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Enroll in The Live Out Loud Ignite Membership bit.ly/LOLignite  APPLY NOW to work with me! https://brookethomas321708.typeform.com/to/cHCppKqW https://bit.ly/faithfreebiechallenge Join Brooke's mental wellness team: myamareglobal.com/10039/en-US/ Follow Brooke on Social Media https://www.brookethomas.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LiveOutLoudwithBrooke/  https://www.instagram.com/liveoutloudbrooke/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbrooke/  For those of us with a tender heart, it's easy to get overwhelmed by what's going on in the world. But if we let our emotions run our day, we won't have the energy to mobilize. Listen in as Brooke explains how to keep up your strength by standing on the Word of God. In this episode, you will learn about… Mourning for what God wants you to mourn vs. what the world tells you Why we should feel what we feel and get it out to God How to keep your energy and strength by standing on the Word of God What Brooke does to soothe her soul and step into the faith she needs every morning What James 1 teaches us about having our faith tested Why we have to surrender control before we can lean fully into our faith Brooke's challenge to not just live, but LIVE OUT LOUD Show Notes For those of us with a tender heart, it's easy to get overwhelmed by what's going on in the world. But if we let our emotions run our day, we won't have the energy to get out of bed and mobilize. To do what God has called us here to do. So, how do you endure when your heart is breaking? What can you do to keep up your strength in difficult times? On this episode of The Live Out Loud Show, Brooke explores the idea of mourning for what the Lord wants you mourn, challenging us to feel what we feel and get it out to God. Brooke shares what she does to soothe her soul and step into the faith she needs every morning, discussing what James 1 teaches us about having our faith tested. Listen in for insight on letting go of control and learn how to keep YOUR strength by standing on the Word of God. Resources Brooke's Live Out Loud Ignite Membership Brooke's Live Out Loud Elite Mastermind Pastor Clyde Lewis James 1 Oceans Church John 10:10 Email brooke@brookethomas.com

Scripture For Today: John 18:1“When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 7We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any Merry? Let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.  Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.  Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the earth by the space of three years and six months! And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth brought forth her fruit.” Yesterday, we left off the importance of making yourself available to pray for those who are incapable of praying for themselves. Be it sickness, on their death bed or perhaps addicts of some kind that request prayer. If they are able to ask, then they are able to receive. Not just receive healing but able to receive Jesus! Amen! And that is the whole purpose of praying, interceding for others, etc. The purpose to get them to the point where they are able to say, “JESUS SAVE ME!”  Amen! Jesus doesn't need you here for any other reason than that. Period! You can't save anyone. You can't recreate the earth. You can't handle wars and rumors of wars. You cannot do ANYTHING for Jesus EXCEPT represent Him to others and pray for them. That takes me to the next part of the verse, in verse 16: “Confess your faults to one another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed…” Do not take verse 16 out of context! Many people think it is referring to public confessions sin. But you don't go to church to have a confession meeting! You can't find that anywhere in scripture!  I know there is religion that has made it – they made it – a religious duty of some sort. But it is UNSCRIPTURAL in nature. What James is talking about here is if a sick person sends for the elders of the church to come and pray for him, if he has sinned, he will have to confess it TO THE LORD. The sick person cannot just pick and choose which parts of this verse they want and what parts they don't. He or she must obey the part about confessing their sins TO GOD!  Amen! If a person is asking for prayer for healing, but has unconfessed sin their life, they will not receive their healing just because somebody, the elders of the church, came and anointed them with oil and prayed for them.  When you combine this with the prior verses, you can see it, plain as day:  “And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray on for another, that you may be healed...” So James is saying, go ahead and call for the elders of the church to come and pray for you – but confess your sins and get rid of them, and then, when they pray for you, you WILL BE HEALED and God shall raise you up from that sick bed! Amen! The opposite of that is also true. If you do not confess your sins to God, then He is under no obligation to answer the elder's prayer and heal you. You will remain sick because YOU did not do what YOU were supposed to do. Oh, praise God. I'm out of time for today… We will take it up here again tomorrow. Let's Pray! Please subscribe to this podcast, leave us a quick 5 star review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow and be sure to visit our website for...

Scripture For Today:1 Kings 6:18“As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike this army with blindness.” So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 5We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any Merry? Let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.  Confess your faults one to another, and pray on for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.  Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the earth by the space of three years and six months! And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth brought forth her fruit.” We studied the first part, “Is there any among you that is afflicted.”  We studied the second part last time, “Is any Merry?”  Today, we will study the last part, “Is any sick among you?” What does James say if you or someone you know is sick? He's very specific. He says, “Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Name of the Lord.” What the intent here, is that if someone is sick, but able to pray for themselves, they should. We covered that under “Is any among you afflicted.”  What James is saying here, is if a person is so sick, they are unable to pray for themselves, THEN you call for the elders of the church to anoint the person with oil and pray for them. This does not mean, what some Christians think, that if you have a headache, you must activate your church prayer chain, call the pastor and have him come over and anoint you with oil and say 12 Hail Mary's or whatever, dance in a circle and then baptize you six times in the bath tub! You may laugh, but there are people out there, listening to me right now, who want to call their pastor for every little thing that ails them.  “Oh, won't you pray for my big toe? I stubbed it on the chair!”  That is not what this verse means!  Your congregation will wear your pastor out if every person called for every little thing and expected him to come running over with a bottle of oil. Amen! I can hear pastor's right now saying, “Amen, brother Bob – preach it!” I'm just going to stop right there for today.  WHY? Because I want to talk a bit more on this topic and if I get started right now, well, we will be going way over. So, instead, I want to PRAY FOR YOU right now. Yup! Here's your chance!  If you have a stubbed toe or a headache, I'm going to pray for you and you will experience something you never thought possible!  That's right! What is it? YOU will learn that it is YOUR responsibility to pray for yourself and your loved ones when something minor like that ails them. It may shock you!  It may offend you! But guess what – it's what James says YOU are supposed to be doing! Amen! Let's Pray! Please subscribe to this podcast, leave us a quick 5 star review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow and be sure to visit our website for more information on our ministry: https://podcastersforchrist.com/ (https://podcastersforchrist.com). And while you are at the website, download the free resource I have for you… it is free and is called, “How to Start a Christian Podcast.” It will bless you – go and download it today. You can also WATCH these session on our Facebook Playlist at this link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtKWeKtmv-BwgkquBTsSh-GznbmuUp_R2...

In this episode, we are joined by James Sinclair, the Founder, and CEO Of The Partyman Group of Companies. James started his career entertaining as ‘Jimbo the Partyman' when he was 15, built up an entertainment agency, then moved into acquiring his first soft play venue, laser arenas, day nursery, and outdoor venues. James also shares his story towards success, the challenges and risks one will encounter in growing both an investment and trading business.Today James operates a business that turnover roughly £13 million a year which includes leisure, childcare, outdoor attractions, a soft toy business as well as an ice cream company.Highlights:[01:44] What James' Businesses Journey Look like[05:59] What are the main challenges in scaling a business from £100k turnover to £1million and how do these challenges differ from going from £5million to £10 million turnover?[ 08:14] What is the hardest thing about raising money?[16:37] Deciding between Reinvesting Profit, Starting a new business with it or Distribute to Share Holders?[18:27] Does his investment Philosophy Change regarding Trading Operational Business Vs. investing in the Real Estate[22:05] What are the most important metrics James looks at?[29:50] How Seasonal his businesses are and what he does to mitigate it?[32:22] The Biggest Risk in the Business[34:02] The Kindest Thing anyone has done in James' BusinessLinks:Website: https://jamessinclair.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamessinclairpartymanYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesSinclairEntrepreneur See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

All successful business owners have one thing in common: they work on their mindset as much as their business and marketing strategies. If one or the other is out of balance, you're going to feel resistance and struggle in your business.   Our guest, James Wedmore, is a marketing genius and he's also tuned into the benefit of up-leveling your thoughts when it comes to building and scaling your online business. His coaching and mentorship have impacted tens of thousands of entrepreneurs by helping them address those nagging little voices that tend to hold them back from building the business of their dreams.   James is a mentor to both of us through his online signature course, Business By Design. His teachings about business and intuition have been a gamechanger for us and led to both of us scaling our businesses while working less hours.   In this episode you'll discover… The technique James lives by for asking better questions that will always lead you in the direction of getting what you truly want in your life How to elevate your role as the CEO of your business so you can work less while getting more, (James shares his simple yet effective approach) What's at the core of your limiting beliefs, (we all have them), and why digging in and getting uncomfortable for a little while transforms your capacity to do great things in the future What James is most excited about for his upcoming live online series called The Rise of the Digital CEO and why you should join him for this one-of-a-kind mind and business transformation training   If you'd like to learn directly from James, join his FREE limited-time training called the Rise of the Digital CEO. CLICK HERE to sign up!   Links/Resources mentioned on the show:   FREE TRAINING: The Rise of the Digital CEO   Links to Resources:   Wellness Business Accelerator   Karen's Facebook Group   Karen's Instagram   Kathleen's Facebook Group   Kathleen's Instagram   The Wellness Business Podcast Facebook Page

James Nestor (@mrjamesnestor) has written for Outside, Scientific American, The Atlantic, Dwell, The New York Times, and many other publications. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was an instant New York Times bestseller. James has appeared on dozens of national television shows, including ABC's Nightline and CBS's Morning News, and on NPR. In this episode, we discuss: How James became fascinated with the subject of breath and breathing What James learned from studying free divers The 10-day mouth breathing experiment Why it's advantageous to breathe through your nose The difference between mouth vs. nose breathing During allergy season snoring & sleep apnea goes up Mouth breathing can affect the development of your face Breastfed babies will be less apt to snoring, sleep apnea & crooked teeth The problem with braces Palatal expansion is the new wave of orthodontics Practices to make nose breathing an unconscious habit You can change the size of your mouth Our environment impacts our breathing Overbreathing can make you more apt to have osteoporosis Why balancing carbon dioxide in your system is important What is hypoventilation training? Carbon dioxide training is an effective therapy for anxiety The benefits of mouth taping CPAPs are doing nothing to help the root cause of sleep apnea Myofunctional therapy trains people to have proper oral posture Why you should use a neti pot Hacks for better breathing Tummo is similar to the Wim Hof Method The breathing technique called the “physiological sigh” 5.5 breaths per minute Take control of your breath anytime of the day Holotropic breathing brings up subconscious thoughts Keep breathing... make it calm, light, slow and deep Show sponsors: Organifi

Today's guest is James Rieger, partner at Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP. He's also the Founder and Chair of its Cannabis Industry Practice Group. James has over 25 years of experience with a broad corporate and securities law practice with a focus on the cannabis industry. He is the current Chairman of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. He is also a contributor to Bloomberg Law's cannabis page and is a frequent lecturer and author on cannabis-related matters. Listen in as James shares his views on the cannabis space and where it’s headed. There has been quite a bit discussed on this topic, and you'll be interested to hear some of the legal hurdles that face this relatively new Industry.  You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... Jame’s path to becoming partner at Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt [2:25] 10,000-foot view of what’s going on in the industry and where it's headed [6:27] Why is the cannabis industry such a controversial one from a legal perspective? [8:42] How does illegality affect banking operations in cannabis companies? [12:22] Where it industry is headed from a legislative standpoint [16:04] As an attorney, what's James’ involvement with those in the cannabis space? [18:44] Are alcohol and tobacco industries working to snuff the cannabis industry? [21:26] Hurdles entrepreneurs and investors face getting into the cannabis industry [23:35] Changes coming that may impact the cannabis industry in a big way [30:01] What James did today that put him in the right mindset for success? [35:52] Connect with James Rieger Their website On Linkedin Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset Show are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest's content linked on this site. Connect With Mitlin Financial podcast(at)MitlinFinancial.com - email us with your suggestions for topics or guests https://mitlinfinancial.com  Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Facebook   Subscribe to Mitlin Money Mindset™ on  Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts

Recorded February 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan, James (aka Young) shares his experience of what it's like in a quarantine hotel on the last day of his quarantine. The pandemic situation has changed drastically since the time of recording, with Taiwan now reporting an average of 513 COVID-19 cases for the last week of May 2021, a huge shift from the 1 to 2 cases a day in February. Taiwan is now in stage 3 out of 4 COVID alert, with all public gatherings and indoor restaurant seating cancelled. Life can change so quickly. Though many of the circumstances referenced in the podcast have changed, it still remains a personal snapshot of what life is like at the time and some of the thoughts going through our heads. Highlights: * James goes over the process of traveling to Taiwan during the pandemic: 14 days of quarantine (not including the arrival day), 7 days of “self-management.” * James and Dan compare and contrast how Taiwan and the U.S. are handling COVID. * How to distract yourself during quarantine: Attack on Titan. * What James is looking forward to after quarantine: martial arts, restaurants, dating… * James shares some of his habits that keep him sane: gratitude journal, meditation, working out… + Food is way cheaper in Taiwan, but the cost of living and average income is lower too. * Quarantine makes you face yourself. * Having a dream is a beautiful thing, but if you don't have one, having simple goals are great too. LANGUAGE CORNER - F.I.R.E. - financial independence, retire early. Mandarin - - 隔離 - gélí - quarantine - 防疫 - fángyì - epidemic prevention Japanese - 取りあえず - toriaezu - for now - ワクチン - wakuchin - vaccine Be sure to follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @yinyoungpodcast. Like and subscribe to our content so you don't miss an episode.  Credits: This episode was produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Consider supporting Yin & Young on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yinyoungpodcast Follow Yin & Young: Website: http://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yin-young-podcast-jys/id1185421015?mt=2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast/ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/rkrynzq Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/yin-young-podcast Comments, questions? Email us at yinyoungpodcast[at]gmail.com

