometimesistojudgeothersthathaven'thadthatlevelofawarenessyet.Youcan'tdothat.Youcanonlybetheexampleforthemtofollowandunhookfromthewhethertheyshouldorshouldn't.
Dave:Notalotofpeopleknowthis,butBulletproofisaprettysmallcompanyrightnow,but3ofmykeyemployeesaremorethan20yearsolderthanIambecauseIfiguredtheymusthaveabiggerbasethanIdo,andtheycertainlyhavemoreexperiencethanIdo,andIrelyheavilyontheiradvicebecauseIfigurewhoeverI'mgoingtobewhenI'm50,bythewayI'm41also,abouttoturn42atsomepointcominguphere...It'sreallyinterestingjusttoseetheworldthroughtheireyesandthroughmine,andIknowthatIdon’thavethatkindofexperience,andIthinkthat'soneofthethingsthathelpedmetodowhatI'mdoingjustbecauseI...RecognizingthattheremustbealotmoreIdon't
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
22
knowbecausemybasenowisalotbetterthanlikeyousaidat25or16becauseIwasdefinitelyajerkbackthen...Iworkonbeingmuchlessofonethesedays.
There'ssomethingthatcomesintoplayherethough,andthat'swealth.You'vebeenaverysuccessfulserialentrepreneur.Ihadthefortunateandunfortunatelessonofmaking6milliondollarsandthenlosingitinmymid-20swhich-
Dave:That'snotsofun.Companywentbankrupt,etcetera,etcetera.Mostpeopleonlyhearthe"Davemade6milliondollars.He'sarichA-hole."I'mlike"Itdidn'tquitegodownlikethat.I'vebeenworkingforthepast20yearsforareason."Whatistheroleofwealthandpeople'semotionalandspirituallikeinnerawarenessandtheirconnectiontowealth?What'syourtakeonthat?
Peter:Greatquestionandonethatisprobablyoneofthebiggestareasthatpreventspeoplefromclimbingthroughlevelsofawareness;istheygetstuckonmoney.Idon'tknowhowmuchlongerwehave,but...Frommyside,formoney...HowcanIputit...Onceyouunderstandwhatmoneyis,ahigherlevelofawareness,youcanstopchasingthedamnthingbecausemoneyissimplyandalwayswillbe,areflectionofwhatvalueyouadd.Caseclosed.It'sanarbitrarymediumofexchange.Moneymeansnothing.IftheeconomywentFUBARtomorrow,andwe'releftwithamilliondollars,anditwascold,you'dburnittostaywarm.Moneyhasnointrinsicvalueinthewaythatwerepresentitrightnow.
Allitis,isabyproductorconsequenceofhowmuchvalueyouadd.Now,thereasonmostdon'tlikethatawarenessisbecauseifyoudon'thaveenough,thatmeansyouhavetolookinfrontofthemirrorandsay"WellthatmeansIhaven'tgivenenough."Mostpeoplesenseofwhattheythinkthey'regivingisenough,buttheyjustdon'tfeelasiftheyhaveenoughmoney.Theotheraspecttothisisthatmostpeopleunfortunatelydon’trecognizethatthereare2bankaccounts.
Thereisafinancialbankaccount,whicheverybodyfocuseson,butthere'sanemotionalbankaccount.Mostpeople'semotionalbankaccount,unfortunately,followstheirfinancialbankaccount.Ifyourfinancialbankaccountislowerthanwhatyou'dlikeittobe,thenusuallyyouremotionalbankaccountistoofarbehind.PeoplewhothinkthatmoneywillsolvealloftheirproblemsarelivinginDisneyland.Thechallengewiththatprevalentbeliefsystemformostpeople,isthatmoneysolvesproblems,isbecause
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
23
thosethatdon’thaveaccesstoalotofmoney,mostoftheirimmediateproblems,arecausedbylackofmoney.
Therefore,theillusionisthatthemoremoneyIhave,thenthelessproblemsI'llget.Well,that'sjustnottrue.You'llhavebiggerproblemsandbetterqualityproblems,butthat'sadifferentconversation.
