Finding clarity in your life will change your world

This week, a friend remarked at the shifts she had seen me make since I had last spoken to her a few months ago. She had really noticed the energy I was giving through the deeper sense of direction and the clarity I had. I've had a few conversations with people where they've remarked something quite similar. It seems like I have a better idea of who I am.

When people have been telling me this, it's honestly not a big surprise. I can feel a different energy coming from me. The last few months have been filled with exploration tinged with a sense of uncertainty. This has now shifted to a clearer focus. I know what I want to do, and I know the great gifts I have to make this happen.

A part of this has been creating a new version of 'My Document' with my coach. This is something I recite several times a day. It is about the person I am choosing to be, and the place I want to come from each and every day. The power lies in the fact I believe them, which differentiates them from wanting to 'manifest' something new through affirmations.

Here is who I am:

I am that I live into my greatness each and every day

I am that my worth is immeasurable

I am that I have a deep appreciation for myself

I am ever-present

I am that I have all the time and energy in the world

I am a fountain of knowledge

I am a lover of learning

I am that my body is a temple

I am that I have world class people skills

I am that I lift people up to see their greatest potential

I am a master manager

I am a powerful and visionary leader

I am a master of my emotions

I am instant forgiveness

I am a magnet for love and kindness

I am one with everything

I am that I create peace globally

I am that the power of my mind will change the world

I am that sharing my gift is my destiny

This is who I am and this is who I create myself to be.

And the name given to me is Tahmid

I have sent audio recordings of My Document to anyone who has asked. If you would like to hear me recite it to you, drop me a message.

As part of this creation, I agreed a new game to play with my coach. I will make ￡25,000 in the next three months from coaching. It is entirely do'able, but only if I believe I an do it. If I had chosen to base this upon my previous coaching income, the idea would seem preposterous. But clarity of mind is an incredibly powerful thing. I can feel the shifts, and the more I live into who I am choosing to Be, the more it feels like me achieving this is a foregone conclusion.

If I could bottle the magic formula which has shifted in me to move from feeling unclear to having clarity, I would already have made my money, plus a whole lot more. Unfortunately, the process is a little more complex. That said, there are things that can help us shift towards getting clear in our lives.

Before starting, it's important to remember feeling unclear is a natural part of the process. There is no shame in it, and I believe it is a part of life that we will all experience. There are point where we are meant to feel uncertain. Life gives us many choices, and there will be periods where we need to take time figuring things out. Sometimes we have to ride out these emotions, even if they are not comfortable.

A key part of the work towards clarity is understanding that we do not actually *need* anything more. I was in a conversation with someone this week who spoke about how they needed to be calmer to be a better public speaker. I invited them to consider that they didn't need to be anything more than they already are.

When we recognise that we have everything we need, the feeling that we 'should' be doing something melts away. Coming from this place means that we can create things only because we want to, rather than because we feel we should. Everything feels lighter and clearer. The more we can reduce the burdens of our lives, as well as the judgments we have on ourselves, the simpler our lives get. Simplicity is what breeds magic.

When I went to India, I learnt of a new power that has changed the game for me. I actively reconnect to my heart whenever I feel unclear. I use it as my moral compass and I am guided by what it is saying. One of my favourite questions I now ask (both to myself and to other people) is 'what does your heart yearn for?'. The heart is an incredibly powerful driver for Good in the world. However, many of us get caught up in our thoughts or our temporary emotions. Often we get caught up in both.

The heart speaks truth, and cuts through the trivial noise surrounding our lives. This intuitive power is incredibly powerful because I trust it to do what is right. Because I trust myself, I do not doubt whether what I am doing is the right thing.

Clarity also comes from action. We cannot understand what is needed until we show up on the court of life. When we sit in the stands, we might spend all of our time thinking and planning, rather than actually doign. What this actually means is we are just waiting. We are waiting for some magical bolt of lightening to tell us what is meant to be happening. No one is coming to tell us what to do. The reality is that if we spend all of our lives waiting, all we are waiting for is death.

Action is what kick starts our process towards learning. Whenever anyone asks me what it's like to write a book, I tell them my secret.

Want to know what it is? It's this:

The secret to writing a book is writing a book.

It's as simple as that. If you want to do something, you have to do it.

Whilst that may sound extremely obvious, there are so many of us with unfulfilled dreams. And the lack of action is preventing us from ever achieving them. We may not even know what we want, but we will never know until we just start doing something. In the realms of uncertainty, action precedes clarity. For example, there are many things that I have not fleshed out when writing my second book, but I will fill in those gaps when I come to them.

Gaining clarity is a process, rather than something that just happens. But when we realise that the answer that we are seeking is already within us, it is then that we can realise that we don't actually have to search for anything.

We just have to start living.

How much clarity do you have in your life?