There is so much to us. And there is so much *more* to us. In a nutshell, this is what I'm reminded of with every brand or purpose session I facilitate.
As creative, renaissance women (which I consider all women, by the way) we can do SO many things. But, let's be honest, inside, we'd kill to *really* just do a couple of them. Maybe even one of them to the best of our ability?
For many reasons, however, we don't. We don't often find a way to live + breathe in our genius. We keep doing 'everything' so that everyone is happy. We keep doing it all because, we're invested in this story that no one else can do those pieces like we can. We keep on keeping on because, we think, one day, the one thing we're amazing at will spontaneously emerge and we'll finally have clarity or the business or life we've always wanted.
But nothing comes without us creating what we want to be a part of.
Truth is that we must charge towards (demand) clarity from all that we are…we must make solid sense of our skills, talents, desires, plans, goals and visions. We must do the daring dig as an archaeologist or mad scientist would to come back with the gold; the genius.
If we don't, though we may have times of happiness doing it "all", the detours are long and winding and our value in the world and inside is not felt nearly as much as it could be.
So, questions to ask each morning —
Am I sharing the brand of woman I know myself to be in all that I think, speak and do? Am I thinking, speaking and acting in line with what I say I want?
What is my true genius and how can I live in it more often? [Who else could do this and that task?].
Am I focusing on what I want or on more on what I don't want? [We get what we focus on].
Let these answers support what may feel like a swim upstream or an arduous jump, outside the box. As a change and tastemaker, you will never make everyone happy, regardless of how big or small the thing you do is. Making a Facebook post your blog post won't make people happy. Saying what you say, in the way you say it and living in that genius, will annoy and polarize.
Say and do it.
Creating something in the world that polarizes will always free you up to do the very thing you want to do, moving everything else aside, without nearly as much effort. It will be the clarity you've been searching for.
So, let's add this question ~ this filter ~ to your daily review:
Am I polarizing with this message/project/program/post?
I mean it when I say that happy women will transform the world; that your happiness is a gift to all of woman and humankind. It all starts with that self-worth that searches out your ultimate focus and clarity, even when this means we will not be adored by all.
Video #3 entitled "Putting it all together" in the (free) Brand to Success video training series launched this morning and if you resonate with this and/or are on the path to creating your authentic brand message to grow your business not just this year but this month, I hope you enjoy the series. It will be around until the end of this week.
Much love and here's to working in your genius, couture creation you, [Free Three-Part “Brand to Success” Video Training Series]: www.brandtosuccess.com
