Clarity: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
	Subtractive psychology: less is more
Part One The Essential Foundations
	Chapter 1 Misunderstanding: The Hidden Trap
		The hidden hamster wheel
		An essential question
	Chapter 2 The Power of Insight
		And what’s so great about realisation?
	Chapter 3 How Perception Is Created
		The Gherkin and the bell curve
	Chapter 4 The Power of Principles
		The principles of flight
		The factory settings
		Expectation management
		Context-sensitive
	Chapter 5 The Psychological Immune System
		The brilliance of the body
		The tip of the iceberg
		Fearful thinking
		The trick is not minding that it hurts
		Rumble strips
	Chapter 6 Habitual Thought Patterns
		What the thinker thinks, the prover proves
		The river still flows
	Chapter 7 Stress: The Source and the Solution
		The source of stress
		The light’s better here
		The solution to stress
	Chapter 8 The Ultimate Leverage Point
		Hallucinations
Part Two The Deep Drivers
	Chapter 9 Innate Clarity and Peace of Mind
		Your understanding of how life works
		You have innate clarity and peace of mind
	Chapter 10 Creativity and Disruptive Innovation
		Disruptive innovation
		The gap
	Chapter 11 Authenticity: Your True Identity
		A Case of Mistaken Identity
		Spiritual Capacity and Performance
		The War of the Worlds
		What the Research Says:
	Chapter 12 Intuition: Navigating by Wisdom
		Sat-nav for Your Life
		Strategic Intuition
		From Coaches to Soapmakers
		What the Research Says:
	Chapter 13 Toxic Goals and Authentic Desires
		The million-pound security blanket
		Authentic desires
	Chapter 14 The Power of Presence
		Being present
		Clear mind, more time
	Chapter 15 Resilience
		Sleepwalking
		Life is not a problem to be solved
	Chapter 16 Connection and Relationships
		Listening to be impacted
		The London Olympics
		Two worlds in one
Part Three The Way Forward
	Chapter 17 There’s Only One Problem
		The Lime Solution
		Reality Check
		What the Research Says:
	Chapter 18 Penicillin forthe Mind
		The infinite elevator
		Penicillin for the mind
	Chapter 19 Do Nothing
	Chapter 20 The Leadership Delusion
		If only I knew how. . .
		Beating the bell curve
	Chapter 21 Living a Life You Love
		A practical example
		Appreciation
		Gratitude
		Ease off on trying 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
		Allow wisdom to guide you
		The power of principles revisited
	Chapter 22 Capitalising on Chaos, Complexity and Uncertainty
		The current wave shift
		Early signs of the fourth wave
		Understanding the nature of Thought
		The experience economy
		The critical fourth-wave factor
	Chapter 23 The Art of Sustainable Change
		Separate realities
		The network effect
	Chapter 24 Inspired Action
		What the Research Says:
	Chapter 25 Troubleshooting Enlightenment
		Fear of public speaking
		Goals, objectives and results
		Social anxiety
		Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
		Career change
		Stress/stress-related illness
		Burnout
		Relationships
		Depression
		Purpose, direction and navigating by wisdom
Acknowledgements
Discover Your Clarity Quotient
The Clarity Self-Coaching Programme
Clarity for Coaches, Therapists, Trainers and Facilitators
Clarity for Businesses and Other Organisations
Subtractive Psychology
About Jamie Smart
Index
EULA