Episode Transcript
[00:00:02] Speaker A: Hey, fellow leaders, do you know what this bell is for?
It is our wake up call. The world is shifting at lightning speed.
Technology is rewiring the rules.
Generations are colliding in values and expectations.
An AI revolution is unfolding that will flip our world upside down before we can blink.
Stress, anxiety and upheaval is at record highs.
So in this storm, the question isn't if the change will hit you, it is how prepared are you when it does.
Will you be the leader who panics or the one who transforms pressure into possibilities?
But this is also the greatest opportunity in leadership history.
If you know how to lead with clarity, with courage, and with higher consciousness.
That is exactly the reason we created a super conscious leader.
Not just to help you survive this chaos, but to help you rise above it and thrive, turning any of the disruptions into the major advantages that you can have in your area of work.
So in the age of AI, you don't need to be superhuman. You just need to be super conscious.
Welcome to A Superconscious leader. I am Dr. Adil Dalal. You're watching now Media Television.
Welcome to A Superconscious Leader. Your journey to the pinnacle of leadership starts here and starts now.
My guest today is Paul Peters. Paul, welcome to the show.
[00:02:06] Speaker B: Thank you. It's an honor to be here.
[00:02:08] Speaker A: Thank you.
Paul is a US army veteran, an author, a founder of Covenant Case Management Services, an organization that serves individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental health challenges and substance abuse issues.
He also leads the NMEA Project Covenant of Love, a nonprofit serving at risk youth, veterans and the homeless, both in North Carolina, his area, and also internationally.
Paul, welcome to A Super Conscious Leader. You've led teams in the military and business and through mission work. Wow, what a background. And first of all, I just want to thank you for your service to our country, but most importantly, service to humanity. Thank you very much, but thank you.
Let's start.
Welcome.
Let's start with something that you care about my audience and you care about deeply. That many leaders wear confidence like armor, using it to protect themselves from the judgment and failure. But over time, that mask becomes very heavy. True leadership requires authenticity, the courage to be seen in as human, but not as perfect.
So as we get into this segment, Paul, what I want to ask you first is just share a little bit about your background because I am totally amazed. Is your leadership experience in three totally different areas really should mean a lot to my audience. And if you can share a little bit about the transitions you made and what type of confidence did you need to get through that transition, please.
[00:04:04] Speaker B: Yeah, I'm more than happy to share that part of it started when I was just a child, the youngest of six.
Interesting. My whole family did a little family reunion back to where we grew up and kind of went through some of the trauma and tragedy that he went through. So we would have some insight in how that affected and impacted our life. Most of my childhood, teenage years, was really trying to recover from some of those things that, you know, my father, who ended up going to jail for attempted murder, my mother, that had some devastating. You talked about competence in a leader.
You know, leaders have to be competent simply because they are leading people or organizations and the. The individual that they're leading look to them for that confidence. And for me, I had such a lack of confidence because of what I grew up in. I was very insecure, I was bullied as a child. And so I was on a quest.
And it was a quest on the wrong path. But often the ones that take those. Those quests make very poor decisions. And I tell people that wisdom comes from learning from the mistakes you've made. And I made plenty in my youth that led to a suicide attempt, alcohol addiction, drugs, things such as that. But it was on that journey to really kind of figure out what life had thrown at me and how am I going to respond, deal with it knowing that I did not have a good father figure who, you know, we think about it, our first leaders are our parents.
[00:05:30] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:05:30] Speaker B: And if they are not good leaders because of what they grew up in, you know, we're going to go down paths that are not good for us. And that's exactly what happened to me. So I had to self learn or be taught by other peoples.
Fortunately in my life, I had a lot of mentors come in that were not related to me, that helped guide me in the direction of where I am today.
When I went through a lot of help with the counseling and mentoring, I began to get the help that I needed. I got into the military, was eight years as a chemical officer.
That taught me the discipline that I did not learn from my parents. In my quest to try to figure out life, I got involved in working with folks with intellectual disability, mental health, substance abuse, because I needed to figure out why I had made those choices. So is getting into what I would call the weeds helped me be a kind of mentor coach for people who are. Who went through what I went through. And that's really contributed a lot to helping me to be a competent leader because I went through a lot of what we work With. With Covenant and Nehemiah, because we can relate, or I can relate to some of the situations they go through.
