The Future is Human

The feeling of “not enough” is an illusion. Just by existing, you are enough. In this episode, Kayleigh discusses ways to see through the illusion of not being enough, reads an excerpt from her upcoming book The Great LeadHERship Awakening, explains how an encounter with a stingray reinforced that she is on the right path, and shares how Disney’s Encanto really reflects the messages of leadership, diversity, interconnection, awakening, and acceptance.

Even after three years of building a company that is an expression of her authentic soul, Kayleigh still struggles with feelings of being not enough. This feeling of having to constantly achieve to be good enough is a false paradigm that you can choose to stop buying into. When Kayleigh came across a stingray for the first time, she knew it was a sign from the universe. And upon looking up its symbolism that sign became very clear. The stingray is a symbol of emotional liberation, the freedom to adapt, and a message to stop hesitating and take action. It is a perfect symbol for the message of acceptance, transformation and healing that The Great LeadHERship Awakening stands for.

If you feel like you’re not enough no matter what you do, just know that is an illusion. Everyone is connected and true freedom is in accepting that our sense of separation is false. Join Kayleigh at The Great LeadHERship Summit for workshops and talks from the authors which can also be accessed as replays if you are unavailable to join live. 

Quotes

• “I struggled mightily to put everything that I'm feeling and thinking and noticing into words because so much is happening every single day. So much awareness, so much integration that it feels almost disingenuous at this moment to put anything into a chapter, onto words.” (3:35-3:41)

• “We're also hosting a summit where all of the authors who've taken the time to create, to express, to publish will be speaking, will be giving workshops and you can join us live.” (6:20-6:32)

• “The stingray symbolizes emotional liberation. It symbolizes sensitivity. It symbolizes that you are free to move on, and that it's time to stop hesitating. Everything is in place and it is on time. It is time to act.” (9:36-9:56)

• “Nothing is stagnant, nothing is exactly as it seems. There is so much more.” (10:45-10:50)

• “This sense of disconnection, this sense of separateness. We shift out of it when we start to recognize the illusion that is even ourself.” (17:22-17:35) 

Links

Get Your Tickets for The Great LeadHERship Awakening Online Summit March 14 - March 16  https://the-great-leadhership-awakening.heysummit.com/ 

Publish with Soul Excellence - https://soulexcellence.com/

Discover Your Divine Feminine Archetype: https://femininemastery.com/

Pre-Order Your Copy of The Future is Human book releasing in June! https://www.amazon.com/Future-Human-Kayleigh-OKeefe-ebook/dp/B0BQXDR25X

Take The Soul Excellence Archetype Quiz - https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/5efdf00af2b37c00141cb60a

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In order to achieve freedom, you have to get out of your own way and stop trapping yourself in old narratives. In this episode, Kayleigh discusses the importance of the sovereign self, where you make choices and set boundaries that enable you to be the best version of yourself. When you let go of the traps you’ve set for yourself, you open yourself up to boundless possibilities.

If you’re behaving in ways that are automatic or are driven by your desires, attachments, and old delusions of how you think you’re supposed to be, then you’re not truly free. Kayleigh opened herself up to receiving intuitive messages and ended up exploring Lake Worth, a beach town near her home. While there, she stumbled upon the book, Sovereign Self by Acharya Shunya. This book spoke to Kayleigh’s current life experiences and helped her to better open up to make choices that support her desire for freedom. Then, she came across MLK Jr. Pathway to Freedom, a walkway featuring quotes from important figures during the civil rights movement. She was particularly moved by a quote from Thurgood Marshall, which talks about the importance of recognizing the humanity of our fellow human beings.

Often people become trapped in delusions instead of being able to see reality for what it is. They stay caught in these traps and lose the connection not only to one another, but to their highest state of being. Take time to really think about the path to freedom and whether your thoughts and actions are supporting you or trapping you.

