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JST 193 – How to cultivate an audience of people who want to work with you

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

Photo Courtesy of Steven Lilley Flickr

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
– Ancient Chinese Proverb

Every couple of weeks I get a call from someone trying to fill an empty training programme, and asking if I can send the details out to my audience. But their issue is inevitably this: they haven’t developed a strong relationship with their audience. So here’s the broad outline I think through when I’m ready to start cultivating relationships with a new group of people. This is the approach I used when I grew an email list of over 80,000 people starting in 2003, and it’s the approach I use today.

NB. The whole process is based on the idea that we each live in a separate, Thought-generated perceptual reality. Understanding the *fact* of this is crucial to understanding how to build an audience / tribe. The number one mistake I see most people making when it comes to getting clients is this: they communicate based on what *they* value instead of what their prospective *client* values.
Here’s how I think about it… Read More →

TTE 114 – Denial, robots and procreation

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

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

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I was listening to Sam Harris’ excellent ‘Waking Up’ podcast this week, and he was interviewing the German philosopher Thomas Metzinger. Metzinger made a point which really struck me, and that’s had me reflecting on just how good we’ve got it.

“Most of the conscious wild animals have two preferences: one is to live as long as possible and the second is to procreate. But 90% of them get eaten before they can even procreate.” Read More →

JST 192 – The Only Two Problems You’re Ever Up Against

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

“Overthinking: the art of creating problems that aren’t even there.”
Internet meme

As you may already be aware, I spent last weekend kicking off the first ever Clarity Mentoring Programme, and the annual Certified Clarity Coach Training. 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): Read More →

JST 191 – Get out of your depth

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

Photo courtesy of Luis Deliz and Flikr

“Fear is peeing your pants.
Courage is doing what you’re supposed to do with wet pants.”
– An anonymous drill sergeant

I’ve just started posting content on LinkedIn, so I thought I’d give you a taste of the kind of thing I’m doing there. So without further ado, here’s Getting Out of Your Depth (Or “How to succeed by throwing yourself into situations where you don’t know what you’re doing”)

TTE 112 – Freedom, Followers and Football

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

Photo courtesy of Rama V and Flickr

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

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
Each day, I’m posting some of my favourite quotes to Instagram, ably assisted by Bred (the newest member of #TeamClarity). This week’s quote comes from Ralph Nader, and has been particularly popular on my Instagram page (you can see it on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/p/BYYDN6Zjuq4/ ). It’s also giving me plenty of food for thought, as we’re getting ready to launch the 5th annual Clarity Coach Training Programme. Here’s the quote:

“Leaders don’t create followers; they create more leaders.” Read More →

PCP 01: Russell Davis – Playing A Bigger Game

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

Released 30 August 2017 Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher

In this episode of the show, I coach Russell Davis, a performance and mind coach. Russell works with his clients using a coaching package model, but he noticed that he wasn’t always offering potential clients the size of package he really thought they needed. It turns out that the reason why was because of fear of rejection, judgment and criticism. At the start of the session Russell said he wanted to play a bigger game, so that he could inspire his clients to do the same. During the session we explored the whole domain of courage, and Russell discovered that his challenge wasn’t the one he thought it was!

If you’d like to be a guest on the Profitable Coaches Podcast and get coaching from Jamie Smart, just enter your details at www.JamieSmart.com/guest

JST 190 – Time for a change

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

Photo courtesy of Nick Webb and Flickr

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
– Barack Obama

This week is the final article in my series about transitioning from employment to doing work that’s more fulfilling and on-purpose for you (I find that most people who want to make this move don’t have a clear sense of exactly how they’re going to do it, and what it’s going to look like). We’ve been walking through the five main “transition strategies” involved in starting your own venture, and highlighting some of the key advantages and disadvantages of each. In this article, we’re going to be looking at how to choose the right strategy (or combination of strategies), as well as some of the areas you may want to develop as you move through your transition. Read More →

TTE111 – Larry David, Technology and Impact

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

Photo courtesy of Vigfús Þór Rafnsson and Flickr

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

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I was listening to an interview with Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and he said something I both resonated with and found inspiring. Here it is:

“I’m much more motivated by making sure that we have the biggest impact on the world than by building a business or making sure that we don’t fail. I have more fear in my life that we aren’t going to maximise the opportunity that we have, than that we mess something up and the business goes badly” Read More →

JST 189 – Go with the Flow

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

Photo courtesy of Mitchell Haindfield and Flickr

This week is the fifth in my series of articles about transitioning from employment to doing work that’s more fulfilling and on-purpose for you (I find that most people who want to make this move don’t have a clear sense of exactly how they’re going to do it, and what it’s going to look like). We’re walking through the five main “transition strategies” involved in starting your own venture, and highlighting some of the key advantages and disadvantages of each. As you read through the five strategies, you’ll start to get a sense of which strategy (or combination of strategies) makes the most sense for you. Read More →

CCR25 – Experiments, New Podcasts and more on Transition

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

As another week draws to a close here is a quick round up of last 5 days’ activities direct from Clarity HQ. Read More →