Get Clarity with Jamie Smart

What you're about to hear is the recording of a talk I did in September at the Richmond NLP group called 'The Principles Behind Transformational Change'. I was booked to speak at the Richmond NLP group, and lots of people were curious about how the principles behind clarity would go down with an audience steeped in NLP & Hypnosis, so I promised to record the talk for this podcast. My idea for the talk came from a simple question that's at the heart of our field: "What does it take to create the kind of life-altering transformations that make a profound, meaningful and lasting difference in a person's life?" Well, I realised while I was driving to this session that the very *first* public talk I'd ever given was to the Richmond NLP group 20 years ago. It was pretty mind-blowing to reflect on how much things have changed in that time. If you enjoy listening to the recording even half as much as I enjoyed giving the talk, you're in for a treat. So here it is…

Do the principles represent the the future of psychology? I'm Jamie Smart, and what you're about to hear is me being interviewed by the author Amir Karkouti, the creator of the What The F*#$ Are The Principles? group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/299806010361726/ In this conversation I make the case for why the principles behind clarity (as realised & articulated by Syd Banks) represent the future of psychology. We cover quite a lot of ground in this session including: - What distinguishes the principles from every other psychological and spiritual model - My take on what Syd Banks meant when he said "Thought is the missing link" - Why I believe the two most valuable things you can discover are how experience is created and who you really are The session also includes a Q&A session where I was asked some really great questions, including... - How can you be so certain these principles represent the future of psychology? - Why teach this rather than (for instance) "pure non-duality" or some other spiritual or psychological model? - How to free yourself from the need to convince anyone (and the challenges inherent in that) So with that, here's my conversation with Amir…

In this episode, you're going to hear a conversation I had on the subject of happiness and wellbeing with one of my dear friends and colleagues, Rita Shuford. And here's how I met Rita... In 2011, I kicked off a one-year programme called '3 Principles University'. We had a wonderful group of students, and every month or so, we had a different principles teacher spend the weekend with us, sharing their understanding. My good friend and colleague, Sandy Krot was scheduled to do the November weekend (on Leadership), and when she arrived, she had a friend with her: Rita Shuford. Rita was the person who'd introduced Sandy to the principles, so I was super-curious to hear her story. I recorded an interview with her that weekend, and we've been friends ever since. Rita's one of the people who's mentored me over the years, and she's also mentored some of my students on Clarity programmes. Last week, I was recording a session with Rita for ClarityPro (on working with clients around happiness and wellbeing) and she agreed to record an interview for the podcast. Rita's been sharing the principles with clients for over 40 years, and she has a wealth of knowledge, experience and insight, so I'm really delighted to be able to share our conversation with you. By the way, if you want to get access to the members-only session I did with Rita on working with clients around happiness & wellbeing, you get access to that and all the other members-only content when you join the ClarityPro Membership programme. If you want to share the principles like a pro with anybody, on any topic on any situation, head over to jamiesmart.com/claritypro to find out more.

What you're about to hear is an excerpt from a Masterclass I did a few years back during the Clarity Certification Training. You're about to discover something mind-blowingly weird: it's quite literally the strangest fact about your perception, and it blows me away every time i think of it. And it's going to be particularly useful to you if you've ever said, "I know it's just my thinking but…" - I hear that a lot from people when it's clear to me that they don't know it's got much if anything to do with thinking. You're also going to find it useful if you want to know the difference between thoughts, thinking and the power of Thought. By the way, our flagship programme, the Clarity Certification Training is now open for enrolment and you can save up to £3,000 by getting one of the Super-Earlybird places that are available until this Monday, 30th September. A few things worth knowing… 1. Clarity Certification Training is our flagship seven month programme for anyone interested in bringing an understanding of the principles behind Clarity into their life or work. 2. I'm going to be delivering all 7 modules on the Clarity Certification Training myself, so you're going to be working directly with me. 3. We're limiting the number of places on the programme to 36 people, so it's going to fill up fast. 4. There's an early booking price which means you can save up to £3,000 when you book your place by this Monday, 30th September 2019 >>> You can find out more and book your place at www.JamieSmart.com/coach And if you have questions about the programme, you'll find a button on the page that lets you schedule a call with Deb on my team to answer your questions. You'll find all of that at www.JamieSmart.com/coach

