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🧠 Think clearer. Live better. Life Strategy Consultant explores motivation, habits, psychology, philosophy and the decisions that shape our lives. Join Jamie Bennett for personal stories, practical ideas and honest questions that challenge how we think. 🎥 Full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifestrategyconsultant/ ✅ Book a Life Strategy Consultation: https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

  1. 5d ago

    If You Need Motivation, What Feeds It?

    I don’t actually trust motivation very much. If something matters, I’d much rather rely on discipline, routine and consistency than wait until I feel inspired. But that got me thinking. If we do need motivation, what actually feeds it? I’ve been exploring Self-Determination Theory, which identifies three basic psychological needs: * Autonomy — having some control over your choices and direction. * Competence — feeling yourself become more capable. * Relatedness — connection, belonging and the people who matter to you. What’s interesting is that these don’t necessarily carry the same weight for everyone. For me, autonomy is enormous. Competence often feels more like confirmation than the original motivation. And connection might be something I take for granted precisely because it’s already part of my life. In this episode, I explore those differences, share some personal examples, and consider whether low motivation sometimes tells us something useful about what we’re missing. There’s a pushback, too. I still think discipline and consistency are more dependable than motivation. We can’t negotiate with our feelings every morning before doing anything useful. Maybe the point isn’t to chase motivation. Maybe it’s to understand what actually feeds yours. I’d be interested to hear what motivates you most: freedom, progress, connection, or something else entirely. Need help thinking something through? Book a 60-minute Life Strategy Consultation: https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ Jamie BennettLife Strategy Consultant This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

  2. Oct 25

    Are You on a Mission?

    You can be busy, productive, and ticking things off every day — and still not be going anywhere particularly useful. I’ve been thinking about the word mission, and whether giving something that label actually changes how we approach it. In this episode, I explore the difference between movement and direction, why a mission doesn’t need to be enormous or lifelong, and how my experience with cancer gave me a very personal reason to keep going. I also look at the relationship between purpose, mission and action, what the research suggests about having a sense of purpose, and why turning absolutely everything into a mission might be a terrible idea. Because sometimes sitting in the sun doing absolutely nothing is perfectly reasonable too. The question is: Are you on a mission right now? And what’s it actually for? Need help thinking something through? Book a 60-minute Life Strategy Consultation: https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ Jamie BennettLife Strategy Consultant This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

  3. Oct 18

    The Hidden Power of Negative Words

    Words seem small, but we use them constantly to describe ourselves and what we think is possible. “I can’t.” “I’m not ready.” “It’s too difficult.” “I always fail.” Sometimes those statements are true. Sometimes they’re useful. Sometimes they might even push us into action. But sometimes we repeat them so often that they stop being descriptions and start becoming instructions. In this episode, I’m looking at the effect negative language can have on the way we think, what we attempt, and what we quietly rule out before we even begin. This isn’t about fake positivity or pretending everything is fine. It’s about paying attention to the words we use and asking whether they’re helping us see the situation clearly — or narrowing our options. The question I’m left with is: What negative phrase do you keep repeating — and what is it actually doing to you? Need help thinking something through? Book a 60-minute Life Strategy Consultation: https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ https://www.lifestrategyconsultant.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

    The Hidden Power of Negative Words

  4. Oct 11

    Motivation vs Friction

    We often assume that when we’re not making progress, the problem is motivation. I’m not sure that’s always true. Motivation is unreliable. Some days it’s there, some days it isn’t. So in this episode, I’m exploring a different idea: What if the better move is to reduce friction? Make the thing easier to start. Remove unnecessary steps. Reduce distractions. Stop waiting to feel ready. And sometimes, when you’re trying to stop a behaviour, deliberately add friction instead. That doesn’t mean removing all difficulty. Some things are supposed to be hard. The interesting part is separating the difficulty that comes with doing something worthwhile from the unnecessary friction that gets in the way before you even begin. This is an idea I’m testing in my own life, not a rule I think everyone should follow. The question I keep coming back to is: What is the biggest point of friction here, and what happens if I remove it? Need help thinking something through? Book a 60-minute Life Strategy Consultation: https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ https://www.lifestrategyconsultant.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

    Motivation vs Friction

  5. Oct 4

    Enough Is Enough

    We tend to assume that more is better. More money. More progress. More optimisation. More work. More improvement. But at some point, the extra effort can start giving less back. And sometimes the last 10% costs far more than the first 90%. This episode is about the idea of “enough” — not as giving up, but as recognising when something has already done its job. That line is different depending on what you’re looking at. With health, maybe more effort is worth it. With money, maybe more gives you security. With work, perfectionism, or tweaking something that’s already good enough, maybe the extra push is just eating time and energy you could be spending somewhere else. That’s the bit I find interesting. Because “enough” isn’t really about stopping. It’s about noticing the trade. What am I gaining by pushing further? And what am I giving up to get it? The question I’m left with is: What does “enough for now” look like — and what are you trading to go beyond it? Need help thinking something through?Book a 60-minute Life Strategy Consultation: https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ https://www.lifestrategyconsultant.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

