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Episode 47- Time To Get R.E.A.L (Reclaim, Embody, Align, and Lead)

Princeton Clark Season 3 Episode 47

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Your life gets shaped by what you let in, and right now, the noise is winning for a lot of people. If you’ve been feeling stuck, overstimulated, or quietly frustrated because you know you’re meant for more, I’m sharing the framework I use to get back into alignment and move again with clarity.

I walk you through the REAL method, my foundational approach to self-mastery and identity transformation: reclaim your power, embody the truth of what’s possible, align your thoughts, words, and actions, and then lead through consistent execution. We talk about why “waiting for the right moment” keeps you trapped, how doom scrolling drains your imagination, and why radical ownership is the fastest way out of the victim loop.

You’ll also hear how I think about the three phases we all cycle through as purpose-driven creators: seeker, builder, and leader. When you don’t know your current season, you can push the wrong strategy and create stress that looks like failure. I share the practical exercise I give clients to map “life as it is” against “life as I want it,” then choose three to five actions the future you would start today.

If you’re ready for a reset, explore the resources at evolvedmastery.com, take the quiz to find your phase, and check out the community and trainings. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs momentum, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

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What's going on everybody? Princeton Clark here and welcome to this episode of Evolved Mastery. And you know, I want to say this has been a crazy year thus far. So many new opportunities, new relationships, new connections, new growth, new evolution. And I'm really excited to be in the space that I'm in right now and to really continue to pour into you guys. But we're going to be revving it up in the coming weeks to finish up season three. And we're going to be doing three episodes a week as we go into season four. I'm going to be bringing on new guests and we're going to be diving deeper and deeper and deeper into self-mastery because the world is so crazy. It's so noisy. Nervous systems are frazzled. People are feeling stuck. People know that they have visions and power and purpose to create something amazing with their life. But many people are like, where do I go? Many people are seeking. Many people are building. And many people are leading. But do you know where you are right now? Do you understand what season life has you in? Well, the reason I'm so excited as we move into this next season of Evolve Mastery is because I'm dialing a lot in and really beginning to take people to what matters most. Because now that we understand self-mastery, if you've been following the podcast and you understand that self-mastery starts with surrender and really creating more alignment in your mind, body, and soul, we're going to put that into a framework. As I've grown and as I evolved, I realize that talking about self-mastery, but actually fully understanding and comprehending what it means beyond the conceptual level was very difficult for a lot of people. For me, it was very easy because after my life changed, after my failed suicide attempt, I had such a deep state of urgency that I totally reclaimed my power. I took it back. I said I wasn't going to be a victim. I wasn't going to live in the past. I wasn't going to get caught up in the noise or what people thought of me and what happened and what didn't happen and who showed up and who didn't show up. I wasn't going to get caught up in all of that. You know, and now I live a life that's full, a life that's powerful. I show up and I express myself fully. When I have a vision or a dream, I begin to create it immediately. I don't wait. I don't wait for approval. I don't wait for the pat on the back. I show up because I understand that I'm a powerful divine creator, but so are you. And that's why as we begin to move forward in this season, we're going to be diving deeper into identity, alignment, and execution as you're mastering your life. But we're also going to dive deeper into what I call the real method. And the real method is the foundation of everything that I teach because for me, life got real. But the word real, the acronym stands for reclaim, embody, align, and lead. This isn't about theory. This is about total embodiment of what you are. What have you been waiting for? Who have you been waiting for? What door have you been waiting for? You are creating your life in every single moment. How you think, how you speak, and how you respond, as I always say, is creating your reality. But are you willing to take accountability, responsibility, and the high level of ownership as it pertains to creating that life? See, complaining, pointing a finger, playing a victim, sitting back and waiting for the life that's waiting for you is pointless. And I want to challenge some people, those who are willing to walk this path with me, those who are willing to show up fully, those who are sick and tired of being sick and tired, those who may be at a rock bottom place and they say the only way I can go from here is up, and I need the right information. See, because a lot of people get bored, they get depressed, and then you find yourself on social media, which is even more noisy, watching other people live their lives, and the world has become so voyeuristic, lost in