Get Clarity With Jamie Smart

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 territo

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

A conversation with a good friend and Clarity Coach Christine Mitchell.  In this episode of the Get Clarity podcast, you’re going to be hearing a conversation I had with a good friend and colleague, Clarity Coach Christine Mitchell. Christine works with people who arrive with a variety of challenges and objectives, particularly around anxiety, stress and OCD. And one of the interesting things about Christine is she’s working more and more with nurses and first-responders. 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’re passionate about what we call subtractive psychology: the only thing you can learn that takes things off your mind automatically and uncovers your true potential.  It works on the basis that human psychology functions perfectly; that every person is born with innate resilience, clarity, natural motivation, the capacity to enjoy life, and navigate its ups and downs with ease.  So what does that actually

Are formless principles too 'woo-woo' for a corporate lawyer? In this episode of the get clarity podcast, we’re going to be answering this question about subtractive psychology: are formless principles too 'woo-woo' for a corporate lawyer? Here’s the back story. You may recall that I conducted a 3-day Clarity 1:1 Coaching Intensive with a corporate lawyer named Andy, in front of a live audience of coaches, therapists and trainers. A year later, I did a live follow-up interview with Andy in front of an audience, to find out how the experience changed his world and give people the chance to ask us BOTH questions. There were some real surprises – for instance someone asked Andy whether he would have been prepared to pay full price for the intensive, knowing what he knows now (Andy paid £4,000 instead of the usual fee of £30,000, in return for letting an audience watch and listen as he went through the entire experience). As you can imagine, I was waiting with baited breath to hear his answer in front of an audie

A keynote I did at the Popup Business School in Westminster. In November of 2018, I was invited to speak to 100 students at the PopUp Business School in Westminster, London. The founders of Popup created it as a response to traditional startup advice, because they felt that stuff was completely inaccessible to some of the people they wanted to inspire... - Unemployed people - People doing jobs they hated - People who were trapped in the benefit system - People who were struggling with addiction, mental health and other issues Basically, people who were traditionally excluded from the kind of support that helps when you're starting up. Not only that, but they’re people who often don’t get to experience the kind of work I do. They run their programmes in partnership with Housing Associations and Local Authorities, to help their constituents get a handle on their financial situations by creating their own income streams. Popup help people start their own business, fast! I was talking with one of the founders, Si

Jacquie Forde interviews Jamie Smart for her Unashamedly Human podcast. In this episode of the get clarity podcast, you’re going to hear a conversation I had with an old friend of mine, Jacquie Forde, but it was a conversation with a difference. Jacquie was interviewing me for her podcast, Unashamedly Human, and we had a really open and honest conversation. So I thought you might like to hear what it’s like when I’m sitting on the other side of the microphone. By the way, in the next couple of weeks I’m going to be sharing some of my plans for the year ahead. You may have heard me mention that we’ve been refocusing our vision and mission, so I’m looking forward to sharing how that’s taking shape. We’ve got some very cool brand new stuff planned for 2019 so if you don’t already receive my newsletter, head over to https://www.jamiesmart.com to get on the list.

In this episode of the get clarity podcast, you’re going to hear a conversation I had with two of my dearest friends, colleagues and mentors – these are people who’ve had a profound impact on my work and in my life, so I’m really excited to share them with you. And a few pieces of housekeeping before we start:   First of all, this is the final podcast before we pause for the holidays, so I just want to take a moment to wish you and your loved ones a happy, peaceful and restful time over the next few weeks. I know for a lot of people, this can be quite a challenging time of the year, so it can be worth remembering to take it easy on yourself and the on people you care about. A little kindness goes a long way, so I encourage to start by being kind to yourself. At Clarity HQ, our vision is to inspire and educate a generation to experience lives of clarity, resilience and wellbeing, and we believe the most valuable thing a person can discover is how their mind works, so they can remember who they really are. So i