Youasksomebodywho'sworth10,20milliondollarsifproblemsgoaway,andthey'lllaughatyou.But,ifyouhavethesituationwhereyourpsychologyiswiredthatyourfinancialbankaccountfollows...Youremotionalbankaccountratherfollowsyourfinancialbankaccount,you'llalwaysbepoorfinancially.Thatisbecause,whatweweren'ttaughtinschool,isthatthefinancialbankaccountisalackingindicator,notaleadingindicator.Inotherwords,ifwewantafinancialbankaccounttogoup,ouremotionalbankaccounthastogoupfirst,otherwisewe'retiedintoanegativefeedbackloop.
Now,there'satimedelaybecauseweliveandoperateinaparadigm,what'sknownasNewtonianphysicsandcausality,whichmeansthatthecircumstantialrealitythatweneedtocreatetoincreasemoneydoesn'thappeninstantaneously.Ithappensinstantaneouslyinthemetaphysicalworld.Youstartvibratingatthelevelofpositiveattraction;youstartappreciatingthings.Youstartgettingontoalevelofraisingofemotionalaccounttoahighlevel,thefinancialbankaccounthastofollow,butitdoesn'tfollowat3:00onTuesdaywhenwewantittobecauseinthemetaphysicalworld,thingshappeninstantaneously,sothat,whatHawkinswouldcallanattractivepattern,it'salreadyset.
Yousendthemessageout,butpeopledon’tgiveitlongenoughbecausetheywanttoseeimmediateresults,orthey'rehookedintotheiremotionalbankaccountgetstiedbacktotheirfinancialbankaccount,sothenallofasuddenyou'rebackonthenegativeloop.
Togiveanexample,ifyouareinadream,ifyouwantsomethingtohappen,ithappensinstantly.Youwanttofly,youfly.Inthemetaphysicalworld,thingshappenstraightaway.It'salmostlikealittleboat,aremotecontrolboatonapond.Youturnleftonthecontrollerandvoom,voom,instantlyturnsleft,butinthephysicalworld,thetimeittakesforthatattractivepatterntotranslateintocircumstantialrealityoftheuniversetorearrangeitself,toallowthatfinancialbankaccounttofollowtheemotionalbank
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
24
account,it'slikeanoiltankerontheocean.Youturnthewheelleftandnothinghappensto2kilometers.
Youhavetogiveittime.Thesignalhasbeenset.Theboathastoturn,butifhalfwayafterakilometeryouspinthewheelbackandsay"Thisshipdoesn'twork"andI'msorry,butnobodyvoteonthefactthatyougettocontrolwhenthathappens,butthespeedthattheboatturnsatistotallylinkedtothecongruencyandthealignmentbetweenyourthinkingcenterandyourfeelingcenterandtheconsistencyofthatfrequencythatyou'rebroadcasting.
Talkaboutmoney...Money'sareflectionofthevalueyouadd,andthatvalueyouaddisn'tjustaboutgiving40hoursaweek,anemployeroraproducttoaserviceintothemarketplace,whatvalueyouaddingtotheworldthatyou'reinhabiting.We'reallguestsonthisplanet,butifyou'rekickingandcomplaining...Here'swhymostpeople'sfinancialbankaccountsstayslow.Becausewhattheydois...I'llgiveanothermetaphor.
Imaginewalkingintoanartgalleryormuseum.Yougointoamuseum.Youwalkintotheroom,andtheexhibitiscalled"YourWife."Youwalkintothisroom,andyoulookaround,andyoudon'tactuallyliketheexhibit.Infact,they'redisgusting.Theydon'tpleaseyou.Now,you’vegotacoupleofdifferentthingsyoudo.Here'swhatmostpeopledo.Havingboughttheticketandwalkedintothatexhibit,theystopstampingtheirfeet,shoutinganddemandingthecuratorcomesandchangesalltheexhibitsaroundtosomethingtheylike.Nowifyoudidthatinthemuseum,whatwouldactuallyhappen?
Dave:You'dleave.Peter:Securitywouldcome,andyou'dbethrownout.
Dave:Yes.
Peter:Right?Wouldyouhaveanychanceofdemandinghavingboughtyourticket,thatthecuratorcomesandchangesthat?Isanythinginthatroomgoingtochange?
Dave:Notatall.
Peter:Notatall,soyouhaveabsolutelynorighttocomplainattheexhibitsintheroomcalled"YourWife".However,youhaveeveryrighttochoosetowalkintoadifferent
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
25
room.Ifyou'rebitchingandcomplainingabouttheexhibitsandyourwiferightnow,guesswhat?Thatisthegluethatkeepsyoutiedtothem.Quitthatbecauseitwillkeepyouremotionalbankaccountatzeroandyourfinancialbankaccountwillhavenochancetochange.Youhaveeveryright...You'vegotsome...
