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If it’s awesome, there’s a good chance I’m enthusiastic about it. Let me know what you think via twitter at @jamiesmartcom, on my Facebook page here, or in the comments below.
1. A quotation I’m appreciating this week
The wonderfully funny and wildly successful comedian, Steve Martin, was asked the question “How do you be successful?” Here’s the short version of his answer.
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.”
2. A great video clip
Here’s a 50-second clip of Steve Martin answering the question more fully. IMHO, while he’s talking about performance artists, this applies in every field of endeavor. Especially growing a coaching practice. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teAvv6jnuXY&app=desktop
3. My most-liked Facebook Live Video so far
On Monday this week, I did an “Ask Me Anything” Q&A session in the Exponential Practice Professional Group. The response was terrific and the feedback has been great. Here are some of the questions I responded to…
– Why do you do what you do, what inspires you?
– How do you motivate yourself, especially in connection with completing projects?
– How have your grown your Facebook group so quickly?
– Is thought also connected to the physiology? Can changing my physiology affect my thinking and therefor the way a feel?
– How many hours a day or week do you invest in growing your business?
– How do I move on quickly instead of reverting to my old habit of thinking ‘that’s progress’ and resting there until something else spurs me on?
– When I have had an idea and made some progress on carrying it through, how do I prevent insecurity setting in?
– Do you ever revert to old, non-productive habits? If not, how do you do that? If so what do you do about it?
– What is the fastest land animal?
If you’re already a member of the group, you can watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1559740277665123/permalink/1588209778151506/
If you’re not a member of the group yet, just join for free at www.JamieSmart.com/expo then watch the video following the link above.
4. Something I’m rather proud of
As you may know, I’ve been working on a book called Your Exponential Practice Scorecard: The 10 Multipliers Growing or Slowing Your Professional Practice. I’ve finally finished it, and we’re having copies printed as we speak. In the meantime, you can download your own copy of the PDF for free at www.JamieSmart.com/scorecard – enjoy!
5. This week’s 3 minute miracle
Oxford indie shoe-gazers, Ride, created the amazing Vapour Trail way back when. They broke up in 1996 but announced last year that they’re back together. Hurrah! Here they are performing Vapour Trail in 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtdFu5N6zVo – bloody lovely!
That’s it for this week. Enjoy!
Big love
Jamie
PS The next installment of Project Glasswing is due to kick off next month. If you’d like to be considered for the latest intake of this programme, I’m looking for 36 very specific people:
– You are a coach, therapist or change-worker (Eg. Sports coach, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, business coach, bodyworker etc)
– You have at least one year’s experience of working with clients (either paid, pro-bono or both)
– You probably charge by the hour, but want to use a “coaching package” model and increase your income
– You have room to work with at least one longer term contract client, starting in December
– You want to take your practice to the next level in 2017, and are willing to put step out of your comfort zone if necessary
– You’re an enthusiastic, friendly people-person
– You have a coachable spirit, and
– You can keep a secret
If that’s you, then email me at info@jamiesmart.com, and let me know where you’re located and a little about yourself (if you don’t know what to tell me about, look at the list above for inspiration). Change the subject line to “Project Glasswing TTE”. I’ll be choosing people in the next couple of weeks. Talk to you soon!