A Practical Approach To Letting Go Of Control

Sometimes simpler is better (but not always easy).

In the last article entitled Control Isn’t The Solution. It’s The Very Essence Of The Problem, I talked about the limitation (and liability) of the mind as a problem solving machine. If you aren’t familiar with that article, then I encourage you to read that first. In this article for paid subscribers, I’ll offer some unique strategies for letting go of control that I’ve seen work with clients. However, I will caveat everything I share here with this: if you want x, you must do/be y. In other words, change doesn’t come without effort—and lots of it. So, if you’re willing to do the work, I’m willing to offer some strategies to consider. Ok, here’s how I think about control…

The need for control is a symptom of a more significant problem.