IfIrecognizedthatmyfinancialbankaccountissimplyareflectionofwhatmyemotionalbankaccounthasbeendoingforthelastcoupleofmonths,thenit'snowondermostofitisintheshapethatit'sin.Hey!That'spositiveconfirmationthatthesystemworks.I'mgoingtomakeacommitmenttogooutandwalkintoadifferentroomandmaintainandholdthatcourse.Nobodycancomebacktomein2monthsthatauthenticallydoesthatandtellsmethatthathasn'tshifted.Itmaynotshiftexactlyhowtheywant,buttheonlypeoplethatcomplainarethereonesthatgoinfor3days,seethatithasn'tchanged,andthencomplainaboutitandspinthewheelbackonthetanker.
Dave:Peter,thepartaboutyouremotionalbankaccountleadingyourfinancialbankaccount,isthatbasedon...Isthatsomethingyouinvented,oristhatbasedonsomeparticularteachingorworkthatyou'vecomeacross?Becauseit'sbrilliant,andI'veneverhearditbefore.What'sthesourceofthat?
Peter:TheanalogyofthepersonalfinancialbankaccountissomethingthatIoverlaybecauseIthinkpeoplecanunderstandthat.
Dave:It'sreallywellsaid,anditmakesgreatsense,sothat'sbrilliant,thankyou.
Peter:Iappreciatethat,thankyou.ImeanIcouldgointomanydifferentlevelsoftangible,intangible,physical,metaphysical,Newtoniancausality,non-lineardynamics,butmostpeoplegettheanalogyoffinancialbankaccount,emotionalbank-,Itjustmakesiteasyforthosethataren'tinthe[know-tery00:50:56]likesometimeswearelearningadvancedtheoreticalphysicsandmetaphysics.
Tobefair,whenyougetthroughthat'sprettymuchwhat'sgoingon.
Dave:It'sthesimplestwayI'veeverhearditexplained,anditjiveswithmyrealityahundredpercent.Iwanttobeveryrespectfulofyourtimebutwehaveonemore-
Peter:I'mhereaslongyouwantme.
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
26
Dave:Oh,you'vegotsometime.Great.
Peter:Actually,beforewejumpoffthesubjectofmoney,IjustwantedtothrowinoneotherlevelofawarenessthatIthinkisveryvaluableforalotofpeople.Thatishaving...ObviouslyhavingworkwithTonyforthelastprobably,Idon'tknow,14orsoyearsnow,TonyRobbins...IwasactuallyTony'syoungestevertrainerin2002whichIwasveryproudofatthetime.LookingbackrightnowIrealizehowlittleIknewasatrainerbackthen.Thatsaid,again,we'reallonourownjourney.
OnethingIcertainlycreditandattributeTonyforraisingmylevelorawarenessiswhathecallsthe"Primaryfear".Theprimaryfearisthefearthatwe'renotenough.We'rebornwith2naturalfears:Thefearoffallingandthefearofloudnoises.Everythingelseislearned.Butthefearthatwe'renotenoughisusuallytherootcauseofmostoftheissuesthatI'dspendalottimeworkinginpsychotherapeuticinterventionaroundtheworld.That'susuallywhereithasitsgenesis.
Thefearthatwe'renotenough,notgoodenoughpredominantlyforalotofpeople,notrichenough,notcertainenough,notlovedenough,nothappyenough,nottallenough,shortenough,fillintheblank.We'veallgotablanktofillinatthatlevelpredominantlyunlessyoustarttranscendingintomuchhigherlevelsofawareness.
Forthefearthatwe'renotenough,let'sjustoverlaymoneyonthis.Oneofthemajorchallenges,andIstartedseeingthiswhenIlookedintotheissuearoundmoneythatpeoplehave,andthepsychologythatpreventsthemfromraisingtheirfinancialandtheiremotionalbankaccount.Thatisthat...Mostpeoplemakethefundamental,critical,anddevastatingmistake...Ican'tunderstatethis.Devastatingmistake,thattheycombineandintertwinetheirself-worthwiththeirnet-worth.Thatagainisdowntoalotoftheconditionalityandtheprogrammingthat21stcenturyrealityhasputonmostpeople."You'regoodenoughif..."youdrivetherightcar,havetherightbusinesscard,therightjobdescription,yeahblah,blah,blah,fillintheblank.
