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A lot of people know that their lives would only improve if they gave up alcohol. It’s widely understood that, even if you don’t have a severe problem with drinking, it’s most likely not doing you any good, and almost assuredly holding you back, even if by a little bit.

But when it comes to actually giving it up, and drinking less or not drinking at all, people have a hard time. There are social situations in which alcohol is just an assumed. You will be spending time around other people who are drinking all the time. You probably keep alcohol in your house, so it will be staring you straight in the face when you come home. How do you resist??

Today’s guest is James Clear, and he is an expert in changing your habits. We’re talking about 3 specific steps that you can take to change your habits, and adjust your mindset so that you aren’t thinking about alcohol all the time. This will in turn lead to less and less alcohol consumption, leading to a better life. Learn all of this and more on this episode of the James Swanwick Show!

Key Takeaways:

• Change your social circles. Know that the more time you spend with people who drink a lot, the more you will want to drink
• Change your physical space. Your home environment will drive your actions. Remove visual stimuli that will prompt you to want to drink. Throw it away, don’t buy more, remove it from eyeline
• Think about the benefit of drinking - why you do it. Then, think about the habits you could substitute for drinking that could get you that same benefit

Resources:

JamesClear.com

30DayNoAlcoholChallenge.com

47-Day Habit Hacker

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A lot of people know that their lives would only improve if they gave up alcohol. It’s widely understood that, even if you don’t have a severe problem with drinking, it’s most likely not doing you any good, and almost assuredly holding you back, even if by a little bit.

But when it comes to actually giving it up, and drinking less or not drinking at all, people have a hard time. There are social situations in which alcohol is just an assumed. You will be spending time around other people who are drinking all the time. You probably keep alcohol in your house, so it will be staring you straight in the face when you come home. How do you resist??

Today’s guest is James Clear, and he is an expert in changing your habits. We’re talking about 3 specific steps that you can take to change your habits, and adjust your mindset so that you aren’t thinking about alcohol all the time. This will in turn lead to less and less alcohol consumption, leading to a better life. Learn all of this and more on this episode of the James Swanwick Show!

Key Takeaways:

• Change your social circles. Know that the more time you spend with people who drink a lot, the more you will want to drink
• Change your physical space. Your home environment will drive your actions. Remove visual stimuli that will prompt you to want to drink. Throw it away, don’t buy more, remove it from eyeline
• Think about the benefit of drinking - why you do it. Then, think about the habits you could substitute for drinking that could get you that same benefit

Resources:

JamesClear.com

30DayNoAlcoholChallenge.com

47-Day Habit Hacker

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/213

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Is coffee good for you? Do you need your coffee in the morning before you can do anything else? Are you dependent on coffee? Is that a problem?

Those are just a few of the topics I’m getting into on this episode of Sincere Hogan. Coffee is a staple of the modern diet, and really modern culture in general. While some people are addicted to it, and there is always that danger, it is also important to understand that there are incredible benefits to coffee as well.

At the end of the day, everyone is different, and a substance like coffee will affect everyone differently. One of the most important things for you to do is to track the results from anything you eat and drink. Learn about both the good and the bad of coffee, but then track its influence on you, and make your own decisions from that information!

Key Takeaways:

• Coffee is full of antioxidants
• Coffee is good for cardio and brain health
• Provided the coffee is from a good source, it can be healthy in the right amounts
• Coffee increases blood flow to the brain
• Coffee can be an effective pre-workout formula a couple hours before working out
• Many of the coffees you get will have pesticides sprayed on them
• Coffee has been shown to lower type 2 diabetes
• When you are dependent on your coffee to stay away, you are probably dealing with adrenal fatigue
• Coffee can increase cortisol, which isn’t a good idea for someone who is dealing with a lot of stress
• Don’t stress about the foods you eat. There is no need to add stress to your life in that way

Resources:

NewWarriorTraining.com

WarriorCoffee.com

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/212

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Is coffee good for you? Do you need your coffee in the morning before you can do anything else? Are you dependent on coffee? Is that a problem?

