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Swanwick has worked as a print, TV and radio journalist. He began his career in 1993 as a reporter at The Courier-Mail in Brisbane, Australia. In 1996, Swanwick won the Queensland Media Award for his interview and exposé on Pauline Hanson, one of Australia's most publicized and controversial political figures. Swanwick moved to London in 1999 where he reported for Sky Sports. In 2003, he moved to Los Angeles where he became a Hollywood entertainment correspondent, writing for newspapers and magazines throughout Australia and Britain. In 2010, he began working as a host for ESPN SportsCenter. Swanwick hosts podcast Alcohol Free Lifestyle, focused on "health, wealth, love and happiness.” He co-founded international media agency, Sports Entertainment Network, which he started with Craig Hutchison in Melbourne, Australia. In 2015, Swanwick co-founded Swanwick Sleep, with brother Tristan, and founded the Alcohol Freedom Formula, which produces programs including 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge and Project 90 to help people reduce or quit drinking. Also in 2015, Forbes listed Swanwick as one of 25 Professional Networking Experts to Watch. Swanwick has been interviewed on podcasts Bulletproof Radio and Ben Greenfield Fitness, been featured in Psychology Today and Yahoo Health.[4] and spoken at health conferences including Paleo f(x). Work With Us: Arétē by RAPID Health Optimization Links: Join 90 Day Alcohol Free Lifestyle James Swanwick on X Anders Varner on Instagram Doug Larson on Instagram Coach Travis Mash on Instagram  

James Swanwick is a renowned stop drinking expert and author of the book, CLEAR: The Only Neuroscience-Based Approach for High Achievers To Finally Break Free From Alcohol Without AA, Rehab or Willpower. He is a former SportsCenter anchor on ESPN, and creator/founder of the stop drinking process, Project 90, a neuroscience-based process scientifically-proven to reduce drinking by 98%. James specifically supports high achievers including entrepreneurs, executives, physicians, attorneys and professional athletes. In this episode, James discusses successful strategies of how to ditch alcohol, what drove him to stop drinking personally years ago, and how alcohol free lifestyle can change your health and life. Learn more about James here and get his program "Project 90 - the stop-drinking method scientifically-proven to reduce drinking by 98%": http://alcoholfreelifestyle.com/ Instagram: @jamesswanwick Get his book "CLEAR" here: https://amzn.to/3EaYKY5 CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 1:11 James' background 3:00 Skin health without alcohol 5:15 What health outcomes James has seen in people who stopped drinking 10:30 90 day quit drinking process 20:07 Drinking & relationships 29:57 Drinking & business 39:00 A journey of quitting alcohol 40:25 James' highly successful program  

The Alcohol-Free Lifestyle   In this episode of Richer Soul, we explore the intersection of high performance, mental clarity, and living alcohol-free with James Swanwick — entrepreneur, investor, author, and former ESPN anchor. James shares his personal journey from journalism to broadcasting to launching a movement that empowers executives and business leaders to live their best lives without alcohol. His insights challenge cultural norms, offering a neuroscience-backed framework to help high achievers make better life decisions.   Key Takeaways: Alcohol Doesn't Serve High Performers. James emphasizes that alcohol is often a socially accepted blocker to achieving clarity, focus, and true happiness. For those aiming for high performance, even moderate drinking can have a compounding negative impact on energy, sleep, and decision-making. The Power of Identity Change. Rather than "quitting" drinking, James reframed his identity to become someone who simply "doesn't drink." This subtle shift removes willpower from the equation and aligns behavior with self-image — a powerful concept for habit transformation in any area. Modeling Courageous Change from His Father. Witnessing his father leave a veterinary career to study law for ten years and ultimately find greater happiness gave James a blueprint for reinventing himself — from journalist to sports anchor to entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship as a Path to Freedom. Despite having a "dream job" at ESPN, James realized he was still tethered to corporate constraints. He used his off-days to build his entrepreneurial skillset and eventually stepped away from the camera to create something that aligned with his values and lifestyle.   Money Learnings: James's early relationship with money was shaped by witnessing his father's struggles in business and later, his courageous career pivot. He internalized that financial success doesn't require suffering — a belief reinforced by building profitable businesses like Swanwick Sleep and Alcohol Free Lifestyle. He also warns that our environment and societal norms often reinforce habits (like drinking) that quietly drain both our wealth and vitality.   About James Swanwick: James Swanwick is an Australian-American stop-drinking expert, author, entrepreneur, and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor. He is the founder of Alcohol Free Lifestyle, where he helps high performers break free from alcohol without relying on willpower, AA, or rehab. He also co-founded Swanwick Sleep, best known for its blue light-blocking glasses. His upcoming book, Clear: The Only Neuroscience-Based Method For High Achievers To Finally Break Free From Alcohol, launches April 8.   Key Discussion Points:  James's childhood experience with money and his father's career transformation. How working at ESPN was glamorous but limiting — and what pushed him to leave. The role of environment and community in perpetuating alcohol use. How James made the shift from drinker to non-drinker by focusing on identity. Why entrepreneurs and executives benefit from alcohol-free living. The neuroscience behind habit change and breaking free from social pressure. Tools and frameworks for reprogramming your brain and behavior. How to create a life that doesn't need alcohol to feel exciting or fulfilling.   Conclusion: James Swanwick invites us to rethink our relationship with alcohol and identity. His story is a powerful example of intentional living — choosing paths aligned with values, optimizing mental and physical health, and rewriting the story society tells us about what's “normal.” If you're a high achiever seeking clarity, presence, and performance, James offers both the mindset and the method to take that next step.   Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesswanwick  Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Swanwick  Alcohol free lifestyle: www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com  Swanwick sleep: www.swanwicksleep.com   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@richersoul Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let's talk about your journey to more a purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let's figure that out together. At the core is the financial well-being to be able to do what you want, when you want, how you want. It's about personal freedom! Thanks for listening!   Show Sponsor: http://profitcomesfirst.com/   Schedule your free no obligation call: https://bookme.name/rockyl/lite/intro-appointment-15-minutes   If you like the show please leave a review on iTunes: http://bit.do/richersoul   https://www.facebook.com/richersoul http://richersoul.com/ rocky@richersoul.com   Some music provided by Junan from Junan Podcast   Any financial advice is for educational purposes only and you should consult with an expert for your specific needs.

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In episode 272 of The Super Human Life, host Frank Rich interviews James Swanwick, founder of Swanwick Sleep and creator of The Alcohol Free Lifestyle. They discuss the benefits of living an alcohol-free lifestyle, emphasizing its role as an unfair advantage for high performers. James contrasts the concept of being alcohol-free with traditional sobriety, advocating for a positive identity transformation rather than a victim mindset. The discussion covers social challenges, personal anecdotes, and the importance of community and accountability in making lifestyle changes. Swanwick also critiques the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous compared to his own program, highlighting the need for a supportive and empowering environment. The conversation concludes with insights on investing in oneself for personal growth and transformation.   Takeaways Being alcohol-free is a significant advantage for high performers.   Fulfillment is a long-term state, unlike fleeting happiness.   Choosing an alcohol-free lifestyle is empowering, not limiting.   The language we use around alcohol can keep us stuck.   Social conditioning leads us to believe we need alcohol to socialize.   You can create bonds without alcohol.   The medical community has shifted away from the term 'alcoholic.'   You can change your lifestyle and habits regardless of your past.   Investing in yourself is crucial for transformation.   Community and accountability are key to success in lifestyle changes. Bio  James Swanwick is an Australian-American investor, entrepreneur, speaker, health coach and former SportsCenter anchor on ESPN.He is the creator of Swannies Blue Light Blocking Glasses, and the 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge, which helps people reduce or quit alcohol.Forbes magazine voted him one of the Top 25 Networking Experts.James has interviewed celebrities including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kobe Bryant, David Beckham, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  

Il grande massacro della guerra mondiale raggiunge anche i mari. Nuove armi e nuove tecniche militari vengono messe alla prova dalle due principali potenze navali del tempo: la Gran Bretagna e la Germania.Seguimi su Instagram: @laguerragrande_podcastSe vuoi contribuire con una donazione sul conto PayPal: podcastlaguerragrande@gmail.comScritto e condotto da Andrea BassoMontaggio e audio: Andrea BassoFonti dell'episodio:Douglas Botting, I sommergibili, Mondadori, 1988 Winston Churchill, The World Crisis, 1911–1918, Free Press, 2005 Tony DiGiulian, 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V(L), 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V(H), Navweaps, 2023 Norman Friedman, British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War, Naval Institute Press, 2009 Norman Friedman, Naval Weapons of World War I, Seaforth, 2011 James Goldrick, Before Jutland: The Naval War in Northern European Waters, August 1914–February 1915, Naval Institute Press, 2015 Edwyn Gray, The U-Boat War: 1914–1918, L. Cooper, 1994 Paul Halpern, A Naval History of World War I, Naval Institute Press, 1995 Victor Davis Hanson, Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power, Anchor Books, 2001 Peter Hart, La grande storia della Prima Guerra Mondiale, Newton & Compton, 2013 Hans Hildebrand, Albert Röhr, Hans-Otto Steinmetz, Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien – ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart, Mundus Verlag, 1993 David Howarth, Le corazzate, Mondadori, 1988 Stephen King-Hall, My Naval Life, Faber and Faber, 1952 Robert K. Massie, Castles of Steel, Ballantine Books, 2003 Benigno Roberto Mauriello, La Marina russa durante la Grande Guerra, Italian University Press, 2009 Dwight Messimer, Verschollen: World War I U-boat Losses. Naval Institute Press, 2002 Maurice Prendergast, R.H Gibson, The German Submarine War, 1914–1918, Periscope Publishing, 2002 Osservatore Triestino, 17/8/1914 Pietro Spirito, L'antenato sotto il mare. Un viaggio lungo la frontiera sommersa, Guanda Editore, 2010 Pietro Spirito, Cento anni fa la tragedia del Baron Gautsch, il Titanic dell'Adriatico, Il Piccolo, 11/6/2014 Alexander Watson, Ring of steel, Penguin, 2014 Gordon Williamson, U-boats of the Kaiser's navy, Osprey Publishing, 2012In copertina: l'incrociatore britannico HMS Birmingham sperona e affonda il sommergibile tedesco SM-15 al largo delle isole Shetland, dipinto di H. G. Swanwick.

