We think we’re offering choices. We think we’re empowering others. But often — we’re just manipulating to get what we want.

In this episode, we'll break down how manipulation starts early in life, how approval-seeking becomes a survival tactic, and how society hardwires us to adopt standards we never chose.

You’ll learn:

• How ignoring your inner authority leaves you vulnerable to external control.
• Why childhood approval-seeking never truly goes away — and how it shapes adult decision-making.
• The critical question to ask: Is this my standard, or someone else’s?
• Why avoiding bias is a myth — and how to identify which biases to keep or discard.
• The forensic truth about emotional triggers: If you're constantly triggered by the world, you’re perceiving it through your wounds and bias.

This isn’t about being cynical. It’s about reclaiming your sovereignty, dismantling inherited narratives, and living from your own integrity — not someone else’s agenda. 

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What is The Formula? It’s a set of standards you hold for yourself that reflect your level of integrity & character forged from the level of accountability and responsibility you’ve created in your life by the choices you’ve made in your own self-interest.

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