I watched Jamie’s TedTalk for a second time last night – on Valentine’s Eve, no less – and pondered what makes him so darn captivating. After eliminating the obvious (e.g., British accent, content of his Talk), it came down to one thing.

 

Passion.

Jamie personifies passion. He allows himself to care with abandon and abandon any care of self-consciousness for doing so. He is a rare and lucky man because his passion (food) became his profession. Even luckier, his passion is becoming his Purpose:

 

“I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.

 

– Jamie Oliver, TED Prize Wish, TED2010

 

Jamie’s the real deal with unapologetic zeal and unassuming charm, conveying he’s “all in” with his cause and inspires us to be, too. Indeed, sources tell me that he inspired several movers and shakers at TED to support his efforts moments after finishing his Talk!

 

Simply put, Jamie's essence is passion-in-action and there is nothing sexier to me.

 

Shine on, Jamie, and thanks for the Talk.

I have always loved and now adamantly believe the famous quote by Anaîs Nin “We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” In other words, we see the world through a lens of conditioned beliefs, thoughts, feelings and experiences and we believe that is who we are and how the world is. Coaching is one way that helps expand that narrow lens so that we see and experience more possibilities. When possibilities expand, our world expands.

According to Christopher deCharms, we will soon be able to take this notion even further by exploring and controlling the “inner space” within our own mind. In other words, we may soon have the power to literally alter the channels of our brains and, in turn, alter who we are. What will we choose? Free will, pain, vision, brilliance, depression, truth, joy, fear, anger, addiction. Or, possibility. Love. Peace.

I believe that when we are shining inside, we shine outside and the world feels and responds to our radiance. Imagine the world we could create if we were all shining.

So, what are we waiting for? Shine on, everybody.