![]() ![]() Beyoncé used an Alter Ego named Sasha Fierce Now think about someone real or fictional (if they’re real, you could even ask them) and how they would answer these questions.ĭo you see the disparity between your and their answers?ģ. What was your mindset like? What were you thinking before, during, and after the situation? What were you feeling? Once you have identified the area (i.e., school, work, fitness, personal development), journal about how you’ve been showing up so far. In what areas of life do you feel like you are underperforming? Where do you know you could do better? Well, with the help of the Alter Ego Effect, this will be the case. Wouldn’t it be nice to know that you have these different versions of you, these ‘ trusted friends,‘ to fall back on and just know they will rock the show? It is very uplifting to look at the things you struggle with and realize that you are not incompetent but merely acting as your false persona. ![]() They don’t realize it, but they’re being unintentional about what “who” is showing up on their Field of Play and into those Moments of Impact.” – Todd Herman (The Alter Ego Effect) “It gets to the heart of why talented, capable people underperform. Capable people underperform when they are unintentional about ‘who’ they need to be in the situation What fictional character fascinated you the most? Did you remember ever slipping into a specific role while playing?Ĭhances are, you still hold a powerful emotional connection to this character. I say we should learn far more often from what children are doing intuitively instead of just labeling it as ‘childishness.’ ![]() Once more, this is something adults tell children to grow out of because it is ‘childish’ and they need to be ‘realistic.’ Far from it, in fact.Īlready the Roman consul Cicero wrote about using “a second self, a trusted friend.”Īnd if you think about it, it isn’t surprising at all that the Alter Ego Effect has been used for so long.Ĭonsidering even children intuitively act like their favorite fictional characters and ask themselves ‘what would spiderman do,’ I believe the ‘second self’ might be an inherent human tool we’ve forgotten about.Īctually, forgotten is the wrong word. Interestingly enough, the concept of slipping into a different persona to accomplish specific tasks is not new. The concept of using an Alter Ego or a Second Self is centuries old ![]()
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