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#015 – DEMO: Trump-anxiety and our true identity – Get Clarity Podcast

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Jamie Smart

Released 7th Nov 2018 Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher

In this episode, you’re going to hear a coaching session that’s going to be particularly relevant to a lot of people in light of this week’s mid-term elections in the USA, because the client, Kathleen, is feeling frightened and anxious about the social, economic and political climate. At one point in the conversation, you’ll hear me ask what may strike you as a strange and bizarre question: Are you open to the possibility that your feelings don’t know who’s president?

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JST 242 – Liberation in times of change and uncertainty

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Jamie Smart

We’re living in times of big shifts and changes, and many people are struggling with uncertainty and anxiety about the future. In this week’s article, we’re going to explore something about the future (and about your true identity) that may give you cause for optimism and peace in times of upheaval and uncertainty.

I’m going to start by telling you about an unexpected insight I had last week while reading Sydney Banks’ book, The Missing Link. The insight hit me as I read the book’s brief introduction: Read More →

TTE 170 – Miracles, jellyfish and realising potential

Posted on November 1, 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 1999, I was given a copy of Sydney Banks’ book, The Missing Link. I dismissed it as lightweight and ‘stuff I already knew’. I read it again 5 years later and dismissed it again. Then, in 2009, it hit me. Sydney Banks’ book is now one of my favourites. I was reading it a couple of nights ago, and as I read the one-page introduction, I fell out of my thinking and into the truth of the moment; a profound insight that’s nourishing me still. Here’s the introduction. By now, Syd’s work has brought second chances to countless people’s lives:

“There are those in this world who believe miracles do not happen. I can assure such skeptics that they do. With hope and faith as beacons, anything can happen. If these writings bring a second chance of life to just one human being, my work has not been in vain.”

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#014 – The Fundamentals of Clarity Coaching – Thriving Coaches Podcast

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Jamie Smart

Released 31st Oct 2018 Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher

In this episode of the Thriving Coaches Podcast, you’re going to hear the introduction to a session that I did at the Realising Potential Conference.

You’ll hear me lay out my approach to coaching people from a principles-based understanding. What I also explain is why coaching from this understanding is so different to how I used to coach (when I was an NLP coach) and to how a lot of people approach coaching. So if you’re interested in moving to coaching from a principles understanding this might be particularly interesting to you.

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JST 241 – Inspiring and educating a generation

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Jamie Smart

Over the past month, my team and I have been taking some time to sharpen our focus and get clarity on the path ahead. One of the things that’s emerged from that is a new and simplified vision:

“To inspire and educate a generation to experience lives of clarity, resilience and wellbeing.”

Every week brings news headlines pointing to a troubling rise in mental health challenges, particularly for young people. We’re currently facing a humanitarian crisis in mental health, fomented by the collision between the information revolution / digital technology and a simple misunderstanding about how our minds work and who we really are on the inside.

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TTE 169 – Nazis, propaganda and resilience

Posted on October 25, 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
David Bohm is one of the great physicists of the 20th century. As well as authoring the standard text on quantum mechanics, he wrote a number of books that explored the domain of consciousness and philosophy, including the extraordinary Wholeness and the Implicate Order. Here’s something he said that strikes me afresh every time I think of it.

“Space is not empty. It is full, a plenum as opposed to a vacuum, and is the ground for the existence of everything, including ourselves. The universe is not separate from this cosmic sea of energy.”

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TTE 168 – Hope, nightclubs and the second frame of reference

Posted on October 18, 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
On last weekend’s Clarity Coach Training, we were listening to a Syd Banks recording which really touched me. I spoke about it with the group the next day and (as you’ll see shortly) it became the jumping off point for a very special experience the next day. Here’s the thing Syd Banks said that really struck me: Read More →

#014 – Beyond Beliefs, Concepts and Ideas – Get Clarity Podcast

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Jamie Smart

Released 17th Oct 2018 Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes | Stitcher

This weeks episode is an excerpt from module 2 of this year’s Clarity Coach Training. The reason I chose this clip is that at this point in the session there was a feeling in the group that was just incredible and what I’m going to suggest is that it was because of the direction we were looking in.

What I am pointing to is something that is beyond the words.

To view the original video this episode was taken from on Youtube click here

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JST 240 – Tolerating Good Feelings (Re-visited)

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Jamie Smart

It is exciting times here at Clarity HQ! we are busy planning and so we are revisiting one of our popular articles ‘Tolerating Good Feelings’. Here it is;

“What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.” Hermann Hesse

How high is your tolerance for feeling good? I often encounter an interesting phenomenon when I first start working with a new client. At some point during our sessions, the client ‘falls out of their thinking’ and into a beautiful feeling of peace, clarity and wellbeing. Later, they often tell me they’re feeling better than they have in ages, or that it’s like a weight has been lifted from their shoulders.

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TTE 167 – Kidding, Holiday and the Future of Education

Posted on October 11, 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
Here’s a quote from Quillette founder Claire Lehmann on the future of education (something I’m extremely interested in).

“The future of education for young adults will be online. Smart kids will easily find mentors & tutorials in their area of interest. But the one thing that online learning can’t replicate is human connection–so we will need to invest in summits, etc”

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