Clarity is a superpower
Let me tell you about the last time I got really, really jealous of someone.
This happened a few months ago.
I was listening to a podcast where people talk about how they’ve navigated their careers and ended up where they are today.
The woman being interviewed had started her career working in Big Law.
And she talked about the woman she shared her office with when she first started.
Her officemate was insanely impressive.
Not only had she gone to a top law school, graduated at the top of her class, and worked on the law review…
She’d also been a Fulbright scholar.
She’d gotten a masters in creative writing at Oxford before going to law school.
She’d clerked for a Supreme Court justice.
The law firm partners would literally come into their office to talk to her officemate about the articles she’d written and the work she’d done because they found it so impressive.
AND she had been a pageant winner, Miss [state she grew up in] for multiple years, so she was pretty as hell to boot.
Her officemate’s career continued to take off like a rocket ship even after they shared that office…
And she’s now in a high-ranking and highly prestigious government position.
Now, I don’t even want to be a lawyer or work in the government…
And I still felt jealous of this woman’s officemate.
I was like, “Ugh, I wish *I* was that accomplished and impressive and insanely on top of things!!!”
And I’m sure you’ve felt this way too.
So what do you think is the secret ingredient separating you from the people you’re jealous of?
We usually assume it’s…
They’re smarter than we are.
They’re harder working and more disciplined than we are.
They’re better connected and more savvy at “playing the game” than we are.
They’re luckier and more privileged than we are.
Or even: They’re just…better than we are.
It feels like you are one kind of person, who can only get to THIS level…
And they are a different, better kind of person, who can get to THAT level.
But you know what I think the real answer is?
The real thing separating you from the people you’re jealous of?
I think that secret ingredient is clarity.
Because I don’t think that I couldn’t have…
Been a Fulbright scholar
Gotten a masters in creative writing at Oxford
Gone to law school
Even been a pageant winner!
The only reason I haven’t done those things…
Is that there was no point in my life where I was 100% clear that THAT was the goal I was working toward.
And I think the exact same thing applies to you.
I want you to imagine all your energy and focus and drive and determination as one big laser beam 💥
When you don’t have clarity, you fracture that laser beam.
And listen, high achievers are always working towards goals.
I doubt you’re sitting around twiddling your thumbs.
But when you’re not 100% clear and confident that you SHOULD or WANT to be working toward the thing you’re working toward…
All these little questions and thoughts will pop up in your head while you’re working on it.
Things like…
“Why am I doing this?”
“Will this work?”
“Am I on the right path?”
“Is this a good use of my time?”
“This is so hard. Should I stop?”
Every one of those little thoughts splits off another fragment of your laser beam.
It takes away from your clarity.
Which distracts your energy and focus.
And reduces your drive and determination.
And makes it WAY harder to get to where you want to go.
So if you’re feeling stressed and stuck in your career right now…
It’s not that you don’t have a powerful enough laser beam.
It’s just that your laser beam is fragmented all over the place instead of being 100% locked in on one target.
When you have clarity, you focus that laser beam.
Having clarity doesn’t mean that all those little questions don’t pop up.
Having clarity means that WHEN (not if) those questions pop up…
You take the time to answer them to your own satisfaction…
Go back and forth with your brain until it’s fully convinced…
Even go out and gather data and do experiments if needed…
And put those questions to bed.
Doing that brings all those little fragments of the laser beam back in to the whole…
Unleashes your full power and potential…
And lets you get back to work with full focus and commitment.
Because I know you.
When you’re fully clear and committed to what you’re working toward…
Nothing can stop you.
You know exactly how good it feels to be clear and confident about where you’re going…
You’ve felt this before.
Being totally locked in and making it happen.
When you’re in that state, even when it gets hard…
You still know you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.
AND you know exactly how painful it feels to be stuck and confused about what’s next.
When your faith in where you’re going starts to slip…
Your conviction about your path starts to get wobbly…
And you start wondering, “Hang on. What am I doing here? Is this the right path?”
If you’ve been feeling stuck, confused, and unclear for a while…
It’s time to sit down and get clear on what the hell you’re doing :)
So come talk to me, and let’s turn your fragmented laser beam back into a sharp, focused one…
So you can get back to doing the great work you love with no distractions.
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