Clarity means getting clear on not only your passion, but the riverbanks for that passion. For example, I used to waste a lot of energy pouring my time into too many projects where I was passionate about the mission, but the direction it travelled was ill-defined Your energy is like water - when directed with skill, it can give life to whole river valleys. But when the banks of the river are not clear, it can be a destructive force that squanders not only your time and energy, but those of other people. Getting clear on both what you are doing (the water) and how (the banks of the river) is a much better way to serve others and make an impact. For example, I'm passionate about many tech and bitcoin projects, and I'm equally clear that I only invest in what I know really really well: that is Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining projects running on landfills. That's it. That allows me to be very clear whenever I get one of the myriads of unsolicited LinkedIn messages from people telling me about their tech project, and asking if I want to hear their pitch. I've been that person, so I always do this respectfully, and promptly, so the person can focus their efforts where they are more likely to yield fruit.  I am very passionate about helping people grow missions that I care about. But I don't do this through investment any more (stopped that in 2020 to focus on Bitcoin). I don't do this through setting up JVs or taking sweat equity in new ventures (I've already started and exited a tech company, not looking to repeat that), and I only coach people who implement the results of coaching sessions immediately (yes, you can test for this before working with someone). For others, I have some free ebooks I offer, or I refer them to other coaches. Helping people reach their potential is one of my core values. I fulfil this value in two ways that I've found have the biggest impact on helping people: the first is teaching breathwork and meditation (my volunteer time, alongside Bitcoin advocacy), and the second is coaching (my income). I don't do free coaching because I trialled it many years ago and found that it was a disservice both to those I coached and my impact, because they implemented very little.  When it comes to Bitcoin advocacy, I focus on putting out free content about Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining, that anyone is welcome to use without attribution. Requests such as "I'd love to pick your brains on ...", "can you read over my proposal on...", "I'd love to have a call with you about (something where the objective is not sated/not clear/not aligned to how I operate)", or "can you be an unpaid/ equity-remunerated advisor about..." are examples of water that does not flow between the banks of the river, and as such would leave me feeling swamped, and the other party getting underwhelming value. I learnt the hard way that every time I say "yes" to an invite like that, I was saying "no" to having real impact. For example, the reason I was able to do so much environmental advocacy work for Bitcoin and make a difference in this niche was that there were a lot of these sorts of requests I did not take up, that would have defocused me, and watered down my impact.  If you haven't already gotten clear on not just your own passion, but the river banks for that passion, I would highly recommend you do both. It doesn't just protect your time and energy, it protects the time of energy of others and makes sure that everyone get the best of you.