Steve,
Your explaination of the 'God's Eye View' sounds alot like what NLPers call being associated or disassociated.
Exercise:
Imagine yourself in a movie theater sitting in the center of the front row (Sate 1). Now begin to slowly float out of your body and sit comfortably in the balcony up above as you watch yourself in the front row staring at the movie screen down below(State 2).
State 1 is the associated state and the second state, State 2 is what NLPers call he disassociated state. This a place where you can take a bird's eye view of yourself. In my own experience this perspective is a great place to observe how you're being in the moment and is a more resourceful place to work from in tense or stressful situations. Great exercise to experience and learn from.
Stephen Martile — Personal Development with NLP