Clarity beats Speed
Jennifer Laidlaw, MA, CHRE
Clarity Catalyst + Executive Coach | Helping executives, CEOs and founders 10X their results, accelerate success and THRIVE + win with Clarity and Ease | Founder Cre8 | Speaker | Board Director | Head, 30% Club ????
You're at a race track.
You get first pick of two cars ???
?????? #??: The fastest on the track, but the windshield is permanently clouded.
You can barely see where you're going.
?????? #??: Not the fastest, but the windshield is crystal clear.
You can see EVERYTHING ahead.
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Seems obvious, doesn't it?
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THE LEADERSHIP PARADOX
Yet, how many of us are essentially driving that first car ?????????? ???????
?? Pushing hard to move faster
?? Hustling to stay ahead
?? Running into walls
?? Getting nowhere
?? Burning out
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Maybe you've bought into the myth that ?????????? ???????????? ??????????????.
That if you just work harder, longer, faster, you'll get where you want to go.
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THE TRUTH ABOUT PEAK PERFORMANCE
Here's what I've discovered for myself and working with many high-performing leaders:
? Speed without clarity is just a lot of meaningless ?????????? ????????????????.
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When you're racing forward without clear vision:
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THE BREAKTHROUGH
Here's the thing:
?? The clouded windshield isn't a design flaw in you.
It's just temporary interference.?
???????????????????? – in the form of limiting beliefs and competing priorities generated from a cloudy state of mind.
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? Your natural state is CLARITY.
You don't need to fix anything.
You can simply notice when you're operating from a clouded state versus a clear one.
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THE OPPORTUNITY
The next time you feel overwhelmed, stuck, discouraged and struggling to fix multiple problems, ask yourself
? Are you pushing into the fast lane because you think it's the only way forward?
? Or are you avoiding the quiet space where real clarity emerges?
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YOUR NEXT MOVE
The most powerful shift you can make isn't about moving faster - it's about seeing clearer.
When you operate from CLARITY:
? Decisions become obvious
? Actions align with intentions
? Impact increases while effort decreases
? Sustainable success becomes natural
THE HACK
?????? ?????? ????. You ARE the hack.
The ability to shift from clouded to clear is built into our human operating system.
You’ll experience it the moment you turn your attention from the past or present
and the swirling chaos of the mind
to the innate CLARITY in the ?????????????? ????????????.
If you knew that clarity was your natural state - not something you need to achieve - what would you stop doing tomorrow?
P.S. Want to see what's possible for you when you're operating from clarity? DM me to book time to explore together.
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Clarity Catalyst + Executive Coach | Helping executives, CEOs and founders 10X their results, accelerate success and THRIVE + win with Clarity and Ease | Founder Cre8 | Speaker | Board Director | Head, 30% Club ????
1 周Are you still chasing the hustle? Are you ready to become the leader who can see clearly, move with purpose, and achieve success sustainably?
Clarity Catalyst + Executive Coach | Helping executives, CEOs and founders 10X their results, accelerate success and THRIVE + win with Clarity and Ease | Founder Cre8 | Speaker | Board Director | Head, 30% Club ????
1 周Slow and steady wins the race. I heard that so often growing up and never really understood the wisdom within it. Fast in the wrong direction doesn’t win races or achieve goals. Clarity does.