Quotes

• “It's only from a deep sense of inner freedom that we can really make choices and decisions that don't just serve us, but actually serve all of humanity because we're showing up fully as the highest version of ourselves.” (9:07-9:22)

• “Following that intuitive hit was just a reminder that when we're not caught in our own traps and we're open to possibility, even better ideas come to us.” (11:02-11:11) 

• “Am I free right now? Am I acting as if I'm free? Or am I a slave to desires? Am I a slave to my attachments? Am I a slave to what I think I should want? Or am I open to the experience of life and am I freely making choices that are in support of my boundless, limitless, most conscious self?” (17:36-17:58)

• “In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” (21:07-21:12 | Thurgood Marshall)

• “Let this message be an invitation to explore the pathway to freedom. Which really is the pathway inward toward our true self, not the layers of stuff that we've added upon it.” (27:15-27:29) 

Links

Get Your Tickets for The Great LeadHERship Awakening Online Summit:  https://the-great-leadhership-awakening.heysummit.com/ 

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In order to upgrade your human operating system, it’s vital to access and trust our emotional guidance systems. In this episode, Kayleigh talks about the importance of reconnecting with the human experience by tuning into your emotions and connecting in person. She also shares her excitement about the upcoming book launch and summit for The Great LeadHERship Awakening, the latest book from Soul Excellence Publishing. 

The pandemic led to people relying primarily on virtual communication. Now that we are able to get together again, Kayleigh has realized that in person interactions are essential not only for her own energy, but also for fostering more meaningful relationships. As part of her commitment to upgrading her human operating system, Kayleigh is choosing to pull the anomaly, a phrase coined by Claudia Cauterucci, founder of Dynamic Meditation, which refers to making a different choice. In Kayleigh’s case, pulling the anomaly refers specifically to sitting with and allowing herself to feel her feelings, even the uncomfortable ones.

If your reaction to experiencing an emotion is to ignore it, you are missing out on opportunities to connect with the human experience and hindering your ability to receive feedback from your body. Next time you feel an uncomfortable emotion, try pulling the anomaly by sitting in the feeling and surrendering to stillness.

Quotes 

• “This is your opportunity if you're traveling this year, if people are visiting, to really show up and say let's see each other in person. It is so essential.” (7:34-7:45) 

• “How do I stay fully here as I explore the beginning of this new relationship?” (8:57-9:03)

• “When I think about upgrading my human operating system, I know for me right now, the focus is on the emotional, and specifically being able to sit with emotion, to feel emotion, to not run from emotion, and to really use emotion as a guidance system for decisions that I'm making and choices that I'm making and preferences that I have.” (18:25-18:49)

• “Upgrading our human operating system is when we start to realize that our bodies are AI. They are giving us feedback and signals and responding to what we're giving it in terms of our thoughts, our feelings, our food, everything.” (26:19-26:36)

Links

Register to join us at The Great LeadHERship Awakening Virtual Summit March 14 - March 16: https://the-great-leadhership-awakening.heysummit.com/

Discover Your Divine Feminine Archetype: https://femininemastery.com/

Pre-Order Your Copy of The Future is Human book releasing in June! https://www.amazon.com/Future-Human-Kayleigh-OKeefe-ebook/dp/B0BQXDR25X

Publish with Soul Excellence - https://soulexcellence.com/

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Were you the straight-A student, the high-achieving athlete, or the “good girl” who always followed the rules? If so, this identity may actually be doing you a disservice in your adult life. In this episode, Kayleigh shares her experience growing up as a “good girl”, the impact it has had on who she is today, and the four steps you can take to break free from that persona and heal your inner child. 

As Kayleigh continues to guide authors through her work at Soul Excellence Publishing, she has recently experienced an awakening as she’s begun to recognize pieces of her own experiences in their projects. Reflecting back on her earlier life, Kayleigh couldn’t help but realize that we all tend to attract people who are similar to us. And for her, that had always meant attracting all the “good girls” and “good boys”. But what does that really mean? While many people feel pride in being good, it can also be very restricting. In order to live authentically, you must shed the “good girl” identity and allow yourself to tune into how you are truly feeling. 

Being a “good girl” can cause dissatisfaction and a sense of disconnection later on in life. Learning to sit and really feel your true emotions is vital for moving forward from repetitive patterns of achievement and disappointment. 