This episode is a brief coaching demo. In fact it got turned around in under 7 minutes. Basically, a few weeks ago I did a coaching demo with one of my clients, Mary, around what she described as 'impostor syndrome'. She told me that whenever she started to make progress, she'd get to a certain point, then fall back. She wanted to be able to 'put herself out there'… She wanted to be able to charge fees that would be rewarding… She wanted to be excited about what she was doing, and feel unstoppable… But she felt like an impostor, and it kept stopping her. We did the coaching demo, and in less than 7 minutes, it had shifted for her. How? She had an insight - a realisation - and everything started to change. By the way, Mary is one of the students on my 12-week, 90-day coaching immersion which is starting this month, and it's all about having a breakthrough this year. And this is the very LAST time I'm ever running my 12-week programme. So the question I've been asking people is this: What's the number 1 breakthrough you could have by the end of this year that you believe would have the biggest positive impact in your life / work / practice (whatever aspect of your world makes sense to you to focus on)? Maybe it's a goal you want to achieve, or a change you want to make. Perhaps it's a problem you want to solve, or something you want to start doing (or even stop doing)... So examples of tangible breakthroughs might include doing a principles-based presentation / enrolling a client on a 'high-value package' / creating your career transition plan / handing in your notice / running your first intensive / starting a new job / getting clients for your coaching or consulting practice / running principles workshops / moving from employment to doing your own thing, but could also include breakthroughs in health / relationships / wellbeing etc) So you might like to ponder on that question for yourself: What's the number 1 breakthrough you could have by the end of this year that you believe would have the biggest positive impact in your life / work / practice? So because this is the last time I'm running it, we're doing something a little different: We're running our 3 most popular courses in their original 12-week format for one last time… … three programme tracks … one group of like-minded people … and a whole set of massive transformational breakthroughs by the end of the year Now the 3 programme tracks are the thriving coaches blueprint, the career transition blueprint, and clarity for personal transformation. I've recorded a short, 3-minute video explaining how it's going to work and what to do if you think it might be a good fit for you. You can watch that video at www.ClarityAcademy.co/immersion I'd love to help you answer the 'number 1 breakthrough' for yourself, and see you make it into a reality.

So that's what I did. I started with a question: "What is body image?" And we took it from there. The talk ranged from puppies to epistemology… from toddlers to your true identity… And at one point it occurred to me to ask a question that had never occurred to me before (this is the brain-teaser)… "If you were to wake up tomorrow morning and discover that your body image had improved, like it was 2x or 5x or 100 times as good… how would you know?" I spoke for 18 minutes, and then we spent the next 40 minutes doing coaching demos. The coaching demos are private and confidential, but Charli kindly gave me permission to share this 18-minute body-image talk with my community. Would you like to see / hear the session?

in this episode of the get clarity podcast, you're going to hear a conversation I had on the subject of relationships with two of my dear friends and colleagues, Jan and Chip Chipman. I recorded this interview with Jan and Chip at the same time as we were recording material for ClarityPro. Claritypro is our low-cost membership programme for people who want to share the principles like a pro with anybody, on any topic and in any situation. In ClarityPro, we cover a different topic every month, ranging from stress and anxiety to confidence & self-belief, and we give the members all the resources THEY need to share the principles effectively with the people they want to reach. Well, June's topic was relationships, and we were lucky enough to have Jan and Chip record an audience engagement lesson for our members on working with clients around the whole area relationships. And that brings us to this episode. What you're about to hear is a conversation I had with Jan and Chip Chipman, all about relationships. my team and I believe the most valuable things a person can discover is how their mind works and who they really are. And Jan and Chip are two of the people who I've really learned a lot from, particularly in the domain of relationships. They've been learning and sharing the inside-out understanding for over 40 years, and they've got a wealth of experiences working with individuals, couples, prison inmates, large companies and all points in between. And if that 'members only' session is of interest to you, you can check out the membership programme at jamiesmart.com/claritypro/. ClarityPro is our answer to the question of how to enable a person like you who's been touched by this understanding to share it impactfully with others, and it really is a brilliant resource for anyone looking to share this understanding right now with the people in their world. And when you join our community today, you'll also get a free ticket to attend one of our ClarityLive 2-Day Events. So to find out more and join ClarityPro go to jamiesmart.com/claritypro