James Ontra, founder and CEO of Shufflrr talks about coming up with his presentation management company idea and navigating challenges to build a six-figure SaaS platform  What began from two phones, a borrowed desk, and cold-calling clients is today a robust sought-after slide presentation solution. Clients can leverage this solution to shuffle, share, and display their content. He talks to Geordie about his journey.  What You’ll Learn How James moved from consultancy to SaaS How corporates can leverage video and graphics to create interactive advertisement content that converts What James and his team did to keep the business afloat amid advancing technology Why having expertise in a specific field is critical for attracting large companies. What makes Shufflrr more of a communication management system How James got his first Shufflrr client The primary content creation tool that Shufflrr uses Who is the key Shufflrr client? Why every entrepreneur needs a LinkedIn account Why a SaaS business is a workflow that needs articulation  In this Episode  James was passionate about presentation long before the internet blew up. He says he acquired a big chunk of experience working in a tech company that manufactured CD ROMs or content slides, where people discuss issues interactively. As technology, evolved and the internet became popular, James held on to his passion. Together with his team, they collaborated with big companies to help them integrate video into content to create advertising presentations. However, with the standardization of video production and the evolution of advanced video platforms, their value equation dropped immensely. Not to be deterred by the turn of events, James and his team would divert their focus into building software. Their clients would use the software to enhance the quality of their presentations. What was the software’s basic function then? Listen to the podcast to find out. With continued technological advancements, the team later converted the software into a comprehensive content management system. James tells the story behind his consultancy job and how it influenced his move into SaaS. Find out all the details from the podcast. James talks about an exciting moment that triggered an instant change in their business model. Do not miss this jaw-dropping section of the podcast. According to James, they built a piece of software at the time, which they sold and settled some of their bills. However, they later realized they had not done things right, a realization that left James frustrated to the point of not wanting to develop the software further. He then embarked on building Shufflrr from scratch. Even with their new software development, James and his team were committed to taking in their new clients whenever they (the clients) were ready. James says it took him 13 months before he could sign up his first paying client on Shufflrr. He mentions that presentations have been critical since the advent of time and gives some convincing examples that you should listen to. James also discusses how companies can use numerous slides to tell their story. He talks about how they got their first client who has been with them to date. Listen to the podcast for the comprehensive details. James has some advice to give to small SaaS companies that are struggling to penetrate the market. If you are a first-time entrepreneur in the SaaS industry, you cannot afford to miss that piece of advice. Pricing is a crucial part of any SaaS platform, and James gives a breakdown of their pricing versions. As an entrepreneur, patience is of the essence, and this gets clearer when James explains that they only started experiencing consistent growth four years after signing their first client. While Shufflrr has salespeople currently, James says most of their sales come from inbound marketing. James talks about a book they have written in collaboration with his sister. He explains the book’s concepts and how they will help readers solve specific problems in this podcast. James is a firm believer in the grandness of content marketing, and he gives his detailed explanation in the podcast. Do not miss this informational part of the podcast. How has presentation impacted the modern world? James talks about this subject in detail and gives practical examples. He mentions that presentations follow a conversation. Previously, people read in a vertical format, unlike today when they read in a slide format, James says. As an entrepreneur, he continues, writing a book gives you authority ahead of your competitors. He concludes this insightful podcast by discussing Shufflrr’s conversion rate from their freemium plan to payment plans.  Resources  James Ontra LinkedIn Shufflrr

Marketplace is one of the most common business models in Southeast Asia nowadays. In one of our previous episodes, we talked to Aaron Tan, founder of Carro, about how he has built one of the biggest used-car marketplaces in Southeast Asia. Today, we are going to dig deeper into marketplaces again with James Tan, Managing Partner at Quest Ventures. Prior to this, James was co-founder and COO of 55tuan, a NASDAQ listed e-commerce group that grew to more than 200 cities and 5,000 employees across China.In this episode, we talk about all the business fundamentals of building a marketplace: from the advantages and challenges of building a marketplace to how to manage or control it, to the importance of timing in expanding to multiple markets. A someone who has built a successful e-commerce marketplace himself and invested in several more, James also shares the most innovative marketplace models in the market and how he believes the business model can be innovated. Show notes:2:10 Introduction to James Tan3:48 Transition from startup founder to venture capitalist5:35 Introduction to Quest Ventures6:50 Most rewarding achievements of running a marketplace 8:40 What James was excited about marketplace11:50 The advantages that a marketplace has to serve customers 15:08 How to manage or control your marketplace17:00 The most innovative marketplace models that James has seen 19:22 Is a marketplace in Southeast Asia a regional business?22:48 The timing for marketplaces to internationalise the business25:00 How to localise in Indonesia? 30:58 The next market that Indonesian companies expand to33:40 When should companies reconsider expansion34:35 How to innovate the marketplace revenue model?39:38 Does “marketplace” have a higher valuation multiple compared to ecommerce?Many thanks to our guests James Tan; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comShare, subscribe, review, enjoy!To join our listener group on WeChat, please add SOSV Helper (WeChat ID: sosvhero) and ask for the group invitation.

Today, we are going to dig deeper into marketplaces again with James Tan, Managing Partner at Quest Ventures. Prior to this, James was co-founder and COO of 55tuan, a NASDAQ listed e-commerce group that grew to more than 200 cities and 5,000 employees across China.Show notes:2:10 Introduction to James Tan3:48 Transition from startup founder to venture capitalist5:35 Introduction to Quest Ventures6:50 Most rewarding achievements of running a marketplace8:40 What James was excited about marketplace11:50 The advantages that a marketplace has to serve customers15:08 How to manage or control your marketplace17:00 The most innovative marketplace models that James has seen19:22 Is a marketplace in Southeast Asia a regional business?22:48 The timing for marketplaces to internationalise the business25:00 How to localise in Indonesia?30:58 The next market that Indonesian companies expand to33:40 When should companies reconsider expansion34:35 How to innovate the marketplace revenue model?39:38 Does “marketplace” have a higher valuation multiple compared to e-commerce?Many thanks to our guests  James Tan; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and  Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comShare, subscribe, review, enjoy!To join our listener group on WeChat, please add SOSV Helper (WeChat ID: sosvhero) and ask for the group  invitation.To subscribe to our newsletter, please visit  www.asiastartuppulse.comFollow us on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/asia-startup-pulseEmail us: team@chinastartuppulse.com

In today's Bible Study Podcast, in only 2 minutes you will learn:What James means by the Test of Favoritism and how to fail itWhat 2 sins take place when you favor someone over another?What does James mean when he says we judge with "evil motives"?If you've enjoyed digging deeper into God's Word with me could you take just 30 more seconds to subscribe and review this podcast in your favorite podcasting app? When you do that, it helps others find this podcast. Together we can make the Bible great again. Thank you for all that you do! God bless. 

In this program, Chip continues his study of Chapter 1 of the book of James. James was the half-brother of Jesus, who became the leader of the Christian church in Jerusalem. But circumstances turned ugly for those believers, and their world was turned upside down. What James said to encourage them, has the same relevance for anyone today, whose world is turned upside down. He brought God’s answer then, and we have it now. When you need answers, God offers a resource you don’t want to miss.

In this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with James Hornick. He is a partner at Hirewell, a 60+ person tech and marketing recruiting agency in Chicago. James wears many hats: leadership, strategy, marketing, business development, as well as content development and coaching under the banner of Careerwell, which he also co-founded.James also publishes a newsletter called Talent Rants and Sarcasm, which offers a uniquely fresh perspective on all things recruiting.Listen in as James makes a case for why content marketing is one of the most powerful initiatives that any recruitment agency can commit to today.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:●      [02:49] The main distribution channels James uses for content marketing●      [05:16] Why James decided to prioritize content marketing●      [10:50] Is the lack of short-term ROI preventing many recruiters from committing to content marketing?●      [13:30] Does James think twice about publishing controversial content?●      [15:54] Why focusing on creating a personal brand over valuable content results in garbage content●      [20:48] The right way to promote your product or service without resorting to a cheesy sales pitch●      [23:54] Why video content works so well on LinkedIn●      [28:19] Why personalization is overrated●      [36:28] The right way to build an employer brand●      [43:48] How to create content that resonates with your audience●      [45:00] James on his most recent Saturday troll post●      [49:27] What James has planned for the rest of the year at Hirewell and CareerwellKey quotes:●      “I’m a big believer that you have to start building out your own channels. While I’m on social media, I’m not a big fan of it. The algorithm can change. You don’t own that.”●      “What I’ve always found hysterical is the amount of oversharing people do when it comes to their personal life on Facebook or Instagram; yet when it comes to something that will actually make you money such as improving your professional persona on LinkedIn, they completely clam up and they’re afraid of it.”●      “You can talk about how your service or product works and why it’s valuable without giving a cheesy sales pitch.”●      “Personalization is absolutely overrated. [...] Personalization is just a fancy way of saying ‘mail merge’ nowadays. I think that what candidates really crave is relevancy and detail, which is different from personalization.”●      “Employer Brand is just a lagging indicator of your culture.”Resources Mentioned:●      Hirewell●      Careerwell

Banks provide the majority of capital for apartment acquisitions, so you might expect that they have systems and processes to evaluate deals and determine if they want to make a loan. Considering the sheer volume of deals they review, they’ve been able to create shortcuts to determine the level of risk a deal poses. James Eng from, Old Capital believes investors can learn from this approach.   James Eng has over 15 years of experience in commercial real estate lending, starting his career as a loan underwriter at GE Capital Real Estate. In 2015, he joined Old Capital where he is currently the National Director.   He has worked with hundreds of investors to help them acquire over $1BN in multifamily properties totaling over 14,000 units nationwide.  James combines his finance, risk, and investor background to find the best loan for clients and to be an indispensable advisor throughout the life cycle of a deal. In this episode he shares the three things he examines closely on a deal, insights on the Dallas-Fort Worth market, and the importance of branding and content creation.  Partner: Download our Sample Deal Package   Key Insights   While on the corporate finance track he started underwriting commercial real estate where he saw financial statements and how much money these investors were making!   Growing up, I thought being a doctor, lawyer or attorney would grow my balance sheet, but turns out you can invest in commercial real estate and make good money for yourself.   Got ousted at GE, James went to a smaller investment firm O Capital, which taught him how to be a better investor   Not until you have tribal knowledge of a market do you become a real estate expert in that market.   Starting with one deal a quarter in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market Protecting yourself and your investments in any market  Focusing on cash flow with light value add plays What’s happening behind the financial scenes in multifamily and commercial real estate  Increasing your leverage based on loan type  The financial games Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have played and are currently playing    December 2020 had the highest amount of multifamily sales in 10 years!   Looking at Deals in 2021, and how Fannie Mae is getting less stringent on reserves A lender’s perspective on the biggest mistakes that investors are making in underwriting deals today 3 Things that James looks closely at on any deal, because they make him nervous Predictions on increasing rents  Projected taxes Insurance  What James likes to see rent growth projections based on   Show me a comp in a one to two mile radius that is already getting the rents you're projecting, and I’m comfortable with that.    Marketing tactics and building the Old Capital brand  Starting with a podcast, went on to produce conferences then was forced to market on YouTube because of COVID, and it’s working! How James is using YouTube and it’s search function effectively How Old Capital uses marketing for strategic partnerships  Finding the next deal, the next investor by providing value through helpful content   Bullseye Round   Apparent Failure: When we had the layoffs at GE, many went to find similar jobs, where I looked at it as an opportunity to do something else.    Digital Resource: Canva VidIQ    Most Recommended Book: The Most Important Thing (Howard Marks) The Purple Cow (Seth Godin)   Daily Habit: Walking twice a day    Current Curiosity: Entrepreneurship and small business   Wish I Knew When I Was Starting Out: Be willing to fail Be willing to take a role with no salary to learn the business   Best Place to Grab a Bite in Frisco, TX  Fadi’s    Get in Touch with James: Old Capital Lending jeng@oldcapitallending.com

Dan and James chat about how they come up with new ideas, why everyone seems to be trying to monetise their hobbies, and why it's so hard for most labs to have a singular focus of research. We had some problems with James' mic so the quality of his audio wasn't up our usual standard. To make up for this we've added one of our older bonus episodes at the end of this conventional episode (this begins at 54:18). These bonus episodes are typically only made available for our Professor Fancypants Patreon patrons, but now you'll get to hear one! Other notes and links: The half-serious "Highlander" bounty program from Noah Haber (https://twitter.com/NoahHaber/status/1370045749287923715?s=20) The metapsy journal (https://open.lnu.se/index.php/metapsychology/about) How do we come up with new ideas? What James watches and listens to in his spare time The urge to monetise your hobby The "Let's do nothing (https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Do-Nothing-Tony-Fucile/dp/0763652695)" kids book "How to Do Nothing (https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Nothing-Resisting-Attention/dp/1612197493)" by Jenny Odell Robert Provine's Laughter as a scientific problem: (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26131571/) An adventure in sidewalk neuroscience The value of including many experiments in a single paper Is there too much reform happening in psychology? Clubhouse and the new twitter clone, 'Spaces' (still in beta) Bonus episode 15: The true truth of pre-registration (https://www.patreon.com/posts/34414977) Other links - Dan on twitter (www.twitter.com/dsquintana) - James on twitter (www.twitter.com/jamesheathers) - Everything Hertz on twitter (www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast) - Everything Hertz on Facebook (www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/) Music credits: Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/) Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/hertzpodcast) and get bonus stuff! $1 a month: 20% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show - $5 a month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, March 15) "128: How do you generate new research ideas?", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/U79NW

The more advanced your passive investing understanding gets, the smarter your decisions become, leading to higher returns and success in achieving your investing goals. Today we speak with James Kandasamy about how you can become a more sophisticated passive investor. An award-winning multi-family syndicator in his own right, James is also the author of Passive Investing in Commercial Real Estate, a guide to passive real estate investing. Early in the episode, he shares how investing in real estate can help you unlock more wealth than can be provided by other asset classes. We then dive into an important theme in this episode: ensuring your deals align with your investment goals. After hearing his insight on setting investment goals, James unpacks the idea of risk-adjusted returns. Following this, we discuss how James builds relationships with sponsors and other investors before we look at the role that hard work, vertical integration, and doing things differently played in scaling James’ business. Later, we touch on finding off-market deals, with James wrapping up our conversation by sharing his keys to success. Tune in to hear James’ insider tips on growing your business and becoming an advanced passive investor. Key Points From This Episode:James shares details about his successful real estate career.How James discovered real estate and why it appealed to him.We break down the contents of James’s book on passive investing.The challenge of aligning your investment goals with syndication deals. Insights into setting your investment goals. The power of becoming an increasingly sophisticated investor.How you determine your risk-adjusted returns.Using risk-adjusted returns to assess how good a deal is.Hear top advice on communicating with sponsors and other investors.How passive investors can vet sponsors. What James did to so quickly scale his business.The value of having a vertically integrated investing business. Unpacking the different types of ‘off-market’ deals. Why you’re overpaying for your on-market deals. What it means to be a conservative versus an aggressive investor. Hear James’ keys to success.Tweetables:“My goal has always been to make the passive investor more advanced than the active investor. Once you know what questions to ask and you look closely at how you invest, you start making smarter decisions.” — James Kandasamy [0:10:21]“Passive investors are the passengers in the flight, whereas the active investors are the pilot. You didn't want to go and ask the pilot if they know how to fly the plane.” — James Kandasamy [0:24:42]“Not many people are willing to do the property management side. It’s a thankless job but you need control to get the maximum return of your investment.” — James Kandasamy [0:29:22]Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Kent Ritter James Kandasamy on LinkedInAchieve Investment GroupPassive Investing in Commercial Real EstateJim CramerThe StreetLoopNetThink and Grow Rich on AmazonMagic of Thinking Big on Amazon