Quotes

• “If there's something on your heart and mind and you don't even quite know what it is yet, taking the first step and writing a chapter in a book is such a beautiful way to commit to an idea and put it out there. And then it's something that you can keep revisiting.” (27:21-27:34)
• “When we wrap ourselves in this good girl identity and place our value outside of ourselves, we don't give ourselves room to feel.” (34:37-34:47)
• “The only way through this good girl thing that we've got going on is to feel.” (42:38-42:42)
• “The point of feeling is to actually release it and create space. In this space, in the pause, this is where we get to invent.” (43:33-43:48)

Links

You're invited to:

Access Early-Bird Pricing for The Great LeadHERship Awakening SUmmit: https://the-great-leadhership-awakening.heysummit.com/ 

Register to Join The Great LeadHERship Awakening Book Launch and Summit: https://bit.ly/3GgH3Df

Become an author with Soul Excellence Publishing https://soulexcellence.com/

Visit The Future is Human Website: https://thefutureishumanpodcast.com/

Connect with Kayleigh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayleigh_m_okeefe/

Discover Your Divine Feminine Archetype: https://femininemastery.com/

Pre-Order Your Copy of The Future is Human book releasing in June! https://www.amazon.com/Future-Human-Kayleigh-OKeefe-ebook/dp/B0BQXDR25X

Publish with Soul Excellence - https://soulexcellence.com/

Take The Soul Excellence Archetype Quiz - https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/5efdf00af2b37c00141cb60a

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It can be easy to get caught up in the cult of the individual and think you have to do everything yourself, but it could not be farther from the truth. Over the weekend, Kayleigh tossed on her favorite shacket and took advantage of the cooler Florida weather to spend some time reconnecting with nature, enjoying a beautiful fire with friends, and looking inward. In this episode, Kayleigh shares what she learned from taking 3 days away from social media, the power of gene keys, and the value of community and the spiral of ascension. 

Gene keys provide a pathway for us to elevate our vibrations and operate from our highest forms of essence. Kayleigh spent time over the weekend considering business expansion and realizing that expansion without first doing the inner work would be unsustainable. By reconnecting with nature and her support network, she was able to learn more about herself, her natural gifts, and what she still needs to work on. 

Embrace every aspect of yourself, even the darker side. It is within those darker aspects that our true gifts are revealed. 

Quotes 

• “Gene keys give us the pathway to contemplate how we go from the lower vibrations or negative thoughts that we have and turn those into our greatest gifts. And when we're all operating from our greatest gifts, that's when we elevate our vibration, that's when we bring more light into the world, and that's when we start to move into the highest order of our essence.” (10:54-11:17)
• “The help that comes to me in the form of my relationships and the people that show up and support me, it is amazing. Now imagine if I really felt worthy of that. Imagine if I reciprocated at even deeper levels than I already do what would be possible.” (22:39-22:54) 
• “ It really requires us to embrace our humanity, embrace that dark side, embrace the things that we don't love about ourselves, and know that within those aspects, there are gifts.” (34:07-34:19) 

Links

Discover Your Divine Feminine Archetype: https://femininemastery.com/

Pre-Order Your Copy of The Future is Human book releasing in June! https://www.amazon.com/Future-Human-Kayleigh-OKeefe-ebook/dp/B0BQXDR25X

Publish with Soul Excellence - https://soulexcellence.com/

Join our next book - The Diversity in Humanity https://form.typeform.com/to/nC4RkNmm

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Social media can be a wonderful tool for fostering connections, but we all know it can also be distracting and overwhelming. In this episode Kayleigh shares her rationale - and lessons learned - from taking a weekend off of social media.

Even though Kayleigh was doing a social media detox, she still woke up that first morning and immediately tried to open her Instagram app. Breaking habits is difficult, so set yourself up for success by logging out of your social media apps, deleting them if necessary, and at minimum, moving them off your home screen. When you step back from social media, you will be able to be more present in the moment. 

Take time to reconnect with nature and make space for your own inner world. You may be surprised by how much more openness, spaciousness, connectedness, and possibility you feel when you take a break from social media, even for just a few days. 