[00:06:42] Speaker A: Wow. I mean, I'm truly amazed because I think, you know, the hurt you went through, it could have very easily taken you to a different path and you chose your choices were the right choices or a higher power was guiding you in this, you know, on this journey. So kudos to you because it's not an easy journey, what you have been through.
So let's translate that into other leaders.
I think I have seen, and probably you have seen so many high achievers hide their insecurity behind kind of a fake aura of confidence.
What do you think about that? And how do you.
How does one kind of see through that? And how does. If you're the leader who's doing that, how do you change that?
[00:07:36] Speaker B: Well, it's just interesting. I tell people, in order to be competent, you have to be true to yourself. You have to be authentic. Because. And I'm glad that you mentioned a higher power. There's a spiritual element that we don't really take consider into leadership, but it really is that guiding principle that guides us to be who we are meant to be. I tell people there's, you know, there's really no competition in your life other than who you were meant to be. And interesting from a legacy standpoint we were talking about that earlier, is I'm one of those individuals that believes our life is planned out. There's a higher power purpose that is instilled within our life and we've got to match that. And the only way we can do that is by being authentic. You've got leaders who basically wear a mask and try to be something they're not because they don't have the confidence and security to be able to effectively lead people on a spiritual element. People can see through that lack of authenticity. And so I think the key element for confidence in a leader is be who you are, focus on where your strengths and gifts are and lead out of that. Because if you're trying to be something that you're not, it's going to be inauthentic. And people will recognize that. People will really draw closer to somebody who's confident in who they are because they know who they are and they're working out of their strengths, not trying to be something they're not.
[00:08:55] Speaker A: Very true. It's always better to be an authentic self than be a kind of a second class, a copy of some other person.
Authenticity is absolutely very critical. And what that means is they need to drop that mask.
I want to talk a little bit about.
Because you've been through so much in life, I want to talk a little bit about success.
Correct. Success and failure.
I'll give you an episode.
Young Napoleon Hill once interviewed Andrew Carnegie, he was one of the industrialists and said, sir, how come you're so successful in life? What are the secret.
And you know the question which Andrew Carnegie asked, You know, Napoleon Hill changed his life change. He said, son, can you define success?
And I ask you this question, Paul, how do you define success in your life?
[00:09:58] Speaker B: That's a great question.
Actually one of the books was a bestseller. Was Success Redefined? I collaborated with Jack Canfield on that.
And it's interesting the world and you mentioned it in your intro, they kind of paint a picture of what success is supposed to look like. You know, the cars, all the money. But really that is not a good measure of success is I look at it from a standpoint. Are you living the life that you were called to live? I'm very much a proponent on helping people find their purpose. That's my calling. And if you are living your purpose, it may, it may impact where you have possessions, which is great. But success is really measured by what I would call the fruits of the spirit. Joy, love, peace, all those things. I think people would spend more in that pursuit than trying to accomplish and get a lot of things that don't really bring satisfaction. I think when you are serving out of your giftedness, mankind and you're doing it successful. I look at people like Mother Teresa or Dr. Martin Luther King, you know, they didn't necessarily have a lot of possessions, but we can look back on their life and sit and say they lived a successful life. And I think each and every one of us needs to be able to identify because if you're not identifying what your target is you're shooting for, and it may be a million dollars, but once you get that a million dollars, are you truly successful or do you want or happy? Gotta be a target you're shooting for.
[00:11:24] Speaker A: Very true. And I asked my leaders, you know, I have a conversation with them and I say, you know, anything which costs you your peace of mind is too high a price to pay.
And do you agree with that?
[00:11:38] Speaker B: I totally agree with that. I have a ritual that I do. I get up early, I'm one of those 4am risers and I have about a three to four hour ritual that I do because peace of mind is so important. And if I don't lay the foundation for what that is going to do because we don't know what's going to come at us. And we can have a further discussion. The greatest power that man possesses is the ability to control what they think and how they respond to circumstances. So I think we've got to make sure that we're guarding our minds, protecting our peace because other people things are going to come at us and if we don't have a right perspective attitude, then it's going to bring us down. And like I said, peace is the ultimate. For me, peace and love are the two ultimate attributes that every human should strive for because peace is an internal, love is an external. We love ourselves, we love by our higher power God so that we can effectively love other people. And that's where services originates from.