the noise and the doom scrolls of other people's realities, which is mostly fictitious. A lot of what you see is not real. We entertain ourselves while we drain ourselves. But it's time to wake up, it's time to be intentional, it's time to step fully into what we've been called to be. Now, I got a couple updates for you before we dive completely into this episode, because I'm about to get carried away, guys, and you guys know how I get. If you've been following this podcast since the beginning, you know, I get excited. I get excited. I'm passionate about this life, I'm passionate about impacting people because I genuinely love people. You know, I recently created a video on my social media, and I know I'm gonna get to it. I'm gonna get to the announcement, but I recently created this video on my social media, and it was just raw, and I was just in tears, and I was crying my eyes out because I love people so much. It wasn't a cry for attention, it was me just sharing my heart, my passion, why I do what I do. I look at this world, and as a father, I see what's happening, and I have children that are growing up in this world, and I just desire to awaken more people, impact more lives. You know, Zig Ziglar said if you help enough people get what they want, you'll always have what you want. And that's what my desire is, to help you achieve that life that you truly desire. Because most of us were never taught how to live that life. Most of us became examples of the environments that we grew up in because we didn't fully understand our power and we weren't taught how to operate in it. And so after I shared that video, I got so many messages from people saying, I feel you. This is where I am. This is what I want to share with people. And you you couldn't have said it better. Like you took the words right out of my mouth. So many people out there feeling this passion and this love to want to create change in the world, but they don't know where to begin. And I felt that after sharing that and sharing my passion, I said, you know what? I want to go back to the basics. I want to go back to the foundation. I want to help these people. Yes, I've gotten to work with some very high-level coaches and I've been working with high-level clients in the entrepreneurial and personal professional development space. And it's great. The money is great. But I also realize that in those spaces, it's also very noisy. A lot of people think that they've arrived. And so the depth of what I teach isn't always as received. They love the energy, they love the passion, they love to be around me, they love to feel the love. But for them, it's a lot of it is conceptual because for a lot of people, they haven't been hit hard enough to really be humbled, to become aware of what they are. And so even in the personal professional development space, a lot of people are wearing masks, but they don't even realize they're wearing masks. There's three phases as creators who are purpose-driven that we find ourselves in. One of three phases. The first one is the seeker, the second is the builder, and the third is the leader. Now, you may find yourself in either one of these spaces at any given time, but how do you know what space you're in? See, a lot of the times we're just trying to create without understanding the roles of each one of those spaces. See, because sometimes you can lead, sometimes you're being called to build, sometimes you're being called to surrender to come back to yourself because there's something your soul is seeking. But if you don't understand how to find your path to this place, guess what? You could be creating in vain, creating a bunch of stress and frustration and many other things for yourself that are out of alignment for you in this season of your life. And that's why, you know, I said I'm gonna revamp the Evolve Mastery website. It's a whole new look, whole new vibe, much clearer direction, much clearer paths for you to figure out where you are as a seeker, as a builder, and as a leader. And this week, there's also gonna be a quiz going up on the website where you can go in. There's 20 questions, and these questions are designed to psychologically evaluate where you are. And by the end of the quiz, it's gonna tell you whether you are in a seeking space, a building space, or you're in a leading space. And it's gonna break down what that means for you. And then you get to choose from there which direction you want to take. I've also opened up a new community on school. I did away with the old one because it was just, it was just a bunch of noise. I opened it up for free. And how many of you know when you open something up for free, a lot of people join because it's free, but they don't value the content. They don't value the information. And I said, you know, I need to raise the standard. So I did away with that school community, and now I've opened up a new school community. And this school community is called the real ones. And you guys can read all about it on the website, and it ties into the real method. Again, it's all about reclaiming, embodying, aligning, and leading your life fully and being fully present and what that means. Because it's not that you're stuck, it's not that something's wrong with you. It's just that you're operating based on an identity that is bottlenecked and you're ready to grow. But until you understand how to shift that identity, you'll never be able to create the life that you want. And so there's several courses in there. There's the real money reset trainings, and then there's also the real identity reset trainings that are