¿Cómo funciona el espacio aéreo de uno de los aeropuertos más congestionados del mundo? ¿Con qué herramientas cuentan los controladores aéreos de uno de los espacios aéreos más saturados? En un contexto de crecimiento imparable del tráfico, ¿qué lecciones pueden extraer otros aeropuertos que padecen el mismo desafío? En Aerovía nos marchamos hasta el Reino Unido para conocer mejor el ejemplo de Heathrow. Lo hacemos en una conversación con Luis Barbero, controlador aéreo español que trabaja en el Centro de Control de Swanwick, gestionado por NATS, y expresidente de la asociación profesional GATCO, con quien también repasamos su trayectoria profesional. En la segunda parte del capítulo, hablamos sobre el último capítulo de ‘Una profesión de altura', la serie documental dirigida por Óscar Mateos en la que ha colaborado Aerovía. Este creador de contenido, ya convertido en piloto comercial, nos presenta el final de la serie y nos da pistas sobre sus próximos proyectos. Además, en el tramo final, hacemos balance de los grandes temas del sector en los últimos meses en una edición extendida de El radar de Aviacionline, en compañía de Pablo Díaz, director editorial de este medio de comunicación especializado. Resumen de contenidos: 0:01 – Presentación del capítulo: últimos coletazos de la temporada. 1:23 – Más vale tarde que nunca, también en el Congreso. 5:10 – El ejemplo de Heathrow: cómo exprimir el espacio aéreo. Entrevista a Luis Barbero. 8:05 – Una aproximación sin grandes cambios en el tiempo. 13:30 – ¿Qué herramientas tienen los controladores aéreos de Heathrow? 18:40 – ¿Hay tolerancia al error en un espacio aéreo tan congestionado? 22:17 – ¿Qué ocurre cuando hay algún imprevisto en Heathrow? 25:55 – Luis Barbero nos habla sobre su trayectoria profesional. 34:28 – ¿Acabará la tecnología con la profesión de controlador aéreo? 39:05 – Finaliza ‘Una profesión de altura', la serie documental de Óscar Mateos. 1:02:28 – La batalla legal que plantearán los pilotos de drones. 1:09:20 – El radar de Aviacionline: reunión anual de la IATA. 1:13:10 – El radar de Aviacionline: accionariado de Southwest. 1:15:00 – El radar de Aviacionline: sucesos en Seattle y Vancouver. 1:20:10 – El radar de Aviacionline: cielos abiertos entre Argentina y Uruguay. No te pierdas el capítulo 119 de Aerovía: ‘Cómo exprimir la capacidad de un aeropuerto saturado: el ejemplo de Heathrow'.

Al Roxburgh and Jenny Sinclair talk with Martin Robinson, a leading thinker and guide in missional practice and theology. Together they explore what the word “missional” meant for Lesslie Newbigin in contrast to what it is often taken to mean now - a strategy to save the church. Martin explores the impact of modernity and its current unravelling which has brought many, especially the young, to a place of despair and pessimism about the future, relationships, economics and the environment. Yet, through the many church planting stories he is witnessing, he is identifying signs of hope. Martin sees something stirring in those who can come with openness and responsiveness; those who bring a desire for personal encounter with God. Recognising that some institutionalised churches have had a tendency to fossilise the divine, Martin believes we need to recover a culture of expectation - that God is active and at work in our lives.Born of missionary parents in India, Martin returned home to the UK where he grew up in Scotland and then moved to England. After settling in Birmingham, he followed in his father's footsteps in church planting while completing a PhD in history with a focus on Pentecostal movements. He later joined the Bible Society where he was the Director of Mission and Theology. During this time, he worked with Lesslie Newbigin especially in the shaping of conferences (Swanwick, 1992) and the conversations that emerged from that event in terms of the Gospel and our Culture movements. Later, Martin, along with his wife, Lynda, developed and formed ForMission College to equip leaders in the transformation of their communities. Martin is Moderator Emeritus of the Fellowship of Churches of Christ denomination, co-founder of Rowheath Pavilion Church, and co-founder of the Journal of Missional Practice. Currently, Martin works particularly closely in the fields of church planting, and is part of the expert church planting team at Engage West Midlands, working especially among immigrant communities in the UK. He continues to resource the work of missional theology and challenge the churches in this era of vast social transformation. He is the author of many books.- Links -For Alan J Roxburgh:http://alanroxburgh.com/abouthttps://www.themissionalnetwork.com/author/alan-roxburgh/https://journalofmissionalpractice.com/alan-roxburghX.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/alanjroxburgh?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.roxburgh.127/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonsnetwork Selected books:Joining God in the Great Unraveling Leadership, God's Agency and Disruptions Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in Our Time For Jenny Sinclair:Website: https://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/from-jenny-sinclairLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-sinclair-0589783b/X.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/T4CGFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TogetherForTheCommonGoodUKInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/t4cg_insta/For Martin Robinson:https://www.engageuk.org.uk/https://the-fcc.org/about/https://www.pavilionchurch.org.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-robinson-78a55ab/?originalSubdomain=ukhttps://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/stories/from-space-to-placehttps://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/stories/pavilionSelected books:The Place of the ParishPractices for the Refounding of God's People: The Missional Challenge of the West (with Alan Roxburgh)Invading Secular Space: Strategies for Tomorrow's ChurchThe Faith of the Unbeliever: Grappling with the Beliefs and Unbeliefs That Shape Our SocietyPlanting Mission Shaped Churches TodayPlanting Tomorrow's Churches Today To Win the WestRediscovering the CeltsSacred Places, Pilgrim Paths  Get full access to Leaving Egypt at leavingegyptpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Clever comebacks for when you're asked the “Why aren't you drinking” question. There is a sophisticated approach to handling social pressure. It's a dignified or thoughtful way to manage your drink refusal. Listen in for the easy solution to a potentially awkward situation. Listen to Swanwick's take and share your view. Download my FREE guide: The Alcohol Freedom Formula For Over 30s Entrepreneurs & High Performers: https://social.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/podcast   ★ - Learn more about Project 90: www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/Project90 ★ - (Accountability & Support) Speak verbally to a certified Alcohol-Free Lifestyle coach to see if, or how, we could support you having a better relationship with alcohol: https://www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/schedule

Behind the drama! Surviving Swifties! The Swiftie backlash! Round two with Swifties! Listen to James Swanwick's story of being cancelled by Taylor Swift's fans - again - for questioning her Super Bowl 2024 behavior of intentially chugging beer for a worldwide television audience. Do we have the right to expect more from celebrities? Or should we leave them alone to do what they want? Listen to Swanwick's take and share your view. Download my FREE guide: The Alcohol Freedom Formula For Over 30s Entrepreneurs & High Performers: https://social.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/podcast  ★ - Learn more about Project 90: www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/Project90 ★ - (Accountability & Support) Speak verbally to a certified Alcohol-Free Lifestyle coach to see if, or how, we could support you having a better relationship with alcohol: https://www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/schedule

Insomnia requires a multidisciplinary approach to solve and what's right for one individual may not be for another. In this episode, I introduce eleven different products that I have been sent and talk about who might benefit from their use. In this episode, we will:Discuss Ryze mushroom beverage mix and learn how it might help promote relaxation and serve and a late-night coffee substituteReview the Python H2 Bionic Molecular Hydrogen Water Bottle and learn more about emerging research on hydrogenated water's potential benefitsTest the Moonbird, a portable screen-free breathing and biofeedback device measuring HR and HRVDemo the Chill Pill, a small device that delivers a pulsating stimulus that could help relax some individuals at nightContrast the features of the Sleep.me mat with wearable sleep trackers and how the passive mat might benefit some sleepersTest out sleep earplugs by Swanwick and BET Slumbur as well as a new sleep mask my SwanwickList the different ways the Organic Human Bean Body Pillow could benefit a multitude of sleepers and their various sleep obstaclesRevisit the GroundingWell matDive into the Aura Circle multisensory sleep maskLearn how the FireFly recovery system might be helpful for some RLS patients in terms of and "off label" way of disrupting the sensations they feel in their legs*None of these products are designed to diagnose or treat medical problems. You should discuss all potential sleep interventions with your physician before trying them.  Produced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!

Over the last several years, I have learned so many new and exciting strategies to help optimize blood sugar and health. I have been using these strategies myself with loads of success and also have seen such amazing improvements with my clients' health as they use these strategies. In this video, I'll share 3 helpful strategies that will help you to transform your blood sugar, hormones, sleep and overall health!

A lot of people have heard of a customized nutrition program from Code Red, but not everyone knows how it works. Since a customized program is the fastest way to get your weight off with Code Red, I've dedicated this week's podcast episode to pulling back the curtain and showing you what a custom program (now called a Home Study nutrition program) is and how it helps you lose weight faster. If you've ever wondered about a customized program (or you haven't heard of it and want to get the full scoop), check out this episode for all the details! ---- Become a Code Red VIP https://coderedlifestyle.com/vip ---- Get your bluelight blockers from Swanwick, just head over to coderedlifestyle.com/swannies rebel15 for 15% off ---- Lose your first, next, or last 10 pounds with absolutely NO pills, powders, shakes, or exercise required.  Click Below to join the challenge! http://bit.ly/10lbtakedown ---- Connect with Cristy: Instagram http://bit.ly/cristycoderedIG

This episode is about expecting a miracle when you're not willing to do your part to get it. John Chapter 5 in the Bible illustrates this perfectly. People believed that once a year an angel came down to stir the waters in the Pool of Bethesda, and the first person to touch the stirred water was healed. A paralyzed man had been there for thirty-eight years trying to get into the pool. Jesus came to help him, but interestingly, he didn't heal the man right away. Instead, he first asked him if he wanted to be healed...and instead of just saying yes, the guy whined and felt sorry for himself because nobody would put him in the pool. I see a version of this when I ask people if they want to lose the weight. Many tell me, "Yes, BUT..." and rattle off excuses about why they can't, kinda like the paralyzed man at the Pool of Bethesda did. Until that man was willing to quit focusing on his excuses, he couldn't be helped, and it's the same for us. If we want our excuses more than our results, we won't get our results. To be clear, I'm not saying you shouldn't pray. Yes, pray about everything...AND do your part to make it happen cap'n. Joyce Meyer says you can't do God's part and God won't do your part. For clarity on how to know when it's time to do your part, check out this episode! ---- Become a Code Red VIP https://coderedlifestyle.com/vip ---- Get your bluelight blockers from Swanwick, just head over to coderedlifestyle.com/swannies rebel15 for 15% off ---- Lose your first, next, or last 10 pounds with absolutely NO pills, powders, shakes, or exercise required.  Click Below to join the challenge! http://bit.ly/10lbtakedown ---- Connect with Cristy: Instagram http://bit.ly/cristycoderedIG