APPLY NOW to work with me! https://brookethomas321708.typeform.com/to/cHCppKqW thefaithfreebie.com Join Brooke's mental wellness team: myamareglobal.com/10039/en-US/ Follow Brooke on Social Media https://www.brookethomas.com/ facebook.com/groups/liveoutloudtribe/ instagram.com/liveoutloudbrooke linkedin.com/in/thomasbrooke Words are containers for power. Relationships end because of things that are said or unsaid. People lose their jobs, cause strife and misunderstanding and embarrass themselves—all because they didn't control their tongue. Listen in as Brooke explains how to fight back when you find yourself speaking out defeat, despair, fear or overwhelm. In this episode, you will learn about… What James 3:2 teaches us about learning to control our tongue How to fight back when you get caught in defeat, despair and overwhelm How to build your life and health through the power of words Activating your faith by speaking out what's in your heart until it's done Why it's crucial to ask for God's help in guarding your mouth Brooke's challenge to say something kind and promote other people Show Notes Words are containers for power. Relationships end because of things that are said or unsaid. People lose their jobs, cause strife and misunderstanding and embarrass themselves—all because they didn't control their tongue. So, what can we do when we find ourselves speaking out our negative feelings? On this episode, Brooke shares what she does to fight back when she's caught in defeat, despair and overwhelm. She explains what James 3:2 teaches us about controlling our tongue, challenging us to activate our faith and speak out what's in our heart until it's done. Listen in for Brooke's insight on how you benefit from promoting other people and learn to build a joy-filled life through the power of your words! Resources James 3:2 Tasha Cobbs Bethel Music Elevation Worship Email brooke@brookethomas.com