Quotes 

• “The second time that we got together a few months later, the shift had happened. I was so eager to turn in my technology because what I had experienced that first time was just truly how big, how long, how magical a single day can be without social media.” (7:27-7:48)

• “Get off social media for a few days and see what you notice. Just treat it as an experiment, you can always come back.” (19:57-20:05)

• “If you have an overactive mind like I do, or one that can get really caught in habitual thoughts, we have to make the decision at some point to break out of that and to just do something different to see what we're being shown.” (27:08-27:24)

Links

Discover Your Divine Feminine Archetype: https://femininemastery.com/

Pre-Order Your Copy of The Future is Human book releasing in June! https://www.amazon.com/Future-Human-Kayleigh-OKeefe-ebook/dp/B0BQXDR25X

Publish with Soul Excellence - https://soulexcellence.com/

Join our next book - The Diversity in Humanity https://form.typeform.com/to/nC4RkNmm

Take The Soul Excellence Archetype Quiz - https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/5efdf00af2b37c00141cb60a

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A lot of life lessons can be learned from watching and being on a journey with individuals who are looking for love. The desire for connection and intimacy are vital components of the human experience. Today, Kayleigh talks about the lessons she learned from watching Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum, a reality show about a group of neurodiverse people looking for love, going on dates, and entering into relationships. Even if you are not neurodivergent, Kayleigh has many takeaways from the show that can benefit you and help you to go deeper into your own humanity. 

Kayleigh observed many lessons on life and love while watching Love on the Spectrum. The first was the mutuality of asking for permission, even for small things like holding hands. Next, she observed a greater appreciation for the little things along the journey of life. This tied in slightly with the next lesson which was to recognize how special our interests are and to be supportive of our loved ones’ passions even if they do not directly interest us. The next lesson is the permission to self soothe, a thing that is often judged quite harshly by society but that harms no one and can help us to regulate our emotions and keep our anxiety in check. Kayleigh found that the neurodiverse individuals on the show were also very vocal and honest about their feelings toward other people, even during hard times like breakups. 

Love on the Spectrum provides a great opportunity to see people approaching something as human and relatable as dating from a different and unique perspective. By learning more about neurodivergent individuals, you may also learn more about how to better connect with your own humanity and the people around you. Tune into The Future is Human with host Kayleigh O’Keefe to learn all seven of the lessons she observed while watching the show and how you can apply these lessons to your own life. 

Quotes 

• “There's so much to be learned by watching and listening and being on the journey with these individuals who are looking for love, because whether you're in a relationship, you're not in a relationship, you're married, you're not married, whatever you even want in the world, all of us as part of the human experience desire love, desire connection.” (9:13-9:33 | Kayleigh)

• “One of the things that almost every single person on the show did was ask for permission.” (11:09-11:15 | Kayleigh)

• “Our interests are so special. They're so unique. They're what makes us us.” (15:46-15:52 | Kayleigh)

• “Self soothing is okay, and it's something that we're not given permission to, and it's something probably a version of me in the past would really judge.” (19:16-19:27 | Kayleigh)

• “It’s free to tell someone how we feel, the impact they're having on us, what we notice in them, that warm feeling, whatever the feeling is. This is free human intimacy that we can offer to anyone in our lives right now.” (24:44-25:01 | Kayleigh)

• “How many times are we sort of, not even in relationships, maybe it's in business, maybe it's things that we're tolerating in our life that we're circumventing around and not just being straightforward and honest about how we feel?” (32:00-32:16 | Kayleigh)

• “I was able to not only see people differently, see a population in the world differently, but I was able to see myself differently, and I was able to go deeper into my own humanity.” (34:47-34:59 | Kayleigh) 

Links

Publish with Soul Excellence - https://soulexcellence.com/

Join our next book - The Diversity in Humanity https://form.typeform.com/to/nC4RkNmm

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There’s no better time to reset your intentions than the beginning of a new year. But in order to figure out your resolutions for 2023, you must first reflect back on everything that happened in 2022. Today, Kayleigh shares her 5 step process for reflecting on the year with intention. 

