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Darkness of Ego

Author : Kevin Hunter
Publisher : Warrior of Light Press
ISBN 13 : 0692333169
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Darkness of Ego written by Kevin Hunter and published by Warrior of Light Press. This book was released on 2014-12-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biggest cause of turmoil and conflict in one’s life is executed by the human ego. The most unruly and destructive ego exists within every human soul. When the soul enters into a physical human body, the ego immediately compresses and then swells up. It is your higher self’s goal to ensure that it remains in check while living an Earthly life. The ego is what tests each soul along its journey. It is how one learns right from wrong. The experiences and challenges the soul has while living in this Earthly life school contribute to the soul’s growth. When a soul learns lessons, it is intended and expected to grow and enhance from the experience. Yet, there are a great many souls who do not learn lessons and remain in the same spot until the end of their life. The worst of the bunch are the ones wreaking all kinds of destruction, hate, judgment, and heartache in its wake. In Darkness of Ego, author Kevin Hunter infuses some of the guidance, messages, and wisdom he’s received from his Spirit team surrounding all things ego related. The ego is one of the most damaging culprits in human life. Therefore it is essential to understand the nature of the beast in order to navigate gracefully out of it when it spins out of control. Some of the topics covered in Darkness of Ego are humanity’s destruction, mass hysteria, karmic debt, the power of the mind, heaven’s gate, the ego’s war on love and relationships, as well as psychic insights, psychic timing, and much more. What Readers Have Said: "I want to point out that the book, "Darkness of Ego" is no assault to me. Speaking the truth, even the harsh truth, is no assault. It's stirring, awakening, disturbing even. I see the assault coming from those who let their egos slaughter all love in the world. The bearer or revealer of bad news is not to be blamed, the perpetrator or causer is. If I have to choose, I'll prefer the bitter truth over a sweet lie. Because I want to know exactly where I stand. Even if the bitter truth is haunting me and the sweet illusion would have been all I've ever wanted. That's why I appreciated the book, "Darkness of Ego". - A Reader "Author, Kevin Hunter, a Warrior of Light, provides a sharp and direct view on everything ego-related in our earthly lives in his book, "Darkness of Ego". He advises and encourages us to be aware of the ego and to decide for a path of love. I appreciate this book very much." - A Reader "I loved the "Darkness of Ego" book. I was in tears several times - releasing and healing tears. I'm so grateful for the blunt delivery of facts the author provides. When this book came out I said to myself: "Oh no, this is a negative one, I don't want to read any more negative stuff. There is enough darkness out there, and this book will not make it onto my bookshelf!" I was going through a personal crises and at that exact same time I was heavily guided to buy the "Darkness of Ego" book. After having finished Chapter 4, I skipped to Chapter 8 on Soul Connections. I was stunned at how enjoyable that chapter was! Not dark at all! I heard that the author wrote the "Realm of the Wise One" book and "Darkness of Ego" book at the same time. Wise One's are familiar with dealing with the dark for so long. He describes the Wise One's realm in one book and focused on the dark Ego in the other one. The Ego book is almost now seen as an extension of the Wise One book." - A Reader

The Phantom of the Ego

Author : Nidesh Lawtoo
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1628950420
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book The Phantom of the Ego written by Nidesh Lawtoo and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Phantom of the Ego is the first comparative study that shows how the modernist account of the unconscious anticipates contemporary discoveries about the importance of mimesis in the formation of subjectivity. Rather than beginning with Sigmund Freud as the father of modernism, Nidesh Lawtoo starts with Friedrich Nietzsche’s antimetaphysical diagnostic of the ego, his realization that mimetic reflexes—from sympathy to hypnosis, to contagion, to crowd behavior—move the soul, and his insistence that psychology informs philosophical reflection. Through a transdisciplinary, comparative reading of landmark modernist authors like Nietzsche, Joseph Conrad, D. H. Lawrence, and Georges Bataille, Lawtoo shows that, before being a timely empirical discovery, the “mimetic unconscious” emerged from an untimely current in literary and philosophical modernism. This book traces the psychological, ethical, political, and cultural implications of the realization that the modern ego is born out of the spirit of imitation; it is thus, strictly speaking, not an ego, but what Nietzsche calls, “a phantom of the ego.” The Phantom of the Ego opens up a Nietzschean back door to the unconscious that has mimesis rather than dreams as its via regia, and argues that the modernist account of the “mimetic unconscious” makes our understanding of the psyche new.

