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TTE 122 – Hearts, Hope and Bobby McGee

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Jamie Smart

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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 →

TTE119 – Flying Cops, Character and Country Boy

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Jamie Smart

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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 →

TTE 116 – Rugby, Symphonies and Teddy Bears

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

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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 →

TTE93 – Tupac, Surgery and VR

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

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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
This week, an excellent quote from Julian Simon’s 1996 book The Ultimate Resource 2:

“Natural resources are not finite in any meaningful economic sense, mind-boggling though this assertion may be. The stocks of them are not fixed but rather are expanding through human ingenuity.” Read More →

TTE82 – Objectivity, Optimism and One of The Best Bands Ever

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

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It’s enthusiasm time again. Let me know what you think via twitterat @JamieSmartCom, on my Facebook page, or in the comments below.

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
This week’s quote comes from polymath Howard Bloom, author of the astonishingly brilliant book The Lucifer Principle.

“Sociological researchers maintain a mask of objectivity. But… when students in these movements report facts
that contradict the tenets of their group’s creed, they are… punished for their heresy. …forcing them “to leave the movement.”
A similar mechanism of repression is at work in every scientific discipline that I know.” Read More →

TTE81 – Creativity, Time and Celestial Mechanics

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Eugenia Zelaya

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

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
This one comes from David Krakauer, Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute (I heard Sam Harris interviewing him on the Waking Up podcast). It struck me that his point about celestial mechanics is what we’re on the verge of with psychology today:

“Before Kepler revolutionized our understanding of celestial mechanics, we had armillary spheres with all these epicycles and deferents explaining—incorrectly—the circular motion of a celestial mass. It took a while for us to realize that there was a very compact, elegant way of describing them. And it could be that for many complex phenomena, there is a very elegant, compact way of describing them. For many others, I don’t think that will be the case.” Read More →

TTE76 – Obstacles, Oscars and Instant Classics

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Eugenia Zelaya

Ho ho ho! Get yer enthusiasms out. Let me know what you think via twitter at @jamiesmartcom, on my Facebook page here, or in the comments below.

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I’m listening to Ryan Holiday’s audiobook, The Obstacle is the Way, and this quote jumped out at me:

“Today, most of our obstacles are internal, not external. Since World War II we have lived in some of the most prosperous times in history. There are fewer armies to face, fewer fatal diseases and far more safety nets. But the world still rarely does exactly what we want. Instead of opposing enemies, we have internal tension. We have professional frustration. We have unmet expectations. We have learned helplessness. And we still have the same overwhelming emotions humans have always had: grief, pain, loss.” Read More →

TTE61 – Courage, Cathy and Contests

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Dzidek Sabat

If it’s awesome, there’s a good chance I’m enthusiastic about it. As ever, let me know what you think via twitter at @jamiesmartcom, on my Facebook page here, or in the comments section.

1. A quotation I’m appreciating this week
This one comes from Cus D’Amato, the guy who trained boxers like Floyd Patterson, José Torres, Vinnie Ferguson, and Mike Tyson. Read More →