Ifyouhaveyourself-worthandyournet-worthtied,mostofthetimeifyournet-worthisthreatened,ittriggersthefearthatyouarenotenoughbecauseyourself-worthisautomaticallylinked.That'soneofthereasonswhyIseemostpeoplecompromisetheirvaluesaroundmoneyfasterthananythingelse.It'snotbecausethey'rebadpeople.It'sjustthattheirassociationtotheirself-worthandnet-worthissostrongthatiftheir...Theywilldecisionsthatwillcompromisetheirvaluesaroundmoneysothatthetrigger,
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
27
thefearthatthey'renotenough,isnotsetoffbecausemostpeoplewoulddoalmostanythingtoavoidthat.
Ifpeoplewanttotakeastepforwardincreatingfinancialabundance,unhookyourself-worthfromyourself-worthfromyournet-worth.Understandthatyouwereborngood,nothing...Youdon'tneedabankaccounttoprovethat.Understandthatregardlessofwhathappens,you'renotgoingtotakeitwithyou.Youdon'twanttobetherichestmaninthegraveyard.TheonlypeoplethattrytotakewealthwiththemweretheEgyptians,andtheonlythingthathappenediswedugitupandstoleit.Thatdoesn'twork.That'swhythere'sabigdifferencebetweenwealthandfulfillment.Mostpeoplearesopoor,alltheyhaveismoney.
Ifyou'rechasingthat,andmostpeopledotovalidatetheirself-worth,thenagain,you'reonahamsterwheeltounfulfillmentthatunfortunately,that'satunnelwithnocheese.Mostpeoplewakeupattheendand...Itbegsthequestion,whatisthegrandprize?IsitafleetofBentleys?Becausehere'swhatIknow,I'veneverbeenaroundpeople,andIhave,beenaroundpeoplewhoareattheendoftheirlife;peoplethathavefinallysuccumbedtotherealizationoftheirmortalityandthatcouldbethefactthatthey'vegothours,days,orweekstoliveandhaveactuallyresignedorsurrenderedtothatlevelofawareness.
Everysingleoneofthose,notthosethatarestillfightingtheinevitable,butthosethathavesurrenderedtothatlevelofawarenessandhavealittlemorelevelofserenityaroundthatratherthanintrepidation.Obviously,there'salwaysfearforalotofpeople,butthosethathavecometotheawarenessandacceptedit,notoneperson,andyoucantalktonursesinhospicesthatspendtheirlifearoundthesepeople,notonepersonhaveIevercomeacrossthathasliedthereandsaid"Youknowsomething?PleasegoandfetchmemymahoganyframedMBAcertificate.PleasegofetchmethekeystomyFerrari."No.Whatdotheysay?Whatisthegrandprize?
Thegrandprizeis"PleasegoandfetchmethepeoplethatIcareabout"and"IwishItoldthatIlovedmorethanIdid."Or"PleasegofetchmethepeopleIlove,andIwanttojustwanttobearoundevenifnothingissaid,Icanjustbewiththem."That'sthegrandprize.Mostpeopleavoidthat;missedagaincompletelybecausethey'resobusychasingvalidationthatthey'regoodenoughbecausetheyneedafinancialbankaccounttoproveitintheeyesofothers.Youwereborngoodenough.Getoffthatgame.Onceyou'refreeofthatgame,andyoucanstartrecognizingthattruefulfillmentscomesfrom
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
28
love,joy,happiness,thinkinghappythought,notgettingcaughtupandstressedoutbecauseyourWi-Fisignalisn'tstrongenough.NotgettingcaughtupbecauseMcDonald'sranoutofbarbecuesauce.
Whenyoucomefromaplaceofsurrendertothefactthatwhatisthegrandprize,guesswhat?You'rethenfreetogoandmakemoney,butitdoesn'thaveaholdofyou.Theparadoxisyou'llprobablymakemoreofitbecauseitwon'tmeanasmuch.