In this episode of the get clarity podcast, you’re going to hear a keynote speech I gave at the Resilient Young Minds conference recently. The conference was attended by Teachers, school leaders, Youth Workers, Charity workers, Coaches, Parents, Business owners and a number of young people who joined us. The conference set out to demonstrate that young people: - Are not broken - Do not need to be 'fixed' - Have resilience, resourcefulness and wellbeing inbuilt   Of course, this doesn't just apply to young people - it applies to all of us. I was joined by many friends and colleagues, and it was really heartening to see how many young people and people who support young people are being moved by this understanding.   My team and I believe the most valuable thing a person can discover is the truth of who they really are, so this conference was a great opportunity for us to take a next step towards our vision: to inspire and educate a generation to experience lives of clarity, resilience and wellbeing.   In the w

In this episode of the get clarity podcast, I’m going to be speaking with my friend and colleague, Dr Bill Pettit, so just a couple of things before we get to that. You may already be aware that my team and I have been clarifying our message about who we are as a company and what we’re doing in the world. This is already having an impact on how we’re spending our time. And one of the things we’ve been looking at is the whole domain of mission, vision and purpose. There’s something my team and I passionately believe to be true, and it’s this: We believe the most valuable thing a person can discover is the truth of who they really are.   We also know that there’s incredible value in understanding how your mind works, and so that’s going to be an integral part of how we make progress towards our vision, which is this:   To inspire and educate a generation to experience lives of clarity, resilience and wellbeing.    I’m going to be giving you more of the specifics around this as they emerge, but the conversatio

In this episode, you’re going to hear a coaching session that’s going to be particularly relevant to a lot of people in light of this week’s mid-term elections in the USA, because the client, Kathleen, is feeling frightened and anxious about the social, economic and political climate. At one point in the conversation, you’ll hear me ask what may strike you as a strange and bizarre question: Are you open to the possibility that your feelings don’t know who’s president? As you’ll hear when you listen to the session, Kathleen gets insights into where her experience comes from, and who she really is. This session was taken from a Clarity Community call, and this is a session I do once a month where all my clients, past and present, are invited to a group coaching session. Kathleen’s session was at the start of the community call, so in the final 8 minutes of this episode, I check back in with her. She shares her insights and realisations from the coaching session, and as you’ll hear, things have really shifted.  

This weeks episode is an excerpt from module 2 of this year's Clarity Coach Training. The reason I chose this clip is that at this point in the session there was a feeling in the group that was just incredible and what I'm going to suggest is that it was because of the direction we were looking in. What I am pointing to is something that is beyond the words. Enjoy! To listen to more shows visit http://www.jamiesmart.com/claritynow

In this episode we are doing something a little different. This past Sunday (Sep 30th) was international Podcast Day and so to celebrate it we are re-releasing the most popular episode of any of our podcasts. The original episode went out on the Results Mindset Podcast a year ago and it's a keynote that I did at the unlimited conference in Finland called 'The Search is Over (except when it isn't)... by far our most listened to show. Enjoy!

In this episode, you’re going to hear an interview I did eight years ago with a good friend and colleague – Sandy Krot. At the time I was very early in my own journey into exploring the principles behind Clarity and Sandy had been sharing these principles with individuals and with corporate clients for over 30 years. So as you’re listening to this now it’s getting on for 40 years that Sandy has been sharing these principles with people. A particular interest for Sandy is the whole domain of the corporate world and leadership teams so I think you’re really going to enjoy her perspective on taking these principles into a variety of different environments.

This week’s episode is a re-release of one of the interviews I did to coincide with the release of my Sunday Times best-selling book - Results. The interview is with Ian Selby - a company director who did a 3 day 1 to 1 coaching intensive with me (and later joined me on Clarity Coach Training). The reason that Ian was featured in my book Results was because our 1 to 1 intensive gave rise to what I call the Clarity Equation; Clarity = Capacity - Contamination An equation for understanding how the principles behind Clarity play out in every aspect of your life. This episode is sponsored by the certified Clarity Coach Training programme, a 10-month immersion into the principles behind clarity. The programme is formally open for registration and it’s not just for coaches, we’ve had all sorts of people go through the programme including computer programmers, doctors, call centre workers, layers, parents PR specialists, therapists, office workers, entrepreneurs, surgeons, people who are already coaches and consulta