Those are just a few of the topics I’m getting into on this episode of Sincere Hogan. Coffee is a staple of the modern diet, and really modern culture in general. While some people are addicted to it, and there is always that danger, it is also important to understand that there are incredible benefits to coffee as well.

At the end of the day, everyone is different, and a substance like coffee will affect everyone differently. One of the most important things for you to do is to track the results from anything you eat and drink. Learn about both the good and the bad of coffee, but then track its influence on you, and make your own decisions from that information!

Key Takeaways:

• Coffee is full of antioxidants
• Coffee is good for cardio and brain health
• Provided the coffee is from a good source, it can be healthy in the right amounts
• Coffee increases blood flow to the brain
• Coffee can be an effective pre-workout formula a couple hours before working out
• Many of the coffees you get will have pesticides sprayed on them
• Coffee has been shown to lower type 2 diabetes
• When you are dependent on your coffee to stay away, you are probably dealing with adrenal fatigue
• Coffee can increase cortisol, which isn’t a good idea for someone who is dealing with a lot of stress
• Don’t stress about the foods you eat. There is no need to add stress to your life in that way

Resources:

NewWarriorTraining.com

WarriorCoffee.com

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/212

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“The fastest shortcut to self-confidence is simply loving yourself.” - Yahya Bakkar

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We hear the term all the time the “natural born leader,” and when we think about this person, we assume they have massive amounts of self-confidence, charisma, and all other leadership characteristics. We revere these people as being born with something that simply sets them apart. But the truth is that self-confidence can be learned, practiced, and perfected, and Yayah is here to tell us how!

Yahya talks about the three steps towards building massive self-confidence, which are self awareness, self acceptance, and finally self love. These three ingredients, implemented and practiced in the right way, are the perfect trifecta to bring your confidence levels up, and help you be able to project that confidence to the world, to become more charismatic, and become a better leader.

This episode is an extremely practical one for anyone who wants to do great things with their life. Leadership is essential to doing amazing things, and self confidence is one of the most important steps towards becoming a great leader. So listen up and take notes on this episode of the James Swanwick Show!

“When you start to compare yourself to others, catch yourself doing it, and ask yourself what you have that you’re really proud of.” - Yahya Bakkar

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Key Takeaways:

• Most people grow up seeking acceptance and affirmation from everyone, and many people’s biggest unconscious fear is rejection
• Self awareness of who you are, your strengths and weaknesses and what is hurting you at the moment, you’ve made a big step toward confidence
• Then, you have to learn self acceptance, understand what you can’t control and what you can, and be ok with it
• Finally, you have to love yourself, because if you don’t love yourself you will self sabotage
• Look in the mirror naked every morning, at all the things you might hate about yourself, and say “I love you”
• Trying writing things on your bathroom mirror, adjectives that describe the good in you, to remind yourself throughout the day
• The fastest shortcut to self-confidence is simply loving yourself
• When you start to compare yourself to others, catch yourself doing it, and ask yourself what you have that you’re really proud of
• The minute that you notice what you are feeling, bad feelings will start to diffuse, because they no longer own you
• Be constantly aware of your body language, how it will be affecting those around you, and adjust it to show more confidence
• When people see you smiling, they are automatically attractive to you

Resources:

yahya.tv

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“When you pay for something, you take it more seriously, put more value on it, and get more out of it.” - James Swanwick

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Why would you pay to get rich? It seems like going the wrong direction, doesn’t it? Seems like to get rich, you should save, save, save, right? But that’s not how humans work, as it turns out.

The reason you often need to pay in order to get rich or see success in any endeavor is because when you pay for something, you instantly put more value on it. Because you have invested, and have “skin in the game,” you will now take your training or whatever it is far more seriously. You will show up and be focused, and really achieve what you set out it.

The reality is that all of the information you need to be wildly successful is available to you on youtube and the rest of the internet. It’s available to everyone else, too. But it will only help you if you put it into practice, and for a very large number of humans, the only way you will put it into practice is by paying for it.