[00:12:32] Speaker A: Beautifully said. Thank you very much folks. We'll be right back. Coming up next, Paul shares how healing our relationship with success can help us find peace, not pressure in whatever we achieve in life.
Stay tuned. We'll be right back.
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Welcome back. I'm here with Paul Peters and in this segment we're talking about something most people don't expect, how success can actually become stressful. Many leaders find that more they achieve, the less peace they feel. Paul, let's unpack what happens.
So for many, success becomes a source of pressure instead of fulfillment. When achievement replaces alignment, it Drains joy instead of creating meaning. The challenge is redefining success as an extension of purpose, not of performance.
So, Paul, why do some people feel less happy the more successful they become?
[00:15:49] Speaker B: Well, I think a big part of it is how they personally define success.
So for me, being an author and having a TV show and being a CEO at one of our company is you get busy. And if you don't guard your quote, unquote busyness, it's going to erode what brings you peace and what brings you satisfaction.
You know, it's the. It's the decisions we make. For example, when I decided to be an author and then be able to be on interviews and all those different things, it. It takes away from what you have identified as your priorities in life. I recently got married, very excited and. But when you get involved in a relationship and you have children, you have to first define what does that, what does success look like for you? Because there's going to be some sacrifices that we make, and you never want to sacrifice the things that are high priority for me.
And I put this into my company. God first, family second, work third. And that's a priority. And I instill that within my. My staff because I want them to understand, I want them to have a spiritual connection because that's where they find their sense of purpose. I want them to make sure they put their family's priority because nobody wants to lose their families because they work too much. And I want to make sure that they're supporting and in relying with their purpose with what they're doing in regards to working with the folks that we work with. And so I think it's very important is you've got to, like I said, you've got to clearly know what am I shooting for?
And in some sense, fast forward with the ability that God has given us with our imagination.
Once you arrive at what success looks like, what sacrifices have you made or have you been able to keep a balance of priorities? So you don't sacrifice your family, you. You don't sacrifice your health. So I think that's very important. And like I said you earlier, you've got to set a ritual of spending time to make sure you've guarded your piece. You're building the foundation of your life because once you become successful, quote unquote, with whatever that looks like, if that gets higher and higher, that your foundation is weak, then it's going to crumble. And I think you do that at the front end rather than the tail end. When you've got all these people Calling you and all these sales and all these different things because you're not going to be able to successfully manage that.
[00:18:00] Speaker A: Excellent.
Paul, is there a person you really feel that they truly have achieved success in life? Role model.
[00:18:12] Speaker B: Oh my gosh, I've got so many.
You know, I'm a big fan of Napoleon Hill. I've read that book. I'm a big fan of success.
Yeah, A big fan of Bob Proctor. Jack Canfield obviously is one of my mentors. Tony Robbins. You know, I'm a lifelong learner and I don't necessarily admire the people who have made a lot of money and accomplished, you know, accumulated a lot of things. It's really. Are they genuine? Because you can have the person that we talked about this earlier. Person on the outside looks great, but once you get into. Into a close relationship with them, are they the same person? And so I try to remind myself, to surround myself. People who are genuine no matter what time of day it is. You know, we all have our difficulties, but are they true to themselves and do they treat people kindly? I think kindness is such. So needed in today's world and there's such a lack of it.
[00:19:11] Speaker A: Very well said. I think empathy, kindness, compassion are so critical to us, you know, and we'll be getting into the AI stage. But you know, as you said, spirituality, kindness, empathy, those are qualities which are what make us human. And that has to be kind of the foundation of success. Right. Without those bricks put at the bottom of the success, you cannot call yourself successful. Would you agree?
[00:19:47] Speaker B: I would. It's interesting. I just did a lesson. I do a Bible study every Monday for my staff and my families.
And it's interesting if you go into, if you, if you're one that reads the Bible, it talks about we are made in the image of God. And I tell people that is not a physical image. That is the character qualities of what God.
God does. That's kindness. That's love. The driving theme of the scriptures and throughout many great reading writings is love and how you treat other people. And if you're doing that, then you are doing, in a sense, serving your purpose because you're making a difference. You can make a difference on people. You can do it in a positive way or you can do it in a negative way. Negative is destructive, positive is constructive. And you always want to pour into people encouraging, inspirational things that are going to build them up. And I think that's very important, that if you're going to be an effective leader, you've got to make sure that you're you know, fertilizing, you know, providing the water that helps that person grow into who they're supposed to be. And I think that's so important. We have a world that's prevalent with negativity, gossip, slander, discouragement. I mean, look at our current government system and the shutdown. I mean, it's just, it's like combative. That's not helping the world that's trying to heal.
