What Happens When You Wake Up?

If your mind can think of it, it isn't awakening → Explore the foundations of the work that creates these shifts: https://yt.artofaccomplishment.com/aw... Awakening is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot, but what does it actually mean? In this episode, Brett and Joe finally tackle the topic head-on after 150 episodes of dancing around it. They explore why awakening isn't a goal in the Art of Accomplishment work, what actually happens when people wake up, and why it might be both far bigger and far smaller than you imagine. They discuss: • What awakening actually is (and isn't) • Head, heart, and gut awakenings, and how they differ • Why making awakening a goal can slow down the process • The myth that awakening is a finish line • How meditation can become a tool for dissociation • Why awakened people still have daddy issues • What to do if awakening catches you off guard ••• 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3ezSoop Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ETrfHA Other platforms: https://artofaccomplishment.com/podcast New episodes every 2-weeks exploring emotional mastery, relationships, and what actually creates lasting change. ••• About Joe & AOA: Joe Hudson has coached executives at OpenAI, Google, SpaceX, Apple and many of the world's leading companies on emotional mastery. He's led retreats for thousands of people navigating identity, emotions, and transformation. He is the co-founder of the Art of Accomplishment which helps driven individuals find freedom in their work, relationships, and lives through self-discovery and self-acceptance. ••• 📖 Chapters: 0:00 – Why we've avoided this topic for 150 episodes 1:20 – What awakening is 2:48 – Head, heart, and gut: 3 types of awakening 7:25 – How love dissolves the self 11:33 – The gut awakening (why it's the most dangerous path) 13:15 – Brett's base jumping experience 17:33 – Why we don't teach awakening as a goal 18:18 – "Enlightenment: porn for perfectionists" 21:46 – You can be dysfunctional at any level of awakening 30:03 – Why welcoming everything creates awakening 38:20 – "What did you do to me?" — when awakening catches you off guard 42:01 – Before awakening, daddy issues. After awakening, daddy issues. 46:50 – What to do if you're in it ••• Misspellings & Tags: #JoeHudson #ArtofAccomplishment #AOA #JoHudson #JoeHutson #JoeHodson #JoeHudsen #JoeHudsom #JoeHudon #JoeHudsn #JoeJudson #HoeHudson #JoeHusson #JoeHudsun #JoeHidson #JoHutson #JoeHusdon