244. How To Find Clarity in Life

If you are looking for some answers and seeking clarity, this episode is for you on how to find clarity in life.  In this episode Lucy is sharing her top 5 strategies to help you find clarity whenever you need to in life:

1. Self awareness through Self-Reflection

2. Clarify Your Values

3. Set Intentions

4. Declutter Your Mind and Environment

5. Take Action

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If you are looking for some answers and seeking clarity, this episode is for you. Finding clarity in life can feel overwhelming when you are unsure of your path ahead. But with some intentional practices, you can absolutely gain focus and direction, fast. So today I’m sharing my top 5 strategies to help you find clarity whenever you need to in life:

1. Self awareness through Self-Reflection

Remember that anytime you need answers, always remember that everything starts with self awareness. Spend time to assess your life. Whether that’s through journaling, meditating, or simply thinking about your current state can bring to light what’s working and what isn’t working. 

Ask yourself these 3 important questions:

• What truly matters to me?
• What do I enjoy doing most?
• What am I avoiding, and why?

Feel free to hit the pause button now to answer these 3 important questions and again they are: 

• What truly matters to me?
• What do I enjoy doing most?
• What am I avoiding, and why?

2. Clarify Your Values

Understand your core values. What principles guide your decisions and behavior? Knowing your values helps prioritize what to focus on and leads to decisions aligned with who you are. 

For example, for me, my priority is always family first. Knowing this priority, it is much faster for me to make decisions based on whether or not I will be able to attend to my family’s plans. 

Another example is one of my top values is making ethical decisions. So it is very clear to me that I will work with ethical companies and people who also are doing ethical work, I only work with those who are kind to others and like me want to contribute to better humanity. 

So if you have trouble seeing clarity in your next steps, make sure you get clear on your own values first. 

Make a list, what do you value the most in life? 

3. Set Intentions

Instead of just focusing on long-term goals, set clear intentions for how you want to live daily. These intentions could be around your well-being, relationships, work, or personal growth.

We can even take as many breaks throughout the day, each day, to reset our intentions. Anytime you feel the need, simply close your eyes for a minute, do one to two minutes of deep breathing, and say to yourself, when I open my eyes, my new intention is to ___________. 

An example could be if you are stressing about going into a meeting. You can shift your focus, by closing your eyes for a minute to breathe deeply and say: When I open my eyes, my new intention is to focus on how far I’ve come, how much I’ve already accomplished and just walk into the meeting room with confidence. 

Another example could be if you are stressing about going to a networking event full of strangers, instead of focusing on how introverted you are you can shift your focus, by closing your eyes for a minute to breathe deeply and say: When I open my eyes, my new intention is to focus meeting each person with authenticity and providing them value in any way possible. 

You see what we focus on grows, so instead of thinking about your fears and thinking about how you are lacking clarity or your next move, reset your intention as many times as possible to get focused on what really matters. 

4. Declutter Your Mind and Environment

A cluttered space can reflect a cluttered mind. Simplify your surroundings to remove distractions. Many times, when we remove junk from our physical environment we start to get clarity in our mind. So cleaning up your desk, a corner in your room or changing up your wall art, all these can possibly help you hit your next light bulb. 

Declutter your mind by letting go of unproductive thoughts and activities that don’t serve your purpose. Instead of drowning in your to do list, I often ask my clients to make a “Let Go List” or “Not To Do” List. What thoughts will you stop thinking about, what are you doing that you don’t actually want to do? List them down and watch how they can change your life. 

5. Take Action

Clarity comes after action, not before. Even small steps toward your goals or interests can provide insights into what feels right and help you refine your direction. Many times we wait for clarity until we take action, but that wait can be forever! And sometimes when we take action, we realize it isn’t what we thought it to be, and that’s ok too, it is still better than inaction and that new found realization becomes your true clarity. 

Extra Credit Points: 

Embrace Uncertainty

Accept that you won’t have all the answers immediately. The process of finding clarity is gradual, and sometimes not knowing is part of the journey.

Seek Guidance

Talk with mentors and coaches who can offer a new perspective. Sometimes we’re too close to our own challenges to see clearly and although our friends mean well for use, they might lack the neutral outsider point of view you need to make an unbiased decision.

Stay Present

Focus on the present moment instead of getting lost in future worries or past regrets. Mindfulness can help you connect with what’s important to you right now and allow clarity to emerge naturally.

Visualize Your Ideal Life

Create a vision of what your ideal life looks like, including how you want to feel, the work you want to do, and the relationships you want to have. This visualization can act as a guide when making decisions.

By practicing these steps, you can gradually refine what’s meaningful to you, allowing clarity to unfold. 

Does any of this resonate with your current journey? Send me a DM and let me know.