[00:21:06] Speaker A: Yeah, very true. And, and you know, you're right. In today's world, the chaos is just a little bit too much. And I feel bad for our kids, right? They're growing up, they're seeing all this. And you know, again, as you bring in religion, as you correctly pointed out, Paul, all religions teach us peace, teach us love, teach us some of the, you know, qualities of what we call super conscious. But we are losing that as a society. We are losing that. And what you are seeing is firsthand effect of that, right? Mental health issues. You're seeing addiction, you're seeing, you know, so many kind of PTSD and other thing because there are so many wars around.
What are you seeing? Do you, do you feel hopeful about our future or do you see that a negative side of things coming up? Just your prediction?
[00:22:04] Speaker B: Yeah, it's interesting. I, you know, being raised by a single mom, I watched a lot of tv and you know, the whole Harry Potter and Star wars has got good versus evil. So I'm one of those hopeful person that always believes that good will win out. And it's interesting, you know, we all have differences and I think what has happened is we've used our differences to divide rather than to appreciate. And you know, each of us has our own unique gifts. There's no two people are the same. Each of us has a unique fingerprint. And if we just recognized and appreciated what each of us has to bring to the table, then we wouldn't focus on our differences, our color of our skin, the race, our spirituality, our political views. If we simply recognize and appreciated those differences without them being conflicting or creating division, we would be able to serve our, you know, our communities much, much better. And I think what we have done, unfortunately we focused on the differences rather than the similarities. And you had mentioned about the mental health and substance abuse and all of that. I'm one of those individuals that we were created good, we were created pure because of our sufficient, because of evil, whatever you want to call it, how it manifests, it ultimately affects our, our mental health because it affects our brain chemically and you know, there's enough data to support that it affects us physically, high blood pressure, you know, those types of things. And so part of it really begins in how we are thinking. Are we thinking good thoughts? You know, there's a scripture that says think on these things. That which is good, holy, true or right.
If we were able to think on those things and less on the evil or the differences of hatred and all those things, that does not help a community.
[00:23:52] Speaker A: Right.
[00:23:53] Speaker B: That would help. That would be the beginning. So I would say yes, there is hope. I think historically we've seen one. Interesting I wanted to share this opportunity is the book that I'm currently writing is about a Gentleman born in 1925, dies in 2015, becomes a billionaire because he comes up with this creation.
He learns all the different things that divided society. Nazism during the World War II, communism, socialism, fascism. All these things were ideologies that were very destructive to the people that were under their, under their, under that mindset.
And. But there's an ideology that we can all agree on and that really functions out of service and love. And I think part of it is we've got to make sure we're thinking on those things. And I don't want to oversimplify it, but it really comes down to that. If we have an ideology based on truth and love, we would see our community members a lot different. Especially if we're trying to serve them and pour into them, make a difference.
[00:24:50] Speaker A: Connecting sections. The first and second segment give me two or three highlights of how leaders can drop that mask, truly feel successful in life and be authentic.
[00:25:05] Speaker B: Well, as a parent, I've got how many kids? I think I have five kids now because I just got married and she has an eight year old daughter.
You've got to be real, you got to admit your mistakes and you've got to be honest. And I think that's where it begins. Leadership is all about relationships and is all about trust.
And if the people that you're leading don't see that you're vulnerable, don't see that you're humble. There's a book that I that I love. It's humble, hungry and smart. And if you're not humble, you know, and you're kind of come across as I'm in charge and you're going to have resistance. I mean, it's no different than people who are leaders by strength where they just command. If you want people to truly follow you, you've got to be vulnerable and you've got to be real. And I think it Starts there. And you also have to be a great listener. That's why we were given two ears and one mouth.
Yeah. The great leader will listen to the people that they're leading, but they're going to ultimately have to make the decision and that's for courage and competence. Comes in.
[00:26:05] Speaker A: Excellent. Well said. Thank you very much.
So folks, we'll be right back with Paul Peters. Do not go anywhere.
We have some amazing discussions coming up which you do not want to miss.