Dave:Thatisincrediblydeepandwellsaid.Itmakesmewonder.Yougetsomeprettyheavycriticismfromyourlatestspaceenergyproject.Criticismtriggersthosethingsright?You'remanagingtodosomethingthatisverymuchworldchanging.Atthesametime,howdoyouhandleitinternallywhenyougetthecritics.Wecanallseewhatyousaytothecritics,andthatyou'restickingwithyourscience,buthowdoyouhandlethatinternally?Howdoyoukeepthemfromtakingyououtofthezone,soyougetoutoftheflow-state;yougetbasicallybummedbecausetheyaresayingeffectivelyyouarenotgoodenough,asapartofthecriticism?You'veneverbeencalledacrazypersonhaveyou,Peter?
Peter:Well,Ihopeso.
Dave:Exactly.Tellmewhatgoesoninsideyourmindorinsideyourheartwhensomesays"OhmyGod,IhaveaPhDfromX,Y,andZ,andPeterisanutter,andit'snevergoingtowork,andit'sgoingtokilltheplanet"whatevertheworstthingsthattheysay.Whatdoesthatdotoyou,anddoyouturnthataround?
Peter:Here'salessoninpsychologythatIthinkwouldoffersomevalueandbenefittomanyofthe[inaudible00:58:48][abuse.00:58:48]Peoplesaytome,"Whatisoneofthebiggestgiftsyoucangivetochildren?"Iwouldsaythatthefirstthingisunderstandthedifferencebetweenbeinginternallyandexternallyvalidated.Ifyouwantexternallyvalidated,it'skindofwhatIwassayingearlier,youwillneedotherpeopletoagreewithyourmodeloftheworldinordertofeelgoodaboutit.Thesecondsomebodydisagreeswiththat,youareonadefensivepathtotryandrevalidateyourmodeloftheworldtothem.
That'sanexhaustinggame.I'vealreadysaid,youwantthekeytounhappiness,tryandgetsomebodyelsetoagreewithwhatitisyouwantthemtoagreewith.That'safool'sgame.That'sDisneylandthinking.That'snevergoingtohappen.7billionpeopleonthe
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
29
planet,and7differentwaysoflookingatit...7billiondifferentwaysoflookingatit.It'slike...
Noonewouldgetanyonewiththat.IfIhearsomebodyelse's[poignant00:59:44]pointofview,then...don'tgetmewrong,I'mnotmyopicallygluedtosomethingbecauseit'smyideaandthereforeit'sright.No.IfsomebodypresentsalevelofinsightthatIthinkisvalid,thatis[anareaof00:59:56][inaudible00:59:56]time--I'mnotthesmartestguyintheworld,far,far,farfromit.--then,andIthinkit'svalid,I'llofcourseI'llhavealookatthat.
Butforsomebodytosaythatmymodeloftheworldchallengestheirsandthereforemineiswrong...Imeanifyouhearitfromthatperspective,youseethelunacyofitright?I'mveryandexceptionallyinternallyvalidated.Idon’tneed6,999,999,999otherpeopletoagreewithmeatanylevelformetofeelgoodaboutwhatitisIwanttofeelgoodabout.WhywouldI?IfI'mnothurtinganybodyelse,andaslongasnobodyislessthanbecausetheycrossedmypath,whywouldIsubjectmyselftothegoodopinionofothers,whenIknowthat'sagamenoonecaneverwin?
Now,Idon'tswiminGOOP.G-O-O-P,goodopinionofotherpeople.MostpeoplespendtheirlivesswimminginGOOPbecausethey'reexternallyvalidating.Youwanttogiveagifttoyourkid,getthemtobeinternallyvalidated,nottothepointwherethey'rearrogant.Arroganceisthesamepattern,justtheflipsideofthecoin."I'mindifferenttoyourstupidmodeloftheworldbecausemineisbetter."I'malmostvalidatingminebyprovingyoursiswrong.It'sthesamedeal.
There'snohumilityinthat.Ifsomeone'sgotaPhD,thenforastartIalreadythatthey'dbeenprogrammedtobeamismatcher.Theirentirethesisisbaseduponprovingsomethingthathasn'tbeenprovedyet.They'reconditionedtoit.It'spredictable.
IrememberwhenIwas22,Isaid,"YouknowwhatIget?AsmanyhatewebsitesasBillGates.IknowI'llbedoingwell."It'sjustperspective.Ifyouareinternallyvalidated,notopinionated,notegotistical,againlikeIsaid,that'sjusttheflipsideofthecointobeingexternallyvalidated;that'sacaseofnotgivingacrap.OfcourseIcareaboutotherpeople's...Ifthere'ssomethingvalidthere,thenI'llassessitonmyownterms,andifit'svalid,I'llthankthemfortheirperspective.