The Book of Exodus in the Bible tells the story of how God used Moses to free the Israelites from centuries of enslavement in Egypt. Egypt's ruler, Pharaoh, refused to let God's people go, so God sent plagues into Egypt. The second of those plagues was frogs. EVERYWHERE. Frogs in their houses, in their bedrooms, in their beds, in their servant's houses, and even ON the Egyptians and their servants! Can you imagine? (I can't imagine touching one frog, much less having wall-to-wall frogs in my house, in my bed, and hopping all over me!) But this is the part of the story that always gets me. When Moses went to Pharaoh and asked him when he should remove the frogs, you know what Pharaoh said? "Tomorrow." Uh…what??? WHY would Pharaoh want his people to spend even one more night with the frogs? It seems weird, but how often in life do we wait around in rotten situations, like Pharaoh did with the frogs, instead of starting NOW? If you still haven't taken your life back with Code Red...or you're figuratively "sleeping with the frogs" in some other part of your life... Listen to this episode for help putting an end to "sleeping with the frogs." ---- Become a Code Red VIP https://coderedlifestyle.com/vip ---- Get your bluelight blockers from Swanwick, just head over to coderedlifestyle.com/swannies rebel15 for 15% off ---- Lose your first, next, or last 10 pounds with absolutely NO pills, powders, shakes, or exercise required.  Click Below to join the challenge! http://bit.ly/10lbtakedown ---- Connect with Cristy: Instagram http://bit.ly/cristycoderedIG

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Today, I am blessed to have here with me James Swanwick. He is an Australian-American entrepreneur who helps casual drinkers reduce or quit alcohol. He is also an investor, speaker, journalist, and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Hollywood correspondent.  He has coached thousands of people to improve their lives and performance by adopting an alcohol-free lifestyle. He is the author of The 30-Day No-Alcohol Challenge: Your Simple Guide to Easily Reduce or Quit Alcohol and the creator of Project 90, an online program providing support and coaching for individuals eliminating alcohol from their lives. He is also the host of the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle Podcast, launched in June 2020, with 22 episodes currently featured on iTunes and Spotify. And the James Swanwick Show, with 330 episodes and 2 million downloads. A sleep evangelist, James is the co-founder (with his brother Tristan Swanwick) of the popular health brand Swanwick Sleep, which produces blue light-blocking glasses to improve well-being and sleep quality. The company has sold more than 150,000 pairs of its “Swannies” glasses, which are worn by pro-athletes in the NFL, MLB, and NBA. The product has been featured on the Kelly Ripa Show, the Today Show, and in Forbes and are recommended by some of America's top sleep doctors. In his early career as a journalist, Swanwick was a reporter for Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd, reporting on worldwide news, politics, business, and entertainment for newspapers, including The Courier-Mail and News of the World. His journalistic work has been featured in media, including the New York Times, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph, The Sun, and The Courier-Mail. From 2010 to 2012, James was an ESPN SportsCenter anchor. Prior to that, he spent eight years working as a Hollywood correspondent, interviewing celebrities like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and world leaders, including former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. In 2015, Forbes Magazine included James in its 25 Professional Networking Experts To Watch. In this episode, James dives into why he decided to stop drinking alcohol. He speaks about all the health benefits he experienced when he quit drinking and how it has changed his life forever. James talks about navigating peer pressure when it comes to alcohol consumption and how easy it can be to live a life without alcohol. Plus, James gives all sorts of tips and tricks on getting a better night's sleep. Tune in as we chat about the importance of gratitude, why you should ditch artificial light at night, and the reasons you need light-blocking glasses for both day and nighttime wear.  Get Swanwick Sleep glasses and products here: https://www.bn10strk.com/B26MC9C8S/55M6S/?uid=255 use the coupon code ketokamp for a nice discount on your entire order!  Join Ben Azadi's 90 day heavy metal detox program (9 spots available): https://ketokamp.clickfunnels.com/order-page-a  Reserve your FREE spot to our upcoming 5 day Keto Kickstart Challenge with Dr Eric Berg, Cynthia Thurlow, Ben Azadi & The Keto Kamp Team: https://www.ketokamp.com/keto-challenge  Message me on Instagram www.instagram.com/thebenazadi with the word ENERGY to learn more about coaching from me. / / E P I S O D E   S P ON S O R S  PureForm Omega Plant Based Oils (Best Alternative to Fish Oil): http://www.purelifescience.com Use ben4 for $4.00 off. Good Idea Functional Sparkling Water Drinks. Visit http://www.goodidea.us and use the coupon code BEN at checkout. Text me the words "Podcast" +1 (786) 364-5002 to be added to my contacts list. [00:55] How James Swanwick Helps People Feel Better By Quitting Alcohol In 30 days of not drinking, James lost 13 pounds, slept better, looked better, and got a job on ESPN.  After 30 days, James decided to stop drinking altogether; that was 12 years ago. Now that he doesn't drink, he has created a business to help people sleep better and to help people stop drinking. Even a seemingly innocent glass of alcohol each night has detrimental effects on your life.  Any amount of alcohol each night is enough to cause brain damage.  [07:10] Saying No To Peer Pressure and Alcohol Consumption The social pressure to drink is high. However, it is becoming lower. There is a worldwide movement of people becoming alcohol conscious. Millennials have never drunk less in their entire life. In fact, alcohol has a real image problem at the moment.  Remember, 93% of all communication is body language. Go through life being open and relaxed; that way, people don't harass you to drink. [15:05] Do You Struggle With Instant Gratification? Get Rid of Temptations  An alcohol buzz is a short-term pleasure. We should look at our life and make long-term choices.  Long-term pleasure is so much more pleasurable and rewarding. We all have to sacrifice something; should we sacrifice short-term rewards for long-term enjoyment?  James will sacrifice short-term pleasure for long-term gain. The choices that you made six years ago can pay off today.  [19:20] Is It Possible To Drink Alcohol and Get A Good Night's Sleep?  Any amount of alcohol close to bedtime is going to disrupt your sleep. When you're tired, you tend to seek out sugary foods to give yourself an energy spike.  You are better off having alcohol for breakfast than at nighttime. That way, your body can work on getting rid of toxins during the day. There is a direct correlation between alcohol drinking and weight gain.  Also, alcohol will destroy energy levels.  [23:40] What A Lack of Sleep Is Doing To Your Body and Mind  When you are tired, you are miserable.  While on the other hand, when you sleep well, everything feels so much better. If you want to feel better, you need to put a premium on your sleep. Don't drink alcohol at night, don't eat before bedtime, and don't look at screens before bedtime.  Sleeping above 69 degrees is compromising your sleep.  When we have compromised sleep, we are not repairing and restoring.  Putting a high focus and premium on optimizing your sleep is critical. [29:30] Ditch Artificial Light and Live By Candlelight During The Night Any artificial light at night compromises your sleep.  Light will suppress your body's melatonin release. Blocking artificial light is imperative to ensure you have a good night's sleep.  The best thing you can do at night is to live by candlelight.  Flame does not suppress your body's melatonin production.  [35:40] Why You Need Both Clear Lens Glasses and Orange Lens Glasses  Clear lens blue light-blocking glasses will filter blue light and are recommended for daytime computer use. At nighttime, you should switch to orange lens blue light-blocking glasses to ensure you block all the blue light responsible for suppressing melatonin production. Orange lens glasses will help you sleep better for nighttime use. You need both daytime glasses and orange lens glasses.  [39:25] Gratitude Changes Your Brain: Giving Thanks Can Make You Happier James will write down twenty things he is grateful for each morning.  Science shows that living a life of appreciation instead of expectation will result in lower stress and anxiety levels.  It can be challenging to think of 20 things each morning. However, you will realize how many things you must be grateful for.  What you feed energy to will expand.  AND MUCH MORE! 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About James Swanwick: James Swanwick is an Australian-American investor, entrepreneur, speaker and former SportsCenter anchor on ESPN. He is the creator of Alcohol Free Lifestyle, which helps successful high achievers change their relationship to alcohol; the host of the podcast, “Alcohol Free Lifestyle”, creator of “Project 90”, which helps high achievers get lifetime power over alcohol, and creator of blue-light blocking glasses Swannies by Swanwick Sleep, which improve your sleep. Swanwick has interviewed celebrities including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kobe Bryant, David Beckham and Arnold Schwarzenegger.   What We Discuss In This Episode James shares how to socialize without drinking alcohol. He emphasized the importance of being confident, light-hearted, and playful about not drinking, and suggested responding to encouragement to drink with humor and a firm refusal. The harmful effects of alcohol consumption; debunking the belief that one glass of alcohol per night is beneficial for health. James also talked about a study that revealed the biased nature of research claiming that a glass of wine is good for heart health. James shares the ineffective strategy of relying on willpower to stop drinking and emphasized the importance of coaching, accountability, and a supportive community.  How alcohol negatively affects sleep and some of the way you can experience better sleep. Check out James' sleep products, including blue light blocking glasses and silk sleep masks, to improve sleep quality. Just how to you help people overcome challenges in their lives, particularly in the areas of health and alcohol consumption.   Key Takeaways: ·         How one glass of alcohol a night may be destroying your life ·         How to easily quit alcohol for 30 days (and why) ·         7 ways to socialize without alcohol. ·         How to socialize and have fun alcohol free ·         What to say to friends encouraging you to drink   Connect With James Swanick: Websites: https://www.swanwicksleep.com/ https://alcoholfreelifestyle.com/project-90 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesSwanwickOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesswanwick Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/alcoholfreelifestyle   Connect with Lynne: If you're looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey - just like you are - to improved health and wellness, overall balance, and increased confidence, check out Lynne's private community in The Energized Healthy Women's Club. It's a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. (Discussions include things like weight management, eliminating belly bloat, balancing hormones, wrangling sugar gremlins,  overcoming fatigue, recipes, strategies, perimenopause & menopause, and much more ... so women can feel energized, healthy, and lighter, with a new sense of purpose. Website:  https://holistic-healthandwellness.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthandwellnessllc The Energized Healthy Women's Club:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/energized.healthy.women Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnewadsworth LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewadsworth   Free Resources from Lynne Wadsworth: How to Thrive in Menopause:   MENOPAUSE Messing Up your life?  Maybe you're seeing the number on the scale creep higher and higher and you're noticing your usual efforts to lose weight aren't working. 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I've said it before and I‘ll say it again, it's not about the food. Getting your light right which means you are getting rid of your sins against natural human living is imperative if you are going to get your health on track. And you know this, because if you like many have dial din your eating, you have taken all the fancy supplements, you exercise and move your body in a sufficient ways and yet you are still plagued with allergies, gut issues, sleep issues, blood sugar swings and the like then you need today's podcast on what you can do to improve your environment.... Did you know, a study in 2021 showed that "exposure to light with less blue before sleep is better for energy metabolism"? Specifically, they found that LED lights in the hours before bed cause changes in melatonin that are associated with the body's fat oxidization process during sleep. Read More: New Study Shows How to Lose Weight While Sleeping | The Beet | https://thebeet.com/this-simple-switch-can-help-you-burn-fat-as-you-sleep-new-study-says/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral The body runs on cycles. Some functions happen at night, others during the day. When one is healthy, the clocks are in sync and the body's activities properly coordinated. A disruption of this coordination not only leads to a feeling of perpetual jet-lagged, but also: * Higher rates of cancer * Diabetes * Heart disease * Obesity * Insulin resistance (leading to diabetes) * Leptin resistance - LEPTIN ISN'T THE ONLY MECHANISM THAT REGULATES BODY WEIGHT, BUT IT'S THE MOST CRITICAL ONE, AS A MASTER CONTROLLER THAT EXERTS A WIDE RANGE OF ESSENTIAL PROCESSES IN THE BODY. - Essentially the CEO of your weight management. Let's talk about building a healthy environment. The other brother....Tristan Swanwick is joining me today to discuss how light affects our Health. He is an Australian entrepreneur, former journalist and CEO of Swanwick, my favorite anti-blue light company because they are not just passionate about glasses but also your health.... More than just helping you sleep deeper, Getting your light right balances your body in so many ways from lowering blood glucose to dampening cortisol and Andreline, and even studies show helping you lose weight. Today Tristan and I discuss how it's not always just wearing blue light blockers but that sometimes you have to improve the actually lighting environment itself and make your home a beautiful safe haven for your internal light receptors. To get your light right, visit: Swanwick Sleep https://www.bn10strk.com/FITFOR10/ Promo code: FITFOR10 Thanks to our show sponsors: Buffalo Gal Hair and Skin Products from High Quality Natural Sources Use Promo code: JODELLE for 15% off https://tallowskincare.idevaffiliate.com/161.html GlideSUP Paddleboards https://www.glidesup.com?sca_ref=3347725.6bJYhtLqEp use “JODELLE10” for 10 percent off C60 Purple Power https://c60purplepower.com/get-fit/ Promo code: JODELLE saves 10% SaunaSpace Red Light Sauna https://sauna.space/getfitwithjodelle for 5% off any purchase! Grounding Earthing Mat anyone will love and everyone can use from Ultimate Longevity! https://www.ultimatelongevity.com/earthing-grounding/products/index.shtml?ref=29 Swanwick Sleep https://www.bn10strk.com/FITFOR10/ Promo code: FITFOR10 Purity coffee - my favorite coffee: https://puritycoffee.com/?rfsn=6403738.7488c or https://bit.ly/3oK8woT JODELLE10 to save 10% LIFEBLUD METHYLENE BLUE & Mag+ https://lifeblud.co/?ref=cGFWJ1 PROMO CODE: JODELLE Flo's Daughter Etsy Store - my favorite natural skin care: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlosDaughterRachael?coupon=JODELLE10 Promo code: JODELLE10 InfoPathy Infoceuticals...simply drink water to get any supplement you need......: https://www.infopathy.com/?invite=65311200 Promo Code: JODELLEFIT saves you 10%