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Welcome back to A Super Conscious Leader. I'm your host, Dr. Adil Dalal and we're joined by Paul Peters. And we're diving deep into one of the hardest battles leaders fight.
The quiet war between achievement and self worth.
Many high performing individuals link the value to what they do instead of what they are.
This constant striving for external validation can lead to exhaustion, emptiness, mental health issues and other afflictions.
True self worth comes from recognizing our inherent value regardless of the output. What a beautiful. You know, this is true to every leader. This is such an important point.
So Paul, why do so many people struggle to feel worthy even after achieving so much?
[00:28:55] Speaker B: Well, I think a big part of it is, and I'm glad you started off with this session, it really comes down to identity. You know, I shared a little bit of my story that my sense of identity was really kind of warped based on the things that happened in my life early on. And so a lot of our decisions come out of what and how we feel about ourselves.
And imagine, which is a true statement, imagine that we were in a sense created in the image of God, created by a God, created for a purpose.
And you know, in some respects we are everything we are meant to be already.
And all we have to do is to agree with that. And I think this problem is people will choose their how to identify their self worth by their accomplishments, which they can really never measure up, you can never accomplish. And it's almost like if anyone's in to dog the dog racing, you got that rabbit you're chasing, you're chasing something that you can never, never really fulfill.
But if you already have a sense of I'm enough already, I'm already loved, I'm already beautiful in who I am, I anything other than that, I call it sprinkles on the donut, you know, it's just added. And I think people need to start from that standpoint. You are already amazing. And if you just continue to pour in to yourself through education, lifelong learning, you just get better because it's not so much that you pour into yourself so you're so you're good. The purpose of pouring into yourself in regards to educating and what I call self fulfillment is so that you can then be a blessing and serve other people because you can't. A lot of times people will try to serve other people out of an emptiness in themselves because they're trying to earn their self worth. We already have ourselves worth simply because we're created by God in the image of God to do great and wonderful things. And I think if people just recognize that and then had a very clear purpose, this is what I'm called to do. I mean like I referenced Mother Teresa and other people, we've got Napoleon Hill is another great example. He was a young man given an opportunity and he took that opportunity and he influenced, positively influenced millions of people, including myself and yourself.
Each and every one of us has that opportunity. We have been given gifts at our birth.
What we do with it is totally up to us.
[00:31:24] Speaker A: Totally agree with you. Totally agree with you. And I'll tell you, since we are talking about Napoleon Hill, one of my favorite things which happened to me is I actually opened Napoleon Hill's conference in Malaysia and in the audience was the grandson of Napoleon Hill. What an amazing person. And we became good friends and he's a wonderful person. And Dr. Deepak Chopra closed the conference and I opened that conference for Napoleon Hill. So that is a memory I'll never forget. And you know, Napoleon Hill is one of my favorite heroes. Do as we talk about this topic, I really feel what you're doing with kids and what you went through.
If you look at the way the brain wires, the brain wiring happens very quickly in the early stages of a human life. And as they grow, those connections then solidify when those connections are not made early on in the life of a child, it is very difficult for them to kind of form those connections later on.
What are you doing with kids so that they end up being great leaders?
[00:32:40] Speaker B: Well, it's interesting, through the Nehemiah Project, we have a mentoring center called Growing Minds. And we pretty much target the individuals, young kids who are elementary, who are still what I would call pliable and teachable. Many of these kids, parents are either in jail or they. They have died from addiction. And the key is if you can get in there and teach them character, values, things and a sense of value of who they are. Like I said before, that their identity, because they're creating the image of God, is to do great things. They have been programmed because of neglect that they're not worthy. And many of them are raising themselves or being raised by a grandmother. And I think the key is get in there early enough and recognize that whatever was done and this is really helpful for folks who've gone through trauma like myself. All of that can be healed through good mentors, through good training, good teaching, and pouring into that young child that they are worthy, they are good. And if they're being guided by a mentor who loves them, then you're going to see a lot of those healing. The healing of the brain take place plasticity, because the brain is still continuing to grow.
So you can undo a lot of that damage from the trauma. And I think it's really linking them up with people who really care about them. That's why I'm a big proponent on mentorship.
[00:34:00] Speaker A: It's a very positive message. And coming from someone who has experienced it himself and gone through that means a lot to the audience and to kind of humanity, because you are truly serving humanity in a very deep way.
