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Night Live. This is actually session four of
the alignment reset series. And this is the last
session for the alignment reset series. But what
we'll also be doing is that we're going to continue
to do Friday Night Live and eventually we will
have guests and all that stuff, right? So man,
just welcome, welcome, welcome. My name is El
Michael Burt, as you may know. And tonight we
are closing out the alignment reset series. And
it's not because alignment is finished, but because
this is a point where it stops being something
that we talk about or think about and starts
being something that you practice, I practice,
we practice, us, we practice, right? So over
the last few weeks, we've been talking about
disruption, identity shifts, identity, and the
in -between space where the old you been operating,
it just doesn't really work anymore. But the
next way hasn't really taken full shape yet,
right? And that space brings up a lot of you
know, just brings up a lot of stuff for people.
And it's not because something is wrong, but
because in that space, awareness of where you
are, who you're becoming, all that stuff is really
increasing. And awareness has a way, man does
it, it has a way of showing you where your life
isn't coherent yet, right? So in short, alignment
lives in practice. It shows up in how you move
through the day, how you make decisions, how
your internal friction, it's like, how is it,
how is it really working within you? Right? And
it kind of shows you also where alignment, when
alignment is present. And there's less arguing.
So there's less arguing with yourself. There's
like, less explaining, less mental noise. And
this is not saying that things necessarily become
easier. But what I would say the way that I describe
it is that it becomes cleaner. It shows up cleaner,
cleaner in your language, cleaner in your actions
and your and all of that stuff that tension is
pointed in the same direction. So one of the
ways that you can tell alignment is forming is
by paying attention. to where coherence starts
to show up. So when that starts to show up, just
say, just look at your language. How you talk
to yourself when no one else is listening. And
I would say that a line language is direct. It's
simple. There's less story around why something
is showing up or why it's not showing up or why
things are happening or why it's not happening.
Then also what I notice in my life is that it
shows up in your body. You know, it shows up
when things are not subtle or settled. It shows
up in your decisions when things feel clear or
even if they're uncomfortable. And then as I
look at my calendar, I looked at my calendar
over a few weeks when it's full or when it's
empty or when it's scattered. That's where alignment
or the lack of alignment kind of shows up too.
And in all of that, it's not judgment. So don't
judge yourself when you see yourself or feel
yourself being incoherent or when language doesn't
feel clean. It's just something to notice. And
what it shows up for me now is information. So
I don't judge myself when I'm not in alignment.
I just notice. I'm like, ah, man, I'm not in
alignment. I get back into alignment, all right?
And there's no real effort there. It's just being
still. So alignment doesn't necessarily come
from a lot of effort, but what it does come up
as is subtraction. So listen, I had a conversation
today with my friend and producer where I may
need to close one of my businesses. And it's
not because something went wrong or something
was off. but because it no longer belongs where
the holding company, the Orion script is going.
And it may simply just be complete. And it is
just like something that I no longer need. And
it's no longer what I need to hold onto anymore.
So alignment happens when you stop maintaining
patterns, commitments and internal agreements
that require like constant self negotiation.
So That's where I was. I was negotiating this,
negotiating that within myself. So in other words,
in a simpler way, alignment happens when you
withdraw agreement from ways of being that no
longer belong and the familiarity of it loses
its power and authority as a truth. So that's
what I'm experiencing right now as I'm talking
to you. What I'm going through right now is exactly
that. So when that stops, when the The lack of
familiarity and the authority, when that stops,
and what I'm noticing is that my energy, their
energy stabilizes. That's what people call the
vibrational piece. All right? It's not positive
thinking. It's really consistency of state, state
of being, which is a coherence. And coherence
reorganizes things around you. And this is a
powerful, this is the powerful space right here.
without force so coherence reorganize things
around you without force and What the powerful
thing around that is this There's a lot of times
many times when I'm trying to force something
and It doesn't work out. So over the past. I
don't know how many years I've been in and out
of alignment up and down trying to figure things
out and When I'm in trying to force something,
in the space of trying to force something, it
doesn't work out. And when I look back, maybe
a month later, I've been running this race and
I'm in the same space and nothing's changed.