We are thrilled to share today's guest James Swanwick, an Australian-American investor, entrepreneur, speaker, health coach and former SportsCenter anchor on ESPN and host of The James Swanwick Show podcast. He is the creator of blue-light blocking glasses Swannies from Swanwick Sleep, which helps people sleep better; and the 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge, which helps people reduce or quit alcohol. Forbes magazine voted him one of the Top 25 Networking Experts. Swanwick has interviewed celebrities including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kobe Bryant, David Beckham and Arnold Schwarzenegger. In this episode you will learn:  How going alcohol-free can transform your life. How to look at alcohol through a different lens. Ways to socialize without alcohol. How to easily quit alcohol for 30 days (and why). How living alcohol-free will allow you to connect to yourself and others in a deeper and more meaningful way.   How to improve the quality of your sleep by using blue light blocking glasses (and which type of lenses to buy). Helpful links and resources: https://www.jamesswanwick.com/ https://www.swanwicksleep.com/ Use code AOLW for 10% off your order. FB: https://www.facebook.com/JamesSwanwickOfficial/ IG: @jamesswanwick ----------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to our amazing Sponsor, ENERGYbits.  ENERGYbits are a fast and easy for you and your family to get the nutrients you need. Effortless to take and organically grown, these “bits of food” are the most nutrient-dense, antioxidant-rich, high-protein food in the world. Just swallow or chew a few tablets each morning or whenever you are tired/hungry to improve your mitochondria, energy, gut health and focus or reduce hunger, cravings or the need for caffeine.   Just swallow and go.  https://energybits.com/ Use code: living for 20% off your entire order ----------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to our amazing Sponsor, ZBiotics ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol Probiotic is the world's first genetically engineered probiotic. It was invented by PhD scientists to tackle rough mornings after drinking. Just remember to drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol, drink responsibly, and get a good night's sleep to feel your best tomorrow. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee so if you're unsatisfied for any reason, they'll refund your money, no questions asked.  Go to ZBiotics to get 15% off your first order when you use code AOLW at checkout.   ----------------------------------------------------------- Ask us a question/make a recommentation We'd love to hear from you! Click here to share your feedback and suggestions. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign-up for your 15 minute Health Transformation Audit - Click here. ----------------------------------------------------------- Need more protein in your day? Check out these amazing, high quality products from Kion, especially their essential amino acids, which we both use daily.   Use code 'ARTOFLIVING' for a discount off your purchase. ----------------------------------------------------------- Missed our last group 7 Day Functional Liver Detox? We now have a program where you can do it on your own schedule but still receive all the wonderful support and recipes of the full program.  Register here! ----------------------------------------------------------- Let us help you get to the root cause of your unwanted symptoms. Schedule a 15 minute consultation to discuss at-home functional medicine lab testing here. ----------------------------------------------------------- How can you support our podcast? Apple users, please subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts,we make sure to read them all. Android users, please be sure to subscribe to our show on Google Podcasts so that you don't miss any of the action. Tell a friend about The Art of Living Well Podcast® and our community programs. Share your favorite episode on social media and don't forget to tag us @theartofliving_well. Subscribe to our Youtube chanel Shop our Favorite Products: https://www.theartoflivingwell.us/products Connect with us on social media: IG: @theartofliving_well FB: theartoflivingwell Get on our list so you don't miss out on announcements, programs and events. You can download our guests' favorite reads here. Learn more about your hosts: Marnie Dachis Marmet Stephanie May Potter

James Swanwick is an Australian-American entrepreneur who helps casual drinkers reduce or quit Alcohol. He is also an investor, speaker, journalist, and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Hollywood correspondent.  A sleep evangelist, James is the co-founder (with his brother Tristan Swanwick) of the popular health brand Swanwick, which produces the popular Swannies blue light-blocking glasses to improve well-being and sleep quality. He has coached thousands to improve their lives and performance by adopting an alcohol-free lifestyle. He is the author of The 30-Day No-Alcohol Challenge: Your Simple Guide to Easily Reduce or Quit Alcohol and the creator of Project 90, an online program providing support and coaching for individuals to eliminate Alcohol.  From 2010 to 2012, James was an ESPN SportsCenter anchor. Before that, he spent eight years working as a Hollywood correspondent, interviewing celebrities like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.   Connect with James:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesswanwick/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesSwanwick TikTok: James Swanwick Website: https://www.jamesswanwick.com/   Please leave a 5 Star Written Apple review if you enjoyed the podcast and share the link with family and friends https://apple.co/3dGfnNs  

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James Swanwick is an Australian-American investor, entrepreneur, speaker, sleep and alcohol expert, and former SportsCenter anchor on ESPN. He is the founder and CEO of Swanwick Sleep and Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and has helped more than 200k people sleep better with his blue light-blocking glasses, Swannies, from Swanwick Sleep.SHOW NOTES: 

Today, I am blessed to have here with me James Swanwick. He is an Australian-American entrepreneur who helps casual drinkers reduce or quit alcohol. He is also an investor, speaker, journalist, and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Hollywood correspondent.  He has coached thousands of people to improve their lives and performance by adopting an alcohol-free lifestyle. He is the author of The 30-Day No-Alcohol Challenge: Your Simple Guide to Easily Reduce or Quit Alcohol and the creator of Project 90, an online program providing support and coaching for individuals eliminating alcohol from their lives. He is also the host of the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle Podcast, launched in June 2020, with 22 episodes currently featured on iTunes and Spotify. And the James Swanwick Show, with 330 episodes and 2 million downloads. A sleep evangelist, James is the co-founder (with his brother Tristan Swanwick) of the popular health brand Swanwick Sleep, which produces blue light-blocking glasses to improve well-being and sleep quality. The company has sold more than 150,000 pairs of its “Swannies” glasses, which are worn by pro-athletes in the NFL, MLB, and NBA. The product has been featured on the Kelly Ripa Show, the Today Show, and in Forbes and are recommended by some of America's top sleep doctors. In his early career as a journalist, Swanwick was a reporter for Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd, reporting on worldwide news, politics, business, and entertainment for newspapers, including The Courier-Mail and News of the World. His journalistic work has been featured in media, including the New York Times, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph, The Sun, and The Courier-Mail. From 2010 to 2012, James was an ESPN SportsCenter anchor. Prior to that, he spent eight years working as a Hollywood correspondent, interviewing celebrities like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and world leaders, including former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. In 2015, Forbes Magazine included James in its 25 Professional Networking Experts To Watch. In this episode, James dives into why he decided to stop drinking alcohol. He speaks about all the health benefits he experienced when he quit drinking and how it has changed his life forever. James talks about navigating peer pressure when it comes to alcohol consumption and how easy it can be to live a life without alcohol. Plus, James gives all sorts of tips and tricks on getting a better night's sleep. Tune in as we chat about the importance of gratitude, why you should ditch artificial light at night, and the reasons you need light-blocking glasses for both day and nighttime wear.  Get Swanwick Sleep glasses and products here: https://www.bn10strk.com/B26MC9C8S/55M6S/?uid=255 use the coupon code ketokamp for a nice discount on your entire order! 

Tristan Swanwick tells us how he founded the company, why blue-light is not optimum for our well-being, how the blue-light blocking glasses work, why Swanwick have the research and development that makes their glasses the premier blue-light blocking glasses on the market, and how they make a conscious effort to operate sustainably.

Tristan Swanwick tells us how he founded the company, why blue-light is not optimum for our well-being, how the blue-light blocking glasses work, why Swanwick have the research and development that makes their glasses the premier blue-light blocking glasses on the market, and how they make a conscious effort to operate sustainably.