So let's shift a little bit from this healing which happens. What I believe, and that's why I wrote the book Legacy Driven Life, is that we all believe in a purpose. When you achieve a purpose, it's for yourself.
But when you leave a legacy or live a legacy, you are doing it for generations to come.
Is that part of your healing part?
Does that become kind of a formula for healing for people?
[00:34:49] Speaker B: Yeah. Let me kind of walk you through without going into too much detail, my own story.
I was driven because of the pain. I didn't. I wanted to first understand why this had happened. I played the victim most of my. My youth and early adult life.
[00:35:04] Speaker A: Right.
[00:35:04] Speaker B: Because. And then because of the pain was so insurmountable. That's what led me to drugs and alcohol.
I Said that when in the, in all of those decisions I made, I discovered my purpose because I got to be able to live the life of somebody who'd gone through addiction. I got to live the life of somebody who'd been homeless. I got to live the life because we worked when I was younger, we would go visit senior citizens. So everything that I did later in life in a sense of purpose I experienced so that I could have the compassion needed to be able to serve those individuals. And so it was interesting. In the pain came the purpose. The purpose then leaves to the legacy. Because whenever you discover your purpose and you recognize that you have a calling on your life based on your gift in this and you're already filled because you have a strong sense of confidence and self worth, you're no longer trying to feed that void in yourself. You then want to fuel your passion and your purpose at the service and love. And so that's where the outpouring of all of that comes to help other people. That leads to ultimately to the legacy. Because you're going to leave a legacy one way or the other. It's either going to be a selfish legacy or it's going to be a selfless where it's more focused on impacting other people.
That's the kind of legacy you want to leave, truly.
[00:36:22] Speaker A: Yeah, I totally agree with you that you know, people like you really leave a legacy which is, you know, lives and helps generations. Not just this generation, but beyond that.
What are some of the tools Paul, which you have used? Like for myself, what I do is I use a couple of things I make sure people understand to focus on their strengths, not on their weaknesses. I also do a lot of visualization. That's why I wrote the V Factor or the Power of Visualization because that's such an important tool to really make them understand what their self worth is. What are some of the tools you are using currently to help youngsters as well as leaders?
[00:37:06] Speaker B: Well, I'll share what I do and then I'll share a little story that I recently taught on.
[00:37:12] Speaker A: Sure.
[00:37:12] Speaker B: So I do the same thing, visualization, when you understand how. And I like to use this example, I used it in my first book, GPS Global System. How basically you plug in a destination and you're able to get through this step.
It's no different how our brain works. You know, you talk about the conscious leader, you put something in your brain, it doesn't know necessarily it's real or not real. And it, it works towards achieving that. We are very true future oriented Perspective. I tell people it's great to have goals and plan for the future, the only thing we can control as the present. But make sure you have a direction priority. Focus on where you're going. And so from a standpoint, the visual visualization is the target you're shooting for. And you've got to make sure it's very detailed because your brain wants to know exactly. It will figure different things out because your brain is going to work that way in the direction of what you're shooting for. Affirmations so important. I always recite like four, four different types of books from affirmations because the affirmation is basically persuading and convincing and reprogramming your mind on what it needs to be focused on.
[00:38:21] Speaker A: Very true.
[00:38:22] Speaker B: Because you have to make sure you're putting in correct information that's going to get you to your visualization. So let me tell you a brief story I want to share with you all because there's a passage in the scripture where God speaks to Abraham. He was the father of the Israelite nation. He basically gives Abraham a vision of the future of 400 years. What's going to happen to the nation of Israelites? Abraham was older, his wife was older. They couldn't have children. God gave him a miracle they were able to have children. And God basically said, this is what's going to happen to your offspring 400 years in the future. God gave Abraham a vision and a confirmation that if you do what you need to do in the present moment, the future is taken care of. And that's how our future is. If we clearly identify what we want to do, the legacy we want to leave, all we have to do is walk in step to that vision and it will be accomplished and we will have led a wonderful life and leave a wonderful legacy.
[00:39:18] Speaker A: Fantastic. That is well said and a really good example from the scriptures.
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As we close today's episode, we're going to talk to Paul Peters really about what makes us human.
What is that superconscious element in humanity which will be needed as we are getting into the technological age.
As we said in the promo, AI is shifting and switching this world and will flip it upside down before we can blink. If you don't believe me, just wait.
