It’s Thursday, and I’ve finally finished the first draft of my forthcoming book. Please let me know what you think via twitter at @jamiesmartcom, on my Facebook page here, or in the comment section. At the end, I’ll tell you how you can get one of your #enthusiasms featured in a future edition.
1. A quotation I’m reflecting on this week
I’ve just grabbed Bessel van der Kolk’s book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma on the strength of this quotation. Worthy of reflection…
“Everything about us – our brains, our minds and our bodies – is geared towards collaboration in social systems. This is our most powerful survival strategy,
the key to our success as a species, and it is precisely this that breaks down in most forms of mental suffering."
2. Mass Mind Control: How Donald Trump’s managing to dominate the US presidential conversation
When Donald Trump threw his hat in the political ring, many people thought it was a joke. But over the ensuing months, he’s managed to dominate the conversation. In this article, you’ll discover how he’s managed to exploit a “new technology” loophole to massive effect. Whatever you think of him and his team, this is “mass mind control” at it’s most powerful.
3. Some great advice for coaches, trainers, authors and actors
Bryan Cranston (the guy who plays Walter White aka Heisenberg in the highly addictive Breaking Bad) has some great advice for actors. It’s also highly relevant to anyone else who is passionate about doing what you love and making a difference to others (I’m talking to you, aspiring coaches, trainers, consultants, speakers, authors, therapists etc). Thanks to Ankush Jain for spotting this – it’s great stuff.
4. A technology that’s going to change EVERYTHING
The other day, I tried out the new Gear VR “virtual reality” headgear developed by Samsung and Oculus. Here’s the deal: basically, it’s a smart phone (like yours) mounted in a pair of goggles. The visual quality is incredible (you can move your head from side to side and “look around” inside the virtual space) and it’s here now. Virtual reality and blended reality is going to change everything. The next 15 years are going to be unlike anything we’ve ever experienced before. Hang on to your hat! Here’s a taste of what’s in store, courtesy of Magic Leap.
5. This week’s 3-minute miracle
I vividly remember the first time I heard The Stone Roses’ Fool’s Gold back in 1989. I heard it once, and it stayed in my mind for months – I didn’t even know who it was by, but the amazing rhythm and hypnotic vocals just wouldn’t leave me. Turns out it was released as a double A-side with the utterly wonderful What the World is Waiting For. The Stone Roses first album was terrific, and the drumming (courtesy of Paul “Reni” Wren) is some of the best you’ll find anywhere. If you want to see and hear just what an incredible drummer Reni is, check out Shane Meadows’ movie Made of Stone. As well as being a great film, there are a few moments where Reni does things with rhythm that might just make you believe in God. Highly recommended.
That’s it for this week. If you have questions, suggestions or want to let me know what you’re enthusiastic about, just tweet one of yours and put my twitter name @jamiesmartcom and the #Enthusiasms hashtag in there so I can find it. If I’m enthusiastic about something you’re enthusiastic about, it might just get featured in a future TTE.
Big love
Jamie
PS. Over the past year, we’ve run four sold-out Coaching Package Power Conferences for professional coaches and 1:1 workers. You won’t have seen any advertising for these conferences – we’ve done it all under the radar on an “invitation only” basis – but at the last one we were joined by 120 people who are passionate about making a difference as Professional Coaches and Changeworkers.
And here’s a cool thing: 60 of the people joined us from 12 countries around the world via our new, leading-edge live-streaming facilities, while the other 60 joined us live in-person in London. The conference is focused on exactly what has to happen for you to migrate to a “coaching package” model so you can increase your income and make it more stable. The results our clients are getting are far beyond our expectations, so…
We’re running the next Coaching Package Power Conference on 28-29 May. Once again, we’ll have people joining us live in London, and via our live-streaming facilities. We’ll be sending out a call for applications in the next few weeks, but for now, we just want you to save the date and indicate your interest, so email me at info@jamiesmart.com if you want the chance to apply for a place when we open the doors in the next week or so.