Kayleigh’s 5 step process can help you gracefully navigate a transition, determine your goals for the year, and change things about your life that are no longer serving you. The first step for reflecting on your year is to write down the categories that matter most to you in your life. These can be a wide range of things like travel, family, relationships, health, faith– really anything that you feel is important that you want to focus on. Next, free-write for 8 to 10 minutes about each category. Don’t think too hard about this, just write anything that comes to mind. Third, take a step back and highlight any important, big things that happened during the year. Fourth, celebrate the journey. Even wins that feel small in the moment can have a huge impact on the bigger picture. The final step is to determine what you need to release from your life. This is a difficult, but pivotal step as it allows you to let go of everything that is not in alignment with your goals. 

The new year provides a fantastic opportunity for reflection on the past year and intention setting for the year ahead. This time of collective pause can be a very useful chance to take a comprehensive look at all your accomplishments from 2022 and think about what you would like to achieve in 2023. It is also a great time to think about what you would like to let go and release yourself from. Tune into The Future is Human with host Kayleigh O’Keefe to learn more about the five step process and how it can help you prepare for the year ahead. 

Quotes

• “Writing is one of the primary ways that I find to be a valuable tool for taking advantage of this pause in order to just kind of do a State of the Union, what's working, what's not working, how are you feeling, things like that as you prepare for this year ahead.” (12:54-13:13 | Kayleigh)

• “We're not often taught how to transition gracefully.” (13:58-14:01 | Kayleigh)

• “Oftentimes to create more capacity we have to release. And so much of what we have to release is old stories, old patterns.” (14:12-14:23 | Kayleigh) 

• “Why would you do this process? Well, one, you're going through a massive transition. Two, it's the new year and you're like, new goals. Who do I want to become? What do I need to do? Three, you don't like what's going on in your life, so you want some different things next year, you want a better relationship, you want your kids to behave better, you want to finally publish that book, you want to apply for that role that you've been like, am I good enough, these are some of the reasons why you take this time now to pause to reflect and to consider where you're going.” (15:57-16:28 | Kayleigh) 

• “What's big could be something super small that shifted everything.” (22:17-22:21 | Kayleigh)

Links

Publish with Soul Excellence - https://soulexcellence.com/

Join our next book - The Diversity in Humanity https://form.typeform.com/to/nC4RkNmm

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Welcome to The Future is Human, hosted by Kayleigh O'Keefe, Founder of Soul Excellence.

It’s time to upgrade our human operating system! We are on the cusp of a massive spiritual awakening and there is no going back. While technologists bring us AI, blockchain, Meta, and civilian space exploration, it’s time for each of us to reconnect to what makes us human - and bring our entire selves back into the game of life.

In this podcast we’ll explore how to bring your most authentic, true self to this life by exploring human consciousness, connection, and creativity. In this episode, Kayleigh shares:

• How she used the Emotional Guidance System popularized by Abraham Hicks to navigate her emotions this weekend
• How to use gratitude, fun, and connection to others to raise your vibration and feel better instantly
• The joy of humanity and connection through the celebration of dance, Hanukkah, and Christmas
• Weekend fun of riding the train, shopping, running and dancing, watching the World Cup final, baking Christmas cookies, and stumbling across celebration in her hometown of Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• How feeling is healing and tears are medicine water (and hot yoga is medicine waterfall for the full body)
• What she felt watching Midnight in Paris and Father of the Bride over the weekend
• What happens when you live fully expressed in your life Don’t forget to:
• Apply ASAP to be one of our 2023 authors: https://soulexcellence.com/
• Connect with Kayleigh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayleigh_m_okeefe/
• Connect with Kayleigh on LinkedIn: ​​ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleighokeefe/

Welcome to The Future is Human, hosted by Kayleigh O'Keefe, Founder of Soul Excellence. In this episode, Kayleigh shares:

• Experiences and insights from attending Empath Leader Training in Washington, DC
• Her love of friendship and sweet babies
• What the war vibe is - and tools for rising above the fray
• Reflections from visiting the African American Museum and inspiration from Harriet Tubman and Mamie Till
• Invitations to write your story - and uplift humanity through healing - in one of Soul Excellence Publishing's next leadership books

Don’t forget to: Apply ASAP to be one of our 2023 authors: https://soulexcellence.com/

Connect with Kayleigh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayleigh_m_okeefe/

Connect with Kayleigh on LinkedIn: ​​ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleighokeefe