If I'm Being Honest...

I’ve got an exercise for you that will change your life–if you let it.

Wanna give it a try?

Okay, here it is. Grab a pen and paper/notebook, and write the following at the top of the page:

“If I’m being honest…”

Then write an entire page completing that statement, again and again.

Use the space to share the things you’re afraid to say out loud. The things you’re silently suffering from on the inside. The joy you’re terrified to let yourself feel fully because you don’t feel like you deserve it–or even if you do, you might lose it. The ways in which you know you’re selling yourself short. The BS you’re tired of tolerating. The worries keeping you up at night.

Big, small, beautiful, so terrible and ugly you can’t imagine ever confessing them to anyone ever, even a piece of paper, get them all out. Don’t think too much about it, just let your pen keep moving. Fill the whole page.

• If I’m being honest, I’m absolutely miserable at my job.

• If I’m being honest, I feel disconnected from my partner, and it’s making me feel unfulfilled in my relationship.

• If I’m being honest, I’m terrified of growing older and dying with my dreams still inside me.

• If I’m being honest, I don’t feel good in my body.

Got it? Now go write your own page.

No, seriously, GO DO IT NOW.

It’s okay, I’ll wait until you’re finished.

Alright, you got that page written? Okay, now write two more just like that. Write until you have three full pages of “If I’m being honest…” statements.

I’m serious about this. Three pages. Why? Because in the middle you’ll stall, thinking there’s nothing else left to say. But somewhere about two-thirds of the way through, you’re gonna strike gold. You’ll finally hit a nerve. If you haven’t already taken off the filter, I promise you will by the end of page 3.

And some of it's gonna make you pretty damn uncomfortable.

Go ahead, do it. I’ll wait again. Set a timer to motivate you to write quickly. Twenty minutes max.

[Twenty minutes later] Alright, you got three pages? Congratulations, you’ve just taken the first step toward changing your life. The first step is always slowing down and taking the time to get real and honest about where you’re at–and where it doesn’t align with where you want to be. The first step is always about getting quiet enough to be able to hear your own heart speak. So, then, what’s the next step? Making a decision to do something about it.

de*ci*sion (n.) from Latin de "off" + caedere “to cut"; literally "to cut off." In other words, you cut off any other possibility than your ultimate success in achieving your heart's desire.

And after that? You make a commitment. You surrender to what’s to come and vow that no matter what happens, you will see yourself through to the life you really desire to live. And that’s when things get interesting. Where the magic happens. Things either fall perfectly into place…or they (seemingly) go completely wrong. But if you’re truly committed to your decision, it doesn’t matter. Because you’re determined to keep going, NO. MATTER. WHAT. Still, it can be hard. Trust me, I know. NOTHING has gone the way I thought, planned, or hoped it would since I went full time in my business January 1. (More on that later.) Yet, I’m committed to making my vision a reality. I’m committed to myself, my dreams, and my purpose. And that purpose is to help people who are right there, ready to change their lives. Ready to say YES to that still, small voice within guiding them toward their own dreams. That’s exactly what my next group coaching program, called–you guessed it–If I’m Being Honest, will do. Over the course of 3 months together, we will:

1. Slow down, get quiet, and listen to what your heart is yearning for.

2. Decide what you are going to do about it.

3. Take hell-bent-for-glory action toward it.

4. Stay committed to your decision, even when it gets hard.

And it will. But that’s what the group and my coaching are there for: to support you when it does. You’re ready to stop accepting a mediocre existence. You’re ready to live a radically honest, authentic life. Maybe you’re afraid. That’s okay. Nothing great ever came into being that didn’t involve at least a touch of fear. The support and coaching you’ll need are right here. All you have to do is say yes. I can’t wait for you to join me. Three people already have. That means I only have 5 spots left. With fierce love, Chazz P.S. Not entirely sure it's really for you? Schedule a free call with me, and we'll make sure it's a good fit for you and for the group.