Achieve unheard-of results by focusing your mind and achieving real clarity of thought
In the newly revised Second Edition of Clarity: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results, renowned speaker, writer, and coach Jamie Smart delivers a practical roadmap to turning that infinitely long to-do list into manageable and focused tasks. In the book, you’ll learn to de-clutter your mind and concentrate on one important thing at a time. You’ll also discover how to clear your mind, become less stressed, and achieve greater levels of productivity.
The author shows you:
- New case studies—and updates to case studies appearing in the first edition—that highlight the strategies contained in the book
- New diagrams and formulae that make it easier to eliminate the noise and focus on what’s critical
- Peer-reviewed research that forms the foundation of the evidence-based techniques discussed within
Clarity: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results is an essential read for executives, managers, and other business leaders looking for major productivity and efficiency gains for themselves, their organizations, and their staff. It’s also a must-buy for the leaders of innovation and business development teams seeking to unlock a new level of results.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Discover Your CLARITY ® Quotient
Introduction
Part One: The Essential Foundations
1 Misunderstanding: The Hidden Trap
2 The Power of Insight
3 How Perception Is Created
4 The Power of Principles
5 The Psychological Immune System
6 Habitual Thought Patterns
7 Stress: The Source and the Solution
8 The Ultimate Leverage Point
Part Two: The Deep Drivers
9 Innate Clarity and Peace of Mind
10 Creativity and Disruptive Innovation
11 Authenticity: Your True Identity
12 Intuition: Navigating by Wisdom
13 Toxic Goals and Authentic Desires
14 The Power of Presence
15 Resilience
16 Connection and Relationships
Part Three: The Way Forward
17 There’s Only One Problem
18 Penicillin for the Mind
19 Do Nothing
20 The Leadership Delusion
21 Living a Life You Love
22 Capitalizing on Chaos, Complexity and Uncertainty
23 The Art of Sustainable Change
24 Inspired Action
25 Troubleshooting Enlightenment
Acknowledgements
The CLARITY® Self-Coaching Programme
CLARITY® for Coaches, Therapists, Trainers and Facilitators
CLARITY® for Businesses and Other Organisations
Subtractive Psychology
About Jamie Smart
Index
About the Author :
JAMIE SMART is a Sunday Times bestselling author, speaker and coach. He shows individuals and organisations the unexpected keys to clarity; the ultimate leverage point for creating more time, better decisions and meaningful results. He’s worked with audiences as diverse as the NATO Defense College, Hewlett Packard, Dun & Bradstreet and the mental health charity, Rethink. He has appeared on Sky TV and on the BBC, as well as in numerous publications including The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Huffington Post and Psychologies Magazine.
