For the last 10 years, I've been working alongside messengers at all different stages -- Aspiring, Emerging, and Seasoned.
And you know what I’ve learned?
It doesn't matter what stage a change agent is in,
they are operating somewhere inside of what I call The Messenger Matrix.
You know The Matrix, right?
That epic sci-fi series that helped wake a generation up to the possibility [fact, ahem] that things are not as they appear -- that we have simply subscribed to a set of beliefs about the world that are just an illusion.
Yeah, that one. 🙂
So after 10 years of hanging out with messengers in all stages, AND being on the messenger path myself, here is what I have come to believe:
1. There is something called The Messenger Matrix.
2. The moment we uncover our message and make the decision to become a change agent, we are automatically subscribed to the set of beliefs and st*ries that form “The Rules of the Messenger World."
It may sound a little woo, but it’s not.
In fact, cutting-edge research in neurobiology is showing us
just how much information we take in without conscious awareness
or consent and how it affects us.
Think about the sheer number of words and behaviors you picked up and have carried forward from your parents.
Think about the assumptions, stories, and beliefs that you naturally just assumed… because… well, you weren’t exactly encouraged to question them, right?
Not only did they become the lens through which you see your world, but they also formed your ideas of the “rules of language, behavior, and life.”
Now, think about the last personal or professional development webinar or seminar you attended.
What were some of the beliefs and st*ries that were communicated about how to:
-- get your message out
-- be a powerful change agent
-- overcome your fears
-- achieve success
Or better yet, what were some of the assumptions, beliefs, and st*ries that were ASSUMED about all of that?
Yeah, now we're talking!
Some of these conditioned “rules” are awesome and help us change the world, in the same way the rule of gravity keeps our feet on the ground.
But...
Some of them are slowly and unconsciously sabotaging the lives
of many of the aspiring, emerging, and seasoned
authors, speakers, coaches, healers, and entrepreneurs of the world.
My heart breaks a little more every time I talk to someone who is working hard to move their message forward, but feeling like an absolute failure…
or worse...
Too many of us are losing our physical health, relationships, sanity, and souls to this Messenger Matrix, and I cannot be quiet about it anymore.
Five years ago, Ruben's words [CLICK HERE to read the story] forced a massive paradigm shift for me -- waking me up from my then-experience of The Messenger Matrix of Impact and Success.
I will be forever grateful to him. If he hadn't challenged the beliefs I'd subscribed to through conditioning from my home, my religion, my culture, and the personal and professional development industry, I may not be here today.
And now, having just finished my second book, Upside-Down Messenger, I'm on another journey of redefining success for myself.
So... enough already!
I know for sure that part of the reason I'm in this business is to wake people up from The Messenger Matrix—or at least give them the opportunity to choose the RED pill if they want it.
And I know with even more certainty that this is a never-ending process of waking up to the more and more subtle beliefs, st*ries, and rules that are keeping us from becoming badass messengers... and change agents like Neo.
You ready?
I'm inviting you to join me for a series of video interviews with colleagues, experts, and former clients that have woken up from The Messenger Matrix—to listen to their stories and learn from their heroes' journeys. We'll learn from what they did right, and from what they missed and why they missed it.
Despite the challenges, I've watched many of these people radically change their lives and create massive impact in the world.
I'm just as excited to learn from them as I am to share them with you!
You ready to wake up from The Messenger Matrix, and maybe figure out what has been keeping you from that next level of success and life you've been working toward?