Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/247

Today I’m going over my 21 principles for success. These are the things that I do daily to ensure that my life is setup for as much success as possible. Implement these in your own life to turn it around!Slowly, maybe one at a time, create a habit out of each of these 21 steps.

The Principles:

1. Write down your goals
2. Practice gratitude daily. 2-minutes is enough
3. Meditate. Try using an app like Headspace
4. Daily visualization of the life you want. Be specific, and put it on a board
5. Hold yourself accountable to other people for what you want to do
6. Get consistent feedback on your work
7. Daily exercise. Not regular, but every single day
8. Be an “ask-hole.” Always ask for help, and always ask for what you want
9. Invite people to do things with you
10. Stop complaining. No matter how much you have to complain about, find something positive
11. Don’t by GOOP: the Good Opinion of Other People. If you believe in something, go for it
12. Pay to get rich. Invest in yourself through coaches, mentorships, books, training, etc. Pay to get better
13. Practice radical honesty
14. Practice radical forgiveness
15. Be a complementing machine. Always find something to compliment people about
16. Use the concept of “sets and reps” to get better at everything in your life
17. Take 100% responsibility for your life
18. Smile. It’s as simple as that. Make a habit of it
19. Just do it. If you’re wondering if you want to do something, you probably do, so just do it
20. Just do it NOW! Don’t wait. The best time to do anything is right now
21. Be persistent. Never, ever, give up!

Resources:

FiveMinuteJournal.com

Headspace.com

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/247

Do you ever wonder how some people have endurance beyond what seems at all normal? It seems that Dr. David Minkoff as cracked the code. He has run 41 Ironmans, and it doesn’t seem like he’s stopping anytime soon.

Today, we’re talking about the mindset behind endurance competition, as well as health aspects. Dr. Minkoff has a vast knowledge about amino acids, their importance and their use, proteins, as well as the inner game of endurance.

Whether you’re an endurance athlete or not, this conversation is packed with information to help live healthier and happier. Enjoy!

Key Takeaways:

• Work to acclimate your mind to the idea that things will come up, but if you persevere, you will get through it
• For endurance training, try to break the super long distances into chunks you can understand
• Don’t compare yourself with your younger self or other people. Compare yourself with what you know you can do
• Improvement, and the feeling that you’re getting somewhere, is extremely important in keeping you happy
• There are 22 different amino acids that our body uses
• A vegetarian diet can be good for vitamins, but bad for protein and amino acids

Resources:

DRMinkoff.com

Do you ever wonder how some people have endurance beyond what seems at all normal? It seems that Dr. David Minkoff as cracked the code. He has run 41 Ironmans, and it doesn’t seem like he’s stopping anytime soon.

Today, we’re talking about the mindset behind endurance competition, as well as health aspects. Dr. Minkoff has a vast knowledge about amino acids, their importance and their use, proteins, as well as the inner game of endurance.

Whether you’re an endurance athlete or not, this conversation is packed with information to help live healthier and happier. Enjoy!

Key Takeaways:

• Work to acclimate your mind to the idea that things will come up, but if you persevere, you will get through it
• For endurance training, try to break the super long distances into chunks you can understand
• Don’t compare yourself with your younger self or other people. Compare yourself with what you know you can do
• Improvement, and the feeling that you’re getting somewhere, is extremely important in keeping you happy
• There are 22 different amino acids that our body uses
• A vegetarian diet can be good for vitamins, but bad for protein and amino acids

Resources:

DRMinkoff.com

Self confidence is the single ingredient that is completely essential to almost anything you want to do. But it’s so difficult to understand exactly how to increase it, isn’t it? Sometimes, it seems like you’re either born with it or not.

The good news is that you certainly can improve it, and YahYa Bakkar is showing us exactly how on today’s episode!

The 3-Ways

1. Understand that your self-worth is not connected to your net-worth or your social worth
2. Don’t compare your chapter 1 to somebody else’s chapter 20
3. People who are confident are confident even in the things that they lack

Resources:

YahYa Bakkar on Youtube

YahYa.tv

Self confidence is the single ingredient that is completely essential to almost anything you want to do. But it’s so difficult to understand exactly how to increase it, isn’t it? Sometimes, it seems like you’re either born with it or not.

The good news is that you certainly can improve it, and YahYa Bakkar is showing us exactly how on today’s episode!

The 3-Ways

1. Understand that your self-worth is not connected to your net-worth or your social worth
2. Don’t compare your chapter 1 to somebody else’s chapter 20
3. People who are confident are confident even in the things that they lack

Resources:

YahYa Bakkar on Youtube

YahYa.tv

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/244

Why do humans love the ocean so much? Why is it that we enjoy going to the beach? What draws us to the open fields, meadows, and water?

As it turns out, our brains are simply wired this way. From an evolutionary, self-preservation standpoint, the open spaces would have allowed us to see danger sooner, to be able to react more quickly.

This is why being in these spaces provides us with a sense of calm and relaxation. We feel subconsciously feel safer in these places, and it is because of our brain’s wiring.

This means that we should always make the effort to find places like that to relax. If you’re feeling especially stressed for any reason, or you just want to calm your mind and relax, seek out the ocean or an open area. Also, consider carefully where you move, as living somewhere without this sort of space could be a mistake.

Enjoy this episode, and if you like the show, please leave a rating and review in iTunes.