in there. And so it's gonna walk you through how to reset it. There's exercises, there's workbooks, and it's a monthly membership. So you guys can go and check that out. But there's so much more. Whether you're looking for coaching, events, speaking, or a starting point to reset your identity and direction, it's all there now. It's clean, it's aligned, it's built out for impact. And this is just the beginning, guys. So there's gonna be, as I said, new trainings on the way, new experiences, and a deeper level of community that's built for those who know that they're meant for more. And if you've been listening, watching, or following for a while, you're gonna feel the difference. You're gonna see the difference. Because I have to practice what I preach. I'm always evolving, I'm always growing, I'm always expanding. And so how can I teach something that I don't live? The fact that you're listening to this podcast right now, it means something to me because what you're doing is you're allowing me into the sacred space of your life. You're allowing what I'm sharing from my soul to connect to yours. And I want you to think about this for a moment. See, because a lot of the times, whether on social media or watching movies or binge watching shows on Netflix or some other streaming channel, whatever you allow into the sacred space of your life permeates your being. It affects your thinking. Your thinking affects how you communicate. How you communicate and think affects how you live and respond. And that affects how you create your reality. And so for you to be in this moment with me right now, it means a lot because what you're saying is I want to hear what he's saying because I want to allow this information to permeate my being so that I can shift my reality. But I'm gonna continue to challenge you in this upcoming season to really step into what that means. So if you're new here, you're stepping in at the exact time that you need to be here. So go explore the website, tap into the work, and step into the next level of who you're here to be. But guys, listen, I know looking at the world, a lot of you have been feeling the shift. You've been feeling this weight in your solar plexus, you've been feeling this knowing that's calling you to change, and you know that you can no longer stay where you are. Many of you have been frustrated. Many of you have felt like you're the only one that can see what you can see. You're the only one that cares. Many of you have been feeling like you're all alone. Many of you have been feeling like life is just too hard and I can't do it on my own. Well, guess what? We as human beings are called to connect. We are tribal in nature. You weren't meant to do life alone. We have social media, but yet we're more antisocial than ever. Most people don't even know how to carry on a real connective conversation anymore. They talk in hashtags, they talk in quick text and emojis. And it's so strange to see how disconnected we've become. But I want to challenge you today because it's time for you to get back into alignment with you. If you're feeling stuck and disconnected, there's a free training on evolvemastery.com. I want you to go and I want you to check off that free training today because you don't have to stay where you are. And there's a reason why this is happening, but I'm gonna challenge you to reconnect. I want to challenge you to come back to yourself. I'm gonna challenge you to discipline yourself and start removing the noise because your soul is speaking to you every single day. But most people wake up every single day and they allow the noise of the world to come in. They allow the noise of the world to control their lives, they allow the noise and the traumas and the dramas and all the entertainment to keep them from being what they've been called to be. And in the entrepreneurial space, you got a lot of people who are so focused on what everybody else is doing, consuming so much information that their nervous system is overwhelmed. And this is not how it's supposed to be. We are not wired to consume so much information at once. I want to challenge you guys. If you're listening right now and you're really here because you want change, I want to challenge you to really look at your life right now. Because people often say, Well, Princeton, I hear what you're saying and everything you're saying is true, but I don't know what to do. And I want to call BS on that right now because we always know whether we want to acknowledge it or not. Let me explain. Wherever you are right now, whatever results that you are getting or not getting, I want you to look at your life right now. And I want you to ask yourself, maybe get a notebook out, and I want you to ask yourself this question. Where am I not showing up in my life to get the results that I desire to get? I want you to be radically honest with yourself. What does your daily routine look like? What do your habits look like? Are you binge watching? Are you on social media all day? Are you doom scrolling for hours? Are you saying, I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna be productive and I'm gonna clean my house, but then you end up sitting down and watching a series and binge watching shows on Netflix or YouTube or one of the many other streaming channels at your disposal? I want you to be really honest. What are the goals that you have for your life? I have clients come to me all the time, and before we work together, I'll have them do something. And it's on one piece of paper, I want you to write your life as it is. The good, bad, ugly, however you want