Ego and Archetype

Author : Edward F. Edinger
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834823896
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Ego and Archetype written by Edward F. Edinger and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A medical psychiatrist and founding member of the Jung Foundation explores a pivotal part of analytical psychology: encountering the self through individuation This book is about the individual’s journey to psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Edward Edinger traces the stages in this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myth, dreams, and art. For contemporary men and women, Edinger believes, the encounter with the self is equivalent to the discovery of God. The result of the dialogue between the ego and the archetypal image of God is an experience that dramatically changes the individual’s worldview and makes possible a new and more meaningful way of life.

Map of the Soul 7

Author : Murray Stein
Publisher : Chiron Publications
ISBN 13 : 1630518522
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Map of the Soul 7 written by Murray Stein and published by Chiron Publications. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond summarizing the three volumes on Persona, Shadow and Ego in the Map of the Soul series, this latest book explores the entire BTS album, start to finish, revealing profound insights into the collective psyche of BTS. The title of BTS’s latest album, Map of the Soul: 7, captivates the mind with its suggestive and alluring imagery. It came as a surprise to many fans. Expected was an album that would follow upon Map of the Soul: Persona with songs about Shadow or Ego. While the new album does indeed include songs with these themes, it is much more complex and broader in vision than expected. The number 7 suggests mystery. It catches the mind’s attention with its symbolic significance. What does this number mean in relation to the idea of a “map of the soul?” This book dives into this mystery and explores the unconscious reaches of our mind. Fans of BTS from around the world will marvel at the depth of meaning in the songs contained in Map of the Soul: 7. They take the listener into deep reflection upon the meaning of striving and ambition, the dangers of worldly success, and the amazing resiliency of the human spirit to recover and go on despite the pitfalls on life’s journey. The songs themselves function as a map for souls who are setting out in life and engaging in challenging relationships. The songs are reflective, mirroring what we find within ourselves in our struggles to become and to thrive. When you stand on the threshold of a new land, it is useful to have a map as your guide. The great psychologist of the 20th Century, Carl Jung, created a Map of the Soul that many people in his time found more than a little helpful, even lifesaving. It is even more so now, for people in the 21st Century, caught in the profound complexities of modern life. Armed with this map, people are better able to find their way successfully through life’s journey. Today, BTS is putting this map into the hands of their fans. For this great service we are profoundly very grateful.

The Spiritual Awakening Process

Author : Mateo Sol
Publisher : Luna & Sol Pty Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1700964704
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Spiritual Awakening Process written by Mateo Sol and published by Luna & Sol Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2019-10-19 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magical, paradigm-shifting, terrifying, and awe-inspiring, the spiritual awakening process is at the core of every human’s quest for freedom, love, and happiness. In this groundbreaking book, spiritual counselors Luna and Sol detail the many stages, paths, and pitfalls connected with this sacred evolutionary process. By reconnecting with your Soul, you will discover how to experience the joy, liberation, and peace that you have been searching for all along. In these pages, you will discover: 1. What is happening to you 2. Why you’re experiencing a spiritual awakening 3. The many spiritual awakening symptoms and stages 4. The three inner worlds of the spiritual journey 5. What to do when your awakening becomes a spiritual emergency 6. Signs you’re experiencing Soul loss 7. How to retrieve and integrate any fragmented pieces of your psyche through self-love, inner child work, and shadow work 8. What spiritual “traps” you need to be mindful of 9. How to communicate with your Soul Through the inner work practices of Inner Child Work, Self-Love, and Shadow Work, this book gives you the tools to initiate your own deep psychological healing. By removing the blocks and walls that surround your Soul, you will be able to access deep levels of joy, creativity, energy, courage, peace, fulfillment, freedom, and love. The Spiritual Awakening Process is a psychospiritual manual that is composed of various articles that we have published on lonerwolf.com in the past. We have also added extra content to help illuminate your path and guide you through this sacred time of life.

