The Final 5%: When Your Higher Self Becomes the Authority Figure

In episode 3 of Hot Seat, Akaash explores his lifelong struggle with authority figures, and discovers his higher self has become the latest one he's rebelling against.Growing up with a commanding mother who dictated every decision and an absent father who prioritized career over family, Akaash learned early that complying meant survival. He never knew he could choose. Teachers, coaches, even white males in general, he felt himself shrink around anyone he perceived as having power over him. For years, alcohol was the only thing that let him feel "normal" around people.Fast forward to today: Akaash has transformed nearly every area of his life. He left toxic relationships, quit his corporate career, moved cities, built a spiritual practice. But there's still one domain where he feels paralyzed, approaching women when his heart tells him to. And in this conversation, the pattern becomes crystal clear.His higher self is giving him directions (intuitive hits to talk to someone), and he's treating those nudges like orders from an authority figure he doesn't want to obey. The same rebellion that protected him as a child is now the thing keeping him from his deepest desires. Cam breaks down how the final 5% of reclaiming your power isn't about healing wounds from external authority, it's about trusting yourself enough to follow your own inner knowing without resistance.This episode goes deep into compliance vs. choice, masculine devotion, leading with compassion, and why the same wound that made you empathetic might be the thing blocking you from stepping fully into your power.Don't forget to leave us a 5 star review, they help more people find the pod and remember their magic. Please screenshot and email your 5 star reviews to [email protected] along with 1-3 questions you’d like us to answer on the pod. This enters you to win a meeting with our hosts, Elle and Cam! The next giveaway will happen when we hit 111 5 star reviews on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 🥳Connect With Us:✨ Apply for The Board, a high-trust collective for people who love meaningful conversations✨ Subscribe to Elle’s newsletter HERE✨ Subscribe to Cam’s newsletter HERE✨ Weekly walks for deep chats & newsletter HEREExplore Our World:✨Listen on Spotify, Apple, & all platforms✨ Watch & Subscribe on Youtube✨ Elle Beecher’s social media✨ Cam Hogan’s social media✨ Buy us a spring water if you enjoy our episodesAbout Your Hosts:Cameron Hogan⁠⁠ is an intuitive healer who helps high-performers shed their limiting beliefs and awaken. He is CEO of High Vibe Ventures, where he’s evolving work and business practices to match the planet’s rising consciousness. Cameron loves to write, speak at conferences, solve major life problems via courses, and build communities for meaningful connection like The Board.Elle Beecher⁠⁠ helps people find community and fall in love with their lives. Elle is founder and leader of The Board Walks, a global movement of weekly walks in multiple cities with over 16,000 attendees, and its premium extension called The Board. She writes openly about her experiences and 2 AM revelations in The Elle Diaries newsletter. She was awarded Forbes 30 Under 30 for her expertise in community building.