The Hittites and the Old Testament By Frederick Fyvie Bruce Head of the Department of Biblical History and Literature in the University of Sheffield LONDON THE TYNDALE PRESS THE TYNDALE OLD TESTAMENT LECTURE, 1947 The Lecture was delivered at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, on December 30th, 1947, at a joint meeting of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical Research and the I.V.F. Theological Students' Fellowship. © 1947 F.F. Bruce. Reproduced by kind permission of Professor Bruce's daughter. Table of Contents Title Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 - The Biblical Data Surveyed Chapter 2 - The Rediscovery Of The Hittites Chapter 3 - The Hittite Empire Chapter 4 - The Hittite Kingdoms Of Syria Chapter 5 - The Biblical Data Examined Chapter 6 - “Tidal King Of Nations” A Hittite King? Chapter 7 - List Of Hittite Kings To 1200 B.C. Chapter 8 - Select Bibliography http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/bruce/Hittites/main.htm

Chapter 7 is the LIST OF HITTITE KINGS TO 1200 B.C. and Chapter 8 is the SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY. Go to the link at the end of this description. The Hittites and the Old Testament By Frederick Fyvie Bruce Head of the Department of Biblical History and Literature in the University of Sheffield LONDON THE TYNDALE PRESS THE TYNDALE OLD TESTAMENT LECTURE, 1947 The Lecture was delivered at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, on December 30th, 1947, at a joint meeting of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical Research and the I.V.F. Theological Students' Fellowship. © 1947 F.F. Bruce. Reproduced by kind permission of Professor Bruce's daughter. Table of Contents Title Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 - The Biblical Data Surveyed Chapter 2 - The Rediscovery Of The Hittites Chapter 3 - The Hittite Empire Chapter 4 - The Hittite Kingdoms Of Syria Chapter 5 - The Biblical Data Examined Chapter 6 - “Tidal King Of Nations” A Hittite King? Chapter 7 - List Of Hittite Kings To 1200 B.C. Chapter 8 - Select Bibliography http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/bruce/Hittites/main.htm

The Hittites and the Old Testament By Frederick Fyvie Bruce Head of the Department of Biblical History and Literature in the University of Sheffield LONDON THE TYNDALE PRESS THE TYNDALE OLD TESTAMENT LECTURE, 1947 The Lecture was delivered at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, on December 30th, 1947, at a joint meeting of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical Research and the I.V.F. Theological Students' Fellowship. © 1947 F.F. Bruce. Reproduced by kind permission of Professor Bruce's daughter. Table of Contents Title Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 - The Biblical Data Surveyed Chapter 2 - The Rediscovery Of The Hittites Chapter 3 - The Hittite Empire Chapter 4 - The Hittite Kingdoms Of Syria Chapter 5 - The Biblical Data Examined Chapter 6 - “Tidal King Of Nations” A Hittite King? Chapter 7 - List Of Hittite Kings To 1200 B.C. Chapter 8 - Select Bibliography http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/bruce/Hittites/main.htm

The Hittites and the Old Testament By Frederick Fyvie Bruce Head of the Department of Biblical History and Literature in the University of Sheffield LONDON THE TYNDALE PRESS THE TYNDALE OLD TESTAMENT LECTURE, 1947 The Lecture was delivered at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, on December 30th, 1947, at a joint meeting of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical Research and the I.V.F. Theological Students' Fellowship. © 1947 F.F. Bruce. Reproduced by kind permission of Professor Bruce's daughter. Table of Contents Title Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 - The Biblical Data Surveyed Chapter 2 - The Rediscovery Of The Hittites Chapter 3 - The Hittite Empire Chapter 4 - The Hittite Kingdoms Of Syria Chapter 5 - The Biblical Data Examined Chapter 6 - “Tidal King Of Nations” A Hittite King? Chapter 7 - List Of Hittite Kings To 1200 B.C. Chapter 8 - Select Bibliography http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/bruce/Hittites/main.htm

The Hittites and the Old Testament By Frederick Fyvie Bruce Head of the Department of Biblical History and Literature in the University of Sheffield LONDON THE TYNDALE PRESS THE TYNDALE OLD TESTAMENT LECTURE, 1947 The Lecture was delivered at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, on December 30th, 1947, at a joint meeting of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical Research and the I.V.F. Theological Students' Fellowship. © 1947 F.F. Bruce. Reproduced by kind permission of Professor Bruce's daughter. Table of Contents Title Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 - The Biblical Data Surveyed Chapter 2 - The Rediscovery Of The Hittites Chapter 3 - The Hittite Empire Chapter 4 - The Hittite Kingdoms Of Syria Chapter 5 - The Biblical Data Examined Chapter 6 - “Tidal King Of Nations” A Hittite King? Chapter 7 - List Of Hittite Kings To 1200 B.C. Chapter 8 - Select Bibliography http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/bruce/Hittites/main.htm

The Hittites and the Old Testament By Frederick Fyvie Bruce Head of the Department of Biblical History and Literature in the University of Sheffield LONDON THE TYNDALE PRESS THE TYNDALE OLD TESTAMENT LECTURE, 1947 The Lecture was delivered at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, on December 30th, 1947, at a joint meeting of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical Research and the I.V.F. Theological Students' Fellowship. © 1947 F.F. Bruce. Reproduced by kind permission of Professor Bruce's daughter. Table of Contents Title Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 - The Biblical Data Surveyed Chapter 2 - The Rediscovery Of The Hittites Chapter 3 - The Hittite Empire Chapter 4 - The Hittite Kingdoms Of Syria Chapter 5 - The Biblical Data Examined Chapter 6 - “Tidal King Of Nations” A Hittite King? Chapter 7 - List Of Hittite Kings To 1200 B.C. Chapter 8 - Select Bibliography http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/christ/bruce/Hittites/main.htm

ames Swanwick is an Australian-American entrepreneur who helps casual drinkers reduce or quit alcohol. He is also an investor, speaker, journalist, and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Hollywood correspondent. He has coached thousands of people to improve their lives and performance by adopting an alcohol-free lifestyle. He is the author of The 30-Day No-Alcohol Challenge: Your Simple Guide to Easily Reduce or Quit Alcohol and the creator of Project 90, an online program providing support and coaching for individuals eliminating alcohol from their lives.  A sleep evangelist, James is the co-founder (with his brother Tristan Swanwick) of the popular health brand Swanwick Sleep, which produces blue light-blocking glasses to improve well-being and sleep quality. The company has sold more than 150,000 pairs of its “Swannies” glasses, which are worn by pro-athletes in the NFL, MLB and NBA. The product has been featured on the Kelly Ripa Show, the Today Show and in Forbes, and are recommended by some of America's top sleep doctors. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/379

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Investor, speaker, journalist, and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Hollywood correspondent, James Swanwick is an Australian-American entrepreneur who helps casual drinkers reduce or quit alcohol. I originally found his Bluelight Blocking glasses  in my quest to improve my well-being and sleep quality after extensive research and reached out to him to be a guest on the podcast. The company he co-founded with his brother Tristan has sold more than 150,000 pairs of its “Swannies” glasses, which are worn by pro-athletes in the NFL, MLB and NBA.He is the author of The 30-Day No-Alcohol Challenge: Your Simple Guide to Easily Reduce or Quit Alcohol, the creator of Project 90, an online program providing support and coaching for individuals eliminating alcohol from their lives and the host of the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle Podcast.https://www.jamesswanwick.comPlease do me a favor, subscribe, leave a positive review on iTunes, follow us on Instagram and share if you know anyone who would benefit from this or other episodes!Do you want to work with me? Reach out and let me know!https://www.instagram.com/youwinninglife/https://www.tiktok.com/@youwinninglifehttps://linktr.ee/jasonwasserlmftThank you for joining me on this ride!Jason Wasser Therapist/CoachOnline Tele-Therapy & Coaching