Sh#t Your Ego Says

Author : James McCrae
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1401951201
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Sh#t Your Ego Says written by James McCrae and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Don’t read this book,” your Ego says. “Your life could change. And that scares me.” Sometimes our worst failures lead to our greatest transformation. In 2012, James McCrae left behind a comfortable life in Minnesota and a successful career in advertising to move to New York City and pursue his dreams of being a writer. Soon after he arrived, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the eastern seaboard. New York City was underwater, and James —jobless and running out of money—was suddenly homeless. Fleeing to the island of Culebra for refuge, James sat alone on Flamenco Beach while his greatest doubts and insecurities rose to the surface. What he discovered was his Ego—and it had a lot of sh#t to say. This story of adventure, redemption, and transformation reminds us that we all have two voices inside us: the Ego and the Higher Self. The Ego is our reactive, attached mind that tells us we’re victims of circumstance. The Higher Self is our source of intuition and imagination that reminds us we’re the creators of our reality. Sh#t Your Ego Says exposes the battle between these voices. With arresting honesty and candid, compelling prose, James takes you through practical strategies for overthrowing your Ego and reclaiming a life of creativity and freedom. Whether you’re looking to achieve meaningful career success, improve your relationships, or unlock your imagination, this book provides a no-nonsense roadmap to living with purpose.

Freedom from Illusion

Author : Osho
Publisher : Osho Media
ISBN 13 : 9780991237821
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book Freedom from Illusion written by Osho and published by Osho Media. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of the complex issues of the ego, ambition, power and destructiveness from the perspective of a contemporary mystic. Osho shows the way to liberation from the illusions of the personality through an internal revolution - the psychology of the Buddhas. The ego is just the opposite of your real self. The ego is not you. It never allows you even a glimpse of your real authentic self, and your life is there, in your authenticity. Hence, this ego only produces misery, suffering, fighting, frustration, madness, suicide, murder -- all kinds of crime.

Altar Ego

Author : Craig Groeschel
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310333725
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Altar Ego written by Craig Groeschel and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover your true identity in Christ. Many of us live for the approval of others. We let the world decide who we are, or we look to those around us to discover who we think we’d like to be. The problem is that living for what people think of you is the quickest way to forget what God thinks of you. In Altar Ego, pastor and author of Winning the War in Your Mind Craig Groeschel will show you how to sacrifice your broken ideas of approval-based identity on the altar of God’s truth and become who you were meant to be in Christ. You'll learn how to: Expose false labels and selfish motives. Live according to God's higher values with a deeper confidence in His calling. Trade in your broken ego and unleash your “altar” ego as a living sacrifice to Him. Understand how God continuously shapes you into His vision of you. Once you know your true identity and are growing in Christ-like character, then you can behave accordingly with bold behavior, bold prayers, bold words, and bold obedience. Altar Ego reveals who God says you are, and then calls you to live up to it. Rather than living a timid, halfhearted, shallow cultural Christianity, you'll boldly live in the confidence of the God who believes in you.

Transforming Depression

Author : David H. Rosen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Depression written by David H. Rosen and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, David H. Rosen, M.D., offers depressed individuals, their families, and therapists a lifesaving course in healing the soul through creativity. This is a book about transforming depression and its powerful pull toward suicide into a meaningful alternative.In Transforming Depression, Dr. Rosen applies Carl Jung's method of active imagination to treating depressed and suicidal individuals. Having dealt with depression in his own life and the suicides of loved ones, Dr. Rosen shows that when people learn to confront the rich images and symbols that emerge from their struggles, they can turn their despair into a fountain of creative energy. He details the paths of four patients whose work in painting, pottery, and dance -- in conjunction with psychotherapy -- led them from depression to a more meaningful life. Their dramatic paintings illustrate the text. Part One presents an overview of the biological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual factors involved in the diagnosis of depression. Part Two provides a new therapeutic approach to treating depression, focusing on the symbolic death and rebirth of the ego (ego-cide) as an alternative to suicide. Part Three presents in-depth case studies from Dr. Rosen's practice. Part Four discusses how we can recognize crisis points and how creativity can transform depression. The author pays particular attention to the problem of teen suicide.