to call it, whatever you want to label it as, write your life as it is. How you wake up during the day, how you think about yourself, how you think about other people, how you show up when it's time for you to get work done. Do you procrastinate or do you jump straight to it and get to work? I want you to brain dump this is my life as it is. And then on either on the split side of that paper or on the back of that paper, write my life as I desire it to be. And as you write your life as you desire it to be, I want you to ask yourself, what is the future version of me doing to manifest that life? Meaning not this version of you, but the version of you that's happy, healthy, wealthy, successful, in a beautiful relationship, if that's what you desire. How is that version of you waking up every day? How is that version of you thinking? How is that version of you showing up? And really be honest, think about it, visualize it. Because if you don't have a vision for the best version of you, you're gonna settle for this version of you. Most people fall and falter because they have no better version of themselves or vision of themselves that they are looking up to. When my life changed, I wasn't sitting back focused on who I was and where I was and who did what and who didn't do what and all the abuse and molestation and everything that I experienced. I was like, no, I am an adult. Where I am now is a result of my own decisions. I get to choose who I'm gonna be. And I realized that if I had the power to create the life that I truly desired, what would that version of me look like? That version of me would be waking up every day meditating, journaling, focusing on what was gonna move the needle, spending time around people who added value to his life, going into spaces where he could learn and evolve and be challenged to be better. He wouldn't be sitting around drinking, he wouldn't be sitting around smoking and using drugs, he wouldn't be sitting around operating like that current version of me that I had just been shocked out of. Even as I moved forward into business, I started becoming a coach. I started imagining that version of me that was speaking on stages in front of hundreds, thousands of people impacting the world. I started imagining the emotions. I started imagining the looks on their faces, the tears. I would even imagine them being confused by hearing things for the first time and it really awakening them. I would imagine that look on their face and I would imagine how I would speak when I would notice that. I would imagine all these different things. See, we've lost imagination. As children, we have it. You cannot have a strong vision if you have a weak imagination. Let me say that again. You cannot have a strong vision if you have a weak imagination. So, how do you imagine yourself to be? Now, based on how you imagine yourself to be, go through that list of all the things you desire to be, go through the different things that that version of you is doing, that this current version of you is not doing. And then I want you to select three to five things that you can start doing now that that future version of you or that imagined, that envisioned version of you is doing three to five things. And underneath those things, I want you to write the steps to achieving those things. And what this does is it gives you a vision, it gives you a compass, it gives you steps that you can now start to lead and take action on and align with so that you can embody the new energy through the new action, through the new thinking, through the new steps as you're walking this journey. See, a lot of people don't do this. People say, I have goals that I want to reach. Okay, have you written those goals out? Do you know what steps are required to achieve the goal? Because if you don't know what the steps are and you haven't broken them down, you haven't gotten clear. And this is why you lack clarity and don't have vision. Goals and dreams are completely different than vision. See, a lot of people have dreams, but if you follow me enough, you've heard me say a dream doesn't become a vision until you can see the steps to manifesting it. So you got to call yourself from the future into the now. That version of you that is successful, that version of you that is communicating what you desire and showing up like you truly desire it. That version of you who has healthy habits, that version of you is showing up every single day, putting the work in. That version of you is who is developing a healthier relationship with themselves, mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally. That version of you who is waking up every single day and getting to work on their day early. They're not waiting, they're not letting the whole day pass them by because they understand that time is their greatest asset and they don't want to waste this life because tomorrow, the next moment, is not promised. See, we live every day like, oh, I'll do it tomorrow, oh, I'll get to it next year. And guess what? It never comes. It never comes. So I don't care where you are, whether you are a seeker, in the beginning of a new experience. See, and I always say with every new level, there's a new version of you that you're gonna meet. So what happens is in the level that you've been on, you learned something, you grew, you evolved, life opened up a door, you entered into a new level. Guess what? Now you're seeking again, and then you're gonna build from that level, and then you're gonna lead from that level. On every level, we go through the phase of the seeker, the builder, and the leader. And