The Quiet Season Before Clarity

There are seasons in life where everything looks fine on the outside, but inside you know something is shifting.

In this solo episode, Coach KG talks about the "quiet season" many women experience before clarity arrives -- a season of reflection, realignment, and asking deeper questions about what's next.

If you've been feeling like something in your life needs to change but you're not sure what the next step is, this conversation is for you.

You're not stuck. You're becoming aware. And awareness is the first step toward clarity.

If you're in a season where you're seeking clarity about your next chapter, Coach KG offers Clarity Conversations -- a space to talk, reflect, and explore what's next.

Click the link here: https://calendly.com/kgilliam57/clarityconversation

--Coach KG

RISE. RECLAIM. RADIATE.

Transcript

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Well, hello, beautiful women all over the world. Welcome back to She Shines. I'm your host, Karen, Coach KG Gilliam. I'm a transformational coach, a published author, and a woman who just wants women's voices to be heard and your light to shine. Today's episode is a little different. It's just you and me. That's right. It's just you and me. So grab your notebook, grab your favorite beverage, and your pen, and let's sit down and talk. I will tell you that next week you do not want to miss the episode because it is going to be epic. Let me just tell you. But I'm not going to give you any hints, you'll just have to stay tuned. So I want to talk to you about something that many of us experience. But we don't always name it. As a matter of fact, Coach KG, yours truly, has been through that very experience right now. And you know what? I really believe that it was for me to go through it so I would be able to help you with it. What am I talking about? What are you talking about, Coach? It's that space right before clarity comes. So I'm titled, I've titled this solo episode today, The Quiet Season Before Clarity. So let's name the season. There are seasons in our life wherever we are, where everything looks fine on the outside, you're showing up, you're handling your responsibilities, you're doing what needs to be done. But on the inside, something feels different. Can anyone relate to what I'm talking about already? Well keep listening. You may not be able to fully explain it, but you know something is shifting. You start asking questions like what's next for me? Why doesn't this feel the same anymore? Is it more to it? Is it more to come? And what's interesting is you don't always get the answers right away. I'm a witness. You don't get the answers right away. The quiet season. The quiet season before clarity. It's the space where things feel uncertain, scattered. You sometimes find that you're shaking your head, or you know, like you're trying to get rid of it. You find yourself reflecting more, and you're becoming more aware of what no longer fits, or what no longer suits you. But clarity hasn't arrived fully yet. Who's with me? Who's still with me? You you have experienced this at one or more seasons of your life. Let me tell you, you've got to be careful though. We can make a mistake this season for being stuck. But what I want to offer you today in this solo episode is a different perspective. Now, I know you might be sitting down, you might be working out, but in your mind, I want you to take a step back. So you can open the door to a new perspective.

SPEAKER_01 6:35

That's what I did. Let me tell you, you're not stuck.

SPEAKER_02 6:46

Coach KG, come on, come on. I feel stuck. You're not stuck. As a matter of fact, and I'm speaking from personal experience from the last couple of weeks, you keep going through the motions as if you know what you're doing. I'm being transparent and real with you today. Instead of feeling like you are stuck, and you definitely do not want to be busy because we know that busy is being under Satan's yoke, you are becoming aware. You're beginning to see your life differently. And awareness is the first step to clarity. When I was fully aware of what was going on in my life these last few weeks, I knew it was the first step to becoming clear. Sometimes we think clarity comes from doing more or pushing harder or figuring everything out quickly. Those things I also did. But often clarity comes from slowing down. At least slow down long enough to listen. See, when you're doing more or you're doing things quickly, you're not listening. Because you really wouldn't hear that still small voice. As I said recently, I've been reminded of this myself. There are moments where you expect things to move in a certain way, and they don't. And instead of forcing it, you're invited. I'm inviting you to do as I did and pause. Let me tell you some other things that happen.

SPEAKER_01 10:03

Again, being transparent.

SPEAKER_02 10:09

Aches and pains in your body, fogginess in your mind. So I'm inviting you, as I invited myself, to pause, to reflect, to realign. And that doesn't mean that something is wrong. It may seem it may simply mean you're in a season of preparation. So what does this season, Coach KG, require of me? This quiet season asks something different of you. It's not going to ask you for more effort. It's not going to ask for more honesty. It is going to ask for more reflection, more willingness to ask these questions. And I want you to write these down. Number one is what do I really want? What do I really and truly want? That's the first question. Because as you reflect and you ask yourself, what do I truly want? The answer should come to you. What do I no longer feel aligned with? Because it's hindering my becoming. What do I no longer feel aligned with?

SPEAKER_01 12:43

Because it's affecting my becoming. And the third question is what am I being called toward?

SPEAKER_02 13:05

Those are the three questions. Rewind and write them down. This is where your essence, hmm, we know we have an avatar and we have an essence. But this is when your essence begins to speak. Let me tell you something about the power of the conversation you have with yourself. This is something I've learned. Clarity doesn't always come in isolation. Why are you isolating yourself? Why are you withdrawing? Sometimes it comes through conversation, through having a space where you can say things out loud and not be judged. To process what you are feeling, to hear yourself think because many times the answer is already within you. Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_01 14:36

It just needs space to surface, I know you're still with me because I know as I found out my own self that this resonates with you.

SPEAKER_02 15:08

So if you find yourself in that space right now, that quiet season, I want you to know, without a shadow of a doubt, there is nothing wrong with you. As a matter of fact, you go ahead and say it. There's nothing wrong with me. That's what I said. There's nothing wrong with me. I am not behind. You are not behind. I am not stuck or feel like I'm going around in circles, and you need to say the same thing. You are not stuck. You are simply in the space before clarity becomes clear. And if you feel like you need a space to talk things through, I found a space.

SPEAKER_01 16:25

I was able to talk things through with someone who listened attentively to ask questions to me that I was able to answer.

SPEAKER_02 16:50

So this is what I've decided to do. I've opened a few clarity conversations.

SPEAKER_01 17:02

You know what? It's very simple.

SPEAKER_02 17:07

It's twenty minutes. It's a twenty-minute conversation where we create space, you and I, for you to reflect and explore what's next. Now, how do I have this clarity conversation, Coach KG? The link will be in the show notes. I let's see, I tried to pull. All right. It's on Canderly. You actually schedule it with me, but I couldn't get conversation. That says Clarity Conversation if you're watching on YouTube. But that's okay because the whole link will be in the show notes.

SPEAKER_01 18:14

And let me tell you how excited I am right now.

SPEAKER_02 18:20

Because I truly believe God allows me to go through things so I can be a better coach to you. Because I know I'm not the only one. So I told you it's going to be a little bit different today. And I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, my grateful heart for spending this time with me. And if you find yourself in that quiet season right before clarity, even in the quiet season, I want you to keep on shining.

SPEAKER_01 19:18

Keep shining.

SPEAKER_02 19:24

Don't procrastinate. Don't overthink it. Let's just talk. Because I can tell you, when I had the talk, Clarity showed up. So thank you so much for this intimate time with you today. And I'll see you next time. I love you. Bye.

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Will you do your light or let your spirit break free? You got power inside you, more than you can see. Time to realize, reclaim what's meant to be.