The Pursuit of Awesome with Charlie Harary

The brain is the computer that the soul has to navigate the world. Imagination makes the brain create connections that can help form real change. Using the imagination triggers the brain to make us more comfortable to be the person that we want to be until we actually become that person.

The natural trigger of negativity is a body response to the world around us. It is part of our fight or flight response. To elevate and live soul first, we have to strategize how to go above our default system of negativity to live a life of positivity, enthusiasm, and excitement.

So much of the negativity that we have in our lives is because we are giving energy to scenarios that exist in our minds only. The way for us to maintain our energy. is to never deal with a negative. When we start to build ourselves into stronger, more resilient emotional people, we don‘t get thrown by negativity.

Every day, we like to predict what’s going to happen and how we’re going to feel based on the past because we want to stay in control. Yet, if we can approach the day with wonder, excitement, and unknown opportunity, our lives will change. We owe it to ourselves to wake up every morning, to realize it’s a new day with untold stories. We can’t live great lives if the emotions of yesterday become the emotions of today.

We have the ability to control our emotions. Happiness is in our hands. If we are given the opportunity to be in a relationship where people look up to us, we could be changing how that person sees the world forever. Not only can we condition our behavior, by modeling, but we can also influence and set the tone for others‘ behavior as well.

Every moment of every day, we get to set the tone for our lives. Real leadership and influence is the recognition that our actions are bringing out the best or worst in others.

The influence that we look to in our lives that really matters is the influences that are small, private, and consistent. There’s an imprint that takes place in our mind when we look over to somebody and catch them in a real moment and they don‘t know anyone‘s watching. This is where real, lasting influence takes place.

We have no ability to truly comprehend the impact of our actions. For better or worse. Our comments, actions, smiles, frowns, how we deal with challenges, how strong we are in our faith has a ripple effect. When we get up every morning we have a job to do. We are tasked to influence, even if it’s just on ourselves.

Unsung heroes are regular people that have a sense of responsibility. We understand that the moment requires more from us. We rise to the challenge. Leaders are constantly raising the bar and holding it long enough until it feels normal, which raises the standard of our lives. And, the world is better for it.

Being a leader is not someone that was born with some kind of special gene. A leader is someone that is fully aware at all times that we represent more than ourselves. That our actions influence the world, the people around us, and the spiritual world. When we combine the responsibility of impact we have in every moment and normalize heroism, it becomes a normal part of our lives.