Today on the podcast, Mason's joined by CrossFit legend, 2019's 5th fittest man in the world, and newly Australian Men's bobsled competitor, James Newbury for an inspiring conversation around the world of high performance; where mindset is everything and consistency is the key. Whether doing intense training for the World CrossFit Games or leveling up to compete and train with the Australian Men's bobsled team, James Newbury is very familiar with the realms of mental and physical peak performance. He understands the score of what works, what doesn't, and above all, the discipline and stamina it requires. The boys talk Float therapy, CrossFit, bobsledding, mental and physical preparation, and James drops a bunch of knowledge on the breathing, visualisation, and recovery techniques he uses to push himself to his peak. An insightful junction between high-performance sport and business with Mason and James bringing their insights to the table. Make sure you tune in!    Mason and James discuss: Hot and cold water therapy protocols post-workout. Quarantine routine; What James did to maximise his time in quarantine. Bobsledding with the Australian men's team at the European Cup. High performance rest and recovery. How James gears up for training, post time off from CrossFit. Maximising the body for optimal performance and longevity. Mental and physical preparation. Why consistency and discipline are key ingredients to any form of high performance. The health benefits of Float Therapy. The power of visualisation. How James combines visualisation and his Floating time. Maximising the gains of training and rest. Maintaining balance and minimising stress for high performance periods.  Breathwork techniques James uses to get him through his most intense training and competing. Pre and post-workout diet/Supplements; Cordyceps, MSM, and others.   Who is James Newbury? With a background in semi-professional Rugby League, James Newbury has dabbled in many sports. Finding his passion in CrossFit in 2011, James has consistently worked to earn himself a name both nationally and internationally within the CrossFit arena. Named Australia’s fittest 4 X times, and coming away from the 2019 World CrossFit games with a placing of 5th, he earned himself the title of 5th fittest man on Earth. Newbury is somewhat of a master at pushing himself both physically and mentally. 2020 saw a break away from the CrossFit scene due to COVID 19 implications, opening up the time and opportunity for James to develop tiny-timer ( https://www.tiny-timer.com), a remote-controlled, pocket-sized timer that is magnetic mounted and battery-operated. In 2020 James successfully trialed with the Australian Men's bobsled team, going on to represent Australia as part of the Aussie Men’s team in The 2020 European Cup.     Resources: James Instagram James Facebook James Website tiny-timer.com tiny timer instagram The Power of Recovery with CrossFit Champion James Newbury (EP#65) Cordyceps High-Performance Tonic   Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast? A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We’d also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or  check us out on Stitcher, CastBox, iHeart RADIO:)! Plus  we're on Spotify!   Check Out The Transcript Here:   Mason: (00:02) Bro, welcome back to the podcast.   James Newbury: (00:04) Hey, thanks for having me.   Mason: (00:05) Absolute pleasure. Everyone loved the chat, as did I last time. And as you just mentioned, you can probably know that one of the people that loved it the most was our warehouse manager, Wazza, who wrote to you to say it.   James Newbury: (00:19) Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've been chatting with him a little bit about his floating experience and his ice experience. He's just got himself a float tank and an ice bath, so I've got the same at my house as well, and it's stuff that I like to use for my recovery on a regular basis, and we did have our float tank here at the gym. This is actually the old float room which I'm sitting in currently.   Mason: (00:42) Cool.   James Newbury: (00:44) But now we have it at home in our spare room, so I can get it all done there. If I want to have a float, then go straight to bed. But yeah, we've been talking shop about cold therapy and the benefits of floating, and just escaping the outer world and trying to do some rest and recovery stuff, which I absolutely love. And visualising training sessions and visualising workouts and visualising competitions, I think a float tank has so many benefits. We've been chatting about that type of stuff and we've also been talking about how cold we've gone with the ice bath, and then I was also mentioning that I've just come back from Europe, I've being spend a bit of time in Europe, and I mentioned that I jumped in a canal over in Europe and it was minus something.   James Newbury: (01:33) Minus a few degrees in the canal [inaudible 00:01:35] is pretty cold, so we jumped in there and spent a bit of time in there, did some breath work. And I was just saying how invigorated I felt after getting in the canal, and it would have been... I don't know, would have been a degree, in fact it was pretty icy. So yeah. Some of the stuff that I really enjoy doing and then we also compared it to what I've currently got now at the ocean here, which is like a bath that's, I don't know, probably 18 degrees which is mega hot compared to where I was which was minus 10 for half the time.   Mason: (02:07) How long have you been doing your cold plunging?   James Newbury: (02:10) I've been doing hot and cold and ice baths and things for, I would have to say, we were still doing it when I was playing football back in the day, but regular. Regular cold, like cold showers and things, probably the last like four or five years, and I've been floating since 2012. Yeah. I spent a bit of time, but now it's much more regular, now that I have just something in my house where I can be like, "Okay, cool," finish a session, jump in, have a cold shower, rinse off, jump in the ice bath, do three minutes, jump out. This week so far I've done maybe eight or nine cold plunges, so it's a more regular thing now.   Mason: (02:55) Do you find for you and your metabolism and your body, because you're working out so much as well I assume, when you're doing your plunging, do you ever reach your glass ceiling or for you is it like more the better?   James Newbury: (03:13) Look, I think everyone is a little bit different, I love the feeling that I get after it. Look, I know that there's been some studies showing that immediately plunging after a heavy weight session or a heavy lifting session, it can potentially slow down or inhibit muscle growth and things like that, but it's only very minor, it's so slim, and for me I'm not looking to build tonnes of muscle. I'm not looking to do anything like that, I'm just looking to be really strong, be really fit and still be flexible, and I want to bounce back from my training. So I guess if you're really looking for the muscular growth and things like that, you probably want to delay your ice bath after your weight sessions by two or three hours and you should have the effects then. But for me if I do a heavy cardio session I'll typically go and jump straight in the sauna, usually do around 40 to 45 minutes in the sauna post-workout, and then I'll always finish off with cold.   James Newbury: (04:15) So I never finish with heat, I always finish with cold. And I like my body to regulate from that cold experience. It's so invigorating and it also helps put you to sleep too, so decreasing that body temperature which we do before we go to bed, it's also really help to put into a nice really deep sleep.   Mason: (04:31) Yeah. Nice. I've been really trying to reconcile with it because I was always, probably from when I was 21, especially if I found a wild water source, if you were talking about... Like nothing beats the European canal or just like a winter, get into the snowy mountains, or up in the Blue Mountains is when I'd always jump in and then when... I had a few mates started getting ice plunge, like little chest freezers. Have you got a chest freezer or you got the proper...?   James Newbury: (05:00) Yeah. I got a proper bath, but I have seen the chest freezer ones and yes, they do a great job as well. Jumping in them regularly, it's so epic, it's so invigorating, you get out and you feel just so fresh. If you just want a bit of a pick-me-up, instead of having an afternoon coffee or something like that to keep you up at night, just go and jump in the water, jump in some cold water, have a cold shower, and you'll feel like you've just woken up from a great night's sleep.   Mason: (05:30) Yeah. For me as well, because it's been... I just like forward-thinking, to a lot of the people of the community listening to us, especially I've got a lot of women listening, and a lot of people have tuned into the conversations around Chinese medicine we have, where regulating warmth and keeping the cauldron of your spleen and stomach really nice and hot, as well as that Kidney Yang, keeping that alive. I think it's just a qualifying thing, as you said, everyone's different.   Mason: (06:02) I'm the kind of person that did really well on a raw food diet, not that I do it anymore, but that speaks volumes. A lot of women or a lot of guys who just don't run as hot as a metabolism, they wouldn't have been able to go as long with a raw food diet or be able to thrive when doing a little bit of cold plunging and likewise for me when the amount of exercise that I'm doing goes down, or especially if I become a little bit too tired, my gauge... When I get out of a cold plunge pool, or even when I get out of an ocean swim, if I can't shake that shivery feeling, I'm not strong enough, I don't actually have the capacity to... It's no longer... As you said, you take your body down, let your body work itself. It's [crosstalk 00:06:53] about finding adaptation in swimming, it's like you've gone too far, I've gone way beyond what my body's capable of.   Mason: (07:02) Just to put that out there for anyone listening, thinking... Because we're talking about always putting socks on, warm glass of... We're very Chinesey in the [crosstalk 00:07:11].   James Newbury: (07:12) That's actually a really good point too, because I have heard that, if you want to keep the feet warm, and I know this in particular, my feet used to stay quite cold, especially through the night. If Kayla puts her foot on my foot, she's like, "Hey, your feet are freezing," and I think to myself and I've listened to lots of podcasts and things about, especially the Chinese medicine side of things, like you got to keep your feet warm and all this type of stuff. But I've also found that you can overdo the cold too, I typically say, and this goes with heat as well, if people ask what's my protocol for hot and cold, and it's like you get to a point with heat where it becomes frustrating or you become a little bit irritable in it and it's like, "Oh, I really feel like I need to get out," that's time to get out.   James Newbury: (08:02) You don't need to push a path, more is not better, as soon as you get to the point where you're a little bit agitated or irritated about being in there because the heat's affecting you, that time to get out, you've probably gotten all of the hormone responses you want, you've increased your heat shock [inaudible 00:08:21], you're probably done. And sames goes for the cold, if you start shivering in the ice bath, your time's done. For someone it could be 30 seconds, for someone it could be two minutes, someone could be three minutes, but pushing it out and going longer and longer and longer all the time, it's not really necessary. The body can pretty well, you'll probably get most of the benefits done in cold immersion in the first 30 to 60 seconds.   Mason: (08:50) It's so cool. I'm such an extremist, I think probably like yourself and like Waz, and I think we've probably got constitutions that run hot. For me, it's been nice to find that I can do both, I love cold plunging, but then I'm just barefoot, always out exposed to the cold and I take my extreme and I make it my bread and butter lifestyle, whereas I could do that for some periods and I like exposing myself to the elements, but then when you just go to my everyday chop wood, carry water consistent, I'm not always ice plunging and so at those times, like this morning I've just started having a nice warm glass of water, where it spocks when it's a little bit chilly. And I don't have that internal extreme voice as I used to going, "You are such a snowflake."   James Newbury: (09:45) Yeah. I know exactly what you mean. I know exactly what you mean. That time and place, and I think for when you go through... I think our bodies will go through bouts of it's winter and bouts of it's summer. For me, I've had my winter period, where I haven't done so much, I haven't exerted myself so much, and now I'm ranking up to a new CrossFit season, so I'm exerting myself a lot. This is my first week back at training, and man, I'm so sore, my body is probably really inflamed, I have DOMS pretty much in every muscle group I can possibly think of, so trying to combat that, recover well, get really good sleep, and trying to let my body do its thing, and let my body repair the way it wants to, but just help it along its way. I want to try and maximise the benefits of that because I have a lot of catch-up to do, I'm behind the eight-ball at the moment.   James Newbury: (10:43) The people that I'll be competing against have been training for quite some time, they probably never let the foot off the pedal, whereas I have let my foot off the pedal a bit and folks don't,-   Mason: (10:54) It's not a sport.   James Newbury: (10:55) ... which made me really happy. I've done some bobsledding things, so I've [crosstalk 00:10:59] been focusing on that. Yeah, yeah. I've done some bobsled over in Europe, so I need to do a bit [crosstalk 00:11:04] of catch-up.   Mason: (11:05) ... hear about this. Where were you doing that, with who?   James Newbury: (11:10) So I got back three weeks ago, and I spent two weeks in quarantine here in Adelaide in a hotel, but prior I was in Europe, I was there for eight weeks and I was doing bobsled as part of the Australian men's team. We were doing two-man bob and four-man bob, and we were competing in the European Cup, so we were basically gaining experience.   Mason: (11:38) Who are you? (laughter)   James Newbury: (11:40) Yeah. It's super fun, it was just something different, it's something new. Everybody's heard of bobsled but I never thought it was a thing that Australians did, and it popped up on YouTube and someone mentioned it as well, and I kept hearing this word bobsled and I was like, "Okay. I have to investigate this." And then when I looked into it, I was like, "Oh, that looks pretty cool," this bob goes down the mountain really fast and you get to push it off the start line, like what's required, what type of athlete do they need for bobsled.   Mason: (12:10) Well, I'll tell you who to connect and still if you're going to be their right type of athlete.   James Newbury: (12:14) Yeah, yeah. Well, we actually did meet the Jamaican team and they were really good guys. Yeah. They were super cool dudes. So when I looked into it I was just like, "This looks really cool," it's a bit of adrenalin which I love, it's a bit of risk. And then when I looked at what was required, you need to have a fast athlete, a powerful athlete, they're looking for a mix of a sprinter and a weightlifter, and that's kind of what we do with CrossFit. For me, I love sprinting as well, probably more so than a lot of the other... I guess CrossFit is like I love to sprint, typically all year round with my track club, so I was like, "Cool, we can combine weightlifting and sprinting, that's a pretty good mix for bobsled. Why don't I go do the trials?"   James Newbury: (12:59) So reached out, went to do trials, that was in I think October, and the next thing that I knew by end of November I was over in Europe with the team and we were just racing bob and getting experience for an upcoming season, so next season we start probably October, November of this year, and we basically spent the last two months in Europe just gaining experience, getting points on the board, getting used to each other, and learning. That's what I've been doing for the last few months.   Mason: (13:31) So you qualified for the Australian Bobsled Team?   James Newbury: (13:35) Yeah. Yeah, pretty much. I guess you could say that.   Mason: (13:40) This is just so fascinating to me, sorry to push.   James Newbury: (13:44) So basically, what's required is you go do testing, and when you do testing they put you through a 30 minute sprint, they put you through a broad jump, they get you to throw an object horizontally as far as you can. Then you do heavy back squats, like you do a 300 back squat, you do a heavy power clean, and if you can show them that you can do all these to a high standard, then you're in the mix. And then it basically comes down to being able to get across and go wherever you need to be with the pilot. So Evan O'Hanlon, who's an Australian Paralympic sprinter, he reached out to me and said, "Hey, I saw you did testing, it looks like your testing went well, do you want to come over and do some breaking for me?"   James Newbury: (14:35) So basically a pilot will drive, then you need someone at the back to push with him and then pull the break up at the end, so you've got two people in the bobsled for the two-man, same thing for the four-man, but you've got three break men and then you got your pilot and I said, "Yeah, mate, for sure. I went to testing, because I want to be a part of it. I think this looks really cool, I'd love to give it a go. I'm always open to new experiences," and he said, "Okay, cool. Can you come over at the end of November?" I'm like, "Yep," so I booked a flight and went.   Mason: (15:05) That's so cool. I'm mindful of times, I'm just thinking what was the name of your bobsled, I'm thinking of Cool Runnings 2?   James Newbury: (15:16) So we basically, our bobsled, we don't particularly have a name name, but I think we will have to come up with one for the next season.   Mason: (15:25) Yeah, for sure. I can see like in 10 years time some crazy Australian coach that thinks that CrossFitters are going to be the best bobsledders.   James Newbury: (15:34) Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't know. We've got a kangaroo on the side, so we'll probably run with Like I don't know, something to do with a kangaroo, something really Australian, I guess.   Mason: (15:47) Sweet. I reckon Disney will go for Cool Runnings 2, the Australian edition.   James Newbury: (15:51) Yeah, exactly.   Mason: (15:55) Okay, so you were over there, so that where you're two months out of that intense CrossFit style training, and so when you got back into... You had to do two weeks quarantine. I wanted to ask you about the time in quarantine, as you were saying you found it a bit cruisier from what I've heard most did [crosstalk 00:16:16] so about how you used that time to get back into your training and what protocols you were running and just any general tips you have for anyone going through that?   James Newbury: (16:28) Sure. So basically, at the end of the CrossFit season of last year, which was cut short due to COVID, I just put my focus into weightlifting and sprinting. And then I wasn't really doing much conditioning stuff, so no CrossFit stuff, and then I just focused on weightlifting, I wanted to get stronger, now I wanted to get faster, and then when bob popped onto the scene, I was like, "Well, this is exactly what I need for bobsled, so why don't I just do that?" So all in all, I've been out of doing CrossFit training for like, I would say, probably at least seven months, including the time away in Europe and then obviously I had two weeks quarantine.   James Newbury: (17:14) So it was actually quite a good transition for me to go into quarantine because I could have the basic set of equipment in my hotel room, I had some dumbbells, I had a roller [inaudible 00:17:24], I had a roll ball and basically I just used that time to break myself in, blow out the cobwebs a little bit. And the time during quarantine for me, went really quick, I got stuff done that had been building up that I hadn't done on the computer, lots of computer stuff and business stuff. I just put in place a bit of a pattern that I had to follow each day, which is I wanted to work out three times in the day, but short. Short stuff like only 20 minutes in the morning, around 20 minutes to 30 minutes in the middle of the day, and around 20 minutes in the afternoon.   James Newbury: (18:00) So I wasn't doing an hour session or a 90 minute session, I was literally just getting up. I set myself a goal to do seven minutes of continuous burpees every morning just to start my session, and then I may do some type of movement after for maybe another 15, 20 minutes. So it was basically just trying to get my body used to high repetition again, so a session might just be 150 squats with the med ball and then that would be my session done. So I tried to do this morning, midday and afternoon and there were some things that were non-negotiables for me. And then basically every morning I would wake up, first thing I would do is I would wake up, I would open my Wim Hof app, I'd do my Wim Hof breathing and then from there I would get coffee, I would sit, I would look out at Adelaide City, I had a pretty good view, which was good, and just watch the city come to life, for 45 minutes.   James Newbury: (18:59) So really cruisy morning, then I'll do my workout, get a bit of stuff done on the computer, I'd work out again, have lunch, and then repeat that for the afternoon and do my afternoon session. I'd probably talk to Kayla during that period as well, but just having some staple things to do so I'm not lying in bed watching Netflix all day long, is what I wanted to avoid, I wanted to be able to come out of quarantine feeling like I could get back into doing the metabolic conditioning stuff that's required for CrossFit at a medium level, because I know what it feels like to take time off, come back and get straight back into heavy-duty volume, and it is rough. I've had a rough week already, but it would have been way worse if I didn't do that at all.   James Newbury: (19:45) And this is probably the longest period of time that I've taken off doing really specific CrossFit conditioning stuff, it's been six or seven months and I can feel it. I can feel it for sure, but what I knew I needed to do was to build in, blow out the cobwebs, and I would have to be consistent and then when things don't go my way when I do a workout and I repeat a workout from two years ago, and my two years ago time beats my time now, I have to take it on the chin, look at it as just something that I have to deal with and I have to be consistent. You just have to keep picking yourself up, you have to be consistent, and you have to keep showing up every day and to improve.   James Newbury: (20:26) So yeah. My time during quarantine went like that, and I actually quite enjoyed it. It wasn't as bad as what I expected, I thought it was going to be really bad, but I guess you could also look at it as, some people go into quarantine knowing they're going to hate the whole thing, whereas I went into quarantine going, "Well, I've got no choice, so I'm going to try make the most of this and I'm going to do a bit of training, I'm going to catch up on some things." I just started a new little E-commerce business, so I wanted to really get on top of that. I just used [inaudible 00:20:54] and made the most of my time, and before you knew it, it was 5:00 PM at night. I had a blast.   Mason: (21:01) Actually first, before I go into the E-commerce business.... I'm going to just write that down so I don't forget to talk about it. So you always say, and the last time we chatted and every time we've been talking, you've already a really holistic way to approaching your training and then last time we were talking, it was so... For someone who is in an arena where output and optimal peak performance is what's touted as the ultimate, we talked so much about recovery and just going and doing the inner work... Is that what you called it?   James Newbury: (21:41) Yeah. Working in.=   Mason: (21:42) Yeah. Which is awesome and I want to have just another question just around that inner work, but especially just around your general disposition towards life, disposition towards going into something like quarantine, and is it always been easy for you to have that outlook of like, "I don't have a choice," you're going to make the most of it, or have you felt like you've cultivated that along the way with your strength and with your speed? Is that another thing that you're wary of cultivating?   James Newbury: (22:14) Yeah. Look, I definitely changed over the years. I think prior when I was 20, 21, coming to, when I was learning about this, I was open to anything back then as well. I liked getting new experiences, I liked learning new things, nothing was off limits in terms of the experience, and I think keeping an open mind always allowed me to be able to take what I enjoyed and leave what I didn't. I think for me, I understand what I'm doing to myself is very taxing on the body, it's very taxing on your sympathetic nervous system, it's very taxing on your joints and your physical body too, and also mentally it's a grind, like every time you get stuck into a deep part of the workout, it's a grind. You've got to push yourself through it, but you can do it, you have the ability to do it.   James Newbury: (23:13) We're pretty resilient if we allow ourselves to be and if we provide ourselves the right building blocks to be resilient, we can do it. And also I love to push myself, so I love to see what I can get out of my body given the right ingredients. So for me, it's like being about also looking at the longevity side of things too, so I don't want to just be able to work out, and this has always been something that for me I've never wanted to only have a career of training that lasted 10 years and then I'll be buckled from 30 years onwards because I'd put myself so hard that my knee's weren't working properly, my shoulder's weren't working properly. I love doing tonnes of recreational stuff, I love surfing, I love trekking, I love going out and seeing the world, I don't want to be inhibited by anything that I do during my CrossFit career.   James Newbury: (24:08) So for any professional sport that I end up me wanting to try and take on, recovery has always been a big part of looking after what is going to be part of looking after my mind so it's been a big part of it. So over the years I've gathered the things that I've really been drawn to, I think like icing and things like floating, and things like continuing to surf. For a long time there, I was just so fixated on competing in CrossFit, I didn't surf properly, I maybe surfed once a year for four or five years, and then since COVID started I surfed more in 2020 than I had surfed in the last 10 years combined. It was just such a breath of fresh air.   James Newbury: (24:52) So for me, it's always been about how do I maximise my performance but also maximise my longevity, because I still want to be surfing when I'm 70 years old, I don't want to be restricted to my household because I can't walk properly. I want to make sure my body's functioning well, I'm providing my body with the right nutrients and good food, and I want to be nurturing that side of things just as much as nurturing my performance side of things too. I think they go hand-in-hand, it's just that kind of turbo charge it to try and maximise performance.   Mason: (25:25) Yeah. They obviously go hand-in-hand, but you... Maybe it was before we got onto the chat, we were just talking about discipline and consistency. There's just a certain element of discipline that comes with maintaining say like even if it's just a meditation like surfing when you're in the middle of competing and creating companies and all that kind of stuff. It's a real discipline thing, I guess you've brought up the floating, and now I'm lucky enough Waz who we mentioned earlier, his girlfriend has opened a... Waz landed in a good spot, he didn't even have to buy a float tank, his girlfriend lives across the road from him and bought one, Total Balance Studio in South Golden Beach, for anyone in the shire or anyone that's holidaying here, can go to get a float and cold plunge pool, and have a PT session, have a sauna and mineral bath and all that kind of stuff over with Kat there.   Mason: (26:19) If anyone was watching my... I did a complete one day Body Shred, How to get Shredded in One Day, a little spoof video on my Instagram and then I was doing my PT session and doing my cold plunging. That's where you can go get one in the area, guys. You brought it up a couple of times, I guess I haven't utilised floating as much, I've had a few floats, but I'm curious as to how it fits into your lifestyle, because it's such a staple. I know talking to Waz, it's such a stable for him as well. How are you utilising that time, how that fits into the train....? Like that going hand-in-hand, where you focused and something already, just talking to you about challenging yourself in that deep grind, I'm going back, I've never been someone that... I don't think anyone does, few people do, really enjoy that deep grind and even getting through it, sometimes I'm like... I don't even know whether I enjoy getting through it.   James Newbury: (27:16) Honestly, you're not the only one because Kayla, my girlfriend, she says it all the time too, same thing goes, like we're in Hawaii and we were doing some cliff jumping and she's like, "I'm not doing that," I was like, "Yeah, you don't have to do it. Don't worry." And so we all jumped in and we're all sitting out 150 metres off the shore at the end of the cliff, then one of the other girl's got out there and she jumped off, and then I saw Kayla up there and I'm just like, "What are you doing?" And she's like, 'I'm going to do it," I'm just like, "What?" It's like she's never been one to do anything a bit of adrenalin, but when this other girl did it, she's like, "Oh, I want to do it too."   James Newbury: (27:51) Anyway, she's sitting on the edge of this cliff 15 minutes, 20 minutes, we're all waiting in the water, waiting for her, and I'm just like, "Come on, you can do it, you can do it," and then she ended up doing it and I was like, "Once you dit, you'll love it. You'll thank yourself for doing it." And then she hit the water, she came back up and I was like, "Do you love yourself for it?" Like, "No, I hated every minute." That's like the workouts too. It's the same thing. Sometimes you get to the end of it and you just like, "I did not enjoy any of that," but then again a lot of the times you end up thanking yourself for it, so there are times that you're just like, "I just have to get through that," but that's the part of consistency and that's what I've found to be the most beneficial for good results at competition, is being consistent.   