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 can’t be reminded of this one often enough. Lao Tzu hits it out of the park:
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
2. Why accountability coaching ain’t my bag
Sometimes, a prospective coaching client tells me they want me to ‘hold them accountable’. I typically refuse, explaining that’s not what I do. At which point they typically look very puzzled.
“Isn’t that what a coach is for? To get you to do things you can’t make yourself do on your own?”
That’s not how I see it. Take this coaching session I just did with Gina. Gina has recently been made redundant, and wants me to ‘make herself’ do the things she think she ought to be doing. But that’s not my bag. Instead, I take things somewhere entirely different.
You can listen to the session here or watch the video here
3. This week’s glimpse of the future
Scientists have managed to create an Artificial Intelligence neural network out of DNA. At this point, it’s only capable of recognising handwritten letters, but that’s the thing about exponential technologies: they start small and grow fast! You can read about it here: https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2018/07/05/scientists-created-an-artificial-neural-network-out-of-dna/
4. A movie I thoroughly enjoyed
I recently watched the movie Cardboard Gangsters. It’s a gritty crime film based in Dublin, and it’s really well done. If you like that sort of film (drugs, violence, passion, heartbreak) it might be right up your street (not literally I hope):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paJYAk6Lkmc
5. This week’s 3 minute miracle
One of the greatest Rolling Stones song from the seminal album, Exile on Main Street. There aren’t that many songs I’d describe as ‘near-perfect’; this is one of them. Literally sending shivers up and down my spine as I listen to it for the umpteenth time. Here’s the Rolling Stones classic, Let It Loose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyQ7YVXrCk4
That’s it for this week!
Jamie
Jamie Smart, Sunday Times Bestselling Author, Speaker and Executive Coach
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