Clarity (2^nd Ed.) Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results

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.

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

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.