James Newbury: (28:37) The balance that I find is like when I'm competing and when I'm training, I have to wake up with a mindset, it's like my soul purpose today is, I have to train because it's my consistency, it's my key to performance, but then and it pushes me so far to that fight or flight that I need something so far to that rest and digest and that's floating for me. It's like that line, it gets in the middle, so that will balance me out and if I'm up here too much, and like we spoke about last time, you up this end too much and my bucket starts filling up with stress and it starts to overflow and my performance starts to decrease, I can tell. I'm training [inaudible 00:29:17], I'm pushing myself and pushing myself and pushing myself, but my performance is still going down, and I'm not getting out as much it what I think, it's just my stress bucket is overflowing, it's inhibiting me from getting the most out of myself, whereas bringing myself back to be able to recover and let my muscles do what they need to do so they can output better, letting my nervous system recover at the same time.   James Newbury: (29:40) If I can bring those two areas back to central, maximise the gains here in that fight or flight, maximise the gains here in that rest and digest, being in the float tank and doing breathwork and meditation, and good sleep, and having nurturing mushrooms and things like that. That's what I find helps me to get back here and get back up there. So basically putting stress into that stress bucket brings on the response, and then utilising those parasympathetic elements to help take out that stress to then maximise the gains from that [inaudible 00:30:20] response, is what I'm looking for. So I don't just want to maximise this end, I want to maximise this end as well so they both work together and they both work cohesively.   Mason: (30:29) It's such a good reminder as well, especially one like... I think something I'm personally remembering, is your talking about going into times it's like when you know you doing something extreme, or you're working towards a goal that's really extreme, and I'm just thinking about myself, because sometimes I'm just resistant to things like float tanks and I'm just resistant a lot of the time, to my... I'll do it, but the consistency of my practise or sometimes like how much is of a attention releasing yin cultivating element is needed and I'm like why can't I just get back to that place of balance like I used to and then when you look at it, I get it from you saying all of a sudden you've gone to world, like you're going up and into the world stage, I just think of, even for myself, for all the mums I talk to, the dads I talk to you, it's like we're in a really unique stage, whereas it might not be a natural level of output sometimes when you go into your competition.   Mason: (31:32) For me, I think about just being in SuperFeast, and the amount of times I'm in meetings and high-level chats and then run around with a four-year-old and that, I'm just like, "Yeah." It's full on, it's like we all got our little ways of being athletes within ourselves and pretty still technologies and techniques really. I think of you really get me over the line with the float tank and I'm curious what you're doing in there. Are you just taking the time to meditate, visualise?   James Newbury: (32:02) Honestly, I think the best thing you can do once you get in there, is do whatever feels right for you. If you feel like just laying down, closing your eyes and falling asleep, do that. If you feel like you're drawn towards doing breath control, you can do that. If you feel like you want to do some cadence breath or box breathing, do that. If you feel like you want to keep your eyes open and look around, do that. If you feel like you want to visualise something that you want for your business, you can do that too. It really depends and for me, it always changes. So typically when I'm training, I just want to go in there and I want to detach from my emails, detach from my social media, detach from conversation, detach from everything and just let my body just be by itself for an hour. When I'm leading into competition and during those times, I want to soak up the magnesium too, I want to just get a heavy hit of magnesium.   James Newbury: (33:02) And then when I'm leading into competition, if I know what the workouts are or I'm going to a place where I have worked out before, and I know what it looks like, I know what it smells like, I know what the temperature is, I know what the sound is like, I can then put that into a visualisation practise and I can picture myself doing workouts. And then what that does for me is, if I know what the workouts are and I've already tested the workouts in my gym or at home, then I can picture these workouts and I can run them through front to back, back to front, and basically I know what I'm going to feel like, I know my heart rate's going to be up here, I know that my legs are going to burning here, I know that I'm going to be out of breath here, I know that I'm going to go from that barbell, pick up my rope to start my double unders, and to relax and to breathe.   James Newbury: (33:52) If I can go through it front to back, by the time I get there, instead of getting there and I only have maybe practised the workout once or twice at home, if I know what the workout is, I've already practised that work out 100 times inside the float tanks, so my mind's not so shocked when something doesn't go quite right, because I'm already visualised that thing going wrong, I've already visualised that thing going right. So I don't have to think so much, all these different little... And even a thought process, a conversation, all these things add up to extra energy used, so if I can decrease that and decrease any anxiety that I have towards an event or decrease any doubt that I have in my mind about the way it's going to feel, like the last thing that I want to happen is, I don't want to get to an event, get halfway through, start my box jumps, and just go like, "Man, my legs feel way heavier than what I've expected."   James Newbury: (34:50) I want to be able to get those box jumps and like, "Yeah, I know what this feels like, I've run through it before. I've done it before. I'm fine. You're good." You want those things to be positive, you don't want to get to an exercise and be like, "Oh, this is a negative feeling," it's like "I've really thought about it, it's fine, this is how you should feel. You're all good. You're fine, keep going." And that's what I can do in the float tank and that's what helps me. I'm pretty sure they've done some studies in the float tank with visualisation and they said it can be, after seeing a new movement, it can be 50% as effective just visualising the movement, obviously without the stress physically on the body by doing the movement. So you can teach yourself a lot of things just by really in depth visualisation practise. That's why I like [inaudible 00:35:34] competition.   Mason: (35:36) Man, so good. I'm laughing at the difference of our lives at the moment, I'm thinking, "Cool, I'm in the float tank," and you're talking of what I really like about is like something I forget again, like you're on the forefront of like an athletic mindset and sometimes I forget, those same techniques, if they used in the upper echelons of performance, they should just be used in everyday life because they're the proven ones that are just going to bloody work.   James Newbury: (36:07) Yeah.   Mason: (36:08) Tahnee's having conversations with a lot of managers, talking about going in, preparing conversations with employees or if it goes this way, if they get a yes, if you get a no, if you get pushed back and getting all this... So I'm like a little bit different, I'm thinking about my application about thinking goals around management structures and getting a four-year-old to bed and what happens if it goes one way, what happens if it goes another way, what if you get pushed back and all I'm seeing is that just across the board it's cultivating an ability to have preparation, presence, not just being behind the eight-ball, but just being proactive going into your activities.   James Newbury: (36:49) Totally, totally. And you can even do... For instance if that's how you want to spend your float tank session, or even a portion of your float tank session. Let's just say you get into the tank and you still feel elated from the outside world, spend the first 30 minutes of your float tank doing a visualisation practise and running through what you want to get out of a business meeting and from there, after that, then say, "Okay, cool," when your mind starts to trail off, which it will, you'll think about something completely different and you'll be like, "Wait a second, I was thinking about my business meeting and now I'm thinking about something else?" That's when you can say, "Okay, cool. Now I'm just going to do some breathing, I'm going to relax, I'm going to fall asleep and I'm going to catch up on a little bit of sleep, or I'm just going to sit here and just let whatever happens happen for the next 30 minutes. I'm just going to enjoy peace time."   James Newbury: (37:36) So then you get that really relaxed theta brain waves going on, rather than that heightened active mind thinking about that visualisation process. So you get the best of both worlds.   Mason: (37:47) Yeah. It's so good. I've only done it twice and the last time I did it over in Perth, I wrote down everything that was swimming around in my brain beforehand... I was just like, "Okay, I'm going to have this business meeting, I'm going a chat about this, I've got this idea for a comedy skit," I just got it all down out of my head so that I knew... I do the same before sleep sometimes.   James Newbury: (38:13) Yeah. Totally, totally. And the tank is a great place as well, because you know that you're not going to be interrupted, whereas anywhere else I am, unless you really you know you're going to be home alone, or you know your phone's off, it's on do not disturb, the float tank is a place where you can not be contacted. It's like no ones coming in, no one you touch... You can't hear anything, and then on top of that as well you're in a place where you are at the most... There is no interruption and also no interruptions, but there's no stimulus, there's no light, there's no sound, there's no touch sensation, everything is dulled to it's complete bare minimum, as much as you possibly can. That's a really good opportunities for really good ideas to pop up.   James Newbury: (38:58) Every time Kayla gets in the float tank she comes out and she's like, "Oh, I just thought of all these really cool stuff that I really want to implement." She writes it all down and then it could spur on a great idea that formulates or manifests into something really cool for you. It's a practise you don't have to do all the time, you can do it once a fortnight or once a month. I like to get in there for the recovery benefits of the magnesium and the destress on the joints a few times a week, but then if I'm getting in there for something else... You could even just do it once a fortnight or once a month and just go in there for a bit of a reset period. And I think that's quite all right too.   Mason: (39:38) I'm convinced. I'm going to get back into it a bit.   James Newbury: (39:42) Yeah. That's great.   Mason: (39:43) You mentioned meditation, have you got a meditation practise as well?   James Newbury: (39:48) Typically, for my meditation, all I really do is I like to just focus on my breath, otherwise my mind goes crazy. So if I can just bring it all back down to focusing on my breath, that's pretty much how my meditation goes down and I usually follow it as a particular frame set of long breath in, long breath hold, long breath out, long breath hold, and I'll repeat that, repeat that, repeat that, unless I'm going through a guided meditation, which sometimes I'll do. I'll just jump on to either YouTube or Spotify and play it through a little speaker and I'll do a guided meditation, and I'll just try and follow that if I don't feel like following my breath control, if I feel like listening to someone's voice in a guided meditation, then I'll do it like that.   James Newbury: (40:37) But any type of peace time is good, I think. For what I have to do everyday in terms of training, any type of passive relaxation or passive guided meditation or passive stretching with some breath control work is going to be nurturing that parasympathetic. So anything like that is great. I haven't stepped into the realm of being a great meditator, but I also don't understand what a great meditator is. At the moment from what I feel, if I can just focus on nurturing my breath while I'm doing nothing, letting my body just relax and do what it feels, then I'm probably in a good state there, instead of forcing myself to lift weights and run and do all this other stuff.   Mason: (41:27) I don't think anyone's a real great meditator. I think that's a-   James Newbury: (41:33) My mind goes crazy all the time. It's like you get into a Meta-State, it's the same old thing like, "Stop thinking, you're meditating. Stop thinking." Those thoughts are going to pop into your head anyway, so one thing that I can do to try and reduce that, is to just float for my breath and count my breath, count my breath, count my breath, and just relax and just simplify everything. This is going to have to happen at some point, especially when I'm out surfing, because I know my friends at some point are going to want me to go surf some really big waves at some point and I'm going to see something on the horizon that's coming for me, and it's going to want to eat me, and I'm going to have to relax, because if that thing hits me on the head, I'm going to have to be able to be super relaxed and if you start to panic in a stressful situation, you're probably going to come out second-best.   James Newbury: (42:17) So learning how to control and relax is, I think a really good part of it starting in an area as relaxed as your own bedroom or your float tank or your shrine, if you've got a shrine set up at your house, that's a very good way to start the process, so then when you do jump into a stressful situation or I'm at the CrossFit games and things aren't going well, I can reset a little bit easier. It's just making little gains everyday.   Mason: (42:48) Just quickly on that, I really appreciate finding that stillness and ability to connect to your breath. Again it just falls hand-in-hand with everything you're talking about, with how to actually get that out for the performance which is consistency, and finding that little sweet spot of that moment within that yin, very important. Just quickly, even for my own benefit, I like hearing how people get it through that point in your... If you're doing seven minutes of burpees when just get back, and you're five minutes in when you hit that place where it is actually becoming a grind, what have you got going on, is it a collection of inner talk?   James Newbury: (43:29) Yeah. 100%, mate. You're on the point, right on the ball there. It's [inaudible 00:43:36] get three and a half minutes in, or four minutes into something and it starts to hurt really bad, and it's like, "Man, I don't remember hurting this much before," but probably it did. I just think to myself... I just simplify it, it's like, "What's my next move? What's my next move? Get down, get up, get down, get up," and I just think about that in my head. It's just like, "You gotta get down, you got to get back up," and that's it and then I'll count. So everything comes down to counting for me, typically if I want to get through something and it's super difficult, I just count.   James Newbury: (44:08) So I'll just count on a rhythm on a metronome and I just count my breath, if I need to take a quick break, then I'll count, "One, two," and then get back into it. And if you get to five minutes in my burpees set and it's starting to get really bad, it's just like, " Just get down. Cool, get up," and then it simplifies the next movement so don't think too far ahead. If I was in the Iron Man for instance when I did that, if I was already thinking about my run while I was in the swim and my run was still seven hours away, then I would not be putting myself in the best position to keep a positive mindset. All I had to do when I was doing my swim, and it was a 60 minutes swim, it's 3.8k's in the open water, all I had to do was focus on just one little thing and that was stay on a person's feet in front of me. So all I would do is I would breathe, swim, breathe, breathe, look at the feet, breathe, swim, look at the feet.   James Newbury: (45:11) You talk to yourself a lot and you... I guess everyone has their own little tricks and tips that they go through in their mind to get them through whatever they're doing, but try and make it very basic. I like to make it basic like all I wanted to do was breathe out, breathe in, check the feet, breathe out, breathe in, check the feet. And then I just did that for an hour. And then once that was done when I was on the bike, I just did the same thing, it's just like. "Breathe through your nose, breathe out, breathe through your nose, breath out," I just did that for five hours. You get used to it and the better you practise doing these things, it's like everyone has those negative thoughts and sometimes it's just like they'll come and they'll go, but I've never done a workout that hasn't ended.   James Newbury: (45:56) It's not like you're going to be stuck in this limbo forever of doing a consistent workout for the rest of your life. It eventually finishes and you'll feel good at the end and sometimes you won't feel good, but sometimes you do. And it's just simplifying it, keeping the things basic and probably what you think about when you work out is probably what I think about too. It's just we got to keep trekking here, we gotta keep going like, "We're going to get it done. It's all going to be fine," and you know you get stuck into a 10k run and you're struggling about three k's in, you're just like, "No, let's keep going, let's get another 100 metres, let's get another 200 metres, let's get another 300 metres. Oh that tree looks good, look at that tree," and then you just keep your mind occupied.   James Newbury: (46:39) But typically for me, it always comes back to my breath. I'm not going to be able to move forward if my breath is not working, so I always come back to breath and just remember to breathe, breathe, move, breathe, move, breathe, move, and that pretty much goes to any exercising thing that I do, whether it be seven minutes of burpees or whether it be like an Iron Man or an event at the CrossFit games, it's always just breathe, move and you always come back down to the level of training that you've done. So just breathe and move, breathe and move, breathe and move, if we don't breathe, we're dead. So I think that's one of the key things that we have to focus on and learn how to breathe well, and at the end of the day if you breathe, you got to keep moving and you'll be fine.   Mason: (47:29) I find that inspiring, because as you said, it's probably not that different, and I don't think it is [crosstalk 00:47:38] practise. Yeah, it's faith in yourself in the process and it's also knowing that this simple approach is the approach, there's not some technique that athletes or anyone else has. It's just about sharpening that sword and yeah that's awesome.   James Newbury: (47:56) Yeah. Well that's exactly right.   Mason: (48:01) Post-workout. What are you doing, what's your unique little like pre-workout flow, anything to help you, besides the ice baths so good for inflammation and that, but have you got any supplements or techniques to just amp up your performance and make sure that you're recovering well from... Whether it's supplement and dietarily.   James Newbury: (48:28) Yep. Typically, what I like to do, I've always been a big fan of Cordyceps. I've always found that to be a big part of what I like to use, especially when I really want to get really fit, I love my Cordyceps, So in the morning, typically what I'll do, depending if I'm doing a big long cardio session I'd like to do it fasting, and if I do it fasting, I would usually not have anything until after, but if I'm doing a weightlifting session where I don't want a head spin or a dizzy head, I'll usually like first thing in the morning, I'll have some oats with some berries. And then I'll typically, a lot of the mornings, I'll have a coffee with Kayla, sometimes it might be a decaf coffee, but we try and get organic coffee and then I'll have some Amp-V.   James Newbury: (49:19) Amp-V which is like a peppermint oil from ATP, I feel I like that as well, but then in terms of like a flow that I go through, I always like to start my workouts with a bit of movement and then I'll usually go through a bit of a stretch, open up my hips, and at the moment I'm super sore. So stretching and opening up is what works really well for me, but in terms of a bit of a perk, a pick-me-up, it might be a bit of Amp-V with a shot of coffee or something like that. But I'm also wary that I don't want to be reliant on the caffeine too. That's something that in the past I haven't really attended to, but now I'm starting to realise that it's something I don't want to be relying on all the time. That's typically what I like to go towards.   James Newbury: (50:12) I don't like to look at anything like a crazy pre-workout with... I don't have anything with chemicals involved, I like everything to be supernatural like a coffee and some peppermint oil. It's like it's pretty much the extent that I go, and that makes me feel [inaudible 00:50:28], but then sometimes it's also good for me to workout without having coffee and just get in the flow just have some water and get some things like that, just to not feel like I'm relying on it all the time, because there'll come a point in time where I'll have to compete and I won't have the option.   Mason: (50:45) Are you doing much after? Do you focus on anything like an anti-inflammatory or joint support or anything like that?   James Newbury: (50:54) Yes, yes. So post-workout, presently I've been using some msm.   Mason: (51:04) That's right.   James Newbury: (51:04) So I got some msm now which is great. So typically what I'll do, I like to put in place a bit of a protocol after my workout, which is I go straight to the sauna. So I listen to a few podcasts about heat therapy post-workout and I think it's a big benefit for me, I love doing it. So as soon as I finish my workout, I'll go and have a sauna, I'll do some stretching in the sauna, I'll do breath work so I can get that oxygen back into my system because I probably just depleted it really bad, and then I'll finish with either a cold shower or a cold plunge or [inaudible 00:51:39] I'll go to the ocean. And then from there, something to try and revitalise myself. Usually after a workout I'll have typically like five to 600 mils of coconut water. I'll have a little bit of Hemp protein powder, I'll have a little bit of Creatine. I'm plant-based now so I don't have any animal products, so I like to have a little bit of Creatine in my post-workout smoothie, and then I'll put some mushrooms in that too.   James Newbury: (52:08) So looking at things like key & gene and then like my Cordyceps as well. So I just pack it all into a smoothie, maybe put a bit of baby spinach in there and if I'm knowing that I have to workout again [inaudible 00:52:23] later that day I'll probably also chuck in maybe a little bit of organic maple syrup too, just to get some carbohydrates back in the body, and sometimes I'll add in two or three bananas, just depending what I've got on hand. But yeah, I'm a big smoothie fan, so I'll do smoothies all day long. That's typically what I like to have after a workout.   Mason: (52:44) It's the best way to pack it in, with those sugars, and especially you doing all the formulas and blends as well, a bit of creatine... Nothing beats a smoothie when you're doing it in that way, when you... Everyone listening as I just talk about smoothies here, and in winter and if you haven't got the constitution you have a bit of ginger, he's putting the Qi blend in as well, bit of ginger we like to... Just put in a bit of ginger, a bit of cinnamon, I've always got to mention, because I've mentioned it so many times and there's so many people who fall into the smoothie culture and then they start getting loose bowel movements or bloating. There's this real secret, especially in the Instagram world, like this secret symptomology around smoothie taking, which I don't realise because I was probably similar to you, I always thrived on them and had such great bowel movements and digest.   James Newbury: (53:42) Yeah. 100%. Yeah. I've been a big smoothie fan for years, I've just always done it, I just feel like I just love the taste of the smoothie. It's predigested for you, because you blended it up really, really well, and then you can just chuck in all these really cool ingredients, you can just chuck it all in there, you can pile it all up, you put it in. And you just feel like you're getting so nourished from it, because you're putting in some really good carbohydrates, you're putting in some really good fats, some really good protein, and then you're putting in your medicinal mushrooms, then you're putting in all the things you hear, your phytonutrients as well, you're just getting this little hit of nutrition that's just going to help revitalise the body and help you to repair from what you've just done to it, especially after a workout.   James Newbury: (54:28) And this goes for day-to-day stuff too. Even if you're not working out as much, your body still needs this stuff to be able to continue to repair and function. A lot of our energy is just used in thought process and people that are working stressful jobs, it's all relative. You need to be able to replenish that, or there'll be consequences to pay if you don't treat your body well, and if you can get it all into a smoothie a couple of times a day, then you're getting a big hit of nutrition. But then typically, a meal afterwards would be something fermented, like a sauerkraut or pickled ginger, or something like that with some rice and some tofu, and make some pomegranate or something like that, and some berries. That's what I would go to for a lunchtime or something like that. That's my go-to, easy meal prep.   Mason: (55:18) Sweet, man. Bringing this home, what's this new E-commerce, is this you're working on?   James Newbury: (55:25) So during COVID, I noticed that a lot of people were working out at home and I was like. "Man these guys, they're using their phones a lot to time their workouts." So we created a little miniature timer that you can basically, it's magnetic so you can stick it to the fridge or you can stick it to a freezer or if you've got a home rig and you want to stick it to something metal you can stick it. It comes with a little tripod. But basically it's a home gym timer, but it's miniature, so it's only very small, but it gives you that feeling of working out at your local gym. You can set it for intervals, you can set it for Tabata, you can set it for up and down, you can set it for stopwatch, it's basically just allowing people to have this feeling of training in their gym with their miniature gym timer, without having to use their phones.   James Newbury: (56:18) And the good thing about it, it's rechargeable, so you can take it anywhere you go. So if you want to travel with it, you can travel with it, you can still time your workouts, if you're in quarantine you can do it in quarantine, if you're in lockdown you can keep [inaudible 00:56:33] in your living room and you can work out with it. But yeah. In essence, it's just a miniature, portable gym timer that's run on a battery. It's very simple and I don't know why I didn't think of that years ago.   Mason: (56:45) I actually didn't make the connection, I must have saw it on your-   James Newbury: (56:50) Yeah   Mason: (56:52) ... Instagram. Anyway, I sent it to Waz, and he's like "Oh yeah, I know," and I'm like, "Get one for Kat's place."   James Newbury: (56:57) Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll have to send him one.   Mason: (57:00) Oh, man. He would love that. And I think we'll grab one, what we might do is I might order two, I might order one. Because we've got a little gym at SuperFeast and I like going and using them.   James Newbury: (57:14) Great.   Mason: (57:15) Something like that will be really... I've got my little interval things, especially for swinging kettlebells and things like that. It's just really magic. We might give one away as well, because I've doing [inaudible 00:57:29] for every podcast.   James Newbury: (57:30) Yeah, yeah, yeah. For sure. Totally. We'll organise it. For sure. Definitely.   Mason: (57:34) Well, sweet. That's tied itself up into a nice neat little package.   James Newbury: (57:41) Totally.   Mason: (57:43) Awesome. Man, I appreciate it so much, especially, selfishly this has been really good for me because I am... Yeah, I've got two weeks left off, I've had two months off, January, February, from the business. One of the things I've really been trying to do is get back into my business and get back into my workouts. You were talking about like having those eight weeks off, like long days. I feel like it's been four years with a kid and I would really like to go have a real proper workout, and so it's been really nice, I've got such a strong yin practise as well which is probably where I go to as a safe space, to actually start going in and really exerting myself in a yang space and it's been good to chat.   James Newbury: (58:34) Yeah. I'm glad. Well, the best thing I think I could recommend, is don't set the standard to do an hour or two hours, just set 10 minutes and do 10 minutes persistently for a month every day and make it super simple, like do burpees for one minute, take a minute off, and do that for five rounds. And start with that, and then the next day do something different, but don't make them long. And then once the consistency gets into rhythm, it snowballs and then it's easier to then do 15 minutes and 20 minutes and 30 minutes, if you eventually want to. I wouldn't set the standard to be working out for an hour every day if I wasn't competing like I do, I wouldn't be doing a full two hour session every day. I would be doing you know what feels good and I'd probably be spending more time surfing to be honest. And count your surfing sessions as workouts too.   Mason: (59:31) Sweet. We had a little shorey happening, so I might put my flippers on actually.   James Newbury: (59:39) 100%, 100%. [inaudible 00:59:42].   Mason: (59:45) Thanks, bro. Everyone we're going to put all links to [5NStudio 00:59:52], your Instagram, anywhere you particularly want to send people to have a look, things you're up to at the moment?   James Newbury: (01:00:01) Yep. Perfect. I love it.   Mason: (01:00:03) Sweet, sweet, sweet. All right. Man, go well. You got time to surf or you working out, what are you doing now?   James Newbury: (01:00:10) I'm working out again. I just finished my morning session and I've got an afternoon session to do and then once I finish that, I have some family commitments. I've got to put the boyfriend hat back on and then I'm going out to Kayla's aunties place for her 60th. Another couple of hours of working out and then just a little bit of rest till tomorrow.   Mason: (01:00:35) Well, love to the fam. Love to Kayla.   James Newbury: (01:00:38) Thank you.   Mason: (01:00:38) Thanks so much, bro.   James Newbury: (01:00:40) Pleasure.

