Where is attachment holding you back?

For years, I hesitated to call myself an artist despite secretly aching to.

More recently, I observed my discomfort when advocating for a c-level title: Chief Brand & Product Officer.

And, frequently, it is easy to slip into the habit of identifying with things like:

“I’m a projector”
“I’m an enneagram 8”
“I’m an INFP”
“I am a gemini”
“I am the type of person who journals”
“I am a morning person”

What is this attachment to identity, labels and titles?

A sense of external validation.
A signpost that you have achieved something “important”.
A feeling of fitting into a group.

We overly attach and identify with these myths and perceptions so much that they become a core part of our stories and beliefs about ourselves and our reality.

What we REALLY desire.
What we REALLY need is...

To be recognized.
To arrive worthy of love.
To feel connection and belonging.

What do we need to fulfill our true, authentic needs?

(I’ll distill it down as much as possible!)

1. Notice that you are NOT your programming, your patterns, your stories, or the voice inside your head.

2. Surface your shadows, accept them, embrace them, and transmute them into gifts. (Hint: attachment to labels and identities is a great place to begin your journey)

3. Release your attachment and merge into a more resonant, authentic, whole version of yourself.

It’s a process of catch and release.

What label, title, identity or achievement are you attached to at the moment?

Where is this attachment holding you back or having you play small in your life?

What is possible for you if you release your attachment to this concept?