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The key to self-concept work is authentic alignment – a process of discovering and acknowledging your Soul's truest essence, and then intuitively living from it, trusting its guidance. Without authentic alignment, self-concept work becomes driven by ego, and ultimately the work you do won’t stick. Uncovering your soul’s true essence is an ever-evolving experience peeled back layer by layer over a lifetime. But when done consciously and then actively embodied at each step, an authentically aligned self-concept opens the path to your most empowered (& often pleasantly surprising) way to live. 

SIDE NOTE: we recommend completing our Visioning Session, New Beliefs, and Shadow Work exercises before crafting your self-concept to ensure the version of Self you create feels authentically aligned. Exploring your astrological birth chart & human design chart can also help provide insight into your True nature if you feel unclear. All of these resources can help you avoid falling for ego or shadow driven versions that pull you further away from your True essence.

CONTINUE ON: if you feel you have enough of a foundation already, continue on below by getting more specific (clarity), exploring how the new version of self feels (visualize), and stepping into your new way of being (embody). 

clarity

Get crystal clear on the version of you that feels authentically aligned. Spend some time journaling about that person, detailing aspects like how they: think, walk, communicate, nourish themselves, express themselves, show and receive love, etc. Below are some prompts to guide your exploration:

  • What’s most important to me?
  • What are my values?
  • What do I fill my time with? 
  • What fills up my cup? What energizes me? What deflates me?
  • What helps me relax?
  • What are my relationships like? 
  • How do I relate to myself? 
  • What is my relationship with money like? 
  • What is my home like? 
  • What am I fascinated by or curious about? 
  • What is my version of success? 
  • What is my version of a family? 
  • How do I dress?
  • How do I nourish my body? 
  • How do I care for my body and mind? 
  • What motivates me? 
  • How do I express myself? 
  • How do I show and receive love? 
  • How do I communicate, with myself and others? 

visualization

Now let's bring this person to life in your imagination. Close your eyes and use your mind to see them & your body to feel them. What it’s like to be this version of you? Activate all of your senses as you visualize even small moments in time to truly experience what life is like as this version of Self. Do your best not to gloss over the details – vagueness can lead to aggrandizement. This is the time to trial this version of self, and understand all that can come with it (both joyous and challenging). If you find along the way that you don’t like what’s forming in your mind’s eye, then pivot and explore an alternative direction until you align with the one that feels most like you. 

Embodiment

Start taking aligned action as this version of Self. This doesn’t mean go to extremes, but it does mean start showing up as them in the small moments, as often as you can. It's a process of becoming, which means pausing to interrupt your old, default way of being in order to embody the new self. Begin training yourself to be this Self. Ask yourself regularly – how would my most aligned Self act, respond, express, present, think, feel, etc. in this moment? Choose that path. The more you embody this new self internally, the more you'll act as such in your day to day, and in turn, your external world will begin to respond, shaping to align with you. And you'll soon experience support from the Universe in ways you have yet to imagine.

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more to explore:

  • Activations App - to help you gain clarity and embody your new Self 
  • To Be Magnetic - to help you unblock your new Self (inner child, shadow, and more) 
  • Meditations to help your rewire subconscious beliefs (based on Joe Dispenza’s 4-week meditation practice in Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself)

Your self-concept has the power to change your reality. It’s the perception you hold of yourself; it's everything you believe to be true about your identity as a being, including your appearance, personality, feelings, desires, capabilities, worth, values, experiences, history, and more. It directly impacts how you show up in the world, and it guides the decisions you make and the actions you take at every moment – directly shaping your reality. 

If you want to change your reality, change your self-concept. 

  • Creating a version of self who experiences the reality you desire requires shifting subconscious beliefs and aligning with your highest Self — the true essence of who our soul came here to be. Consider working with your Inner Child and Shadow to release external expectations, reprogram a lifetime of conditioning, and challenge limiting beliefs. This process helps you uncover your authentic self and clarify your desires for this lifetime.
  • As you evolve, your self-image will naturally shift. Regularly revisit this practice to ensure continued alignment with your authentic self.
  • Refer to your Human Design to learn about your authority and how you manifest
  • Learn about your astrological birth chart, specifically your:
    • north node (your fulfillment)
    • rising/ascendent (your alignment)
    • sun (your core identity)
    • moon (your emotions)
    • mercury (your communication style)
    • mars (your passions)
    • venus (your style/what you value)

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