Summary: When you meet James Buckley, you see his smile. He eminates joy, kindess, and curiosity. These traits have taken him from a Publix bag handler to software sales, to Director of Business Development at a leading sales training company, JB Sales Training. We discussed alot in this episode about James's threads in his sales career, what genuine curiosity really is, the power of learning from different generations, and most importantly why kindess is the common characteristic in all the worlds salespeople. Key Moments: 7:00 - How James used his personal skills throughout his entire career. And what got him a $250 tip at Publix as a bag handler. 14:53 - You have to be willing to grow personally if you want to be able to grow professionally. 20:15 - Difference of genuine curiosity vs selective genuine curiosity. 30:00 - What James learned in his sales career that most sales trainers dont teach. Connect with James https://www.linkedin.com/in/matttenney/ (LinkedIN) https://ondemand.jbarrows.com/ (JB Sales On Demand) Connect with Us! https://www.linkedin.com/company/53108426/admin/ (LinkedIN: ) https://stories-of-selling-human.captivate.fm/ (Website: )

What James is saying is that a sure sign of someone who hasn't had the Word implanted in their heart is how they talk. They have a loose tongue, or they talk a good game, or they criticize other peoplethey haven't bridled their tongue.

GUESTS BIO James Murphy - started his short term rental journey in the UK just 2 years ago with his wife Stephanie. In 2 years they have grown their portfolio to over 300 properties and are on track to end 2021 with 500 units. James is passionate about the industry and helping others get started and scale their short term rental business. You can visit James' website https://opulentlivingnow.com HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 04:06 James' biography/introduction 05:10 How James started their short term rental business. 11:42 How he runs all his properties. 12:28 How they transitioned their model. 15:18 Their revenue split with their investors. 16:18 How they manage their investor's properties. 17:15 Their 1st-year evolution from a business and team standpoint. 24:22 How their economy of scales works. 27:51 Their partnerships. 29:56 Theirs systems and how it evolved to help automate their properties. 36:50 How tinkering/tweaking some systems can create 6 figure bumps. 38:53 What James would do if he had to restart everything from scratch. 42:26 Where can people learn more about James Murphy? 44:04 James' secret to success in short term rentals. NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS): "We don't think we've got all the answers or have arrived at any kind of destination but very much still learning on the job and figuring out how we can be excellent in the industry." - James Murphy "You have to have a very strong interiors team that can not only get the apartments off the ground when you're launching 10/20 a week but also maintain that quality and excellent and visual appeal in the process as well." - James Murphy "We're not trying to do it all at once. We're just trying to day by day add little tweaks, little changes, get a little bit better. Improve, improve, improve." - James Murphy "If you're going to go somewhere you've got to be more towards the end of the spectrum where you're willing to take some risk." - James Murphy CONNECTING WITH THE GUESTS Instagram: @jameszmurphy Website: https://opulentlivingnow.com

APPLY NOW to work with me! https://brookethomas321708.typeform.com/to/cHCppKqW thefaithfreebie.com Join Brooke's mental wellness team: myamareglobal.com/10039/en-US/ Follow Brooke on Social Media https://www.brookethomas.com/ facebook.com/groups/liveoutloudtribe/ instagram.com/liveoutloudbrooke linkedin.com/in/thomasbrooke Wealth shaming and generational poverty are for real. Some feel bad for having more, while others feel stuck with less. So, how do we start to see money as something we deserve? Listen in as Gretchen Heinen explains what the Bible says about prosperity and how YOU can earn multiple six figures as an entrepreneur! Question Highlights What do you tell people who pivoted during the pandemic and feel guilty about their success when so many others are suffering financially? What guides you in your business when it comes to what the Bible says about wealth? I love knowing that you learned most of your entrepreneurial skills form Google and YouTube. Can you expand on this and give people some hope around using the internet for good? How was joining a mastermind a game-changer for you? How did you help your husband understand how important it was to invest in yourself? You believe in creating multiple income streams. What would you say to someone with a full-time job who doesn't think they have time? What would you say to someone who lost their job in the pandemic and doesn't know where to begin? Being a mom hasn't stopped you from running multiple businesses. When life gets overwhelming for you, how do you re-center? How did you learn to ask the Holy Spirit for guidance? How long have you been doing that? Can you share your journey around this? In this episode, you will learn about… What Scripture tells us about success being our birthright and the role mindset plays in attracting abundance The true definition of prosperity and how to hold it in your heart (regardless of your circumstances) How you can make money doing ANYTHING provided it solves a problem for people Why creating a movement is the best way to sell a product How losing their 9-to-5 jobs during the pandemic made room for Gretchen and her husband to seek out better opportunities How Gretchen prays for the Holy Spirit to reveal what is ‘mission critical' What James 1:2-4 teaches us about growing stronger through times of trial Show Notes Wealth shaming and generational poverty are real issues for a lot of people. Some feel bad for having more, while others feel stuck with less. Money can get into your mind, and if you don't control the narrative, a poor mindset can do a lot of damage. So, how do you learn to look at money differently and start to see it as something you deserve? What if you could earn multiple six-figures and show up BIG for your God-given calling? Gretchen Heinen built multiple income streams that add up to seven figures. And she did it ON THE SIDE while working full-time as a nurse! Today, she teaches others to do the same through her Net Worth It School, a faith-based business mentorship platform that offers 1:1 coaching, entrepreneurship courses and a monthly membership program to help people create financial legacy. Gretchen is also the host of the Net Worth It Podcast. On this episode of The Live Out Loud Show, Gretchen joins Brooke to discuss the true definition of prosperity, explaining what the Bible says about wealth and why it's our birthright. Gretchen explains how she made her husband understand the importance of investing in a mastermind (and how she earned that $10K back in one weekend!) and offers advice on creating multiple streams of income—with or without a full-time job. Listen in for insight on asking the Holy Spirit for guidance when you're feeling overwhelmed and learn to leverage Scripture to shift your money mindset and start building the abundance you deserve. Connect with Gretchen Heinen Gretchen's Website Gretchen on Instagram Net Worth It Podcast Resources Bible Hub Gretchen's Permission to Speak Course Gretchen's Idea to Launch Course Laura Vanderkam's TED Talk on Time Craig Groeschel on ‘Mission Critical' Astuteness in Business Conference Email brooke@brookethomas.com

