Empowered Living and the Three C’s
by Theresa Maguire | Updated on May 1, 2024 | Published on July 26, 2022
What is Empowered Living?
Do you know what empowered living means to you?
Have you ever thought about what would bring you true happiness? Or, who you really are and why it even matters?
Do you feel like you are living an empowered life?
Every day we hear catch-phrases like “being empowered,” “living on purpose,” “connecting to your authenticity.”
But, what do these phrases really mean?
Defining what Empowered Living Means to you
Let’s take the word, empowered for example. It’s widely used in a variety of settings with many different definitions and meanings.
First, ask yourself, what does the word “empowered” mean to you?
When I ask my clients this question, I get a variety of responses. Some dislike the word because they associate it with not living up to some standard.
Others link the word to taking back their innate power or having more control over their lives or feeling an unwavering belief in themselves.
The Cambridge Dictionary defines empowered as being “confident and in control of your life.”
And the Merriam-Webster Dictionary states that to be empowered is “having the knowledge, confidence, means, or ability to do things or make decisions for oneself.”
There is no right or wrong answer to this question; it is deeply personal.
The Key to Living an Empowered Life
What is key is taking time to explore what your life would look like, feel like, and be like if you were connected to your personal power?
Would you feel more confident?
Would you trust your intuition more?
Would you act or behave any differently?
Would you make different choices in your career or relationships?
When you discover what living an empowered life means to you, then you can start to envision it, create it, and step into it as your way of living.
While no two people will experience their empowered self in the same way, most people will experience clarity, connection and community on the journey as they strive to build an empowered life designed just for them.
Understanding the 3C’s to Living an Empowered Life
Clarity
Clarity and connection are partners along the journey to empowerment. Each one supports the other in a never-ending dance of awareness and evolution.
The more you are connected to yourself the more clarity you will gain about who you are and what is important to you. As you become more in tune with you true self, the more you develop trust in your connection with your higher self.
When life becomes cluttered, the default may be to listen to others around you instead of your own inner voice. Well-meaning parents, teachers and friends may have had a role in defining who you became through their guidance, words, and expectations.
When you begin to remember who you truly are without the programming, you’ll be able to reconnect to your real passions. This begins the cycle of defining your own path leaning into your truth to guide you forward instead of others guiding you on the path they wish you to take.
Connection
As you connect with your true essence, your inner guidance becomes your best friend. The steps you take and the choices you make are a direct result of your intuition and knowing.
The layers of familial programming and societal conformity begin to fade away. No longer do they have the same power and influence over you.
This brings you full circle to a deeper connection to the self you are becoming. As your choices of the past bring new meaning and awareness, you begin to see your future path with clearer vision.
Community
Community begins with you being in communion with yourself.
It is when you become more comfortable with who you are that you start living your life as the true authentic expression of you. And in doing so, you’ll begin to attract to you people that mirror your truth.
Your personal and professional relationships will take on new meaning as you engage in connections that bring you joy.
Instead of feeling misunderstood and “trying” to fit-in, you become firmly grounded within a community that loves and accepts you for who you are rather than who they think you should be.
You as the Leader of Your Empowered Life
When you embody clarity, connection and community as the foundation for your life, you become the only leader you need to lead you through your life.
It is at this point that you will truly embrace what it means to be Empowered To Be You as you create your life with the meaning, joy and fulfillment you have been searching for.
If you’re ready to start living your empowered life, let’s talk. If you have a friend or colleague who can benefit from these tips, please share this article with them so they too can begin living an empowered life.
Big Hugs,
Theresa
My dear friend I believe that when we are aligned with our soul calling we will thrive in every aspect of our human experience. I help women reconnect with their authenticity, know their truth, master a loving mindset, and make themselves a priority in their lives. Because when you let go of how you've been defined you'll uncover who you truly are.
