36-Day Water Fast with Jaclyn Orent

What keeps you going when the road gets harder than you ever expected? For Jaclyn Orent, perseverance wasn't about simply pushing through. It became about discovering a purpose bigger than herself and learning how to transform the person doing the persevering.

In this episode of Positive Persistence, Jaclyn shares the extraordinary journey that took her from corporate America through a profound period of self-discovery, including a 36-day water fast that she describes as a pivotal turning point in her life. She explains how that experience reshaped her values, direction, and understanding of purpose.

Jaclyn also explores her work with the Cultural Catalyst Network and the idea of becoming a "warrior of light" moving from struggle and force toward perseverance, honor, and a higher calling. She explains why she believes self-mastery is the foundation of meaningful leadership and why changing your perception can change the way you experience your circumstances.

The conversation goes deeper into letting go, surrender, finding an emotionally compelling vision, surrounding yourself with people who believe in what you're becoming, and why lasting cultural change starts with changing ourselves. Jaclyn also shares how EFT/tapping became part of her personal transformation and her mission to make these tools more accessible.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

1. Why perseverance requires something greater than yourself.

2. How Jaclyn's 36-day water fast became a pivotal moment in her life.

3. What Jaclyn means by discovering your "higher purpose."

4. The Gene Keys and her identity as a "warrior of light."

5. How struggle can become the source of perseverance.

6. Why honoring your struggle can change your relationship with adversity.

7. Why Jaclyn believes self-mastery is the first skill of a cultural catalyst.

8. The difference between leading from power versus force.

9. Why your purpose may be closer than you think and may exist in how you show up.

10. How letting go of control can create profound personal change.

11. Why the people around you can determine whether you sustain meaningful change.

12. How open-mindedness can unlock possibilities you can't currently see.

Key Takeaways:

1. Perseverance needs a reason. When your purpose is bigger than yourself, challenges become easier to continue moving through.

2. Struggle doesn't have to define you. Jaclyn believes the challenges we experience can become the source of the gifts we develop.

3. Self-mastery comes first. Before attempting to change other people or systems, learn to lead yourself.

4. Purpose isn't always something outside of you. Jaclyn argues that purpose can be found in how you "be" and what you bring into the world.

5. Learn to let go. Releasing the need to control everything can create room for a different experience of life.

6. Lead from power, not force. Jaclyn's transformation involved learning to recognize whether her leadership was coming from love or fear.

7. Create an emotionally compelling vision. A goal isn't enough if it doesn't mean something deeply personal to you.

8. Your community matters. The right people can remind you of what's possible when you're struggling to see it yourself.

9. Be willing to change your perception. The lens through which you experience reality influences how you respond to your circumstances.

10. Stay open to what you don't know. Jaclyn's unexpected lesson from years of perseverance was discovering how much more becomes possible when you remain open-minded.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introducing Jaclyn Orent and her journey

02:10 – Why perseverance requires a greater purpose

03:13 – Jaclyn’s 36-day water fast

04:11 – How the fast changed her direction and values

06:05 – Self-mastery and the Gene Keys

07:35 – Becoming a “warrior of light”

08:09 – Turning struggle into perseverance

10:55 – Finding purpose during difficult times

11:32 – Using EFT and tapping for emotional healing

12:42 – Why self-mastery comes before cultural change

14:20 – Leading from power instead of force

16:04 – How perception shapes your experience

18:43 – Why meaningful change requires community

19:37 – Connecting with your future self

24:57 – Letting go of control

25:52 – Surrender, attachment, and meaning

28:03 – Self-mastery and cultural leadership

30:37 – How tapping helps process difficult emotions

32:07 – Finding a reason powerful enough to keep going

33:21 – Jaclyn’s biggest lesson about perseverance

34:34 – The power of imagination and open-mindedness

35:31 – Reflecting on the lessons of the past

Connect with Jaclyn Orent:

Website: https://www.culturalcatalysts.net

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaclynorent/

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