Where Do Breakthroughs Come From?

Scene: Ongoing conversation with friend + colleague (= frolleague), checking in on each other, seeing what they’re up to, how we can support each other… email conversation excerpt below.
Frolleauge:
That’s really good to hear, tell me about your breakthroughs, was it breakthrough in a way of thinking or what you’re doing?
Me:
Breakthrough: 2 – 3 key people, new connections & growing friendships from the mastermind… one in specific (at retreat) helped me get superdupercrystalclear on my vision: Developing leaders into world-class connectors.…that has fueled everything, including a drafting desk size piece of paper with my roadmap on it. who, how, what, $ – all fleshing out to march forward.
And the beauty of it? It clears away the ‘maybe’ junk and non-needle moving crap to serve the 3 groups I’m serving.
Feels sooooooooo great!
To be clear, I did a ton of front end connecting with everyone, as you know – which is the mover for me, the connecting which I love and need to keep doing as the expert.
Interestingly enough in all the groups I serve, speaking to connect = top service.