it continues. Seeker, builder, leader. You meet a new version of yourself on every level that you climb to. And so I want to I want you to ask yourself, where am I now? Am I in the space of being a seeker? Looking for the new information that's going to allow me to step into clear vision so that I can start building as I reclaim my power, as I begin to embody the truth of what's possible for me now and align my actions, my thoughts, and my words with that embodiment so that I can truly lead and manifest the vision for this next level of my life. Or Are you in that space where you're just kind of in limbo? You're just kind of hanging out. Listen, if you don't know where you are right now, it's nothing wrong with that. That's a part of the journey. We all get lost. We all feel that. But I want to help you step out of that. And so I want you to go to my website. And this Wednesday, it's March 30th now. So that would be April the 1st. There's going to be a quiz on there. And on that quiz, if you're listening to it and it's already after April 1st, good. You can go get it now. But you go to that quiz and it's going to tell you if you're in a space of being a seeker, a builder, or a leader on this level of the journey that you're on. And it's going to give you some clarity as to what to do next. Because if you're in any area, there's always an identity evolution that needs to happen. The identity that you operated in last year or even last month or maybe even last week no longer serves you. Are you in an identity of survival or are you in an identity of growth and evolution? Are you in an identity that's playing the victim? Are you in an identity that's waiting for people to come and help you because you don't believe in yourself? Are you in an identity of comparison? There's so many different identities, but in the real identity reset training in the school community, I dive into the ones that stop people the most. And I want you guys to really walk this journey with me because you don't have to stay where you are. This season of the Evolve Mastery Podcast, we're going to be going a lot deeper. We're going to be having some much deeper conversations. We're going to be having more interviews with different people who have shifted their identity and achieved great things, beautiful relationships, more growth and evolution. And they followed this process. They've evolved, they reclaimed their power, embody the truth of what they were, align that truth with their actions, their words, and how they showed up in their life. And they began to lead. And now they've manifested something. And I want to show you that it's not just me. It's not just me. There are many people on this journey who are doing exactly what I'm teaching. And I want to show you how to do it. And it's not going to cost you thousands of dollars. I want you to check out the school community. Again, visit the website at evolvemastery.com and let me know what you think. I'd love to hear from you. There's other ways that you can stay in connection with me. This episode here was just to get you thinking, just to get you thinking and to update you on what's coming. But I have several new episodes, several new topics that we're going to be diving into as we move forward. So going into next week, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, there will be a new episode dropping on this podcast. Some of them will be long and some of them are going to be short power talks, something to just jolt you, catch you, lift you up, and push you forward so that you can continue to evolve on your journey. But I'd love to hear from you. If you're still listening right now, reach out to me at Princeton Clark on Instagram or just again go to the website. All my links will be in the show notes for this episode. But they're also on the website, and there's so much more there too. If you are in a place where you're like, I'm ready to evolve, I'm ready to grow, I'm ready to get real with my life, because I know that I can't stay here, because my vision, my heart, my passion deserves to be seen by myself and by the world. If that's you and you know that you've been called to be more, and there's a purpose on your life, and you're ready to live purposefully, then get connected because this ride is about to be an amazing one. And we're about to go a lot deeper, expand a lot wider, and shoot for the stars and beyond. I love you guys. Thank you for tuning into this episode of Evolved Mastery. Get connected. Check out the website. Like, subscribe, and leave a review for the podcast. You help me reach more people. And I just wanted to launch off this Monday by being in integrity with what I told myself I was gonna do. But you guys get to help me do more of it. You guys bring more to me. Also message me. If there's certain areas where you're struggling in your life, you guys get to help build this podcast. I don't want to just be on the podcast just talking to you about things that are coming up and things that I'm seeing. I want to actually give you what you guys want. So you can actually send me a message via the podcast, or you can send me a message on social media or message me on from my website and let me know where are you struggling? What are some topics you would like to hear more about? What are some areas you need to shift your identity? And together we grow. Help me to be more of a light in your life. But stay tuned for future episodes and so much more to come. Thank you for tuning into this episode of Evolved Mastery. Go check out Evolvedmastery.com, and I'll be talking to you guys again soon.