{"id":6387,"date":"2019-05-14T08:11:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T12:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/?p=6387"},"modified":"2019-05-14T08:11:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T12:11:38","slug":"the-most-important-thing-to-remember-about-playing-small-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/the-most-important-thing-to-remember-about-playing-small-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Important Thing To Remember About Playing Small In Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6387\" class=\"elementor elementor-6387\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f93c4d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f93c4d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f03343\" data-id=\"9f03343\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5396231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5396231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Picture this:<\/p><p>You wake up <b>excited<\/b> to get out of bed\u2026<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Excited to get to your work, your family, your friends\u2026 excited to get on your yoga mat, excited to go for a short walk, to drink your favorite<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>tea or coffee.<\/p><p>You know that these are all parts of what makes a good life, a life fueled by <a href=\"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/process-to-discover-your-true-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purpose<\/a>.<\/p><p>But most of us aren\u2019t there yet.<\/p><p>Most of us are still playing small.<\/p><p>Most of us are still making excuses, still blaming others, still shrinking in the face of opportunities.<\/p><p>Most of us are still afraid.<\/p><p>Afraid that if we own our purpose, we might be too big for our lives.<\/p><p>Afraid that we might turn into someone we don\u2019t like.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Someone conceited\u2026 showy\u2026 arrogant.<\/p><p>But one of my favorite books, A Course in Miracles, reminds us that it\u2019s actually arrogant to diminish our power.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>I talk more about why the Course said this, and a simple reminder to own our power, in the video below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2446e35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2446e35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19f3cbd\" data-id=\"19f3cbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e309c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6e309c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=PDI76Wm0zRI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0378b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0378b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3740e8\" data-id=\"d3740e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e7c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73e7c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I know there\u2019s a lot more to talk about on this topic, including our mindset and the limiting beliefs we\u2019ve adopted.<\/p><p>And I\u2019ll definitely<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>be addressing those in upcoming posts.<\/p><p>But if you liked this, and if you need some help getting clarity on <b>your purpose<\/b>, you should <b>download<\/b> the free guide below. It\u2019s a framework I used to get major clarity on what I should be doing with my life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1913bc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1913bc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22a46e4\" data-id=\"22a46e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddd70e4 elementor-section-boxed 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