Hear how sleep affects every aspect of your work and your life I had the pleasure of meeting Riley Jarvis and learning all about his sleep program. Sleep doesn't come easily to me—or to lots of people. And staying asleep is often a challenge. Riley struggled with his own health and well-being, then discovered that sleep was the answer to his health issues. As you listen to his story, you are going to want to know more. Definitely listen in enjoy! Watch and listen to our conversation here The way you live every day is closely connected to how you sleep every night. These two things are not separate or disconnected. How you prepare for sleep, quiet your mind and body, and move into a restful period is of critical importance to how well you will sleep. Listen to our discussion and learn more. Perhaps you too can find a solution to your well-being in Riley's approach to sleep. You can get in touch with Riley via LinkedIn, his blog and his website The Sleep Consultant, or email him at riley@thesleepconsultant.com. Need some help taking better care of yourself? Here are some suggestions  Blog: 5 Ways You Can Find Happiness And Joy In These Turbulent Times Podcast: Rebecca Morrison—Women, Are You Ready To Find Your Happiness? Is It All Around You? Podcast: Meg Nocero—Can You Feel Joy As You Rethink Your Life? Additional resources for you My award-winning second book: Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business My award-winning first book: On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights Simon Associates Management Consultants    Read the transcript of our podcast here Andi Simon: Welcome to On the Brink with Andi Simon. I'm Andi Simon, I'm your host and your guide and I go looking for people who are going to help you get off the brink. Remember, our job is to help you see and feel and think about things through a fresh lens. So I'm an anthropologist. I help people change, whether it's as an executive coach or consultant in your business. I help you see what's all around you that your mind might be fighting because it doesn't quite fit into the story that's there. Today, I have Riley Jarvis with us from Ottawa. People come from across the world to be on our podcast. It's so much fun. In fact, you've taken our podcast to the top 5% of global podcasts. I'm proud of it. We've also published our 300th podcast. That means four years of doing lots of good stuff. I know Riley has his own podcast, and I was on his. But today we're going to talk about Riley. So let me tell you a little bit about him and then he will tell you his own journey. We're going to talk today about something you're not going to do today, which is sleep, which is really important. Riley is the founder and CEO of TheSleepConsultant.com. It's an organization that helps CEOs, entrepreneurs, and high performance business people transform their sleep to significantly improve their day, their life. You don't realize that the two are connected but they're actually all one and you are alone both at night and in person. He started this through his own health journey. And he discovered that sleep was the missing link that brought everything together. It's an interesting story. After hacking his own biology by learning from top doctors in the field, and furthering his own education on the subject, he developed the state of the art approach. He will tell you about his 10 tips and tricks to help you, as well as that get at the root of the issue. Now we all know that as we have matured, at times, sleep isn't easy. And at times at two in the morning, we're wandering around the house wondering, how do I get back to sleep? I'm sorry, but it is hard. Riley had a background in the finance industry. He's been seeing firsthand the consequences of sleep deprivation. And that means that you can listen today and know he's got something to get you off the brink. I want you to soar. So by the time we're done with our time together, you're going to say, oh, Riley, how do you help me sleep? And why should I? I have a hunch you know why. Riley, thank you for joining me today.  Riley Jarvis: Thank you so much, Andrea. It's a pleasure to be here.  Andi Simon: Tell the listeners your story. It's a great story. But I also know that until they hear it, they're not quite sure who is Riley and why should I listen to him. So credential yourself. Who are you?  Riley Jarvis: Oh, thank you so much. I really appreciate the kind intro. So a little bit about me. I'm the CEO of The Sleep Consultant. And yeah, like Andrea said, I help CEOs, entrepreneurs, high performers, really optimize your sleep, get more done in the day, by optimizing the time that they do sleep into deeper wave sleep patterns. Sleep translates into every single thing that we do. How we feel, the relationships we have, our focus, productivity, and if you're really able to get your sleep down, opposed to hustling to get more done, you can actually retain better focus, better memory, make better decisions, and you can just see it all through your personal and professional lives as I've done with many clients. But starting with my story, well we'll get back to this. It all started many many years ago when I was working in the finance industry and that's what I went to school for. I was working at private equity and kind of the investment banking world and I mean the hours as anybody knows are very arduous, waking up, getting to work at about 7am and working till 10pm until the deal was closed. It was just day in, day out, grinding sometimes 12 to 18 hours a day. And it's kind of only the top 1% survive and you have to be on your mental and physical peak in order to maintain that. But, I just couldn't do it anymore and I was in my early 20s at the time. That's usually when we think as a young healthy male, when you have the energy to do all that. But, there was something happening with me where I was making clumsy mistakes. I didn't have the energy. I just had constant brain fog and it just went on and on. Long story short, I ended up having to be let go because I didn't know what was going on. I felt like a shell of my former self. I was pretty good in school and I was a good worker and everything was going good up until that point. So I was forced to leave. I was forced to drop the classes and my health started to deteriorate pretty quickly. When I went to the doctor specialist, they really couldn't give me an answer. The general practitioner referred me to all these different doctors. Anyway, months later I went to the gastroenterologist and it turns out I had Crohn's disease, which is inflammation of the bowels and all throughout your body. It was pretty bad to me. It was causing me to lose weight, lose muscle and energy, have brain fog and all these things that were going on. And the inflammation that was inside my bowels was actually quite bad at the time and the side effects of the medication that they were giving me were actually making me feel worse. To put that in perspective, for me to write down a paragraph that actually made coherent sense, it took me about 5 to 10 minutes. And I just remember looking back and thinking I don't know how I function or operate in the world at the time. I was bedridden, essentially, collecting massive piles of debt. So I basically had to take my health into my own hands with my back against the wall. And the way I did that was studying. I didn't really know what was the answer yet, but studying health, all the systems inside of my biology, like how does it work on a deep, deep level. Then I started investing in a lot of private, natural doctors, functional medicine doctors around the world. I spent tens of thousands of dollars. And then sure enough, it was kind of month by month, year by year, I slowly started to see improvements. And everything started to get better. My brain fog lifted, my energy lifted. And then I remember getting to the topic of sleep. I'm like, let's give this a shot. So I started sleeping a little bit better. And I had a sleep tracker at the time. And sure enough, I felt amazing the next day, and I was tracking all this. I was kind of a nerd with all the data and put into my book and then on an Excel sheet. I mean, as a finance guy, I'm a numbers guy. So of course, I'm going to have to do that. And yeah, sleep was the one thing that really transformed everything. And then sure enough, so the last five years.  Andi Simon: So, did you discover that on your own or was there a physician that helped you with it, or shaman? You got a lot of self reflection on your part.  Riley Jarvis: I think it was just a lot of self reflection on my part because I grouped it. I was looking at my hormones, my brain neurotransmitters, my gut and all these different things. And eventually I knew it was like, okay, on this month, I'm going to focus on sleep. And then you track what those improvements would be. And those were higher than any other thing that I was doing before. And it turned out because my body wasn't sleeping, restoring itself. And because the inflammation that was inside of me, better sleep really helped repair and recover that. So as a result, fast forward to today, for the last five years, the Crohn's has been in 100%, complete remission. Doctors don't know why, when I go to see them, they don't know how to make sense of it. So it's kind of a joke that I have with myself. But now I mean, that's my story. And that's where I had a disease state. And I hope to inspire other people through my story. People won't be on the extreme, but I want to show them that even if they feel tired, even if they're looking to improve their performance, they can absolutely do it with their sleep. Sleep is one part that is so neglected. As a society, we're always talking about how it's a hustle culture. Why would we sleep when we can sleep less and get more done. Drink coffee, get on with it, if we feel wired at nighttime, drink alcohol or sleeping pills. It's just a lot of these things to mask a deeper problem that's going on. But in an ideal world, we wouldn't need any of this if our body was operating as it should. I mean, if you kind of go to the root of what was actually coming from it for every person, it's a little bit different. So that's where I help people now through my story. And I take people's results pretty personally because it's just so interesting to see different people from walks of life. Sleep is that one thing that everybody needs, that nobody can escape from. It's one of the things that you have to do. Like you have to pay taxes, you have to sleep. And eventually, one day, you'll be in the grave, right? Those are the three things you can guarantee within your life. So why not optimize sleep, something you can do anyway. And what's amazing with sleep, it's not a drastic change to your existing lifestyle. I mean, if you look at your diet, like changing your diet drastically to lose all these pounds, if that's your goal, that's a lot of work. Going to the gym is a lot of work. But sleep is something you're doing already anyway. And I've had people who have lost like 60 pounds just from fixing their sleep alone, without changing any other routines, just because metabolism goes up. And that's just one example of many, but it's just amazing the power of sleep.  Andi Simon: Pause for a second Riley because I'm reflecting as you're talking. I want the listeners or the audience to think about things that they have seen or heard so they can make this extremely relevant beyond themselves. We're involved in Washington University in St. Louis. We donated a room in the new athletic facility and the athletic director, Anthony, changed it from a study room to a resting room. He gave it a good name, better than I call it. What he found was that many of the athletes were proud of how little sleep they had. And so what he did was he changed the whole story, the whole narrative. So that rest was good. And sleep was good. And he didn't want to hear about how little they had because it impacted their performance. He also put in yoga, meditation, mindfulness, mind body balance, and their performances all rose as they began to sleep. So just to add a little to your story about us in very awful ways, because they were proud of it and celebrated how little they could get by with. This was stoic and wonderful. This was killing them. So your program as it evolved, did it just come aboard? How much science is there here? And how much Riley is there here?  Riley Jarvis: That's a really good question. So yes, it did evolve over time. It's kind of a work in progress over the last five years, because it started out helping people with sleep. It was just sort of local friends and then it was their parents, and then friends of friends. I kind of got a local name for myself, but then it expanded nationally. And now it's worldwide helping people virtually, in group settings, or in 1-on-1-based settings. It is a science. It's really nice that I don't do all the work myself and I can lean on science a little bit. So that's one piece of it. But a lot of it is with myself too. And on an applicable level because yes, science will tell you what you should do, but it's not always applicable to people's lives. And this is where you have to make it very easy for people to have bite sized pieces, and make it fit into their model of the way they live their day-to-day life. Maybe they're so busy in the daytime with work, and afterwards, they just don't have any hours in the day. And so it's like, okay, we'll just make the most amount of time that you have, like for any 5, 10 minute pockets during your day, but other people will have more time. And sometimes those people get fast results. And that's okay, too. It just all depends where people are at. So you have to meet them where they're at, and then guide them along the way.  Andi Simon: When you're working with them, is each person unique or are there similarities and patterns that you begin to uncover? Or is it in their story? Is it about the habits before you go to sleep that we read about: take that hot bath, don't get in front of the screen, you don't want to see all kinds of how you use it. I love to meditate before sleep. I find it really puts me into a deep sleep. And my Sleep Number bed tells me my heart rate variability goes way up and I'm healthy. I meditate before I sleep. What kinds of passive practices do you use? What kind of processes and what kind of recommendations? How do you find it? Is it unique? Are there patterns?  Riley Jarvis: Yeah, that's a really good question. So it's both actually. So there's a lot of overlap in between. So there are patterns and processes I do with everybody. But it all starts with the initial call with them telling me what they're going through and what their background is. And based on what they tell me, I'm sort of looking at everything under the hood of their biology. Seeing things like what's going on at a hormone level, what's happening inside of their brain, what's happening here, and then based on that I'm going to custom tailor their protocol. Accordingly, I would say usually, about 50% of the program, regardless when it comes to sleep, is common across the board. And then you know, the next 50%, we're going to custom tailor based on what somebody needs. How long have they been suffering for? Somebody who's in their 20s and they're looking to really improve their productivity, maybe they want to build a business so they can travel the world versus somebody who's in their 60's or 70's, their goal is longevity. And they want to live as long as they can with the goal being that that they can achieve for years to come. And that goal is a little bit different. So that's where we'll adjust things accordingly.  Andi Simon: As you and I had talked about even my own situation, you were really interesting to me in terms of the way the brain needs sleep and what it does during sleep and the ritual of what time you go to bed and when you wake up. You're going to talk to us a little bit more about what's going on in your brain during that sleep. Sleep time.  Riley Jarvis: Yeah, that's another very good question. So our brain is a very complex machine, especially when it comes to sleep. And the science really points to knowing what's going on with our diet, what's happening inside of our body and with the movement exercise. We really have that down. But, sleep,to be honest, really in the infancy stages. And it's so interesting every day there's new science coming out about it. It's a really cool domain to be within. But in layman's terms, if I could simplify for people, our brains run in 90-minute sleep cycles. And our brain will start from a light sleep. You can think of it as we go into something known as alpha, then we go into delta theta brainwave, so we go deeper and deeper. And that's kind of like where you feel that meditative state. And then we go to light sleep where somebody could wake us up, but we're still sleeping. Then we go into deep sleep and then REM sleep. And this is where we're getting the most amount of rejuvenation for our body and for our mind. Now usually the first half of our sleep is repairing. It's majority deep sleep, so that's repairing our body. The second half of sleep is repairing our mind because it's more REM sleep dominant. And during REM sleep we're doing a lot of things, our brain is consolidating memories from the day before, trying to make sense of our world and reality. That's why we dream so much. Even though it makes no sense. It's just trying to make sense of how we navigate to the next day in the best way possible. It's got a lot of evolutionary adaptations as well, and stuff like that. And what happens is, when a lot of people wake up in the middle of night, they don't get that full REM sleep. Sure their bodies repaired, but if somebody goes to bed at 10pm, they wake up at 2 or 3am and they can't get to sleep, they're not going to get that quality REM sleep that they need for the next day for their mind to fully operate. And then they're tired the next day, and they need to go for coffee to compensate for that. Well, now it's hard to get to sleep because you're stimulated and it's just the ongoing cycle for a lot of people too. The other thing to keep in mind is because our sleep cycles are 90 minutes, we usually want to wake up every 90 minutes. So we don't wake up in the middle of a deep sleep, let's say for example, 90 minutes, three hours, four and a half, six hours, seven and a half hours. A lot of people think eight hours is a sweet spot. It's very good if we can get over five hours. But the sleep usually seven and a half is better than eight for most people. But it depends. I mean, this is where self experimentation comes in. But from a simplistic point of view, that's what I'd say.  Andi Simon: What's interesting about what you're saying is what do we do to control it. It's hard enough to control a new diet, or a new exercise plan, but a new sleep pattern, where every 90 minutes, and then I want to go seven and a half hours. Is it in my control or out of my control? What's the methodology for giving us more control over it to help us?  Riley Jarvis: There's many things you can do. So what that really comes down to is all about the evening routine. A lot of the time when we wake up in the middle of the night, it's because of a few things. One is our cortisol spikes. So our stress hormones will start to come up. The root cause of this could be a nightmare that we're having, it could be something inside of us. There's a lot of inflammation, or brain neurotransmitters are just firing, we're thinking too much, could be a myriad of things. And that's where working with somebody getting to the root cause of what that might be. But just general low hanging fruit, I think it would be a good time to run through some of the top 10 things that people can start to implement to have better sleep throughout the night. So they can minimize those interruptions and get to sleep faster and we get more rejuvenated. Sound good?  Andi Simon: Tell us about the top 10 things. I'm looking forward to hearing you.  Riley Jarvis: Alright, let's go. So number one, we want to find out what our sleep animal sign is. And what that means is, we are genetically wired to either be a morning person or a night person or maybe a combination of them all. And ideally, the best way to figure this out is by doing a genetic test. This is one thing that I do with my clients. But if you go to www.thepowerofwhenquiz.com, it's actually a questionnaire that you can answer and kind of get an idea if you are a morning or nighttime person. We want to match what our Crona biology genetics are with our external environments. A lot of people stay up late, but they're actually genetically wired to be a morning person. And it's no wonder why they feel so sleepy in the morning sometimes. So it's getting that match between two. And when you do that with people, it's just amazing how much better they feel. Moving on to number two. We want to have no caffeine after 2pm and 11am if you're sensitive. I won't go into the details too much on that. But that's a big one because you know, caffeine can stay inside of us for up to 14 hours.  Andi Simon: Now let me emphasize that means no Coke, no chocolate, not just coffee and tea. Years and years ago, I was running a bank and I had a secretary who filled my cup up all day long. And so I couldn't go to sleep at night. I couldn't wake up in the morning and then I went cold turkey for a week of headaches, and I haven't had it since. You don't realize how many ways some people like caffeine as a stimulant and others don't. So that's a good number two, now number three.  Riley Jarvis: Number three. We want to reduce blue light exposure two hours before bedtime. A recent study came out of infants who were exposed to a one-hour blue light prior to bed. It reduced their melatonin by 99%. Now I could tell you adults are probably very similar to that. So melatonin is our sleep hormone that we know you need to stay asleep and everything with that so just be careful. You can also wear blue light blocking glasses. Check it out on Amazon. Swanwick glasses are also another great option to use as well.  Andi Simon: What is blue light?  Riley Jarvis: Blue light is a light frequency. So light comes in many different light frequencies. We have red light, we have blue light, as based on a different spectrum and different light wavelengths are more stimulatory than others. Blue light happens to be on the far end of the extreme that is very stimulatory for our body and our brain. So it's good in the morning, like when we go outside and we get the sun coming through from that blue light there. We feel energized and ready to go. But at nighttime, we don't want that too much. We want more red light form. That's why when you see these blue blocking glasses, they're tinted red, because it stops that blue light from coming into your eyes as much as possible.  Andi Simon: And is that from your computer screen?  Riley Jarvis: So it's from your computer screen. It could be from your phone, it could be from the lights around your house. It could also be while you're asleep as well from any cable boxes, clocks, fans. Even when our eyes are closed, we actually have light receptors around our eyes that can detect any forms of light. So in an ideal world, this is a little unrealistic for some people, but we would be so dark we couldn't see your hand in front of us. And that's what we want to aim for. But do the best that you can. All right, let's go on to number four. This one's pretty self explanatory, we want to sleep in a cool bedroom environment. That's about 67 to about 70 degrees Fahrenheit and about 18 to 20 degrees Celsius or below if we can. And the reason is our bodies sleep best at a cool temperature. In a 24 hour period, it's coolest around 3am, so we want our environment that's conducive to that.  Andi Simon: I must confess though, when it's minus one out, as it has been here, I opened my window a little bit to let that cool air and it feels wonderful for a while. I'm not quite sure how cool I want it. But I agree with you because I sleep much better when it's cool. I prefer the air to come in. So I hate hotels, you can't let any air in.  Riley Jarvis: I know that's just it. But the other thing is when it's cool like that, especially in the wintertime, where you and I are, it's hard to get out of bed in the morning, because it's warm on your sheets, but outside it's very difficult to go, especially if we have to get up to go to work. Number five. We want to just completely blackout our bedroom as much as possible. So this just goes into what I was saying before TVs, cable boxes, fans, anything that's producing light inside of your bedroom. You can put duct tape over it. Use whatever you want to come up with that can just really help you throughout the nighttime to not wake up. Number six. We do not want to eat any heavy meals about three to four hours prior to bedtime. And the reason is because we have a meal, a lot of that is our body resources will be digesting that food instead of repairing our body when we need it to. It can cause blood sugar spikes and drops and our body just wants to stay in a safe zone, it doesn't want to go too much too high or too low. And that's what's really important there. So if you can do that, that's really good. So if you're going to bed by 10pm, having your last meal maybe five, six o'clock, that would be a good sweet spot. Any longer, people may notice that they don't sleep that well. So if you are eating later close to bed, try reducing the hours or increasing the hours prior to sleep. And you should notice a difference. Number seven. Along the same lines, we don't want to do any intense exercise four to five hours prior to sleep. And this is because it increases our stimulatory hormone cortisol and everything else that goes along with increasing your body temperature. So you can go for a walk at nighttime, that's great. But any intense exercise, lifting weights, a lot of the people that I work with are high performing, high achievers, who are looking to gain a ton of muscle and working out in the evening at nighttime isn't really necessary for all of them and impacts their sleep directly. Saving it for the afternoon is a good place to do as well. Number eight. This is one of the most interesting ones because a lot of people think that good sleep is all about the evening routine. But equally, it's also about the morning routine. And it's because we need to train our body to know when naturally it is a time to wake up and when naturally it is time to go to bed. And if we can get the morning routine down, what we'll find is we'll just naturally start getting tired in the evening when the body is supposed to get tired and that causes us to wake up with an abundance of energy. It's not an overnight process. But the way we do it is when we first wake up, within the first hour I would say, we go for a walk outside and expose our eyes to the sun. Don't wear sunglasses for about 15-20 minutes. It's a great place to start. Where I am, there's not too much sun. You can buy on Amazon Lumi lights. They have 10,000 Lux, that's just the light meter that comes into your eyes and that can really help if you just do that 20-30 minutes in the morning. Number nine. This one is probably one you're familiar with, Andrea. We want to do a guided meditation 20 minutes before bed. Great resources on this actually. I mean YouTube has so many good free resources. They're called the Honest Guys on YouTube. Sam Ovens is another one that's really good as well. But yeah, those are great resources. Number ten. Have no alcohol about 4-6 hours prior to sleep. A lot of people drink alcohol to try and wind down prior to bed which would make sense and I did that in my early sleep journey too. I'm definitely guilty of that. But what it does is it directly negatively impacts your REM sleep and actually affects your sleep quality negatively.  Andi Simon: Yes, it's interesting because if we are out for dinner and we have a glass of wine or scotch, two and three in the morning I am all wound up and then I go to sleep, but I don't stay asleep. It's not good for the whole night. The other thing is, people don't fully understand that during sleep, your mind is processing and you said it at the beginning, I want to emphasize it, your mind's processing it, all the things that happened during the day before. My meditation tape says, you cannot do anything about yesterday, tomorrow hasn't happened yet, you're in the moment, stay in the moment. And let your mind go quiet, breathe deeply. You know, get into a moment where you're not thinking about anything, you are just being and feel whatever you're sitting on or sleeping on and begin to just get away from time and space. I find it very interesting because your mind is looking for that client so it can do its stuff. Because it has a whole lot of work to do all night long to make sense of everything that you put into it so that you wake up in the morning fresh with a great perspective. I find that my morning is my best thinking time, my best writing time, my best time. My complex problem solving is first thing in the morning, and I'm a wake up five o'clock in the morning, six o'clock in the morning person. And so I'm raring to go. 7:30-8:00 o'clock at night, everything's quieting down and you're ready to let the mind have a little time off from the behavior. You're physically depleted as well, as you discovered with your Crohn's disease.  Riley Jarvis: Yeah, that's just it. Yeah, the sleep is so important for repair. And what you were saying is very true. That old adage of sleep on it. I mean, it's actually true if you utilize your subconscious mind. There was a really good book, Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. And he talks about the power of the subconscious mind. It's sometimes like, do you ever get that feeling where just a brilliant idea pops into your mind when you're in the shower, you're not thinking too much? Well, that's your subconscious mind working in the background. We don't consciously always have to be thinking to do that. With our sleep, it's the same thing. If we can't figure out what a problem is, our unconscious mind, our brain will work on the problem. And we usually wake up with the answer.  Andi Simon: I want you to emphasize that because if you sleep on it, your mind isn't going away. It's actually a lot of work going on during that time to help you solve that complexity that you've got. The worst thing you could do is sit up all night trying to figure it out. That won't work at all.  Riley Jarvis: As I found out, and when I wrote my exams, trying to pull all nighters is not a good idea.  Andi Simon: This is an interesting time because I don't need to pull all nighters. But I do need to get good sleep as most of us do. And to your point, I have a friend who goes to bed at midnight and wakes up at 10 in the morning. That's a good time for her. By 10 o'clock in the morning, I've already gone through four hours of my day. And I know not to call her before 10 o'clock. I couldn't imagine wasting my morning. It's my favorite time of the day.  Riley Jarvis: Yeah, it's amazing before the world starts to wake up, I completely relate. I'm a morning person as well.  Andi Simon: My puppy and I go for early morning walks when it's warm. It's the best time. It's sort of exhilarating. So finally, this has been such fun. As you're thinking about wrapping us up, a couple of things you want our listeners or audience to remember. And I'd love you to then tell them how to get ahold of you.  Riley Jarvis: Absolutely, it's pretty simple. They can go to www.sleepconsultant.com. There you can see everything that we offer. We have a free sleep assessment questionnaire so you can see on a scale of one to 10 where you fall, and based on where you fall, I have specific training that you can utilize as well. I'll send directly to your email that you have. I just keep you in the loop of newsletters, sleep tips and all these other things. If you want to reach out to me directly, you can reach me at Riley@sleepconsultant.com.  Andi Simon: And Riley also has his podcast which I will be on. What is the name of your podcast?  Riley Jarvis: It is called Sleep for Side Hustlers. And we show people how to utilize sleep in order to improve their productivity. It could be for an entrepreneur but it really could just be for everybody because again, everybody needs better sleep. We talk about different modalities and everything to do on there too.  Andi Simon: My last question is about kids. Does your methodology work for children as well and should it?  Riley Jarvis: It does. It's just with children, you have to be a lot more careful. They're usually more sensitive to certain things. For that reason they are my specialty. That's where you have infant sleep specialists who do that. But yeah, it's a similar approach. It's just you have to be a little bit more careful with some of them as well.  Andi Simon: Because I certainly remember raising my daughters and trying to get into habits. And they abandon them, of course, when they turn into teenagers, but I think they've recovered over the years. But you know, parenting is important, but sleep is important for the parent and for the kids. And if you can get them into good habits, they can build up whatever those natural pieces, even if they just sit in bed, read until they're ready to quiet down and go to sleep. So it's important. And then the morning rituals become extremely important. So think about this intentionally. And that will give you purpose and meaning. Well, I've had Riley Jarvis from Ottawa here today. He has been talking about a really important topic: how do we get a good night's sleep. So it's been great fun. Last thought Riley and then I'll wrap this up.  Riley Jarvis: If I were to give three quick top points for people to utilize throughout their day, the first one would obviously be sleep. We don't want to think about hustling to get ahead. We want to think about improving our biology first through better sleep. And through that, we'll be able to experience life in a much more effortless way with better relationships. We can focus more and that just manifests into whatever material outcomes you want out of your life. Maybe it's more money, maybe it's a better relationship with your kids, or becoming a better leader in the workplace. So that is one we want to think about instead of pushing to get ahead, drinking more coffee to get ahead. That's one of them. The second one is, we want to be very intentional with the hours that we have to use in the day. It's all about energy management and output. So once we figure out if we're more of a morning or a nighttime person, we really want to optimize getting the best work done first thing in the morning. So we call them the morning lark. They usually get their best work done that requires the most cognitive heavy tasks between 10am and 12pm. And then as the day goes on, we want to save just general meetings or stuff like that. And number three, I would say is, if we can prioritize reducing just overall lifestyle inside of our day, and that could be have a better diet, better exercise, oh just different things. But whatever works best for us. As long as you can be better today than yesterday, then you're in the right place.  Andi Simon: I think you have to measure, monitor and give it some way of calibrating that this progress is going on. If not, the habits will take over and take you back to where you didn't want to be. And the new will have a hard time getting embedded into new habits. And this isn't casual. It's really important. So thank you for today's great conversation.  Riley Jarvis: Thanks so much, Andrea.  Andi Simon: Pleasure. Let me wrap up for all our listeners. Thank you. Remember info@AndiSimon.com is where you can send us your ideas. We get tips and tricks from across the globe, new people to speak to and I always enjoy bringing them to you. My job is to get you off the brink. Remember my books. Both of them are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and your local booksellers. And Rethink is going gangbusters. So thank you for all of that support.Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business is all about women who smashed those myths, and they are doing extremely well. It's a year gone now and I am excited to celebrate one year's celebration. It's just cool. I'll see you next week. It's been fun. Take care. Thank you again.