In this episode you’re going to hear a keynote speech I gave to the employees of two companies, Online Mortgage Advisors and Create Finance. Two of the founders of these companies had already been impacted from exploring the principles behind clarity so they wanted to share it with their teams. Most of the 80 people who attended were unfamiliar with this work, and with the world of ‘personal development’ in general, so it was really great to be able to share it with a group of people hearing it for the first time. People were really impacted, and I’m told that the buzz in the offices afterwards was great so I’m looking forward to following up in a few weeks time.   By the way, this episode is sponsored by the certified Clarity Coach Training programme, a 10-month immersion into the principles behind clarity. The programme is formally open for registration and it’s not just for coaches, we’ve had all sorts of people go through the programme including computer programmers, doctors, call centre workers, layers

This episode is a coaching session I did with a client who was struggling with so-called “impostor syndrome”, self-doubt and lack of self-belief. And these are such common issues for people that I thought it would be a really useful one to share with you. Emma Broome is an elite performance coach, with a background in elite performance herself as an aerial skier. But when she first reached out to me, she told me she was really struggling with impostor syndrome and self-doubt. And she was surprised when I said, “That's a bit of a specialty of mine, so we'll get that handled, probably during the first week of the programme.” I invited her to do a coaching demo with me during a training programme, and the recording you’re about to hear is the result. By the way, 2 weeks ago she posted on Facebook saying, “I had my first enrolment conversation 10 days ago, did my first proposal last week and had it accepted yesterday! I now have my first half day intensive in 10 days time.” So things have really shifted since sh

In this episode of Get Clarity you will hear a coaching session which was recorded during a Clarity Community call (a monthly call I do for those in my community that have been on one of my programmes). Doreen is a coach from Belfast who works with people who want to improve their lives and improve their relationship with money. As you’ll hear Doreen has recently finished the Thriving Coaches Blueprint (which had a really big impact on her), but she found herself from time to time, telling herself ‘oh it’s just your thinking’… You may have heard people say this to you or other people or maybe you’ve even tried saying it to yourself and it just doesn’t help. This was one of the things Doreen had run up against and so because this is such a common theme I thought it would be great to share this episode. Where I go with this is the last place that most people would expect. To learn more about how to become a Clarity Coach you can visit - http://www.jamiesmart.com/coach

In this episode you’re going to hear an excerpt from a live coaching demo I did for Kimberley Hare’s Heart of Thriving group. The client is Gina, who’s recently been made redundant, and has been enjoying some time for rest and rejuvenation after many years of employment. Gina wants to write a book, and to help other people but as you’ll hear, she’s been struggling to ‘get herself’ to take action and move forward, so that’s what she asks for my help with.   By the way, this episode is sponsored by the certified Clarity Coach Training programme, a 10-month immersion into the principles behind clarity. The programme is formally open for registration and it’s not just for coaches, we’ve had all sorts of people go through the programme including computer programmers, doctors, call centre workers, layers, parents PR specialists, therapists, office workers, entrepreneurs, surgeons, people who are already coaches and consultants and trainers and even a professional footballer and if you’re interested it’s worth knowi

This weeks episode of the Get Clarity Podcast is actually one which I have just released on my other show – The Thriving Coaches Podcast and it features a coaching session I did during the 2017 Clarity Coach training with a very successful coach called Pam Featherstone. Pam took her coaching business from zero to 1 million in under 3 years and became Action Coaches no.1 global coach of the year. In fact, she was the first ever UK coach to achieve the global award (previously it had been won by coaches from the USA and Australia). Now Pam currently gives 80% of all her earnings to charity and has delivered 12000 coaching hours over the course of 5 years but she came on the Clarity Coach training programme to increase her impact with clients even more and to experience her own personal transformations. In this session you’re going to hear me working with Pam on caring for her own health and wellbeing. This is something I see with a lot of coaches and therapists and transformation professionals – they’re brillia

In this episode you're going to hear an excerpt from the most recent Clarity Coach Training programme where several students were in situations where they wanted to share the principles behind Clarity with an audience, but they didn't understand how it was practical (or even possible) to do so. The subjects they were due to be talking about were “gut health”, “business strategy” and “exam results”. The principles behind clarity are present in every human experience so, as you'll hear, it turns out to be quite a bit simpler than you might expect. By the way, the certified Clarity Coach Training programme is going to be formally opening for registration in the next couple of weeks, so If you'd like to find out more about the programme and see what's involved in becoming a Clarity Coach go to JamieSMart.com/coach  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, entrepren