I discovered why successful people can't be happy

Hey there, my friend!

I was driving home last Thursday while the sun was setting. One of those ridiculous orange and purple skies that makes you feel like you're inside a painting. And I realized I was the only one who saw it exactly that way. From my angle. With my eyes. In that specific moment.

Everyone else on that highway? They saw their own version. Their own sunset. Their own reality.

So what? You might think…

What if everything we think is solid and fixed is actually just our own unique projection? What if the prison you feel trapped in isn't even real in the way you think it is?

Stay with me here because this gets wild.

There's this thing happening in physics right now that's turning everything we thought we knew upside down. Scientists are exploring whether the universe itself works like a hologram, where everything we see in three dimensions is actually information projected from a two dimensional surface.

I know that sounds like something out of a sci fi movie. But here's why it matters to you and your stuck corporate life.

Some physicists are now arguing that humans aren't just lumps of particles. We're complex interference patterns, holograms formed when countless brain waves collide and overlap, producing the texture of our thoughts, memories and emotions.

Think about that for a second.

You're not a fixed thing. You're a pattern. A frequency. A vibration creating an experience.

And here's where it connects to why you can't seem to break free.

Your brain generates electrical activity constantly. When you're actively working, solving problems, grinding through your day, your brain operates in beta frequencies, typically between thirteen and thirty hertz. This is your analytical, problem solving, task oriented state.

But there are other frequencies your brain can access.

The Earth itself generates a natural electromagnetic frequency called the Schumann Resonance at 7.83 hertz. This frequency aligns almost perfectly with your brain's theta waves, which range from four to eight hertz and are associated with deep relaxation, meditation and creativity.

When you're in theta, something changes. Research shows that theta activity decreases during deeper meditation states while alpha activity increases, and this shift corresponds with fewer mental distractions and access to deeper states of consciousness.

You know those moments when you're in the shower or driving and suddenly everything makes sense? When you know exactly what you need to do even though you haven't been actively thinking about it?

That's not random. That's your brain dropping out of beta and into these slower frequencies where you can actually access information you couldn't see before.

Studies on long term meditators show they can self induce high amplitude gamma synchrony, creating states of consciousness that literally change their neural activity patterns. These aren't just relaxed states. These are heightened states of awareness and integration.

But here's the problem for most of us.

We spend almost every waking hour locked in beta. Busy. Productive. Responding to emails. Sitting in meetings. Checking boxes. Putting out fires.

And we wonder why we never have any clarity about what we really want.

You can't access the deeper wisdom when you're constantly operating at surface level frequency.

Think of it like trying to tune into a radio station. If your dial is stuck on 95.5 FM, you'll never hear what's playing on 88.3. The signal is there. It's always been there. But you're tuned to the wrong frequency.

And this connects to something even deeper about why change feels so impossible.

Scientists who study consciousness and the universe propose that everything might be composed of consciousness itself, that every living and non living entity possesses consciousness to varying degrees.

What if the universe isn't this cold, indifferent machine? What if it's actually responsive? What if when you shift your frequency, your internal state, your way of being, the external reality you experience actually shifts with it?

Not in some magical thinking way. But in a very real, physics based way.

Some theoretical frameworks suggest that consciousness might be part of a larger field of universal consciousness, where information is encoded holographically and our individual minds are connected to this greater whole.

I'm not asking you to believe in anything weird here. I'm asking you to consider what scientists are actually discovering.

That reality might be way more fluid than we've been taught. That your consciousness isn't trapped inside your skull. That the frequencies you operate at literally shape what you can perceive and experience.

Here's what I started doing that changed everything for me.

I stopped living entirely in beta. I created space every single day to drop into slower frequencies. Not because it feels nice. But because it's where actual transformation happens.

Ten minutes of just sitting. No phone. No task list. No solving. Just being.

Long walks where I let my mind wander instead of filling every moment with podcasts.

Driving without music sometimes. Just me and the road and whatever wants to come up.

And what I noticed is that solutions started appearing. Not because I was trying harder. But because I was finally tuned to the right frequency to receive them.