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Howdy, you Beautiful Soul!With this Podcast Episode, I will put you to sleep!This is an episode all about getting a better night's sleep...tonight and every night.I tried to keep this a little shorter in length (as per YOUR request!) so I got in a good amount of tips that have helped me to sleep much, much better (I talked a little about my experiments with this), and I hope these will do the same for you.I mention actual brands and things that may help you, and for your convenience, I was able to put quite a few of these in the links below with the tips for better sleep. These may be affiliate links--meaning that I'll get a little something if you decide to get them. I just thought I'd tell you that.First, here's an article that talks about the harmful effects of a lack of sleep.I didn't even mention this in the podcast, but little sleep is literally linked to a lower life expectancy and a higher risk of cancer. This is serious stuff!But don't worry--here are SOME of my tips for you. There are a lot more.As I mention in the podcast, what I'd ask you to do is to write these down and put a * or circle some of the ones that you'd like to try to make your life better. If you use some of these, and they help--let me know! Write at c@chipfranks.com.Here are the Ideas I talk about in the podcast (the links are where you can get these goodies):Set a BEDTIME alarm!Budget enough sleep time.Routine/ritual at the time.Win list. Appreciation.Magnesium supplement this one is the one I'm getting, it looks like it's pure.Blue light blockers shutdown complete! These are Swanwick glasses and rated highly by my friend Alex, who studies the heck out of this kind of thing.Chilipad/Temperature lowered Grounding pad this can be put on your bed under you, or you can stand on it while barefoot during the day.Sleep trackers. Sleep Cycle app. It's SLEEP CYCLE on the app store. I might've said Sleep tracker in the podcast...and that was a mistake! And here's the link for the Oura ringAirplane modeWhat are you grateful for?20 second hugs.BONUS! Mouth Taping!I also mention making sure your iPhone or Android have the blue-blocking setting on. To get that on the iPhone do this:Go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift > Scheduled or Manually Enable Until TomorrowFor Android, look at the apps available for it. Here's one (I haven't tried it) that I found called Twilight.So, with that said--press play on this and decide what you'll do to get a better night's sleep.What am I about to say? Huh? Huh?That's right--!You are loved and you are deserving.Chip ❤️

