THE CLEARING

Reflections on Being and Becoming

5 Tips for Conquering Overwhelm
Coaching, Self-care David Perry Coaching, Self-care David Perry

5 Tips for Conquering Overwhelm

You’re overwhelmed because you’re confused.

When your mind isn’t confused, when tasks and priorities are clear, there’s no overwhelm.

When your mind is focused, overwhelm is absent.

The problem is that stress ensues as we start to feel overwhelmed. And the more overwhelmed you feel, the more stress you create for yourself.

This is a vicious cycle. One that we’ve all felt at some point in time or another.

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Your Survival Mechanism Keeps You Safe, And Prevents You From Thriving
Coaching David Perry Coaching David Perry

Your Survival Mechanism Keeps You Safe, And Prevents You From Thriving

“Keep it secret. Keep it safe.”


In that famous line from “The Fellowship of the Ring”, Gandalf strictly advises Frodo to hide the Ring of Power and not mention its existence in order to keep it safe from enemies.

Isn’t this how many of us live our lives? Keeping our own power hidden in order to stay safe from failure or embarrassment.

The irony is that if you truly understood this power, you’d realize there is no point in hiding it from the world.

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Surpass Your “Upper Limit Problem” and Create Being
Coaching David Perry Coaching David Perry

Surpass Your “Upper Limit Problem” and Create Being

We all have the opportunity to be many things in this world, but unless we are working in alignment with our most authentic dreams and goals, a job title and a business license isn’t going to be enough.

You stand just before your Upper Limit embodying exactly who you are in this moment. All of the accumulation of action and progress you have made up until this point. You are the living manifestation of all the beliefs that you have about yourself and the world around you.

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