What if the thing that's making your life harder than it needs to be isn't your circumstances, your workload, or your relationships, but the quiet, almost invisible background project of trying to be somebody?

In today's episode, Michael explores what happens when you stop trying to be a better version of yourself and start simply being yourself — and how much bandwidth that frees up. In this episode:

How the project of "becoming a better version of yourself" runs silently in the background - and what it costs you
What Syd Banks meant by "drop your ego" (and why it's nothing like what you might think)
Why you may never have actually met yourself - and how it can happen as soon as today
Eddie Murphy on why the secret of his long, relatively scandal-free career comes down to one thing
What happens to your thinking, creativity, and energy when you stop trying to improve your self-image

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ABOUT MICHAEL NEILL

Michael Neill is a globally recognised transformative teacher and coach. He is the author of seven bestselling books translated into 30 languages, including The Inside-Out Revolution, Supercoach, and Creating the Impossible. His TEDx talks have over 2 million views.

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