Key Takeaways:

• Humans love open space, greenery, water, trees, flowers, etc
• This is not just because it looks pretty
• Our brains are evolved to enjoy this sort of thing for survival
• So we need to understand our primal brains, and what it is that will appeal to it
• If you’re looking for somewhere to live, take this into account
• Spend time in these places to feel calmer, more at peace

Resources:

“Riveted: The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe” by Jim Davies

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/244

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/244

Why do humans love the ocean so much? Why is it that we enjoy going to the beach? What draws us to the open fields, meadows, and water?

As it turns out, our brains are simply wired this way. From an evolutionary, self-preservation standpoint, the open spaces would have allowed us to see danger sooner, to be able to react more quickly.

This is why being in these spaces provides us with a sense of calm and relaxation. We feel subconsciously feel safer in these places, and it is because of our brain’s wiring.

This means that we should always make the effort to find places like that to relax. If you’re feeling especially stressed for any reason, or you just want to calm your mind and relax, seek out the ocean or an open area. Also, consider carefully where you move, as living somewhere without this sort of space could be a mistake.

Enjoy this episode, and if you like the show, please leave a rating and review in iTunes.

Key Takeaways:

• Humans love open space, greenery, water, trees, flowers, etc
• This is not just because it looks pretty
• Our brains are evolved to enjoy this sort of thing for survival
• So we need to understand our primal brains, and what it is that will appeal to it
• If you’re looking for somewhere to live, take this into account
• Spend time in these places to feel calmer, more at peace

Resources:

“Riveted: The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe” by Jim Davies

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/244

Understanding how to convince somebody to do something is one of the most important skills that you will ever learn in life. While it’s obviously important in business, being persuasive is essential to almost to accomplishing anything that you want to accomplish, because you will nearly always have to convince others of your idea and point of view.

Josh Muccio is the host the podcast The Pitch, which is currently starting on its second season.

The Pitch is the Shark Tank of podcasts. On it, founders of startups pitch investors for money, trying to convince them to invest in their idea or business. So it’s safe to say that Josh knows a thing or two about pitching.

This episode goes through the specific steps that you need to understand, with certainty and clarity, when pitching. The things you need to practice, the angle you need to take with your words, and how you must present yourself.

If you would like to know how to be more persuasive in your life, this episode is for you! And remember to checkout season 2 of The Pitch.

Key Takeaways:

• How you say something is almost just as important as what you say
• Always be excited, be exciting, and be memorable
• Don’t get too focused about the features of what you do. Focus on the broad overview
• Lead with benefits, not with features
• Make sure that the target of your pitch fully understands the problem
• Focus on hitting the reptilian, non-thinking, but more feeling, side of your brain
• Understand that, somewhere along the process, you have to sell you and your team, which means you must have a tremendous amount of faith in yourself and your team
• Name accomplishments of team, forget names at first
• Leverage your own choice as a founder, and that you’re looking for someone and something specific
• Don’t be worried about people stealing your idea! Instead, execute yourself!
• Involve other people in your dream and along the journey
• Investors invest in people more than ideas

Resources:

The Pitch Podcast

The Pitch on iTunes

Swannies Blue Light Blocking Glasses

Understanding how to convince somebody to do something is one of the most important skills that you will ever learn in life. While it’s obviously important in business, being persuasive is essential to almost to accomplishing anything that you want to accomplish, because you will nearly always have to convince others of your idea and point of view.

Josh Muccio is the host the podcast The Pitch, which is currently starting on its second season.

The Pitch is the Shark Tank of podcasts. On it, founders of startups pitch investors for money, trying to convince them to invest in their idea or business. So it’s safe to say that Josh knows a thing or two about pitching.

This episode goes through the specific steps that you need to understand, with certainty and clarity, when pitching. The things you need to practice, the angle you need to take with your words, and how you must present yourself.

If you would like to know how to be more persuasive in your life, this episode is for you! And remember to checkout season 2 of The Pitch.

Key Takeaways:

• How you say something is almost just as important as what you say
• Always be excited, be exciting, and be memorable
• Don’t get too focused about the features of what you do. Focus on the broad overview
• Lead with benefits, not with features
• Make sure that the target of your pitch fully understands the problem
• Focus on hitting the reptilian, non-thinking, but more feeling, side of your brain
• Understand that, somewhere along the process, you have to sell you and your team, which means you must have a tremendous amount of faith in yourself and your team
• Name accomplishments of team, forget names at first
• Leverage your own choice as a founder, and that you’re looking for someone and something specific
• Don’t be worried about people stealing your idea! Instead, execute yourself!
• Involve other people in your dream and along the journey
• Investors invest in people more than ideas

Resources:

The Pitch Podcast

The Pitch on iTunes

Swannies Blue Light Blocking Glasses

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/242

Most people don’t have a huge problem with alcohol, and many people in my 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge program have come to it, not because they have a severe problem, but because they want more out of life!

But there are also people who should not be drinking because of some early warning of alcoholism signs that are starting to show up.

But how do you know?? What are the signs to watch out for??

This episode is all about how you can know you have a problem and take care of it before it becomes a bigger issue. Listening carefully, and check the list below, to make sure you’re not headed this direction. If you’re at all worried, or if you just want more from life, consider taking the 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge.

You could be headed towards alcoholism if:

• You need to drink more to get the same effect, you’re heading the direction of alcoholism
• You spend a lot of time drinking and recovering
• You continue to drink even though it harms your relationship
• You cannot quit or control your drinking
• You experience withdrawal symptoms

Resources:

How to Treat Withdrawal Symptoms (video)

“30 Day No Alcohol Challenge” by James Swanwick (book)

30 Day No Alcohol Challenge

Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/242