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Principle #2 Clarity
(or recognizing your obstacles)
Clarity is distinguishing between what really is, from what we
might appear to be, based upon our filters and perceptions. One
of the things that block our clarity is emotion. Many people
recall how fear can block their clarity—and once they are able to
recognize fear was in the way, they were able to go beyond it and
see what was actually happening. When a situation arises, there
are two elements to it—there is what happened and then our
interpretation around what happened.
Clarity is being able to distinguish between the two and recognize
that di;erent people will have di;erent views on things. For
one CPA in California, a moment of clarity provided him with
the realization that his fear of success manifests itself in his
procrastination of actions that would allow him to be more
successful. “I was reminded that I don’t have any limits,” he said of
his experience in the program. “That I just need to do it—I won’t fail
and I can’t let my emotions get in the way of my actions.” Clarity
is not thinking that your particular view is right and the other is
wrong, but seeing that you have a view and that other people have
a perspective, as well. Acknowledging di;erent views coexist allows
you to find resolution. It’s easy to get caught up in the “reality
illusion”—which is, if it feels real and looks real to me, it must be
real. However, most of the time, it’s only your view.
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Principle #3 Letting Go
Letting go is based upon the recognition that our beliefs and points
of view are just that—our beliefs and points of view, and they can
be let go if we so decide. They are not who we are, but they are
something we have taken on to identify who we are. It is a way of
developing our own definition of a sense of self. “The self -limiting
beliefs and letting go of things was one of the major turning points
for me,” one participant shared. “I let go of the requirement that I
have to be perfect, I let go of the requirement that I had to control
the outcome of things, I let go of trying to do it all, and I let go of
needing others, or even my own approval.”
The result of that work? “I’m less hard on myself and others, I’m
more focused on the moment, and I’m able to be more of service
to both my team and my clients and my family. I’m less driven and
more relaxed and I do what I enjoy. And that translates to others, so
others don’t feel the same pressure from me. I’m no longer striving
or competing.”
Letting go is a choice. We all have the ability to do it, and at a very
deep level, we can choose to allow things to be as they are versus
how we want them to be. That said, allowing things to be what
they are doesn’t mean we like them or can’t change them. Consider
one of my favorite examples: when milk spills on the table, the milk
is spilled. You can scream, you can cry, you can be upset; you can
react however you want but the fact is the milk is still spilled. By