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
30
Butforsomeonetocomeoutofleftfieldandtrytojustify...Iseethepatternthey'rewanting.It'sthepatternI'vejustexplained.Ifitcontradictsthem,theirmodeloftheworld,andthey'reexternallyvalidated,theyhavetocontradictwhereIamandtryandgetme...Tryandattackmineandanyoneelse'spointofview.It'showtheygettheirvalidation.It'showtheygettheirsignificance.
Dave:It'sbecausetheyfeelnotgoodenoughlikeyouweresayingearlier.
Peter:It'salwaysthere.It'salwaysthere.Icanthinkofalmost,tobefair,amusementratherthananger.That'snotlookingdownonthem.That'slookingatthepattern,notthem.Imakethedistinctionbetweensomebodyandsomebody'sbehavior.That'sanimportantdistinctiontomake;thatonlyusuallycomesthroughahigherlevelofawareness.Certainly,youcancomeinanywherelowerlevelsofawareness.Icanyoutellyouthat.
I'mveryfortunateandblessedthathavinghadthelevelofdisciplineandself-inquiryonthejourneythat[I’vegone,andI’monly01:02:57]acoupleofstepsaheadofpeoplethathaven'ttakenthatbasedon-experiencethat,again,Isaidearlier,somepeoplehaven'thadthefortunetohaveaccesstothelevelofinsightsIhave.It'snotsomecleverorspecial...
Tounderstandthedistinctionbetweensomebodyandtheirbehaviorisaverypowerfullevelofinsighttobringtothetable.Ifsomebodywantstoattackme,ifI'matthesamelevelofawareness,I'mgoingtopushback.ButifIrecognizethatthispersonishavingabadday;thispersonisfrustrated.ThispersonisobviouslyontheirownjourneyandthankGodI'mnotthembecauseifIwastolivemylifewiththatlevelofstress,holycrapI'm...Imeanalloftheirabilitytostillfunction...Andcomefromaplaceofadmirationfromwherethey'reatratherthanjudgmentandtryingtodefendmyposition.That'safool'sgame.Givemeabreak.
Yeah.AmIgoingtogetattacked?Ihopeso.Doesitcontradicteverybodyelse'smodeloftheworld?Well,itwouldn'tbedoingmuchgoodifitdidn't.
Dave:Iloveit.
Peter:You'renotgoingtosaveworldthinkingwhatevereverybodyelsethinks.
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
31
Dave:That'sawesome.Well,thisistheonlyinterviewI'vehadsofar,Peter,whereIfeelliketheinterviewisalreadymaybeansweredthefinalquestion,butI'mgoingtoaskthefinalquestionsoyoucanjustwrapitupsuccinctly.ThisissomethingI'veaskedallhundredandabouttwentypeopleI'veinterviewedoverthepastfewyears.Givenyourentirelifeexperience,yourtop3recommendationsforpeoplewhowanttoperformbetteratwhateveritisthey'reheretodo,justmost3importantnuggets.
Peter:Everybodyalwayswantsthetopthis,thetopthat,thegoldenthis,thegolden...
OneofthefirstthingsIwouldsuggestisgiveuptheneedtolookforthetop3.Butinherentinthatistolearntoliveinthespaceofaquestion.Mostpeople'smindsaresoconditionedtoabsolutes,andpartofthereasonforthatishistoricallywe'reprogrammedtohaveathirstforanswers.Now,wegrewupoutsideofthesciencesasaspecies,inawaythatforgenerationsandtensofthousandsofyears,wewereintriguedbynaturalphenomena.Whenitrained,wewonderedwhy.Wheredidtheoceangoeverynight?Whydiditcomeback?Whydidthemoonchangeshape?Wehaveanintrinsic,builtintoourDNAthirstforabsoluteanswers.
Theflipsidetothatonapositive,itmakesknowntheconsummateexplorertoreachoutbeyondthatcomfortablegraspandcreatemagicthatnootherspeciesornootherpartofhistorymanhashadtheabilitytodo.Theothersidetothatisthatthemindwants,"Givemethetop3."Ifyouareableto...IfIwastoputthetop1,havingcontradictedwhatI'vejustsaid,Iwouldsayoneofthemostpowerfulthingsthatsomebodycandoistoincreasetheirabilitytohandleuncertainty.