King Hugo's Huge Ego

Author : Chris Van Dusen
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 153624547X
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book King Hugo's Huge Ego written by Chris Van Dusen and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2024-09-30 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a master of visual comedy comes the royally satisfying tale of a head swollen out of proportion and a blowhard brought down to earth. Hugo is a tiny king with a very large ego. But when he mistreats a villager who also happens to be a sorceress, the spell she casts causes his head to literally swell. The more he boasts, the bigger it gets, until it finally topples the mini monarch right off his castle! Who will cut this royal pain down to size? And, more important, will anyone live happily ever after? Chris Van Dusen’s hilarious story is matched only by his outrageous illustrations. Together, they make for a picture book that is sometimes fairy tale, sometimes cautionary tale, and always laugh-out-loud funny.

The Other Side of Ego

Author : Jonathan Gravenor
Publisher : Jonathan Gravenor
ISBN 13 : 9780646978451
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (784 download)

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Download or read book The Other Side of Ego written by Jonathan Gravenor and published by Jonathan Gravenor. This book was released on 2017 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Other Side of Ego explores a mans attempt to confront his mortality and the kind of lies we tell ourselves about what is really precious in life. Jonathan writes about his intimate journey with a deadly disease. But he also tells a bigger story about how the disease launched him on a pilgrimage to become a better man.

Ego

Author : Michael Taft
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant
ISBN 13 : 9781459627680
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Ego written by Michael Taft and published by ReadHowYouWant. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baumann and Taft skillfully weave eyewitness accounts of 9/11 with insights from evolutionary theory, neuroscientific studies on brain plasticity and emotion, genetics, and other new areas of research. I highly recommend this book to all who are interested in how science can help in understanding both the human capacity for horrific action and the clear reasons for optimism about our collective future.''Alfred W. Kaszniak, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Neurology & Psychiatry, University of Arizona Ego: The Fall of the Twin Towers and the Rise of a New Humanity by Peter Baumann and Michael W. Taft is the first book to explore the positive evolutionary potential hidden in one of the most destructive events in history. In their examination of the evolutionary implications of 9/11 and its aftermath, the authors contend we are not falling into the grip of a new dark age at all, rather we are on the verge of a much brighter one as the Darwinian process of natural selection continues to advance humankind. The authors' inquiry led them to the root of human suffering: the ego. That the ego underlies our problems as a species may come as no surprise. But a deeper look into the ego's origin and history is full of unexpected revelations: The modern human is dominated by a Stone Age brain Energy consumption and the environmental crisis is nothing more than the evolutionary drive to survive gone haywire Evolution has wired us to be riveted to bad news, bad outcomes, and worst - case scenarios When beliefs are challenged it triggers a life or death stance in the human nervous system Emotions are mostly physical, not mental The self we identify with along with its biases and beliefs turns out to be an evolutionary tool that made its first appearance some 50,000 years ago during what's called the conceptual revolution, arguably the biggest developmental leap in human history. The emerging ego accompanied our ability to construct complex tools, create art, and redefine social structure. For the first time as a species, we were able to imagine the future, consider the thoughts of others, and picture ourselves in our own minds. The ego is a cognitive trick of natural selection intended to insure the survival of the individual. Baumann and Taft say the problem comes when we take the ego's conceptualization of reality as the truth about who we actually are. Using the latest research from cognitive neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, social anthropology, and paleontology, Baumann and Taft show that modern humanity may be on the verge of an expansion of cognitive abilities akin to the development of the ego. This next step will free the human mind to see beyond the confines of the ego and open the vast potential of conscious awareness.

