SeptemberJamie Smart

TTE 165 – Ogilvy, malaria and feng shui

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Jamie Smart

It’s enthusiasm time again. Let me know what you think via twitter at @JamieSmartCom, on my Facebook page, or on my blog below.

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I’ve been thinking about the skill of writing, and I came upon this quote by the advertising master, David Ogilvy (of Ogilvy and Mather fame). While his quote is directed to people in his firm, I think it applies far more broadly than that:

“The better you write, the higher you go in Ogilvy & Mather.
People who think well, write well.”

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#012 – From Depression to Corporate Coaching with the Principles – Get Clarity Podcast

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Jamie Smart

Released 26th Sep 2018 Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher

In this episode you’re going to hear an interview I did eight years ago with a good friend and colleague – Sandy Krot.

At the time I was very early in my own journey into exploring the principles behind Clarity and Sandy had been sharing these principles with individuals and with corporate clients for over 30 years.

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JST 238 – The Only Two Problems You’re Ever Up Against (Re-visited)

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Jamie Smart

“Overthinking: the art of creating problems that aren’t even there.”
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I’m currently having a planning week so we are revisiting one of our popular articles from this time last year! ‘The Only Two Problems You’re Ever Up Against’.

It’s now a couple of weeks since I kicked off the Certified Clarity Coach Training 2018. One of the things that really had a big impact for people was when I told them that all my clients arrive with the same two challenges. So I decided to share this excerpt from my Sunday Times bestselling book, RESULTS: Think Less, Achieve More (©2016 Jamie Smart, published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd):
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TTE 164 – Zappa, Veep and Procrastination

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Jamie Smart

It’s enthusiasm time again. Let me know what you think via twitter at @JamieSmartCom, on my Facebook page, or on my blog below.

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I love Frank Zappa. I fell in love with his music the very first time I heard it when I was 14 years old. I also loved his irreverent take on the world, and his total commitment to his authentic vision. I haven’t been listening to his stuff much lately, but I think it’s about time. He and one of my other heroes, Bill Hicks, died within a few months of each other; early 1994 was tough. I miss them both. Here’s a Frankie favourite:

“Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST.”

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#012 – Procrastination, Productivity and Religious Beliefs – Thriving Coaches Podcast

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Jamie Smart

Released 5th Sep 2018 Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher

This week’s episode is a coaching demo I did during the first module of this year’s Clarity Coach Training programme which kicked off a couple of weeks ago. We record all the modules so we can give the footage to the participants to review, as well as share it with the people who had to miss the first module, and this coaching demo was a shocker for everyone who saw it. Here’s why: The client, Karen, was struggling to be productive, take action and make progress on growing her coaching practice. She said she knew what she should be doing but just wasn’t doing it. Can you relate to that?

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JST 237 – The Freedom Paradox

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Jamie Smart

“God demands nothing less than complete self-surrender as the price for the only real freedom that is worth having. And when a man thus loses himself he immediately finds himself in the service of all that lives. It becomes his delight and his recreation. He is a new man, never weary of spending himself in the service of God’s creation.”
– Gandhi
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TTE 163 – Directors Commentary, Elon Musk & Broken Bones

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Jamie Smart

It’s enthusiasm time again. Let me know what you think via twitter at @JamieSmartCom, on my Facebook page, or on my blog below.

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I’m creating something this week all about the creative process, and I was reminded of this quote by the dancer and choreographer, Martha Graham:

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.”

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#011 – A Clear Mind Produces Results – Get Clarity Podcast

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Jamie Smart

Released 12th Sep 2018 Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher

This week’s episode is a re-release of one of the interviews I did to coincide with the release of my Sunday Times best-selling book – Results.The interview is with Ian Selby – a company director who did a 3 day 1 to 1 coaching intensive with me (and later joined me on Clarity Coach Training).The reason that Ian was featured in my book Results was because our 1 to 1 intensive gave rise to what I call the Clarity Equation;

Clarity = Capacity – Contamination

An equation for understanding how the principles behind Clarity play out in every aspect of your life.

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LIVE Example: How To Conduct a Great 1-to-1 Coaching Session

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Jamie Smart

In this blog post I’ve decided to do something totally new; something that I’m guessing is going to help a lot of coaches, therapists, consultants and trainers.

I’m going to be walking (and talking) you through a real, no holds barred, 1 to 1 coaching session I did recently that had a huge impact on the client I was coaching (the client is a 7-figure coach, Pam Featherstone). In this video, you’re going to get a ‘directors commentary’ on the entire session!

I’ve decided to showcase this coaching session so that you can
– see exactly how to format a 1 to 1 coaching session
– listen to the questions I’m asking and (more importantly) understand why I’m asking them
– learn how to respond to the answers your client gives.

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TTE 162 – Moloko and mind-blowing impact

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Jamie Smart

It’s enthusiasm time again. Let me know what you think via twitter at @JamieSmartCom, on my Facebook page, or on my blog below.

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
In the theme of ‘quotes that make me appropriately uncomfortable’ that started with Rumi’s contribution last week, here’s a corker from C.S. Lewis:

“If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.”

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