“Instead of saying “I can’t afford it,” say “How can I afford it?” When you need something, you find a way.” - James Swanwick

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Key Takeaways:

• When you pay for something, you take it more seriously, put more value on it, and get more out of it
• Paying is a great way to ensure that you really follow through and do the work required to get the most out of your education
• Similarly, when you invest money in a personal trainer, you will be far more likely to see results
• It’s important to be emotionally invested in results, and putting money into something is one way to get emotionally invested
• Most importantly, know yourself, and what it will take to get you to implement what you learn
• Instead of saying “I can’t afford it,” say “How can I afford it?” When you need something, you find a way

Resources:

30 Day No Alcohol Challenge

Swannies Blue Light Blocking Glasses

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“Patients need to do their own research, and become educated on the issues that may be affecting them. You can’t count on anyone, including a doctor, else to know.” - Elle Russ

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Are you familiar with the functionality of your thyroid? Do you even know where your thyroid is in your body?

If you don’t, don’t feel too bad, I didn’t either! But as we learn in this episode, the thyroid is one of the most important areas to take care of, as it is essentially the life-force of your body! This is where you get your energy from, and where a lot of other essential functions of your body take place, so take notice of today’s episode!

Elle Russ is on the show to take you through exactly what you need to do in order to make sure that you are taking care of your thyroid, and how to deal with it if you have already developed thyroid issues.

But be careful! Many doctors are not educated enough to understand what is going on with your thyroid, so we carefully outline some of the questions you need to ask them to make sure that they have a deep enough understanding of the issues to effectively take care of you.

This is an extremely important topic, so listen up and take notes! Whether this is an issues for you at the moment or not, this is a topic that you must be aware of, and that you actively need to be taking steps today to protect. Learn how to do all of that on today’s episode of the James Swanwick Show!

“Vet your doctor by asking specific questions about the issue that you have researched.” - Elle Russ

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Key Takeaways

• Thyroid issues are full of non-diagnoses
• Patients need to do their own research, and become educated on the issues that may be affecting them. You can’t count on anyone, including a doctor, else to know
• The thyroid is like the energy center for your entire system. When you have thyroid issues, it affects everything about your health and energy levels
• When you over-workout and over-diet, your chances of developing thyroid issues are high
• Thyroid metabolism needs to be optimized
• Sometimes you don’t realize the onset of thyroid issues. Maybe you just have slight cognitive issues, feel dumb, or have a general disinterest in life
• Vet your doctor by asking specific questions about the issue that you have researched
• Whenever you are recommended anything from doctors, get 2nd and 3rd opinions, as well as doing your own research

Symptoms of Thyroid Issues

• Low body temperature
• You feel cold
• Depression
• Inner itching of the ears
• Acne
• Heavy legs
• Heart palpitations
• Gynecological or sexual malfunctions

Thyroid Testing to Ask Your Doctor For:

• TSH
• Free T3
• Free T4
• Reverse T3
• TPOAB
• TGAB

Resources:

“The Paleo Thyroid Solution” by Elle Russ

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/209

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“Patients need to do their own research, and become educated on the issues that may be affecting them. You can’t count on anyone, including a doctor, else to know.” - Elle Russ

(click to tweet)

Are you familiar with the functionality of your thyroid? Do you even know where your thyroid is in your body?

If you don’t, don’t feel too bad, I didn’t either! But as we learn in this episode, the thyroid is one of the most important areas to take care of, as it is essentially the life-force of your body! This is where you get your energy from, and where a lot of other essential functions of your body take place, so take notice of today’s episode!

Elle Russ is on the show to take you through exactly what you need to do in order to make sure that you are taking care of your thyroid, and how to deal with it if you have already developed thyroid issues.

But be careful! Many doctors are not educated enough to understand what is going on with your thyroid, so we carefully outline some of the questions you need to ask them to make sure that they have a deep enough understanding of the issues to effectively take care of you.

This is an extremely important topic, so listen up and take notes! Whether this is an issues for you at the moment or not, this is a topic that you must be aware of, and that you actively need to be taking steps today to protect. Learn how to do all of that on today’s episode of the James Swanwick Show!