We're going to talk a little bit about that with Paul because this is what you need to prepare yourself for the future.
So Paul, welcome back to the final segment. The first three have been amazing and thank you very much for your deep insight and your spiritual connection which you bring to this show.
What I want to talk to you about now is Super Conscious Leadership means dash to me. What is that Dash? Could you fill that blank in please?
[00:43:13] Speaker B: I sure can. So it's interesting. The super Conscious leader and I'm one of those individuals that believes our communication with the higher power is in our mind and when we understand that if we want to really have a good connection and we talked about the power of the Spirit, the communication has to be open. There has to be a good relationship in regards to the Creator and then from that he basically guides and directs our steps in our lives, that is our purpose and leads us into the path that we're supposed to go in relationship to bring healing to the world. There's this particular scripture that absolutely love when prior to Christ going to be with the Father, he said, father, I pray that they would be one as we are one. And what his reference point was the spiritual connection. Because with all the differences that we have and all the issues going on with the world.
I mean, not to give you an oversimplified answer, but it's really having to do with the relationship of the spirit because we are all different. As I said before. No, no two people have the same fingerprint, but we have the same spirit. And if we're able to agree I. E. The differences. And you mentioned earlier about emphasizing strength versus Weakness.
I tell people it's almost the yin and yang. Our strengths are be to be used for our sense, our purpose, our weaknesses. It's. It's so somebody who has a strength in the area of weakness can combine with us so that we can accomplish a greater mission within the community. And I think that's where the issues have come up. We've allowed our weaknesses to make us vulnerable rather than having somebody who has that strength in our weakness help us to be all that we're supposed to be as a community unifying in the spirit. And so two different physical bodies coming together as one spirit makes a complete union, as I would call the yin and the yang, to really make a difference in our world. And I think that's what needs to happen.
[00:45:03] Speaker A: Totally agree with you. And you know, one of the.
I've written a book on lean AI so I'm not against AI But I also see the devastating power it has. And we can see it already.
It's changing our world quite a bit and it's becoming smarter than us. No doubt it is already. You know, ChatGPT, the IQ is almost that of Einstein and it's just like a toddler right now. So just imagine when it grows up, what would that be?
The creativity is out there.
So the physical AI is upon us. Robotics will be everywhere very soon. So they already have the mind and the body. It's the spirit which will define humanity in future.
What do you think we should do as leaders who are protecting the future for the next steps we should take right now?
[00:46:01] Speaker B: Well, I think the key is, and I'm one that is excited about AI but I liken it to what I shared a little bit earlier when you had, for example, Hitler was in charge. It was an ideology and it was an evil ideology is the information that is going into AI if it's not good, truthful information, it will be destructive.
So there needs to be safeguarded. Like I said, you don't want to fill your mind with things that are going to bring horrible things upon you. You know, you want to think on things that are Good. It's no different than AI. Information that is truthful, helpful will be a great benefit to our world because imagine all the information that's out there, we don't have enough time in the day to absorb that into our brain. But AI has been able to do that. So there has to be some filtering system to say is this true? But. And if it's true, then it's something I want to focus in. Because I don't know if you've heard the book who, not how, but if you have your who's, which would be in a sense AI that's accurate information, it could multiply your ability to accomplish many things. Like for example, I'm going with a company called Delphi to help create content and keynote speeches and courses because I just don't have the physical time to be able to do that on my own. So there's some great benefits. But we much like anything, we need to make sure it's good ideology that's going to feed and help our world to be a better place, not destroy it.
[00:47:23] Speaker A: Very true. It's similar to bringing up a child, right? If you teach the child wrong things, it's going to grow up to be a negative person and the environment plays a big role. So treat AI as a small child and we're the village trying to grow this child. So you're absolutely correct.
But I think where the issue is that it is growing at such a rapid pace, it is learning from its own self. So it's becoming self learning. Now.
How do you protect humanity from that? And what should leaders do to separate themselves in future? How will they not only safeguard their jobs and their employment, but how do they safeguard humanity as AI becomes that powerful?
