Developing Your Alter Ego

Hi guys. Today we're going to talk about Developing an Alter Ego, and how it can benefit you.

Let's play with the idea of an alter ego of yourself. Let's just pretend for now. If you're a shy person what would it be like for you to walk into a business, and be confident in yourself. First, let's take a look at the definition of personality. Ya know people think personality is set in stone. Well my personality is just who I am. It's how I've always been. But personality, the actual root word for personality comes from persona. Which is the Greek word for the actors mask that they would wear in a theater. So back during ancient Greece the masks they wore were their personas.

So when we talk about personality...who you think you are is just a mask your deciding to wear. Now just to be honest we are most of the time unconsciously deciding to put this mask on every single day. You're unconsciously deciding to be who you were every single day. You're making that decision to act based on how you've always acted. To believe what you've always believed. To set the limitations that you've always set.

It is not written into the fabric of the universe that you have to be who you currently are. Or that you will always be who you currently are. That's just a set of beliefs, and all beliefs can be changed.

So how do we change our beliefs about ourselves? Well, at any time you can literally decide to be somebody else. You can decide to no longer be the person you've been, and decide to be a brand new person.

There is a quote I like by Allan Watts that says: "You are under no obligation to be who you were 5 minutes ago."