Success

I have been thinking a lot about success and my relationship with it. I grew up in a home where we were told that we would succeed if we went after something and dedicated ourselves to it. That after years of hard work success would come. That was it. It was neither a destination or a feeling. It was just an ethereal idea that you could one day achieve.

I have become aware that this thought doesn’t serve me best. Success must be defined or how will we get there. There can be different forms of success for what you are doing. There can be nuances in how she shows up in life. But you must be able to call her by her name. How else will you know when you have made it?

I also think that success arrises from one thing only. Authenticity. Only your truest self will rise to the top. The more you assimilate and pretend to belong to a place, group or thing. The more lost you will get.

So if success is leaning into my unfiltered authenticity then what comes of that is success; in what ever field I am running.

How do you make the promise to be more authentic. How do you begin to lift the veil that you have been wearing?

A way that I have been practicing is getting to know myself. Deep diving into my shadows and basking in my light. Actions such as journaling, coaching, and songwriting have helped me dive into my deeper authenticity.

I find it utterly wonderful. The more I dive into my truth the more voice shows up. Both in person and in song. I am excited to be releasing my first single coming January 8th. This is an exciting place I have wanted to be for along time.

Success. I feel you. I see you. I am coming. Authentically me. Authentically here. Authentically now.

Ian