Prolific Startup Investor Shares How To Discover & Create Magic In Your Life (Cyan Banister)

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I love experiencing magic and pushing the boundaries for what’s possible.

It makes life more fun and interesting.

One of the ways this shows up is noticing extraordinary phenomena. These can be everything from unexplained synchronicities to directly experiencing extra sensory perceptions (ESP).

Most people write these off, chalking them up to random coincidence or flukes.

But for some people, this inspires curiosity. 

They wonder if they can recreate that experience in some way. So they start experimenting and exploring new things.

This gradually refines their understanding of what’s possible and results in new approaches to creating positive results in their life.

Today’s guest Cyan Banister brings this type of curiosity and experimentation to exploring consciousness and human potential. 

Cyan is one of the most prolific early stage investors of our time having invested in SpaceX, Uber, Postmates amongst many others. She was the first female partner at Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and now is a partner at Long Journey Ventures. 

I was interested in having Cyan on the show to understand how her consciousness journey has shaped her approach to her career and life.

The main thing that stood out to me was Cyan’s openness and curiosity. She tells some amazing stories about consciousness experiments she runs to better understand how reality actually works. For example, she’ll go to parties and just see who approaches her. She often ends up meeting the exact person working on a problem she’s been thinking about.

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Another interesting phenomenon Cyan shares is how every wish she has made in her life has come true. In some cases, things she asked for 15 years ago are now starting to happen!? She’s noticed how often her wishes come in forms she didn’t expect due to the lack of specificity. 

So is Cyan lucky? Is this randomness? 

Or perhaps she’s just tapping into innate, unlearned capacities of human consciousness that remain largely unexplored.

All this experimentation has led Cyan to believe that you attract what you focus on. 

She talks about how this understanding has adjusted her approach to her life. 

On a high level, much of this discussion reflects the nature of expanding awareness. As you see the true nature of things more clearly, you use this understanding to improve the world around you. It’s why working on your consciousness and awareness is so valuable.