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JST37 – The Secrets of Coaching with Clarity: Part 4 – The Coach, the Cop and the Con-man

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Jamie Smart

“Thought is constantly creating problems that way and then trying to solve them. But as it tries to solve them it makes it worse because it doesn’t notice that it's creating them, and the more it thinks, the more problems it creates.”

– David Bohm, Physicist

Earlier this year, I gave a one-day coaching masterclass in Oslo for six clients. The structure was simple: one by one, each of the clients came to the front of the room and had a 1:1 coaching session with me while the other clients watched and listened. Part of the fun and power of working in this way is that everyone gets to see how the creative power of Mind shows up for each of us when there’s nothing else getting in the way. And what gets in the way? A misunderstanding of the thought-feeling connection. In this article, I’m going to shine a light on the 100% nature of that connection using a metaphor that showed up during the Oslo masterclass: Please let me set the scene, and introduce the cop and the con-man…

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JST35 – Uncovering The Hidden Power of the Group

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Jamie Smart

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead
Cultural Anthropologist

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JST32 – The Secrets of Coaching with Clarity: Part 2 – You’re always connected

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Jamie Smart

We’ve each had the experience (even if only occasionally) of feeling deeply connected with ourselves, with another person and even with life itself. And everyone’s had the experience (even if only occasionally) of feeling isolated, disconnected and alone. Both of these polarities are universal aspects of the human experience, and an understanding of them is incredibly powerful when it comes to coaching with clarity. In this article, we’re going to explore the power of connection to facilitate deep transformative experiences for you and the people you want to impact.

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JST 26 – Integrity has no need of rules

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Jamie Smart

"Integrity has no need of rules."
Albert Camus

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.

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JST 21 – The Thought Revolution Manifesto – Chapter 3 The Vision (part 3)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Jamie Smart

 

This week's article is the fifth in a six or seven week series. Each week, I'm publishing one of the chapters of a document I'm in the process of writing; a 'manifesto' for what I call "The Thought Revolution". Chapter 3 of the manifesto is a vision for the future of our species. It goes without saying that these outline visions are incomplete, and contain some big gaps. This is merely a first draft, a stake in the ground. As the vision evolves, it will be the work of many hands. Here's part 3 of chapter 3 – Organisational clarity: Awakened Business…
 
 

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JST 17 – The Thought Revolution Manifesto – Chapter 3 The Vision (part 2)

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Jamie Smart

 

This week’s article is the fourth in a six or seven week series. Each week, I’m publishing one of the chapters of a document I’m in the process of writing; a ‘manifesto’ for what I call “The Thought Revolution”. The later chapters of the manifesto will include a vision of our future as individuals, businesses, societies and as an entire species. Here’s part 2 of chapter 3…
 
 

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JST 16 – The Thought Revolution Manifesto – Chapter 3 The Vision (part 1)

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Jamie Smart

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This week's article is the fourth in a six or seven week series. Each week, I'm publishing one of the chapters of a document I'm in the process of writing; a 'manifesto' for what I call "The Thought Revolution". The later chapters of the manifesto will include a vision of our future as individuals, businesses, societies and as an entire species. Here's chapter 3…

 
 

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JST 13 – The Thought Revolution Manifesto – Introduction

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Jamie Smart

This week's article is going to be the first in a six or seven week series. Each week, I'm going to be publishing one of the chapters of a document I'm in the process of writing; a 'manifesto' for what I call "The Thought Revolution". The later chapters of the manifesto will include a vision of our future as individuals, businesses, societies and as an entire species.

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JST 11 – The Secrets of Effortless Influence, Part 6: Security Blanket Babylon

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Jamie Smart

 

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds…”
– Bob Marley 
 
 
In last week’s article, we explored the 3 ‘persuasion paradoxes that often stand in the way of authentic influence. In this article, we’re going to have another look at the source of your greatest ‘persuasion power’, as well as how to break through the simple misunderstanding that gets in the way. 

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Bank Robbery: From Dilemma to Clarity

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Jamie Smart

We’ve all had the experience of being stuck on the horns of a dilemma, saying things like “part of me feels like I should, and part of me feels like I shouldn’t.” In this brief video, you’ll get a new perspective on what causes dilemmas, and the source of their resolution.

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