Clarity: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results (Jamie Smart, 2013)

• What is clarity?
• Universal resource.
• Why is clarity essential?
• Self-discovery.
• How does clarity work, and how can you get it to work for you?
• An effortlessly clear mind.
• More time for what’s important.
• Improved decision making.
• Better performance where it counts.
• More of the results that matter to you.
• Why do we need clarity now, more than ever?
• Solving big issues.
• Clouded mind conditioning
• Superstitious thinking: the outside-in misunderstanding.
• The move from a manufacturing economy to a knowledge economy.
• Attempting to find clarity using outside-in methods.
• Essential question: I will be happy when I…
• Get the money - “there” of stuff.
• Find the right work - “there” of doing.
• Have the right partner - “there” of people.
• Write the book - “there” of accomplishment.
• Can travel the world - “there” of lifestyle.
• Achieve time freedom - “there” of freedom.
• Lose the weight - “there” of self-improvement.
• Change my thinking - “there” of mindset.
• Get enlightened - “there” of spirituality.
• Accept myself - “there” of surrender.
• We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves (Galileo Galilei).
• Take a moment around you to tune in whatever sounds you hear, become aware of any tactile sensations you can feel. 100% of the senses.
•  Fundamental innate thinking principles
• Thought: the reality principle.
• Consciousness: the experience principle.
• Mind:  the power principle.
• Deep drivers
• Clarity → high performance, effective leadership, presence, insight, confidence, timely decision making, detecting opportunities, competitive advantage, rapid response to change, dealing with complexity, productivity, reduced stress, increased focus.
• Direction → authentic leadership, shared vision and purpose, focus of resources, employee engagement, strategic planning, brand clarity and passion, sustainability, resolves uncertainty, shared goals, motivation.
• Resilience → thriving through uncertainty, rapid recovery from setbacks, dealing with change, responsiveness and flexibility, confident delivery, agility and staying power, mental fitness/toughness.
• Creativity → soft and hard innovation, problem-solving, disruptive strategy, blue ocean strategy, product and service design, customer delight, market leadership, brand narrative, opportunity creation.
• Connection → understanding customer needs, service culture, employee engagement, effective meetings, productive and agile team, collaborative solutions, contribution and caring, sustainability, social marketing, effective communication, effective listening, persuasion and influence, word of mouth/referrals, brand loyalty.
• Authenticity → authentic leadership, integrity, transparency, customer loyalty, employee engagement, brand clarity and passion, trust and credibility, raving fans, differentiation.
• Intuition → effective decision making, opportunity spotting, disruptive offerings, blue ocean strategy, market leadership, soft and hard innovation, product and service design, competitive advantage, sustainability.
• Presence → influencing others, charismatic leadership, clear view of reality, enhanced awareness, enhanced forecasting, trend-detection, opportunity spotting, natural attractiveness, embodied learning.
• Recovering from a tailspin using “Parke’s Technique” is to do a full throttle.
• We are never stressed out about what we think we’re stressed out about, we are only stressed out because we believe we are feeling something other than thinking in the moment.
• Control, manage and convert the stress to action plans.
• Clarity of mind will give solutions, opportunities and possibilities while superstitious thinking will result in stuck, insoluble and dilemma.
• Outside-in feelings, if a person thinks their...
• Security, happiness and well-being comes from amassing money and wealth, they become greedy.
• Agitated feelings are caused by others, they will experience resentment, hostility and other relationship problems.
• Something between their deeper feelings, peace and well being, they will be unhappy.
• Feelings come from nowhere, they will feel stress.
• Security comes from money, they will feel anxiety.
• Source of wisdom is not with them, they are going to make bad decisions.
• Resilience is not strong enough, they will worry.
• The master doesn’t try to be powerful; thus he is truly powerful. The ordinary man keeps reaching for power; thus he never has enough. The master does nothing, yet he leaves nothing undone. The ordinary man is always doing things, yet many more are left to be done. Lao Tse
• Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders. Ralph Nader
• Innate capacity for leadership
• Vision
• Flexibility
• Stillness
• Passion
• Listening
• Action
• Goals
• Being decisive
• Teambuilding
• Contribution
• Stay on track of the life you love
• Appreciation
• Gratitude
• Don’t try to figure it out
• Understanding is a rational goal
• Pause when agitated
• Look to the source
• You don’t need to be vigilant
• Be kind to yourself
• Lighten up
• Follow your wisdom
• Keep increasing your clarity of understanding