Dave:Ooh,greatanswer.Allright.Yes.
Peter:Inherentinthat,islearntoliveinthespaceofaquestion.ThesecondthingIwouldencouragepeopletolookatistorecognizethatweallcomeatlifethroughadifferentlookingglasses.Youcreateyourmodeloftheworld;Icreatemymodeloftheworld.It'sgoingtobedifferentforyoubecauseyouhaveadifferentwayofinterpretingthroughthe5senses,ontopofadifferentbeliefsystem,adifferentupbringing,adifferentculturalparadigm,and,and,and,and.
Therefore,ifyouagreewithme,thenthere'ssomethingwrong.It'slikethe...If2peopleinbusinessalwaysagree,oneofthemisunnecessary.Learntounderstandthatweallhaveadifferentviewpointandbeokaywiththat.Idon'tneedyoutoagreewith
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
32
metomefeelgoodaboutagreeingwithmyself.Makeadistinctiontherebecauseifyoucandothat,everythingshifts.
Thethirdone,ifIwastosumthatup...Letmehaveathink....Again,don'tgethookedbyyourimmediatecircumstances.Ifyou'rebitchingandcomplainingabouttheartifactsintheroom,inthemuseumrightnow,you'reeithergoingtogetthrownout,oryou'regoingtobemoreannoyedthatyou'renevergoingtochangethem.Makeaconsciouschoicetowalkintoadifferentroom.Chooseadifferentvector.Youknowsomething?Icaneithercomplainaboutmycircumstances,orIcanchoosetheonesthatIwant.Getinspired.Tapintothe...
Makesenseofwhoyouarethatwasbornamiracle.400millionto1andyoushowup.Thatwasnoaccident.Youchosetobehereforabetterreasonthanworking9to5inajobyoudon'tlikeforsomebodyyou'dneverprobablyunderstoodforawagethatislessthanwhatyou'reworth,toretireat65onsomethingthatyou'vethoughtmightbehappinesstofindoutitisn't.Giveitup.Followyourpassion.Followyourblissanddon'tletanybodytellyouthatyoucan'tdoit.
Dave:Peter,amazinginterview.ThankyoufortakingthetimetobeonBulletproofExecutiveRadio.Whereshouldpeoplegotolearnmoreaboutwhatyou'redoing,yourbooks,givemeyourURL,Twitter,whereverelseyouwouldlikepeopletoknowmoreaboutwhatyou'redoing?
Peter:Thankyou.Theywantmywebsiteobviously,petersage.com
It'shardtohideapublicprofilethesedays,soifyouGoogle"PeterSage",I'mprettymucheverywherefortherightorwrongreasonI'msure,dependingonifyou’vegotaPhDornot.Twitter,PeterSage007.Pleasedon'ttweetawayorretweetthisor...Mypassionhereistogetthemessageoutthatcanhopefullyraise...Evenifit'sonethingpeoplecantakeoutofthisinterviewthattheycanmakeadifferencewith.Knowingandnotdoingisthesameasnotknowing.Mostpeoplearewellreadandknownothing,orthey'reinspiredinthemoment,butthengetcaughtupintryingtodotoomuch.Thereasonisthattheemotionalrootisusuallyoverwhelmed;leadstoconfusionwhichleadstoinaction,whichmeansthey’velearnedsomuch,theydonothing.
Takeonethingoutofthisinterviewandgoandhelpsomebodyelsewithit.Gobetheexample.Goshareit.Ifyouwantaccesstomoreofmywork,thenI'mobviouslyon
Bulletproof Toolbox Podcast #368, Peter Sage
33
YouTube.PeterSage.comismymainresource.Ithasbeenapleasuretospendthistimewithyouandhavethischatandhopefully,addsomevaluetosomepeoplethatarewatchingorlistening.
Dave:Youabsolutelydid.ThanksPeter.
Featured
TeeterHealthIQPeterSage.comPeterSageonFacebook@petersage007PeterSageonYouTubeSpaceEnergyResourcesInstituteofHeartMathBulletproofHeartMathInnerBalanceTMSensorforiOSHeartMathEmWave2