This episode features a coaching demo I did with Clarity Coach Trevor Hartwick. And here's one of the interesting things about it: We did the demo at the end of a virtual session where we only had 7 minutes left. What you're going to hear is just how quickly it's possible for someone to experience a profound shift when you're working with an understanding of the principles behind clarity. Trevor and his wife are new parents, with a two-month old baby. Trevor's loving being a father, but sometimes, when the baby won't stop crying, he feels powerless. Trevor said it breaks his heart to see his child upset and not be able to make him happy. And of course, whether you're a parent or not, you can probably relate to Trevor, because we've all had the experience of seeing someone we care about suffering, and feeling powerless to do anything about it. As you'll hear, what Trevor realised is that one of the biggest gifts he can give his son can *only* be given in those moments where there's nothing he can do to make him happy. At the end of the session, we take a pause, then you'll hear me circle back to check in with Trevor. By the way, the Clarity Certification Training for coaches, practitioners and professionals is formally open for registration. We've had people from all walks of life go through the programme including computer programmers, doctors, call centre workers, lawyers, parents, PR specialists, therapists, office workers, entrepreneurs, surgeons, people who are already coaches, consultants, trainers and even a professional footballer. The programme starts in January 2020, and we're only accepting 36 applicants this time, so if you want to find out how to become a Clarity Coach, and see what's involved in bringing an understanding of these principles into every aspect of your life, go to https://www.jamiesmart.com/coach

In this episode of the podcast, you're going to be hearing a conversation I had with a good friend and colleague, Nick Bottini. Over the past couple of years he's gone from being the music teacher in a school to being a bestselling author, speaker and coach who's passionate about sharing the inside-out understanding with musicians.

And while hundreds of thousands of people are now exploring and having insights into this understanding, there are relatively few people who are managing to share this understanding effectively.

Nick's an example of someone who's been proactive in navigating that journey from having his OWN insights into the inside-out nature of life, to helping other people to have THEIR own realisations, but that's not where he started. In the beginning, Nick experienced what people often call 'impostor syndrome' when it came to sharing the principles with musicians. He said,

"I did hold off sharing with musicians because I felt like 'Who am I to share it at all' and sharing it on my home territory is the scariest thing to do because it's like I've got real credibility to lose. I could be 'that guy that's always talking about that thing' you know, and and how will people react to that?"

And here's one of the reasons I'm really excited to be sharing this conversation with you. As you may already know, at our company, we believe the most valuable things you can discover are how experience is created and who you really are. Our mission is to inspire and educate a generation to experience lives of clarity, resilience and wellbeing.

And one of the things we've realised is that the world needs more people who can share the inside-out understanding with others. While Nick's story is going to be an inspiration for people who want to 'get this understanding out there', there's an important message for all of us in it: That the most important place to share what you've seen is on your 'home turf'; in the way you're living your life, and connecting with the people around you.

By the way - whether you have an audience you'd like to reach, like Nick, or you just want to share what you've realised with the people already in your world, we've just launched a new membership site called Clarity Pro. It's designed for you to have everything you need to share the principles like a pro, with anybody, on any topic and in any situation. To find out more, go to www.JamieSmart.com/claritypro

A simple solution to stress, pressure and burnout in the NHS.

this episode is one we've been trying to organise for a while, because it's with Louise O'Dalaigh, a woman who's been working to introduce the principles behind clarity into he National Health Service (NHS). As you may know, the issue of stress and burnout is pretty much an epidemic in the world of healthcare, so it's one of the places where subtractive psychology has so much to offer. Why? Because in a domain where people are insanely busy, and have crucial, life and death decisions to make, subtractive psychology is the only thing you can learn that takes things off your mind automatically and uncovers your true potential. Louise went into the NHS because she's passionate about helping people and caring for others. She started out as a nurse, and rose through the ranks to become a senior manager leading services. In the process, she experienced a huge amount of stress and pressure, to the point where she was really struggling at work. Her doctor had put her on anti-depressant medication and even advised her to find a different career. That looked like a last resort to her, so she started exploring the principles behind clarity. During the first workshop she attended, she had an insight into where her experience was coming from, and who she really is. She suddenly realised that no matter what happened, she'd be OK; that she could never be a victim of circumstance, and there was nothing she couldn't handle. Within weeks, she was off medication, and living with a knowledge of her innate resilience and wellbeing that is with her to this day. Once she saw the power of this understanding for herself, it was a no-brainer to see how it could benefit her colleagues. And you may be able to relate to this. Have you had a realisation into some aspect of these principles, then wondered "Why doesn't everyone know this?" or "How can I get this out there?" That's what happened to me when I first saw this, and it's also what Louise experienced. Of course, knowing these principles can make a huge difference is one thing, but it's quite another thing to answer the question, "How do you share this understanding with the people in your workplace? How do you share it with your colleagues? With your friends? With your loved ones?" Louise is a mum to four children, so you can imagine how important this last one is to her. In this episode, you're going to hear how Louise is answering that question, and is now sharing this understanding with senior health professionals from all around the world. You may also get your own insights and realisations about how to 'get these principles out there', and share them with the people who matter to you.

To view the original video this show was taken from click here: https://youtu.be/P-ADDLE0_FU