A four-step process to create clarity

Anything can shift depending on how you relate to it. 

Imagine you’re shopping for a new pair of jeans online. You go through several stages: 

1. Seeing an image of the jeans or a model wearing the jeans.

2. Ordering the jeans and touching them for the first time.

3. Trying the jeans on and seeing how you look and feel in them.

4. Wearing the jeans for the first (or 10th) time.

At any point in the process, your perspective on the pair of jeans can shift. You might begin to like them more or less, depending on what you uncover at any stage.

Our work with women is a lot like buying jeans. 

Women hire us to help them explore and uncover possibilities for their lives. An initial spark of possibility is synonymous with seeing an image of jeans. It’s an entry point of desire. 

But the spark is only an entry point. 

The challenge with these sparks is that many women stop here. You expect yourself to make informed decisions from sparks only. Which, frankly, is almost impossible. So you stop there. 

That leaves in your mind a collection of unexplored sparks. It feels cluttered and overwhelming.  

A process to find clarity

We want you to have clarity, not clutter. So we ask the women who join our programs to experience the rest of the process — just like buying a pair of jeans.

Take these steps to move any idea beyond the spark. 

1. Think about your idea (experience the spark!).

2. Write it down with depth and detail.

3. Share your idea out loud to others.

4. Take a small step in the direction of your idea.

Each step offers a different orientation toward your ideas. 

New information and learnings emerge. Ideas become clearer yeses and no's. Small possibilities become real. You release some of your  ideas with clarity that they’re the best things to let drop. 

Clutter dissolves, and clarity emerges. 

Call for reflection

What is an idea that continues to spark inside of you? You’ve ignored it because it doesn’t fit in your current life. Take the idea through the process we’ve outlined. How does your perspective of the idea change? 

Shine On,
Alicia