What Does It Mean to "Go Deeper"??
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What Does It Mean to "Go Deeper"?

Last week, I added these words to my LinkedIn headline: I help you go deeper.

It's about moving past superficial ideas of who you are, what you want, and how much potential you have.

It means to move past rote phrases and beliefs to substance.

It means to cherish every moment of your life, by taking time each week to reflect on what matters most to you.

It means making sure that you are using your time and energy in service of these things.

Unless you stop at least once a week to engage in such reflection, you almost certainly are drifting off-course. We all have hundreds of distractions, at work and home, that conspire to push us off the path of meaning.

Importantly, it is dramatically easier to reflect at a deep and meaningful level when you have a guide to help you do so. This is because most of us have trouble going deeper because we lack the ability to recognize when we tell ourselves things that aren't really true.

Important note: even though I spend my days helping other people go deeper, I also need help in this regard. Everyone does.

All of us are layer upon layer of beliefs and assumptions we did not create:

  • What your parents told you
  • What you watched on TV
  • Stuff they made you do in school
  • The way your language is constructed
  • Social mores in your country or community
  • How your industry works
  • And thousands of other influences, from advertising to packaging to religion to sports

It is extraordinarily difficult to dig down through these accumulated layers to find the true you. But doing so brings many rewards.

For now, I'll just name one of these rewards: you will be much more comfortable in your own skin.

Bruce Kasanoff is a?social media ghostwriter?and a thinking partner for entrepreneurs.

Morag Barrett

Transforming Teams and Leaders into Powerhouses of Connection and Performance | Keynote Speaker | Leadership & Management Development Programs | Executive & Team Coach | Author of 3 Award-Winning Books

2 年

Love this post, the last few years I have finally found the courage to uncover my personal layers and going deeper, it's powerful. Thank you for being a catalyst on that journey!

Beata Synowiec

Associate Real Estate Broker?? breath- the source of life and light. ??

2 年

Brutal, honest truth hurts, but it's a must if we want to know ourselves. Enjoy your day Mr. Bruce Kasanoff ????

Abubakar S. Msangi

Connecting Businesses with Global Solutions | Field Sales Executive at DHL Express

2 年

"This is because most of us have trouble going deeper because we lack the ability to recognize when we tell ourselves things that aren't really true". This part got my attention and made me ponder how important it is, 'to be able to recognize when we tell ourselves different things that aren't actually true!' Two individual skills will take anyone far in life to find true fulfillment; SELLF-AWARENESS & SELF-REFLECTION! Thank you Bruce Kasanoff

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Thomas Jackson

Speak Truth to Power

2 年

That concept has led me back into my long gestating book. While you and Amy probably whipped up I Am over and evening (I need to go back and read that to see what resonates now compared to what mattered then) my book is challenging to land. The January 6th Commission has inspired me to go deeper. The disgusting acts on that day were only the tip of the iceberg. Hopefully someone will be held accountable.

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J.T. Shim, PhD, MBA

Consultant and coach! Developing top leaders!

2 年

Avatar training. Someone very kindly invited me to this which not only required an application denying suicidal ideation but a doctor’s note to that effect! The basic training I got was: What decision rules govern your life? Did you come about these because you were told them? Did you come by them experientially? How are they serving you now? Do you want to keep? Modify? Discard? This in-depth and thorough repeated and iterative process can be super challenging to those who may never have undertaken this level of introspection. One may be shaken to the core to realize all kinds of things that are or are not so. It can be earthshattering. Hence the upfront clearance that one is not prone to self destruction. Reality can be brutal. Particularly if it has been suppressed to protect oneself from some truth. Or someone may have perpetrated a lie for some reason—as in why gaslighting was “invented.”

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