And I know some of you may have experienced that
yourself and that's the lack of coherence. And
so as I'm practicing alignment with myself and
understanding where I'm going and what I'm creating
and who I'm being, I get to say, I get to do
this thing without force, without forcing outcome,
right? And one of the most powerful things that
I get to experience is that I can't do this in
isolation. And this is why community matters,
right? So practicing alignment is hard to sustain
in isolation. And that's why I'm glad I have
someone who is really on the same vibration,
understands where I'm at so that they can listen
to me and understand where I'm at and then spit
it back to me. I mean, and like, not spit, but
you know what I'm saying? Just say it back to
me and in the words that they use, but let me
know that they hear me, right? So get community,
right? Community matters. And again, practice
alignment is not something that you show up as
and it's always like it's all where it's just
there. It's a practice and Friday Night Live
exists. So what we what we practice doesn't stay
abstract, you know, apply it to who you are,
your life, where you're going, what you're creating
for your life. And these Friday Night Lives,
it's really a place where you could experience
that. where you get to slow down, ask questions,
ask better questions, and just stay connected
while things are unfolding, okay? And I'm just
getting my little links ready up here. So if
you want to stay connected with what we're building
here, I really invite you to get on the newsletter
and stay connected with us. And here is the link.
And just really stay connected with us, you know?
So I invite you to do that. Just get on that
newsletter, stay connected, click on that link,
or you can't click unless you're in the studio,
but click on that link and get connected with
us. And that's where we share what's unfolding,
how to stay connected, like I said, to the work
and community as we continue to grow and do the
things. in a space where alignment just shows
up for us, right? Doing the work. And if the
alignment work is resonating and you want something
you can spend time in and with between the conversations
that we have, I wanna invite you to just check
out the Empowered Path. And it's designed to
support the kind of inner work that we've been
talking about by giving you structure. reflection,
and just the space to orient yourself without
rushing the process. And the first chapter is
available. And let me put that link up there
for you. Yep, that link is up. There we go. And
that first chapter is available. So, hey, get
it. You know, take your time. Let it meet you
where you are. And just, you know, just just
consume it right so but this is going to be a
short session uh today and before we close i
really want to tell you about what's coming up
next but because next week's conversation or
this week's conversation carries on forward in
a powerful way to next week conversation on the
podcast i'm talking to and have sitting down
with caleb mathews and caleb he helps people
uh discover their true purpose and live confidence
And our conversation goes deep into slowing down,
listening, and recognizing what life has already
communicated to you. So we talk about purpose,
identity, over -stimulation. We talk about dreams,
not being able to dream, dreaming, and all that
good stuff. And also what he calls seeing the
link in your life that most people kind of miss
out because they're moving too fast. And we get
to do that. Let's just kind of what the world
is about right now, just moving too fast and
not being present. And I remember asking him
a question that really opened things up. And
it was this. Let me get it here. What has life
been trying to teach you lately that you could
only learn by slowing down and listening? And
that question right there led us into a really
rich conversation about purpose, design, and
just learning how to live with intention instead
of urgency. So make sure you subscribe. Make
sure you click on the bell so you don't miss
an episode. And as we close out the Alignment
Reset series, if you want to lead with this work,
I'm going to put the link up again for you. Check
it out. There we go. There we go. And really,
just get into the chapter. Get deep into the
chapter. Let it embody you. And as you get clearer
over time, You'll learn how to be more present
and more be and be more honest with yourself.
Okay, so Friday nights we're live the studios
open the conversation still continues and Just
forward Moving forward. We will be looking at
you know getting guest on to having lively conversation
and answering questions that you may have for
that week for whatever, you know topic that we're
gonna be bringing to the live. Okay. Listen,
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you next Friday. Take care and let's make thriving
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