[00:48:17] Speaker B: Well, I mean, I don't want to see a situation where we're having a war breakout because when information in good hands will be good. And we saw that in World War II and many other wars, it was a battle against ideology is really what it was. And what we want to be able to do is make sure we have monitoring systems on the technology to make sure that that's being what's being put out there is going to be helpful. And I think that's a key. I don't know exactly what that would look like from a government governmental regulation. But you know, we definitely need to make sure we have good moral leaders who can get a vision of what the future they want it to be. That's going to be helpful to our community and society, not hindrance. Because when you have leaders like Stalin And Hitler who have an ideology of domination, that's not going to be helpful. So we've got to make sure we. From a. From a political standpoint, we're voting in people who are moral character and standby that are truly authentic and truly want to serve and lead.
[00:49:14] Speaker A: Yes, exactly. And I think the future is what we start designing right now. So if we can start designing it the right way and work backwards from the vision. But today, leaders, you know, which leader are you seeing in the planet who is doing that? Paul, does that scare you that we have very few leaders who are really understanding this impact and trying to work backwards from that?
[00:49:41] Speaker B: Well, I know being involved with the Tony Robbins organization, they're very mindful of what they want that to look like. I know that Tony is involved in AI technology. I believe he is working with Delphi as well. So I said, if you've got good, strong leaders who have a moral basis foundation, I think we're going to be fine. It's when that. That ideology seeps in and begins to corrupt. I mean, without getting too divisive. I think we saw that in our educational system in America. And you know, where we're at a really crossroads right now of what we're teaching our kids because we've got to protect our kids.
[00:50:15] Speaker A: Fantastic.
I want to also ask you, because you have a very deep spiritual understanding, could you explain to my audience the difference between consciousness, higher consciousness and super consciousness?
[00:50:31] Speaker B: Sure.
So each of us has been gifted with a mind to think.
It's been programmed all of our life. I would call that the conscious mind.
But in order to be able to tap into what I would call the intuition part of our. The guidance system, the moral guidance system. That's where you tap into the subconscious and superconscious. Because like I said, I'm one that believes God, who is spirit, speaks to the spiritual element, which I believe the mind is a spiritual element because it's not physical. If we are open and humble and allowing that God spirit per se to speak to us, and we have a moral character because we're guided by right, not wrong, we're guided by selflessness, not selfishness, then we are a instrument or tool that I believe God can use to help improve our world. And that's why it's so important. One, you have that close relationship with him. And it's like anything, once you draw close to the. What would be the higher power in my sense? God. And he's he. You show yourself quote unquote worthy because you want to serve, because Your heart is right, heart is good. Then he's going to download the, from the super consciousness perspective, the information that you will need to be successful in your life and be able to make a difference in leaving a legacy in other people's lives. And I think that's the key. We've got to make sure that we're seeking a relationship with that higher power and we're willing to humble ourselves because he's going to communicate that which is, like I said, good and holy and pure and right.
And, and that's how we make a big impact on people. It's. It's the ones that are seeking, quote, unquote. And I have to be real careful. I say that seeking a higher power, but it's on their terms, selfishness. And so they're going to falsely interpret whatever is information for their own selfishness. And that's where the humility comes and we've got to be broken and willing to be molded into what he wants us to be.
[00:52:24] Speaker A: Excellent. I think the humility part is so important, is that, you know, you cannot reach the top of the mountain without being humble and respecting what is ahead of you. And Paul, for the audience, I just want to also mention they don't have to be religious to reach this level.
You know, they just have to be open. As you correctly pointed out, open and humble is such an important quality. It doesn't have to be tied to any particular religion. It can just be your relationship with that higher consciousness and your relationship to be open and humble to accept what is coming to you through the higher power.
So. Wow, what a. What a beautiful ending. Paul, I am so blessed to have you as a guest. And Paul, this conversation has been truly incredible. I think we could have continued for another couple of hours with you, but all good things must come to an end. This show has come to an end, but can you share where the people can follow your journey, learn more about you, Please?
[00:53:33] Speaker B: Yeah, they can find me at PaulPeters online or they can go to my website, www.covenanttoserve.com and learn about what we're doing with folks with disabilities.
[00:53:45] Speaker A: Fantastic. Thank you very much, Paul. Thank you for sharing your story, your wisdom and heart with us today. Your journey reminds us that leadership is not about perfection. It is about presence, purpose, and courage to our viewers. Remember, this confidence doesn't come from hiding fear. It comes from facing it.
You need to start being on that journey to superconsciousness. Because remember, in the age of AI, you do not need to be superhuman. You just need to be super conscious.