    Enough Is Enough

  6. Oct 1

    AI VC Round 3 — 3 AIs Pick 3 More Stocks

    I’m letting three different AIs build a real-money investment portfolio — using money I make selling things from my attic. This is AI VC Round 3. The three new picks are: TransMedics — TMDX Cellebrite — CLBT Intuitive Machines — LUNR That takes the portfolio to 9 companies and £90 invested. The existing portfolio is: Rocket Lab — RKLB Astera Labs — ALAB AST SpaceMobile — ASTS Monday.com — MNDY Recursion Pharmaceuticals — RXRX CRISPR Therapeutics — CRSP For the first six rounds, every funded company has to be a new company that hasn’t previously received money from any AI in the experiment. If an AI’s true highest-conviction choice is something already in the portfolio, I still record that choice as a signal — but it then has to give me its strongest eligible new pick. If two AIs independently choose the same new company in the same round, that overlap is also recorded as a signal, while keeping the funded portfolio diversified with new picks. The Round 3 prompt You are participating in the AI VC experiment. Your job is to choose one publicly traded company for a real-money, long-term investment portfolio. The investment amount for your selection is £10. The intended holding period is approximately 10 years, to around 2036. This is not a short-term trading exercise. I am looking for companies with the potential to produce exceptional long-term returns, while accepting that some picks may fail completely. The company must be publicly traded and realistically investable through Trading 212 Europe. The following companies have already received funding and are therefore not eligible for another funded position during the first six rounds: Rocket Lab — RKLB Astera Labs — ALAB AST SpaceMobile — ASTS Monday.com — MNDY Recursion Pharmaceuticals — RXRX CRISPR Therapeutics — CRSP If your true highest-conviction choice is one of those previously funded companies, state that first. I will record it as a duplicate conviction signal. You must then choose your strongest eligible new company for this round. If another AI independently chooses the same eligible company during this round, that overlap will also be recorded as a consensus signal. The portfolio should still end the round with new funded companies rather than funding the same position twice. Research using current information available at the time of the decision. Please provide: Research dateHighest-conviction duplicate, if applicableCompany name, ticker and exchangeApproximate market capitalisationInvestment thesisWhy now?10-year / outlier scenarioEstimated probability of that scenarioStrongest bear caseWhat would kill the thesis?Financial resilienceCompetitive positionTrading 212 Europe availabilityPrevious-position eligibility check Finish with: INVEST £10: [COMPANY] ([TICKER]) And give the single most important reason for the decision. The point of this experiment isn’t to prove that AI can beat professional investors. I’m interested in what happens when different AIs are given the same rules, the same horizon, real money and enough time for the decisions to play out. And because every pound invested is coming from things I’ve sold from my attic, the experiment effectively has its own little funding engine. Nine companies down. Plenty of time to see whether any of them turn into something interesting. Need help thinking something through? Book a 60-minute Life Strategy Consultation:https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ 🌐 Life Strategy Consultant Disclaimer:This is a personal real-money experiment for educational and entertainment purposes. It is not financial or investment advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of capital. Always do your own research and make decisions appropriate to your own circumstances. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

    AI VC Round 3 — 3 AIs Pick 3 More Stocks

  7. Sep 27

    True Interests Are Revealed Early

    I’ve been thinking about how often our genuine interests show up early. Before career choices. Before status. Before we start trying to become the kind of person we think we should be. There are usually clues. The things you were obsessed with as a kid. The subjects you kept coming back to. The hobbies that disappeared for years and then somehow returned. The kinds of people, work, stories or ideas that have repeatedly caught your attention. I don’t think that means every childhood interest should become a career. And I don’t think it means people can’t change. I’m more interested in the patterns. Because sometimes we spend a lot of time trying to invent a new identity when there’s already a trail behind us showing what genuinely holds our attention. The useful question for me is: What have I kept coming back to, even when nobody was telling me to? That might be a better clue than asking who you think you should become next. Need help thinking something through? Book a 60-minute Life Strategy Consultation: https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ https://www.lifestrategyconsultant.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

    True Interests Are Revealed Early

  8. Sep 20

    The Reverse Pyramid Method

    Big goals can feel inspiring right up until you try to start them. Then they become vague, heavy, and easy to postpone. This episode is about a simple way I’ve used for years: start with the big outcome, then work backwards until you get to something small enough to act on. Not “How do I become a tattoo artist?” More like: Who do I admire? What do they actually do? What skills do I need? What equipment do I need? What can I learn first? What can I do today? The big goal stays at the top. But the work happens lower down. That’s why I think of it as a reverse pyramid. You don’t need to solve the whole thing at once. You just need to keep breaking it down until the next step becomes obvious enough to move. Need help thinking something through?Book a 60-minute Life Strategy Consultation: https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ https://www.lifestrategyconsultant.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

    The Reverse Pyramid Method
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🧠 Think clearer. Live better. Life Strategy Consultant explores motivation, habits, psychology, philosophy and the decisions that shape our lives. Join Jamie Bennett for personal stories, practical ideas and honest questions that challenge how we think. 🎥 Full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifestrategyconsultant/ ✅ Book a Life Strategy Consultation: https://cal.com/lifestrategyconsultant/ www.lifestrategyconsultant.com

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  • Creator
    Jamie Bennett
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Jamie Bennett
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