Luminous Darkness

Author : Deborah Eden Tull
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834844699
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Luminous Darkness written by Deborah Eden Tull and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resonant call to explore the darkness in life, in nature, and in consciousness—including difficult emotions like uncertainty, grief, fear, and xenophobia—through teachings, embodied meditations, and mindful inquiry that provide us with a powerful path to healing. Darkness is deeply misunderstood in today’s world; yet it offers powerful medicine, serenity, strength, healing, and regeneration. All insight, vision, creativity, and revelation arise from darkness. It is through learning to stay present and meet the dark with curiosity rather than judgment that we connect to an unwavering light within. Welcoming darkness with curiosity, rather than fear or judgment, enables us to access our innate capacity for compassion and collective healing. Dharma teacher, shamanic practitioner, and deep ecologist Deborah Eden Tull addresses the spiritual, ecological, psychological, and interpersonal ramifications of our bias towards light. Tull explores the medicine of darkness for personal and collective healing, through topics such as: Befriending the Night: The Radiant Teachings of Darkness Honoring Our Pain for Our World Seeing in the Dark: The Quiet Power of Receptivity Dreams, Possibility, and Moral Imagination Releasing Fear—Embracing Emergence Tull shows us how the labeling of darkness as “negative” becomes a collective excuse to justify avoiding everything that makes us uncomfortable: racism, spiritual bypass, environmental destruction. We can only find the radical path to wholeness by learning to embrace the interplay of both darkness and light.

Owning Your Own Shadow

Author : Robert A. Johnson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061957682
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Owning Your Own Shadow written by Robert A. Johnson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understand the dark side of your psyche—a Jungian approach to transformative self-acceptance. We all have shadows—the unlit part of our ego that is hidden and never goes away, but merely—and often painfully—turns up in unexpected places. This powerful work from the acclaimed Jungian analyst and bestselling author of Inner Work and We explores our need to “own” our own shadow: learn what it is, how it originates, and how it impacts our daily lives. It is only when we accept and honor the shadow within us that we can channel its energy in a positive way and find balance.

Darkness Before Dawn

Author : Sharon M. Draper
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442489154
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Darkness Before Dawn written by Sharon M. Draper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recovering from the recent suicide of her ex-boyfriend, senior class president Keisha Montgomery finds herself attracted to a dangerous, older man.

The Ego’s Code

Author : Clayton John Ainger
Publisher : Ecademy Press
ISBN 13 : 1784522120
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book The Ego’s Code written by Clayton John Ainger and published by Ecademy Press. This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to decipher your code...and stop sabotaging your success! Every day we all experience negativity whether it be feelings, emotions, actions, behaviour or self-talk within ourselves or from others. For many people it causes them to sabotage success, relationships, health, wellbeing and finances ultimately preventing them from fully experiencing their life and living their dreams. During a meditation at Stonehenge, Clayton received clear and detailed guidance about why we experience negativity and how to be free of it. In The Ego’s Code, Clayton explores the spiritual reasons for negativity, its purpose and where it comes from. He explains the effect on the physical body, the mind, how it interacts with spirit and impacts on your life. The Ego’s Code offers new insights and understanding to change old beliefs and perceptions about negativity. Clayton then invites you to undertake simple and yet powerful exercises to release your negativity, to change your reality, so you can live your dream life.

The Alter Ego Effect

Author : Todd Herman
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062838679
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book The Alter Ego Effect written by Todd Herman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Wall Street Journal bestseller. What if the games we played as children were the greatest gift to helping us achieve more today? Before stage fright, impostor syndrome, emotional baggage, and the other dubious gifts of adulthood, everyone pretended to be a superhero, a favorite athlete, an inspiring entertainer, a nurse, a firefighter, a lion, or whatever else captured our imaginations. And yet, that natural creativity is slowly squeezed out of us because we think it’s childish or it’s “time to grow up.” Now Todd Herman—backed by scientific research and countless stories from the real world—will show us how to tap into the human imagination to unleash new versions of ourselves, ready-made to kick ass. Herman has been coaching champions in every field for over twenty years, and he’s helped them bring out their Heroic Self to transcend the forces pulling them into the Ordinary World. Anyone attempting ambitious things faces adversity, resistance, and challenges, but Herman confronts these obstacles with a question: Who or what needs to show up to make success inevitable? In The Alter Ego Effect, Herman presents countless stories from salespeople, executives, entertainers, athletes, entrepreneurs, creatives, and historical figures to illustrate how to activate the Heroic Self already nested inside each of us. And he reveals that we may not be using those traits in the moments when we need them the most. From the creative entrepreneur who resisted their craft, to the accomplished military officer who wanted to be a warmer dad at home, Todd Herman’s clients have discovered there is no end to the parts of their lives they could improve by using Alter Egos.