What's the first thing you should know about James Rosebush? He's basically a relentless fellow who will grow your company through the power of words. Carrying decades-worth of knowledge under his sleeves, James has helped his clients throughout the world with management strategies, finance and wealth management, marketing, leadership coaching, and communications. His varied skill set led him to a stint in the White House, where he served at the communications arm of a former president. He will share this experience with us and drop a lot of tactics and secrets in public speaking, which he included in his Amazon no.1 best-selling book, “Winning Your Audience.” Tune in! Get right into the episode and learn from James how to communicate like a president! In this Episode: [00:01 - 10:13] Opening Segment Boost your EQ by 10% and your sales by 20%! Free e-course link below I introduce and welcome James Rosebush Connection among business, speaking, and music A life-changing journey to Moscow [10:14 - 24:13] Core of Effective Public Speaking First two foundations of effective public speaking Storytelling No inhibitions  The secrets of storytelling according to James A speech starts with an anecdote  The anecdote can be recalled easily The story you tell doesn't have to be yours  Read obituaries  What's the best way to tell a story?  Dramatic  [24:14- 34:35] Secrets to Break the 4th Wall Down James tells us why should learn about the 4th wall Bring that wall down  Connect with your audience Deliver the value of your speech Overcome the 4th wall Appreciation Respect Empathy What audience group scares James the most?  [34:36 - 45:02] Structure of Great Speech  What James learned from Ronald Reagan Failure is unacceptable in his situation You should be honest with and understand the media Be a well, not a fountain  The structure of a great speech Should be easy to follow Should have “elements” [45:03 - 57:38] Power of Words  James talks about the power of words Commands attention Expresses authenticity  How to win your audience according to James  Listen to his tips  [57:39 - 57:23] Closing Segment How to find James Links below  Last story from James Final words from me Tweetable Quotes: “The way of speaking today is to follow the journalistic style of writing.” - James Rosebush “When you learn how to be an effective public speaker, you're really learning who you are.” - James Rosebush Resources Mentioned:  FREE e-course to master body language and micro-expressions to boost your EQ by 10% and sales by 20%. Check it out https://bit.ly/3bGGN2Z (here).  James' book: https://amzn.to/3il44J2 (Winning Your Audience) Book: https://amzn.to/39ASCEY (How to Win Friends and Influence People) https://bit.ly/2LGBqGa (Frederick Douglass) https://bit.ly/2XKR8Th (Martin Luther King, Jr.)  https://barackobama.com/ (Barack Obama) https://bit.ly/2XOD0bq (Bill Clinton)   Email jsrosebush@growthstrategy.us to connect with James or check out his https://bit.ly/3qqPouJ (LinkedIn), https://bit.ly/2KnxKss (YouTube), and https://bit.ly/35HUZEY (Instagram). Visit https://www.growthstrategy.us/ (GrowthStrategy) to learn more about their work.  Do you want James to be your public speaking coach? Sign up https://bit.ly/3bSa9LA (here). Know more about https://bit.ly/39H2bCF (economic-social governance). You can connect with me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregricecxeffortgeek/ (LinkedIn), https://twitter.com/gregjrice (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/gregjrice/ (Instagram), and https://www.facebook.com/gregory.rice.372/ (Facebook). Join https://www.facebook.com/groups/jointhecommunicationnation/ (The Communication Nation) and learn from others in the community. Feel free to email me at gregrice79@yahoo.com, I'd love to hear from you!

In this episode, you will learn: • About James • How James started in the real estate investing business • James’ thoughts about stem cell therapy • The big learning experience that James had • James’ horizontal and vertical incomes • About James’ other business investments • What James does to stay fit and healthy • James’ life happiness index score • All about extreme accountability • James’ biggest business and personal goals for 2021 • The three past and future greatest hits in James’ life • Plus, so much more! James Aduna was born in the Philippines and moved to the United States at the age of 5. He grew up in New York City/New Jersey and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. James enjoys staying physically active and has competed in several Triathlons, Spartan Races and SealFit events. Today, he incorporates Meditation, Visualization, Box Breathing and Yoga in his daily routine. In his free time, he enjoys anything related to personal, professional, and financial growth. He also spends time with friends/family and fellow GoBro’s. James’ favorite books are Think & Grow Rich and Rich Dad Poor Dad. His favorite podcasts are Maxout with Ed Mylett and Impact Theory. James works in BioTech Sales in Tissue Regeneration. In addition, he invests in out of state SFH’s and Multi-family properties. Currently, he owns 15 doors in Memphis, TN and Little Rock, AR (just escrow in another 12 unit in Memphis). In addition, he is an LP in a 100+ Unit Apartment Syndication in Virginia and is working toward his goal of acquiring 60 doors in his portfolio. James decided to join the Tribe to surround himself with a community of like-minded men that will hold him accountable to his personal, professional, and real estate goals. He is excited to learn, grow and give back to the GoBundance Tribe!

Seasons Greetings, and welcome to the first of our Top Landing Gear Christmas Specials!Our next two episodes are devoted to our aviation expert and pilot James Cartner. By ‘devoted’, what we really mean is James will be taking centre stage answering the many excellent questions our listeners have sent in, as well as some of our own. And of course we are all extremely devoted to Jimbo. What James doesn’t know about aviation could be written on a piece of paper stretching from the earth to the moon and back, and back again. But he sounds convincing and we believe everything he says. Jez’s Quick Facts about James sound more like a wedding speech, but nevertheless, James’s life has been so very nearly almost interesting. As always the undoubted highlight of the podcast is our Christmas themed quiz, which you would think would give Roy and Jez a decent chance of at least being competitive with our expert James. You would think. Anyway, pour yourself several really strong sherries before listening, and with luck you’ll sleep through the whole thing.Part two follows next week, when we’ll be announcing the winner of the best question to have been submitted. I mean, it’s like Christmas has come early. Enjoy!    

Few people have the mindset it takes to become an elite athlete. Many find it hard to commit to the hours of training, strict diets, prioritizing sleep, let alone doing it all with a physical disability at the same time. My guest today, James Roberts, refuses to let his physical disability put limits on what he believes he is capable of. James is a paralympic athlete, entrepreneur, podcast host, and international speaker with 15 years of experience in exercise, diet, and mindset as a coach.James and I talk about his disability, his incredible mindset, his business, and his upcoming recipe book, just to name a few of the amazing topics. Tune in to Episode 63 to learn how to stop setting limits on yourself, what James recommends for keeping up with fitness during the pandemic, and his inspiring journey to where he is today. Some Questions I AskCan you give us a bit of a rundown on your background and what you’ve overcome? (3:37)What are some of the things you’ve accomplished athletically? (9:51)What went into your decision to pursue athletics? (11:41)What do you do on a daily basis? (15:25)Can you give a few guidelines for people concerned with their fitness right now? (20:49)In This Episode You Will LearnWhat James disability is and his inspiring mindset (6:46)What sports James has been involved in and found success in (10:53)The types of clients that James works with (18:09)What James recommends for people who are concerned about COVID-19 impacting their fitness (21:22)About James recipe book (24:27)Connect with James:Facebook PageJames Roberts Recipe BookInstagramTwitterThe Mindset Athlete PodcastUseful Rejuvenaging Resources:Website: https://www.thementalhealthgym.com/Book: Dr. Ron Kaiser -Rejuvenaging: The Art and Science of Growing Older with EnthusiasmEmail: ron.kaiser@thementalhealthgym.comTEDx Talk: Aging Enthusiastically to Make the World a Better Place See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this program, Chip continues his study of Chapter 1 of the book of James. James was the half-brother of Jesus, who became the leader of the Christian church in Jerusalem. But circumstances turned ugly for those believers, and their world was turned upside down. What James said to encourage them, has the same relevance for anyone today, whose world is turned upside down. He brought God’s answer then, and we have it now. When you need answers, God offers a resource you don’t want to miss.

There’s an expression that says “Talk is cheap”, and the point is that it’s easier to say something than to do it. James would have liked that expression. James 2:14-26 focuses on the theme of faith and action, expanding on being both a hearer and a doer of God’s word. Don’t just say you believe or trust God, follow it through with action and do what he says. If you are trying to have a quiet time, getting started in a relationship with God or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.In fifteen minutes or less you will listen to God's word for you, reflect on it and learn to pray to God as well as carry that word with you through the rest of your day. It's a perfect way to get started!In season four we are praying through some of the letters in the Bible. We continue praying through James, one of the General Letters filled with practical teaching and wisdom. Like the Proverbs and wisdom Psalms, James makes us think deeper about our faith and also challenges us to act on our insights. The last half of James 2 shifts from talking about the rich and the poor and fulfilling the law to talk about faith and action. Traditionally, some readers have noted the similarity between Paul's discussion of faith and works in his letters and tried to explain why James seems to have the opposite emphasis. This is a misreading because Paul and James really aren't addressing the same issue. Paul is concerned about people relying on works of righteousness for their own salvation. James is focused on demonstrating the sincerity of faith. What James does here expands on what he said in 1:17-27 about hearing the word (only) and doing the word. He will return to this theme of faith and action again before he finishes the letter, so it is a major point of his teaching. He uses two examples to illustrate his point: Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac, and Rahab sheltering the spies in Jericho. We are using the letters to grow closer to God in season four. We can't exhaust the riches in each part of scripture we cover, but you can go deeper into them on your own using our four step process. You can download the helpsheet that details and demonstrates the four step process we use on First Fifteen using Psalm 1.If you want to get more daily encouragement you can follow me on Twitter or Instagram @WordofPrayer15 . Go ahead and get started listening and follow/subscribe to this podcast to hear more from God's word. You can also find us on Facebook at Word of Prayer 15.We have a course on Philemon and Colossians for in-depth Bible study called "Christ Supreme". If you are interested in going deeper, check out the links on our website or the Facebook page. Additional resources at the Word of Prayer website https://word-of-prayer.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=30142397)

#143 Have you ever been curious about the way you breathe? Or even about your breath itself? Generally, we all go through the motions of inhaling and exhaling everyday with little to no thought. We don’t notice our breath unless we’re not breathing! But as you will hear in my conversation this week with the amazing James Nestor, there are so many health benefits that come from breathing correctly. James is a science journalist who has written for the Scientific American, the Outside Magazine, National Public Radio, The New York Times and more and in this episode he is here with me to discuss his newest book Breath: The New Science of Lost Art and the importance of our breath in maintaining our mental and physical health. If only more of us knew how to breath correctly we would not need to rely on many medications and alike. So, if you are interested in the breath and breathwork, or if you are a mouth-breather, this one is for you. About James: James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside Magazine, The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Public Radio, Surfer's Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, and more. He spent the last several years working on a book called Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. His book explores the million-year-long history of how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly and why we’re suffering from a laundry list of maladies because of it. He ended up traveling the world in an attempt to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. He discovered that the answers weren’t found in pulmonology labs but in the muddy digs of ancient burial sites, secret Soviet facilities, New Jersey choir schools, and the smoggy streets of Sao Paulo. Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. www.mrjamesnestor.com Key points with time stamp: James’s work in his own words (2:29) The reception of James’s book, Breath, and the effect of the book on James (3:17) How did James first enter the field of Breathwork? (5:15) James’s first experience with breathing classes and Sudarshan kriya (9:49) James’s journey with writing Breath as a science journalist (11:52) Bridging the gap between the spiritual and medical aspects of breathing (14:58) The resistance around breathwork (20:40) How James went through some of the breathing experience in his book (22:35) The side effects of mouth-breathing (24:59) The relationship between breathing and longevity (27:43) What surprised James most while writing Breath (31:03) Is how we breathe talked about in mainstream media and western medicine? (33:13) The changes to James’s own habits after writing Breath (34:24) Breathing through the nose while exercising (38:18) The correlation between breathing and altitude (40:28) A low point which became a blessing for James (45:00) James’s morning routine (45:47) A book recommendation from James (47:29) What James leaves us with (48:43) Mentioned in this episode: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, 2020. A book by James Nestor The Scientific American The Outside Magazine Men’s Journal National Public Radio The New York Times Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves, 2014. A book by James Nestor The Pan American Center BBC Radio Sudarshan kriya Harvard University Yale University Patrick MckKeown Stanford University Wim Hof Dr. Jayakar Nayak The Framingham Heart study Why We Swim, 2020. A book by Bonnie Tsui About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

Dr. James Canton (@futureguru) is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor. He is the CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a leading think tank he founded in 1990 that advises business, the Global Fortune 1000 (like IBM, GE, HP, Boeing, Intel and more) and many governments on future trends in innovation, financial services, health care, population, life sciences, energy, security, workforce, climate change, and globalization. In addition, James is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Research in Innovation at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, on the advisory board of the Corporate Eco Forum and has advised three White House Administrations, the National Science Foundation and MIT’s Media Lab, Europe. Dr. Canton is the author of the following books:The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the 21st Century (2006)Future Smart: Managing the Game-Changing Trends That Will Transform Your World (2015)Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Technology Will Transform Business in the 21st Century (2004)And James is no stranger to media. He was named “the Digital Guru” by CNN and “Dr. Future” by Yahoo, is a commentator on CNN and has been featured on/in CNBC, Fox, PBS, ABC, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Bloomberg Report, The New York Times, US News and World Report, CEO, CIO and CFO Magazines. And finally, Dr. Canton serves as Co-chairman of the Futures and Forecasting Track at Singularity University. In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:- How the pace of technology acceleration is accelerating- The 5 most impactful areas of tech- How government surveillance and privacy as balanced in the future- Why James is optimistic about the future- The future of work, even including AI- How humanity needs to reinvent healthcare- What it is like working in a governmental think tank- Why quantum computing will change the world- How James advises government and corporations about change and the future- What James learned working at Apple Computer- How systems thinking changes can solve most of the world’s problems- Why our education system is broken and how to fix it

