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But sometimes people need more than that. Yup, they need to develop their alter-ego. Your alter-ego
is like a split personality that you can tap into whenever you want, whenever the situation arises.
If you are feeling sorry for yourself and tip-toeing around the real game of life, you can jump in and
give your butt the kick it needs by simply turning into your other self.
Think about it, this is what the brilliant physicist, Dr. Bruce Banner, did in the Incredible Hulk. He was
superior in mind but inferior in physical intensity, so, when he needed that strength, he turned it on.
There can be a lot learned from watching the Incredible Hulk and other comic book movies….
I am in the process of having an artist friend of mine make a cartoon drawing of my alter ego, which I
will promptly place on the wall in front of me, right next to my Uncle Scrooge poster.
When I write much of the time, the secret is, that I am writing as my alter ego to my SELF. I need to
hear the message so I write about it and when I sit down with my pen or keyboard, those are the
stimulus that I need to become my version of Danny Trejo (I still need a name for my alter-ego in case
you have any suggestions).
When you are in the middle of negotiating, turn that switch on. Make no mistake about it either,
everything is a negotiation.
Another great time to turn into your alter-ego and to start practicing being ‘it’ is when you are in the
gym, ala P-Diddy. I kid you not, that when P-Diddy put the wave cap on, he unleashed more strength.
Obviously, he didn’t physically gain more strength in a matter of a few minutes but rather, he accessed
a deeper power in his brain.
When I took this picture, he did twice the weight he normally was able to do on standing cable rows.
If I find myself in the middle of a tough set or going after a personal record, I flip the switch in my head
and become the inner beast that I leave hidden away. You know me, I am a mild-mannered, gently
guy, but it’d be a mistake to take that as a sign of weakness.
If the contractor is dicking you around, turn on the alter-ego.
If your boss is being an a-hole, turn on the alter-ego.
If you are sick of getting bumped out of the way by alpha dogs, turn it on. The examples that come to
my mind while writing this are endless when it comes to the movies: Teen Wolf, Falling Down with
Michael Douglas, The Hulk, Batman and on and on.
Prasanna is a sweet, sweet man and that is great!
P-Diddy is a rougher version of Prasanna, a persona that needs to come out and play from time to
time.