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1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I’m been taking a lot of action this week in launching our first new digital product in 8 years, the Thriving Coaches Blueprint! I really resonate with this quote from Mahatma Gandhi:
“Action expresses priorities.” Read More →
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1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
Janis Joplin is one of the greatest singers of all time. Last week, I mentioned how much I’d enjoyed the documentary about her, “Little Girl Blue”. At one point, the talk show host Dick Cavett asks her, “What do you think when you’re singing, are you actually thinking what’s going on in the song, or can your mind be somewhere else?” Janis’ reply really got my attention, and reminded me of something I often say: When you’ve got nothing on your mind, you’re free to give your best. Here’s what she said:
“I’m not really thinking much, I’m just sort of… trying to feel.” Read More →
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1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
This is one of my favourite quotes of all time. It’s by Rumi, the Sufi poet, and it’s one of the quotes I’ve posted on my instagram account. You can follow me there and get daily quotes at @jamiesmartcom (www.Instagram.com/jamiesmartcom)
“Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.”
2. A great documentary about an extraordinary performer
I’m watching the heart-wrenching documentary ‘Little Girl Blue’ about Janis Joplin, blues singer extraordinaire. Excellent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oRLyBgz8W0 Read More →
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1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I love this quote from Salim Ismail, the author of Exponential Organizations. It’s one of the quotes I’ve posted on my Instagram account. You can follow me there and get daily quotes at @jamiesmartcom (www.Instagram.com/jamiesmartcom)
“Today, if you’re not disrupting yourself, someone else is; your fate is to be either the disrupter or the disrupted. There is no middle ground.” Read More →
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1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I read an interview with Ricky Gervais the other day where he dropped this pearl:
“When I first started, I thought reputation was everything. And now I realise reputation is just what strangers think of you. Character is what you really are.”
2. Something I’m loving
On Monday, I kicked off off a free online course called “10 Days to Your Profitable Coaching Practice”. Each day I’m sharing free content and doing a Facebook Live on the day’s session, and we’re having a great time. If you want to get clients, make a difference and ‘move the needle’ on growing a profitable practice AND have a great time with me in the process, you can sign up for free here: www.JamieSmart.com/live Read More →
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1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
This one comes from Lynne Twist, and I was reflecting on it as I recorded one of the learning modules for Project Jupiter this week. We’re in week 5 of the Beta version of Jupiter, and it’s really going well. Here’s the quote:
“When you let go of trying to get more of what you don’t really need, it frees up oceans of energy to make a difference with what you have.” Read More →
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1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I was listening to the Very Bad Wizards podcast when they were interviewing Sam Harris, and he made a very clear point about why dogma is so dangerous. Here’s what he said:
“Dogma is, by definition, unresponsive to new arguments and new evidence. And therefore you can’t correct course; if you’re being guided by a dogma, you’re not flexible. You know, when reality tells you you’re wrong, you either don’t notice, or pretend not to notice or insist on moving forward, and then you bump into hard objects. And that’s what happens with any dogma.” Read More →
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1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
When I read this passage in an interview with the Dalai Lama, my heart leapt. It looks to me like the principles behind clarity deliver on what he intuitively senses here:
“My main hope is eventually, in modern education field, introduce education about warm-heartedness, not based on religion, but based on common experience and a common sort of sense, and then scientific finding.” Read More →
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 →
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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’m loving the work of the Canadian university professor, Jordan Peterson. Here’s one of his gems:
“The well-developed individual is the antidote to the tyranny of society and biology.” Read More →