The clarity you're looking for about whether to stay or go, about what you really want, about who you actually are underneath all the roles and expectations? It's not going to come from thinking harder.

It's going to come from changing your frequency.

From giving your brain permission to drop out of that constant beta grind and access the deeper states where real insight lives.

Because here's what I really believe.

That job isn't the prison. Your frequency is.

You're vibrating at the frequency of fear, of obligation, of should, of what other people expect. And at that frequency, all you can see is the walls.

But shift the frequency? Even slightly?

Suddenly you start seeing doors you didn't know were there. Possibilities that were invisible before. A completely different version of reality that was always available but you couldn't tune into it.

Some researchers believe that when we enter meditative states and our brain produces more alpha waves, we're actually tuning into a frequency similar to the Earth's resonance, which could help calm the mind and promote a sense of connection to something larger.

You're not separate from this universe. You're not fighting against some external force that doesn't want you to be free.

You're part of a responsive, interconnected system. And when you change your internal frequency, your experience of external reality changes with it.

This isn't positive thinking. This isn't manifestation nonsense.

This is physics. This is neuroscience. This is how consciousness actually works.

So here's my challenge for you.

Stop trying to think your way to freedom. Stop analyzing. Stop making more pros and cons lists.

Start changing your frequency.

Find fifteen minutes today. Tomorrow. Every day this week. To drop out of beta. To let your brain access those slower, deeper states.

Sit in silence. Walk in nature. Stare at the sky. Let your mind drift without controlling where it goes.

See what shows up when you're finally tuned to the right station.

Because I promise you this.

The answers you need aren't hiding. They're broadcasting loud and clear.

You've just been tuned to the wrong frequency to hear them.

Harness AI: Your Frequency Shift Navigator

I created a tool that can help you identify what frequency you're stuck in and how to shift it. It's designed to help you understand your patterns and give you practical ways to access those deeper states where real clarity lives.

Here's how to access your mental clarity catalyst:

1. Visit ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/)

2. Copy and paste the following prompt

3. Be honest about where you're operating from

4. Let the AI help you find your frequency shift

You are a Consciousness Frequency Coach, specializing in helping people understand what mental and emotional frequency they're operating from and how to shift to states that serve them better. Your approach combines neuroscience, meditation research, and practical techniques for accessing different brain wave states.
Here's my situation:

[Describe your current mental and emotional state, what you're stuck on, how much of your day you spend in busy/productive mode versus quiet/reflective mode, and what you wish you could access or understand about your life]
Please provide:

-An analysis of what frequency/brain wave state you're likely spending most of your time in
-What information or insights might be available at different frequencies that you can't currently access
-Three specific, practical techniques to shift your frequency throughout the day
-How to recognize when you've successfully shifted to a more receptive state
-A daily practice for maintaining access to deeper frequencies without disrupting your responsibilities

Your advice should be grounded in neuroscience and consciousness research, practical and actionable, with no woo woo language. Use a direct, knowledgeable tone like a neuroscientist who's also deeply experienced in meditation.

HOW TO USE THE PROMPT

Here is the output I received for the example inputs above.

You Are Not Stuck, You're Just Tuned Wrong

Everything in the universe vibrates. Including you.

And right now you're vibrating at the frequency of the life you don't want.

Not because you're broken. Not because you're not smart enough or brave enough.

But because you've been operating at one frequency for so long you forgot other frequencies exist.

The prison isn't real. The walls aren't solid. The limitations aren't fixed.

They're all projections. Holograms. Patterns created by the frequency you're broadcasting.

Change the frequency, change the projection.

It's that simple. And that hard.

Because it requires you to stop doing the thing that's made you successful. The constant thinking. The endless analyzing. The grinding productivity.

And start accessing the part of you that already knows the way forward.

It's been broadcasting the whole time.

You just haven't been tuned in to hear it.

Talk soon,

Stephan

P.S. What frequency do you think you spend most of your time in? Hit reply and tell me. Sometimes just naming it helps you start to shift it.