What is 4,000x more powerful than love?

If some in the personal development and metaphysics communities are correct, then my favorite soapbox of RADICAL AUTONOMY being the key to pretty much everything, is closer and closer to being empirically validated. 

Citing applied research from replicated studies based on the Spane Scale of Emotion and developers at MIT and the Heartmath Institute using various tools such as AI or wearable devices to detect emotions and our ability to regulate them through biofeedback, content creators on LinkedIn and TikTok are now claiming that AUTHENTICITY is the key element to “manifesting” what you want in life. 

WHY? -> Bottom line, when you feel congruence between your beliefs and your actions, you (and those around you) feel like you are being authentic. And in that state of being, there is literally great power behind the frequency your bioenergy field is emitting with ramifications for every area of your life. 

While I spent over an hour pouring through scholarly journals and associated media outlet coverage, I could not pinpoint, to my own nerdy satisfaction, the ORIGINAL authors’ data points this association was drawn from, I do believe the topic is worth using as a thought experiment. 

Let’s consider various applications shall we?

RADICAL AUTONOMY 

My own philosophy of living that I call “radical autonomy” is based on the premise that we all have four sacred questions to answer starting with, “Who am I?” and in order to arrive at an answer, we first have to get beneath the projections and expectations from others, resulting in conditioning from any experiences or trauma with them. 

The dictionary defines radical as being either “relating to the origin” or “very different from the usual or traditional.” I believe we all have a coming out story; an aspect of ourselves that is different from what we grew up with whether that’s religion, politics, gender roles, codes of conduct, or what have you. 

You have to be able to go back to your own original essence or identity if you will, and OWN THAT SPACE. That’s where autonomy comes in. 

Autonomy also has two definitions: “the quality or state of being self-governing” and “self-directing freedom and especially moral independence.” 

How can one be AUTHENTIC if they, a) do not know themselves at their core, and b) aren’t bold enough to embody that space and be their own governing authority without fear, guilt and shame internalized from others’ sense of proprieties?

RELATIONSHIPS

Intimacy begins with, and is maintained, by authentic connection which requires vulnerability. As the sappy but very apropos saying goes, intimacy = “into me see.” As partners, we want to be seen, understood, and celebrated for who we are as unique individuals and what we bring to the table, however, authenticity is only revealed in safe spaces. 

This requires both parties to show up as honestly as possible (the foundation for trust) about everything… the good, the bad, the weird, and anything in between, AND to build a culture of emotional safety that validates the other’s feelings and shows respect and appreciation for them sharing with you.

BUSINESS

You can’t make money if you’re not operating from a space of authentic authority. Imposter syndrome kills profits through everything from weak ass branding to impotent marketing, to a failure to launch products and programs or even ask for the sale or promotion. 

The cure is, and will always be, identifying and owning what sets you apart. An apple tree doesn’t worry about competing with a pear tree. It simply produces apples for those who might happen to enjoy them.

EVERYTHING ELSE

I hope by now you can see how this applies to everything… fitness, nutrition, sex, spirituality… all that is YOU and what you want or need comes down to authentic self expression or what I call radical autonomy. 

And if you’re into the whole law of attraction thing, by focusing on showing up authentically, you might just be 4000x more magnetic for whatever it is you have your heart set on. ;)