“The fulfillment of everything you think you want will entail the destruction of everything you currently think you are.”
—Carolyn Elliott

n my circles, there’s a great expression: What got you to where you are won’t get you to where you’re going (Marshall Goldsmith).

Now that’s perfect. Because the mind that created the problem (or solution) isn’t the same mind that can solve it (or go beyond it).

So when I say one of the keys to freedom includes “believe nothing,” what I’m pointing to is if you think you understand something, when you hold onto something as TRUTH, it will sit in your consciousness and take up space. Fill your consciousness with enough of these “truths,” and soon you won’t be able to see anything new.

“I’m not good with technology.”
“I struggle with communication.”
“I’m a great parent.”
“I excel at facilitation.”

Watch how holding onto any label keeps you limited.

In my training at the monastery, it became clear to everyone that I was extremely talented at learning new things and would become technically proficient at new skills quickly. But it was no surprise to me. A major identity I carried around with me throughout life was someone I called “Superman.” I could do anything I set my mind to!

What was discovered, however, was I was a lousy communicator. You see, I was Superman, and my success depended on being him full time. And Superman didn’t ask for help. He was able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and do it alone.

At one point, the monastery started heaping responsibilities upon responsibilities upon responsibilities onto me. On the one hand, Superman was thrilled. On the other, my success was over. There was no way I was ever going to be able to do everything I was asked to do. To this day, I secretly suspect that the monastery gave me all those responsibilities because they knew I needed to break free of Superman and communicate to truly succeed.

But I didn’t. Superman couldn’t be in 20 places at once, and he couldn’t do it alone, so everything crashed and made a mess. A big mess.

All because I held onto an identity that could easily have been dropped. Dropped so another one, a much needed one, could jump in and help me become successful. A part of me who communicated what he needed, asked for help, requested a team, involved others, or at least cried “uncle!”

You see, freedom lies in bringing nothing with you.

Freedom is a fresh moment that does not ask you to believe anything, but to remove all beliefs that keep the truth hidden.