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TTE 144 – Mimicry, Manchester and Michael Neill

1. A quote I’m resonating with
My new book, The Little Book of Results is being released by Wiley at the end of this month, so I thought I’d share the AA Milne quote that points to the central premise of the book (Milne was the creator of Winnie the Pooh, so he knew what he was on about).

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

2. 7-Point Checklist for Doing Your Own Retreat
We’ve got the Clarity Life Transformation Retreat coming up next month in Tenerife, and people have been talking to me about doing their own retreat. Attending a multi-day group retreat can be one of the most profoundly transformational experiences you ever have, so delivering your own retreat can be an equally fulfilling and transformational next step. I’ve created a 7-point checklist as a concise guide to the most important things you need to bear in mind when planning and delivering a retreat. You can download your checklist for free here: Read More →

TTE 143 – Kicking ass & finding your first coaching package client

1. A quote I’m resonating with
Observed on the wall of my dear friend Shaa Wasmund’s office.

“Wake up. Kick ass. Repeat.”

2. How to find your first (or next) package client
I’m doing a masterclass today at 7pm called

–> How to get your FIRST (or next) high-value coaching package client (and create a stream of well-qualified clients who are eager to work with YOU) <–

In this one-off masterclass, you’re going to learn the things you have to get in place in order to sign up your first longer term coaching package client at the fee YOU want to earn. Of course, the same principles apply to all the subsequent clients you enrol. We’re going to be…

– Clearing up all the nonsense about niching
– Revealing the essential keys to growing your audience
– Removing the hidden obstacles that most coaches, therapists and consultants struggle with
– and plenty more!

You can register free at www.JamieSmart.com/nextclient Read More →

TTE 142 – Dodgy, truth and Netflix for coaches

1. A quote I’m resonating with
I heard this somewhere and I love it. Apparently it was originally penned by P.C. Hodgell

“That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.”

2. The most misunderstood substance on the planet
I wrote an article yesterday that started like this, and got a huge response:

[DODGY] Why Call a Masterclass “The Keys to Enrolling a £50,000 Coaching Client”?
I knew, even as I decided on the name for the event, that it would provoke some people. Why? Because money is the most misunderstood substance on the planet… Read More →

TTE 141 – Ideology, insight and robot bees

1. A quote I’m resonating with
I’m a huge fan of British documentary-maker Adam Curtis. His films are extraordinary. I was listening to him again on Russell Brand’s podcast and he said something that speaks to the ‘reality tunnels’ we all live in. Here it is:

“Someone once said ‘The sign of a great ideology is something that’s doesn’t look like an ideology. That you just accept as natural and normal.’”

2. A podcast that’s blowing people’s minds
A few weeks ago, I did a coaching session during a free ‘Mindset Masterclass’. The session was with one of my clients – Christina Cooper; a coach and a therapist who’s already transitioned from charging by the hour to enrolling clients onto longer term coaching packages. As you’ll hear in this session she had some ‘teething pains’ with that, feeling uncomfortable about talking to clients about money and as you’ll hear, all of that turned out to be what I call a grounding issue. The cool thing about this is that within a few days of us doing the session Christina enrolled a client on a £2500, 6-month coaching package. https://www.jamiesmart.com/pcp16 Read More →

TTE 139 – Chicago, change and the singularity

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
The brilliant physicist Stephen Hawking died this week. He’s said so many wise things, but this one has me pondering this week. This speaks to us as at the levels of individuals, families, companies, countries and an entire species. RIP Stephen Hawking:

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”
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TTE 138 – Bombay, little books and brainwave-interfaces

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I love this quote from Muhammad Ali:

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”

2. A recording that still holds up
It’s been 3 years since my book, The Little Book of Clarity (TLBOC) was released in Feb 2015. I’ve just finished checking the proofs on The Little Book of Results and will soon be preparing for its launch in April. When TLBOC came out, I created a companion-audio for it called, Instant Clarity and it’s to help you have an effortlessly clear mind, with richer relationships, less stress and more meaningful results. I’ve just released it on the podcast here: https://www.jamiesmart.com/rmp037/ Read More →

TTE 137 – Lunacy, Lipgloss and KFC

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I’m starting to collect quotes for my next book, and I just came across this perfect African proverb:

“There are 40 kinds of lunacy but only one kind of common sense.”

2. A brilliant piece of PR work
A couple of weeks ago in the UK, the fast food chain KFC ran out of chicken. Whatever you think of their food, as you can imagine, this is one of the worst things that can happen to a chain of chicken restaurants. Their PR department handled it absolutely brilliantly, and proved the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. Have a look:
https://www.inc.com/robbie-abed/kfc-just-handled-a-public-relations-crisis-perfectly-with-a-single-picture.html?cid=email Read More →

TTE 136 – Editing, Addiction and Autism

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I was listening to a fascinating interview on the Joe Rogan podcast with Johann Hari (author of the book about addiction, Chasing the Scream and a new book, Lost Connections about depression). Hari was quoting Dr Rita Mangi (sp?) who runs a drug programme in Switzerland where (in addition to treatment and support) they give addicts as much (for instance) heroin as they want (under controlled conditions), right up until the point where they don’t want it any more. Her explanation of why the addicts stop using heroin put me in mind of what I’ve seen happening as people get a deeper understanding of the principles behind clarity. Here’s what she said:

“Peoples lives get better. And as their lives get better, they don’t want to be anaesthetised so much.” Read More →

TTE 135 – Renaissance, game theory and the brothers Weinstein

Photo courtesy of fusion-of-horizons and Flickr

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
Last week I listened to Dave Rubin interviewing the brothers Bret and Eric Weinstein. The interview was fantastic. Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary biologist who was recently in the news over a furore at Evergreen University. Eric Weinstein is a mathematician and the managing director of Thiel Capital, the investment firm behind some of the world’s biggest exponential organisations. They’re both incredibly deep and insightful thinkers, and during the interview Bret mentioned that if you spend a few hours exploring 4 or 5 key ‘games’ from game theory, it can really help you unweave many of the puzzles of day to day life. I reached out to Bret on twitter and asked him what games he suggested people study, and I was delighted that he got back to me right away with this (a reply that’s been retweeted 1600 times in the past few days):

“The most important patterns:

1. Prisoner’s Dilemma
2. Race to the Bottom
3. Free Rider Problem / Tragedy of the Commons / Collective Action
4. Zero Sum vs. Non-Zero Sum
5. Externalities / Principal Agent
6. Diminishing Returns
7. Evolutionarily Stable Strategy / Nash Equilibrium” Read More →

TTE 134 – Bleachers, Leaders and Eliezer’s Insights

1. A quote I’m resonating with this week
I’m currently enjoying Jordan Peterson’s book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote To Chaos. I particularly liked this little gem from Rule 5.

“What if it was the case that the world reveals whatever goodness it contains in precise proportion to your desire for the best?”

2. A video that’s cracking a lot of people up
This week I released a 2-minute video where I made fun of some of the nutty ‘prescriptions’ for being perceived as a natural leader. Check it out here and see if you find it as funny as a lot of people have: https://www.facebook.com/JamieSmartCom/videos/10156118610056528/ Read More →

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