"Integrity has no need of rules."
Albert Camus
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The other day, a friend asked my views on “developing integrity”. He explained that he was involved in a discussion with a group of coaches who were each in the process of creating a “set of rules” to live by. Here’s what I said: “If you create rules to live by, sooner or later you'll encounter the situation where wisdom will have you break them. Living in accordance with wisdom is the ultimate integrity.” In this article, we’re going to be looking at what that means.
Rules can be really helpful when it comes to playing games with others. They give us shared agreement on the boundaries and objectives of the game. Whether the game is football, marriage or business, an agreed set of rules create a context for us to play with others. But when it comes to playing the game of life, there are no rules. There are, however, some things worth understanding:
Understanding 1) You’re always living in the feeling of the principle of thought taking form, moment to moment. While we often get tricked into believing our experience is coming from ‘out there’, it’s only ever coming from within.
Understanding 2) Who you really are is the energy of the universe, taking form in a variety of ways. The goal of the game of life is for you to remember who you really are, and experience the fact of this.
Understanding 3) You’re connected to a source of wisdom, guidance and fresh new thinking. This deep intelligence can give you what you need, when you need it.
The more deeply you "grasp" these understandings, the more love, peace and wellbeing you’re going to experience. Wisdom will guide you expertly from situation to situation.
If you want to learn more about how you can see through the outside-in misunderstanding, and start waking up to the principles behind clarity, you can explore the materials here at www.JamieSmart.com or read my books, the #1 bestseller CLARITY: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results or the Little Book of Clarity: A Quick Guide to Focus and Declutter Your Mind.
To your increasing clarity,
Best
Jamie
P.S. The next intake of Project Glasswing is due to kick off at the end of January 2016! If you’d like to be considered for the latest intake of the pilot 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 use a “coaching package” model and increase your income
– You have room to work with at least one longer term contract client, starting in February
– You’re an enthusiastic, friendly people-person
– You have a coachable spirit, and are willing to step out of your comfort zone if necessary, 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”. I’ll be choosing people in the next couple of weeks. Talk to you soon! J