Find Yourself, Change Your Life
Find Yourself, Change Your Life is a podcast for executives, leaders and business owners navigating decision fatigue, burnout, and misalignment. Hosted by Mary Clavieres, leadership advisor and Human Design expert. Each week we explore decision-making strategies, mind-body connection, conscious leadership, and personal transformation using Human Design.
Questions we answer:
· How to stop overthinking when making a decision?
· What does your Human Design tell you?
· How do I build trust in my body?
· How do the mind and body connect?
· Why is leadership so exhausting?
· How do I start changing myself?
· Why am I second guessing everything?
· How to speed up decision making?
· How do I manage my energy very well?
· How to avoid burnout as a leader?
· How to tell the difference between fear and intuition?
· How to navigate major life transitions?
Find Yourself, Change Your Life
#58: How to Let Go and Go With the Flow Without Losing Yourself in the Process
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Spring is here… a time for blooming, releasing, and beginning again. But how do you actually let go? Not the vague "just let it go" advice, but real, practical ways to release control and trust the process without giving up on your dreams.
In this episode, I share the "fold in the cheese" problem (if you know, you know), why we're not actually in control anyway, and 3 simple practices that help you release what's no longer serving you, including a life-changing song I discovered in a salt cave in Egypt.
Key Takeaways:
1. Letting go doesn't mean giving up or sitting around waiting
You still hold your intentions and vision. What you're releasing is the attachment to HOW things have to happen and the expectation of a specific outcome. This creates spaciousness for the universe to work in ways you couldn't have planned.
2. We're not actually in control (and that's okay)
The Earth is moving, the universe is going—anything can happen in any moment. Trying to control is an illusion. The real power is in surrender and trust that things will work out for your highest good.
3. Talk to your body where you're holding tension
Is there a place you repeatedly have tension from holding on? Start conversations with that part of your body: "We're safe. Let's release this together." Name the feelings, observe when they come up, and work with your body to let go.
4. Old stories keep you stuck in old patterns
If you're holding on to stories from your past (needing to prove yourself, expecting certain treatment), you're telling yourself that's what to expect in your future too. Recognize what you're holding on to before you can release it.
5. Music can shift your frequency instantly
Try listening to "I Release Control" by Alexa Sunshine Rose or "Divine Surrendering" by Doe Paoro. Sit with the intention to release, close your eyes, and let the music do the work. It's like a meditative state that helps you come back to the present moment.
Resources and Next Steps:
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