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James Swanwick is an Australian-American investor, entrepreneur, speaker, former SportsCenter anchor on ESPN and host of The James Swanwick Show podcast. He is the creator of the blue-light blocking glasses Swannies from Swanwick Sleep, which helps people sleep better; and the 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge, which helps people reduce or quit alcohol. Forbes magazine voted him one of the Top 25 Networking Experts.

You have a great product, produced using state-of-the-art technology. But if you don't talk about how the product will help your audience (its benefits), and only talk to them about its technical specifications (its features), you are losing lots of potential customers. Through his Swanwick Sleep company, James Swanwick sells blue-light-blocking glasses. They have a number of interesting technical features, but features aren't enough to get people to make a purchase. That's why the company's website (swanwicksleep.com) says the product will make you "sleep better", “feel energized”, and “look cool” in large font. The benefits, not the features, are front and center. And they're so prominent because an interested customer is always asking, "what does this product do for me?" If you don't talk about the product's benefits, you're not answering their question! James makes a clear distinction between features and benefits. A feature is a factual statement about a product or service. Examples include a self-cleaning oven, or a product being made 100% from recycled materials. A benefit is an improvement in one's circumstances caused by the product or service. Examples include convenience, time-saving, and becoming more attractive to potential partners. You can see the focus on benefits in everyday marketing. Let's take weight-loss products for instance. If you watch infomercials about them, you very frequently see portrayals of men using the product having attractive, smiling women walk up to them. It's the same for a whole host of products. Marketing for anything that improves your physical appearance very often depicts attractive people entering the frame and looking at the user with adoration. The inference the marketing establishes is that these products will make you attractive. The focus here is on that benefit, not on the technical specifications of the exercise machine or weight-loss program being sold. James urges entrepreneurs to audit their sales copy, identifying where features are emphasized over benefits, and making changes to focus instead on the benefits. You should ask yourself why your customers do business with you, and ask them, too! You may discover all sorts of benefits your customers derive from your products that you had not known before. Benefits you should be highlighting in your marketing! Key takeaways: People buy things to solve problems for them Focusing marketing on your product's features, not their benefits, will lose business Audit your ad copy to maximize focus on these benefits Connect with James Hear more from James at his podcast. On Twitter On LinkedIn On Facebook Connect with Ryan On YouTube On Facebook On Twitter On Google Plus On LinkedIn On Instagram Subscribe to Freedom Fast Lane -->Subscribe to the Freedom Fast Lane Podcast with Ryan Daniel Moran

James Swanwick has gone from being a celebrity interviewer to an anchor on SportsCenter for ESPN. He is the author of ‘Insider Journalism Secrets', and has sold millions online through various digital and physical products. James is helping people create amazing habits, sleep better and make money online. He is also the founder of Swanwick…

This episode of #QWitness focuses on making witness happen, shifting towards a movement-focused approach from a more information-based one. We chat to Gurpreet Bola, Hannah Smith and Maya Williams about their work to support groups to take action on different issues and how you can access this. We also catch up with two people who attended the Quaker Activist Gathering earlier this month. Lesley Grahame gives an update on supporting the ban on nuclear weapons and Laurence Hall talks about his concern around housing, particularly around justice for residents of Grenfell Tower. For more information about Turning the Tide visit their website at turningtide.org.uk or follow them on Twitter @TTTideUK. Read stories of Quaker action at www.quaker.org.uk/stories-witness. Download the toolkit for action at www.quaker.org.uk/toolkit-for-action. Discover more about the work of young Friends in The Young Quaker theyoungquaker.org.uk. Find out about upcoming Quaker events: - Skilling up for the new economy, Manchester, 18-19 November www.quaker.org.uk/events/skilling-…-the-new-economy - Quaker Peace & Social Witness Spring Conference 2018, Swanwick, 23-25 March 2018 www.quaker.org.uk/events/2018-qpsw…pring-conference

James Swanwick  investor and TV & podcast host based in Hollywood, California. Swanwick is the creator of the Swannies blue-light blocking glasses, 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge, and 47-Day Habit Hacker. Swanwick hosts the top-ranking podcast The James Swanwick Show, is a former "SportsCenter" anchor on ESPN and an award-winning journalist. He is the author of three books and has interviewed A-List celebrities including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger and world leaders, including former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Swanwick is co-founder of international media agency Crocmedia and has lived in numerous countries including Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, Argentina and Colombia.

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to it! In this episode: Is it possible your body's clock is determined at least as much by when you eat as by when you sleep? What are globetrotting Jordan's secrets for conquering (or at least not being completely TKO by) jet lag? (Swanwick blue light blocking glasses, soft earplugs, and a Sleep Master sleep mask are recommended in the mix.) A former boss who didn't listen to his employees and was never satisfied at work tells us how he turned over a new leaf thanks to the patience of those same employees. As a leader, how can you lead on those days when you just don't feel like it? Does having a significant other take away from the "selfish" lifestyle that seems to be calling your name? Being a "friendship snob" may have served you well early in life, but how can you make the change from a friendship scarcity mindset to a friendship abundance mindset when you're ready to reach out and start making connections? Quick shoutouts to Patrick in Ghana, and Ian Fisher, who's shipping off to Africa with the Peace Corps! Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@theartofcharm.com! Want three free rides up to $10 each? Download the free Lyft app today and enter promo code AOCPODCAST in the payment section! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/fan-mail-friday-90-leadership-blues-and-jet-lag-cures/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!