Your Mind Is Not The Boss Of You: How to Reclaim the Soul’s Leadership and Give Your Brain a Job It’ll Love

Let me tell on myself for a minute.

For a long time, I thought I was just a really empathetic person.

Like, next-level empathetic.

Someone would tell me something bad that happened to them, and somehow I’d be the one lying awake at night, imagining how it would’ve felt if it happened to me.

Not just imagining. Rehearsing.

How I’d respond.

What I’d say.

How I’d fix it.

What I’d say to them.

What I’d say to someone else about them.

And of course, I always won in the end.

Maybe I had to fight for it verbally, emotionally, spiritually, but I always walked away from my imaginary conversations victorious.

Respected. Redeemed. Right.

I thought I was being empathetic.

I thought I was being a good listener.

I thought I was being a problem solver.

I thought I was being prepared.

But the truth is…

I was afraid of life. I didn’t trust that I could handle it in real time. I believed I had to pre-live it just to survive it.

Let’s clear something up: Your mind is brilliant. Magical, even.

But it was never meant to run your life.

Its real job? To serve as a translator between your spirit and the physical world.

To take divine inspiration

turn it into thought

and turn that thought into action.

That’s literally the mechanism of creation.

Think of your mind like a spiritual project manager.

It’s not here to make the vision.

It’s here to organize the steps and get it done.

And it can only do that when you stop asking it to be the CEO of your existence.

When the Mind Takes Over the Mission...

When the mind forgets its role and starts trying to lead, it becomes the over-caffeinated intern who hijacks the meeting, panics over the PowerPoint, and accidentally deletes the master file.

You get:

• Racing thoughts

• Overthinking everything

• Worst-case scenario spirals

• Perfectionism that paralyzes

• Emotional reactivity that feels way out of proportion

It’s not doing this to be a menace, it’s doing it because you gave it the keys and said, “Drive.” And it doesn’t know how to drive the soul-mobile.

Real-World Example (Because Science + Soul = Yes Please)

Imagine your soul downloads a delicious idea: “Open a healing studio.”

Boom. Pure inspiration.

Feels expansive.

Light. Alive.

Here’s how this works:

• Your soul gives the vision.

• Your body gives the green light or red light.

• Your mind figures out what to name it, how to price it, how to set up the email list, and what to say on Instagram.

The mind is incredible when it’s assigned to divine tasks. But it can’t be the divine. That’s not its job.

What to Do When the Mind is in Freakout Mode

First: don’t shame it. Seriously. That just makes it more defensive.

Instead, try this:

“Hey mind, I see you. I know you’re trying to protect me, and I appreciate that. But we’re safe now. Soul’s in charge. You can rest.”

Then… give it a real job.

A sacred one.

Because the mind wants to help. 

It just needs direction.

Sacred Jobs for Your Mind

Give your mind tasks like:

• Write down the soul’s visions

• Organize your next creative project

• Map out the healing journey you’re offering others

• Turn your intuitive hits into plans or products

• Research that weird dream you had last night

• Build the timeline for your soul-led launch

When your mind is in service to your soul, it becomes a weapon of light.

Soul Over Mind: A 5-Minute Reset

Do this anytime your mind starts spiraling, micromanaging, or making things harder than they need to be.

1. Drop In

Close your eyes.

Breathe in through the nose.

Exhale out through the mouth like a big juicy sigh.

Do this 2 more times.

Let your shoulders melt.

2. Locate the Mind

Ask silently: “Where is my mind right now?”

Notice: Is it planning? Judging? Worrying?

No need to fix, just observe.

3. Bow to the Mind

Whisper: “Thank you, mind. You’ve been working overtime.

But this is sacred ground now. You can rest.”

Put a hand on your heart or belly, wherever your soul feels most present.

4. Let the Soul Speak

Say or think: “I choose love now.

I trust the unfolding.

I surrender control.

I am safe in my soul.”

Then ask: “Dear soul, what is the next most loving thought, word, or action?”

Just listen. Whatever arises is enough.

5. Anchor It

Open your eyes.

Smile (even a tiny one).

Say: “My mind is a servant of my soul.

I walk in harmony with who I truly am.”

Let the Soul Lead, Let the Mind Serve

Your mind is not the enemy. It’s not broken. It’s just been over-promoted.

But when you realign things, soul leading, mind serving, you unlock your true creative power.

You stop spinning, and start flowing.

You stop managing life, and start living it.

Lit up, on purpose, and in rhythm with something much greater than logic.

So next time your brain starts building a fear fortress, pause.

Breathe. Bow to it.

Then give it a sacred job.

And remember: You’re not here to think your way through life.

You’re here to feel it, live it, and love it—with your mind as your ally, not your master.