“Vet your doctor by asking specific questions about the issue that you have researched.” - Elle Russ

(click to tweet)

Key Takeaways

• Thyroid issues are full of non-diagnoses
• Patients need to do their own research, and become educated on the issues that may be affecting them. You can’t count on anyone, including a doctor, else to know
• The thyroid is like the energy center for your entire system. When you have thyroid issues, it affects everything about your health and energy levels
• When you over-workout and over-diet, your chances of developing thyroid issues are high
• Thyroid metabolism needs to be optimized
• Sometimes you don’t realize the onset of thyroid issues. Maybe you just have slight cognitive issues, feel dumb, or have a general disinterest in life
• Vet your doctor by asking specific questions about the issue that you have researched
• Whenever you are recommended anything from doctors, get 2nd and 3rd opinions, as well as doing your own research

Symptoms of Thyroid Issues

• Low body temperature
• You feel cold
• Depression
• Inner itching of the ears
• Acne
• Heavy legs
• Heart palpitations
• Gynecological or sexual malfunctions

Thyroid Testing to Ask Your Doctor For:

• TSH
• Free T3
• Free T4
• Reverse T3
• TPOAB
• TGAB

Resources:

“The Paleo Thyroid Solution” by Elle Russ

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/209

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“The way you make your money will affect how happy it makes you.” - James Swanwick

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The old saying, “money can’t buy happiness” is ingrained in our society on a deep level. The idea of the rich businessman who pursues money at the cost of all else including relationships and family, and ends up old with lots of money and no fulfillment in life is a common story, frequently passed on.

Today I’m tackling the questions, “Can money buy happiness?” And I think my answer may surprise you.

Yes! But the important differentiator between if more money makes you happier or not is how you earned it. If you have created a product or service that you really believe in, and you know is helping people, more money means more sales, which means that more of your product/service is getting into the hands of those who need it, which means your happiness levels increase as you do more good.

So the age-old saying, “money can’t buy happiness,” is actually false! Provided your increase in money comes in a way that you feel good about and really believe in, more money can indeed equal more happiness. In this episode I am talking about all of that, as well as how it relates to my current business situation as Swannies have started to sell very well, so listen up to get a deeper look at all of that!

“When you believe in your product or service, the more you sell, the better you feel about yourself.” - James Swanwick

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Key Takeaways

• The way you make your money will affect how happy it makes you
• Financial goals help you keep track of where you are and where you want to go, and reaching those goals is very satisfying as a way to show where you are and where you’ve come from
• When you believe in your product or service, the more you sell, the better you feel about yourself
• The more good your product or service does in the world, the better you feel as you level up and sell more and more, creating more income as well as happiness in you life
• The difference between making money with a product you believe in and one you don’t is huge
• Having the ability to make money and knowing that you have that ability will give you additional confidence
• Finances are one very tangible way of measuring progress, and good progress brings a lot of happiness
• But always be careful to avoid the “hedonic treadmill” of spending more as you earn more

Resources

SwanwickSleep.com (Swannies Glasses)

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As one of the most successful businessmen of the modern age, Jeff Bezos has built an incredible brand and business empire through Amazon. He has proven an adaptability to different circumstances, focus and stamina to whether difficult times, and a keen eye for where the market is going.

Today I’m reviewing the book “The Everything Store” by Brad Stone, and digging into exactly what about Jeff Bezos has allowed him to become so successful. Something you will notice about him as well as many other highly successful businessmen is that he has seemingly boundless energy to work and get things done.

Starting and running a business is difficult and requires hard work and perseverance, so this kind of energy will go far. Learn what else about Jeff Bezos has helped him in business, so that you can take those same concepts and apply them to your own life to become more successful in your own endeavors, today, on the James Swanwick Show!

Key Takeaways

• When you really focus on what you want, and spend time thinking about it, it’s as if it appears everywhere around you
• In business, the customer always comes first
• Don’t be too concerned with what other people are thinking
• Study people who have done what you want to do, and copy them
• Don’t take defeat personally. Learn, and move on
• Continually ask and try to find out what the customer really wants
• Rely on statistics and numbers to make decisions, but also listen to personal stories
• Don’t be afraid to fail

Resources

“The Everything Store” by Brad Stone

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/207