The Clarity Compassโข
by Odilia McLeod
๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ. ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฉ๐ฃ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒโ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ.
I remember walking into my office that day. A beautiful painting had just been hung. I took in the view, then looked at my team sitting just outside.
I felt proud of what I had built.
Back then, the corner office meant something. So did the title I was working toward. I had followed the path, delivered the results, and earned my place, but the further I went, the less that destination felt like mine.
That day, I got curious about my own definition of success: ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐?
Soon after, I moved into a strategic advisor role. Iโve revisited that question many times since, in both my career and my personal life.
For my generation, marriage, 2.5 kids, and a white picket fence were familiar signs of success. My life looks different. My partner and I have been together almost 20 years. We arenโt married and donโt plan to be, but we choose each other every day. He has children; I donโt.
I fully respect those other paths. There are many beautiful ways to build a life. Figuring out mine meant getting honest about what felt true to me, underneath the cultural, societal, and corporate expectations I had to sift through along the way.
Going back to school in my 30s, earning my masters degree just last year, and eventually leaving corporate each came from pausing to ask:
๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐?
Sometimes weโre so busy doing what we set out to do that we forget to check whether we still want it. A definition can serve you well for years. You can fulfill it, feel proud of it, and still outgrow it.
Thatโs why I created the ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐โข : a chance to pause, get curious, and gain insight into where you are today across five dimensions:
โข ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Does your success reflect your values?
โข ๐๐๐น๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Does your work feel meaningful?
โข ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐: Do you trust your own decisions?
โข ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐: Are you consciously choosing your path?
โข ๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐บ: Are you taking meaningful steps forward?
15 statements. About 5 minutes. Personalized insights delivered by email.
You donโt have to be considering a big change. You may simply be curious about whatโs feeling good and what could use a little attention.
If that sounds like you, I invite you to take the ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐โข. A few minutes to check in with yourself