One of the most essential functions for health and wellbeing of a human is just breathing. Breathing air. In and out. In fact, we do this 25,000 times a day. Yet, as today's guest James Nestor will share, a wide majority of us have lost the ability to breathe correctly wreaking havoc on our health. But all is not lost. Modern science agrees, that even the smallest adjustments in the way we inhale and exhale can have dramatic downstream positive effects. James Nestor is a journalist who has travelled the world to find out what is going on with our breathing. He has written for Outside, Scientific American, The Atlantic, Dwell, The New York Times, and many other publications. I first discovered his work with his book Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves which was a finalist for the 2015 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing, an Amazon Best Science Book of 2014, and more. What James has learned about the breathe to help with anxiety, asthma, sleep apnea, physical & mental performance, even rejuvenate internal organs, reverse auto-immune diseases, strengthening the immune system and so much more. Can't wait for you to dig in. Enjoy! Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world’s top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

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“Antarctica will change you for the rest of your life. It’s almost impossible to visit Antarctica and not return as an ambassador to Antarctica.” — Dr. James McClintock   For nearly 40 years, Dr. James McClintock has been visiting Antarctica to study the desolate continent’s ecosystem and marine biology. More recently, the Polar and Marine Biology professor’s research has largely encompassed the impacts of rapid climate change on Antarctica. He’s also become an advocate for educating others on the ramifications of global warming. In this episode of Leading with Genuine Care, learn what Dr. McClintock has learned during his 16 visits to the Antarctic, why climate change is rewriting our future, and how we can start smarter discussions about the effects of global warming.   In this episode, you’ll also learn: About his fascinating Antarctic adventures and discoveries How the Antarctic continent has changed since James began visiting What Antarctica can show us about the health of the entire planet How you can fight climate change Why James wants everyone to go out and vote If renewable energy is the key to a more sustainable future What James studies in Antarctica How studying organisms could help to cure serious diseases About the challenges of getting to Antarctica  What the impact of climate change will look like Why discussing climate change is so important The truth behind common green energy myths What you can do to fight climate change Why James wants everyone to  About James’ experience with Bill Gates in Antarctica What positive impact green and renewable energy could create   More About James McClintock Dr. James McClintock is the Endowed Professor of Polar and Marine Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He focuses on aspects of marine invertebrate nutrition, reproduction, and primarily, Antarctic marine chemical ecology. He and his team have become a worldwide authority on the ecology and the ecological impacts of climate change. Dr. McClintock’s research has been funded continuously over the past 30 years by the National Science Foundation. Over the past fifteen years, his research has focused on climate change and ocean acidification on Antarctic marine algae and invertebrates.  He has published 282 peer-reviewed scientific publications and his research has been featured in a variety of public media outlets including NPR, National Geographic Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine. His book Lost Antarctica: Adventures in a Disappearing Land was released in September 2012. His second book A Naturalist Goes Fishing, released in November 2015, combines fishing adventures with an overview of pressing needs for freshwater and marine conservation.  In June 2018, the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) awarded him their inaugural SCAR Medal for Education and Communication. In December 2018, he became the national face of the Nature Conservancy’s Can We Talk Climate campaign. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an elected Trustee of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and an elected Fellow of the Explorer's Club. In 1998 the United States Board on Geographic Names designated the geographic feature “McClintock Point” in honor of his contributions to Antarctic science.   Connect with James McClintock Twitter twitter.com/JiminAntarctica UAB in Antarctica www.uab.edu/antarctica/team/mcclintock Dr. James McClintock on The Moth Storytelling Podcast themoth.org/storytellers/james-mcclintock   Read James’ Books Lost Antarctica: Adventures in a Disappearing Land amzn.to/3c3Y6ci A Naturalist on Fishing: Casting in Fragile Waters from the Gulf of Mexico to New Zealand's South Island amzn.to/35JYNGr   Get Rob’s Weekly Newsletter Never miss an inspiring conversation about positive leadership on the Leading with Genuine Care podcast plus other great articles and insights. Click below and you’ll also get a download of his favorite mindful resources. https://www.donothingbook.com/resource-guide    Follow Rob Dube on Social Media  LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/robdube  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/rob.dube.1  Twitter:  twitter.com/robddube    Rob Dube’s Website www.donothingbook.com   Buy Rob’s book, donothing: The Most Rewarding Leadership Challenge You'll Ever Take   amzn.to/2y9N1TK

Welcome back to a new season of the show! Our first conversation is going to be a little different as we’ll be talking about this year’s picks for the 5x5x5 Russo Student Investment Fund. Joining me today is Tom Russo, who designed and funded this first-ever student investment fund at Columbia Business School in 2014, and students James Shen and Freda Zhuo, whose portfolio picks have performed particularly well. The 5x5x5 fund is run by the students of the Value Investing course at Columbia Business School, with ideas being submitted by the students each year. Five students are selected with five ideas that will be held in their entirety for five years. At the end of five years, the inflation-adjusted original amount is invested back into the fund and any other gains will be used to support scholarships for traditionally under-represented members of the class. As we enter year six of the fund, we’re taking a deeper look at the performance of the fund. On this episode, Tom, James, Freda and I discuss how the 5x5x5 fund is more valuable than others, why James and Freda selected the particular companies for investment, what they have learned since investing in those companies, overall observations of the past 5 years of the fund, and so much more!   Key Topics: Why the 5x5x5 fund is more valuable than other student-run funds (1:35) The higher purpose of the fund (2:42) How Nuance Communications attracted James’ attention (3:41) What James learned from his initial research into Nuance (4:43) The changes James has seen in the months since the initial investment was made (5:57) Why investors should be on the lookout for companies making the transition to cloud-based software (6:42) Getting comfortable with a long investment horizon (8:16) Nuance’s competitive advantages over new players entering the market (9:24) Why Freda became interested in investing in Aon PLC (11:09) What Freda has learned about Aon since investing (12:12) How Freda maintained confidence in Aon despite the hit caused by COVID-19 (13:05) Significant developments in the insurance industry due to COVID-19 (14:32) Aon’s risk management advantage (17:58) Why Aon’s customer-centric model gives them an extra edge in client retention (20:28) How Aon mitigates disintermediation risk (23:00) Using new technology as an advantage for Nuance communications (25:49) How Aon covers risks internally (28:15) The redistributive nature of the shock caused by the pandemic (31:57) Observations from the past five years of the 5x5x5 fund (33:09) What to consider when constructing a resilient portfolio (36:22) Tom’s review of the fund and participants (40:47) And much more!  Mentioned in this Episode: 5x5x5 Student Investment Fund James Shen’s Write-Up of Nuance Communications Freda Zhuo's Write-Up of Aon Plc  Thanks for Listening! Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at valueinvesting@gsb.columbia.edu. Follow the Heilbrunn Center on social media on Instagram, LinkedIn, and more!

Today Ben speaks with James Nestor, one of the world leaders in understanding the physiology of our breath and how it can impact our lives, our minds and bodies, and our resilience. In this info-packed episode you'll learn tangible ways to easily incorporate simple ideas and techniques that can have a dramatic impact on your mental state and clarity, anxiety levels, sleep, fitness, and more.  James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art was an instant New York Times bestseller. Nestor’s first book, Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves, was published in 2014 and was a finalist for the 2015 PEN/ESPN Award For Literary Sports Writing, an Amazon Best Science Book of 2014, and more. You can find out more about James and his work at mrjamesnestor.com. Thank you to our awesome show sponsor, makers of my favorite grassfed collagen and powdered MCT: BUBS, a company making just a few extremely high-quality products and giving back a whopping 10% of their sales to charity. I use their powdered collagen and MCT in my coffee every morning. Use the code BEN for a full 20% off your purchase at bubsnaturals.com   Timestamps   [00:32] Introducing our guest, James Nestor & their work, the amazing book; “Breath”. [01:09] Importance of proper breathing. [03:14] Sponsorship by: BUBSNatural.com [04:48] Welcoming our guest, James Nestor on the show. [05:16] Why James wrote “Breath”. [07:36] James experiment with plugging his nose for 10 days. [13:03] What switching the Breath Pathway does to our body. [14:19] Effects of Mouth Breathing on the body. [16:54] Mouth Breathing While Working Out. [18:31] What James learned about slower breathing. [24:42] Evolution of Human Face. [26:09] Facial Epigenetic Cross-Generational Inheritance in Human Beings over the last century. [27:52] Appliances that you can use to open up your nasal cavity. [32:37] How do sea divers have extreme level of CO2 tolerance? [34:11] Wim Hof’s breathing practices. – Tummo Breathing. [38:54] James experience with Dr. Justin Feinstein. [41:21] Important things that James did not include in the book. [47:39] Adapting to breathing as little as possible. [51:54] “Bad breathing leads to bad posture.” [57:11] Conserving energy by controlled breathing. [01:00:23] You got to grind yourself to get the reward. [01:03:41] Lowest Common Denominator to Optimize the Breath. [01:06:00] Follow James Nestor and do read his amazing work. [01:06:38] Wrapping up.

Do you have a hard time selling? Do you get awkward and uncomfortable when it’s time to close? In this episode, James and Dean welcome Diane Helbig, an international business and leadership consultant, trainer, author, award-winning speaker, and podcast host. She’s here to share her game-changing tips for effective selling. If you’re not excited about sales, you will be by the end of this episode. Tune in for Diane’s expert advice and scripts that will turn you into a master closer.    “You have to actually listen to what people tell you and then respond based on that, and what you know about your solution.” – Diane Helbig   Outline of This Episode   - [7:30] Diane’s strategies for creating a connection with your prospect    - [8:58] The importance of curiosity and staying in the moment    - [12:57] Diane defines chasing revenue vs chasing profit    - [24:28] Key questions you need to know about your prospect    - [27:02] What James’s philosophy “You’re not there to sell” really means    “Sales Mode Brain” What Diane refers to as “sales mode brain” is not effective. “Sales mode brain” comes into play when you are needy, desperate, obnoxiously confident, or arrogant. Diane tells you how to get out of that space for more effective selling.   Getting Good Clients Should you take money from anyone willing to give it to you? Diane says you should only take money from someone you want to be “married” to. She shares key strategies for getting to know a prospect before building a relationship.   Honesty is a Good Thing Even if you are not the best choice for your prospect, or they are not the best client for you, be honest. Diane has the exact script to use in order to turn that “no” into a potential future relationship.   Resources & People Mentioned   - Diane Helbig Enterprises: https://www.seizethisday.co/   - Diane’s book, “Succeed Without Selling”: https://www.amazon.com/Succeed-Without-Selling-Think-About/dp/1642799920   - Diane Helbig on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dhelbig   - Seize This Growth on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/seizethisgrowth   - Seize This Growth on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/seizethisgrowth   - Seize This Growth on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/seizethisgrowth   - 3-Step Prospecting Strategy: https://onlinecourses.eliteexpertsnetwork.com/course/3-step-prospecting-strategy/   Music for “Just The Tips” is titled, “Happy Happy Game Show” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   James and Dean are going live! Check out https://justthetipsshow.com/ every Tuesday at 1pm EDT to listen to a live show where you can call into James and Dean!   Connect With James and Dean   James P. Friel:   - CEO Quickstart: https://jamespfriel.com/ceo-quickstart/   - Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hustledetox/   - Site: www.jamespfriel.com   - Facebook Group (BulletProof Business): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1107362546297055/   - Interested in being a guest on the show?: https://justthetipsshow.com/apply-as-guest/     Dean Holland:   - Blog: www.DeanHolland.com   - FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/DeanHollandHQ   Just The Tips Podcast:   - Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/justthetipsshow/

bengreenfieldfitness.com/lostart           I first interviewed today's guest, immersive journalist James Nestor, about "freediving" in the episode: It was such an exciting and intriguing show that afterwards, I wound up traveling all the way to Ft. Lauderdale to take a freediving course, which absolutely changed my life (you can learn more about that in my episode with Ted Harty: ).           Today James is back to talk about something we all do 25,000 times a day, yet most of us do it incorrectly or haven't even begun to tap into its lost art. That's right. I'm talking about your breath.           In his new book "", James travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. The answers aren’t found in pulmonology labs, as we might expect, but in the muddy digs of ancient burial sites, secret Soviet facilities, New Jersey choir schools, and the smoggy streets of São Paulo. Nestor tracks down men and women exploring the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices like Pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya, and Tummo and teams up with pulmonary tinkerers to scientifically test long-held beliefs about how we breathe.           Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jump-start athletic performance; rejuvenate internal organs; halt snoring, asthma, and autoimmune disease; and even straighten scoliotic spines. None of this should be possible, and yet it is.           Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, James turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again after hearing this podcast.         During our discussion, you'll discover:           -The breath work protocol James uses to begin his day...7:41         -Why James views breath as the "missing pillar" of health...9:55         -What James views as the "dis-evolution" of breathing...14:15         -The truly awful effects of mouth breathing...18:38         -The unusual connection between the clitoris and the nose...24:11         -How the left and right nostril activate the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems...27:44         -Healthy breathing practices of Native American and indigenous S. American populations...30:50         -Changes James made in his lifestyle after writing his book...37:06           -What other cultures and religions can teach us regarding the ideal pace of breathing...47:08           -Tibetan "rites" that help expand the lungs and diaphragm...56:47         -The Tummo method of breathing...1:06:30           -How to biohack your breath work...1:09:55           Episode sponsors: Kion Flex, Butcher Box, Thrive Market, Comrade Socks bengreenfieldfitness.com/lostart

Today, I sat down with James Eng of Old Capital who has closed over $750 MM of multifamily loans. In this episode we go through the following topics.Financing options for a multifamily property and how underwriting and leverage have changed during COVID-19.Market cycles, cap rate history and his view of multifamily cap rates going forward.What James looks for when making passive investments and his baseball analogy to investing.Advice for syndicators and passive investors.BackgroundJames has originated over $750 MM in multifamily loans nationwide as a Senior Director for Old Capital. Prior to Old Capital, he underwrote $750 MM in commercial real estate loans for GE Capital Real Estate. He graduated from University of Texas at Austin with a finance degree. To get in touch with James, please find him on Linked In, YouTube or www.txmultifamily.comTo get in touch with Ryan, please visit www.lifechangingcapital.com

Show LinkPreviewEveryone sees near the top of the credits on a TV show or a movie: Executive Producer. Producer. Line Producer. Many people don’t know the difference between producer roles, but each has its roles. In this episode, we bring in producer James Waters, who will clarify those roles, as well as telling us his journey through the ranks. He will talk about the lessons he learned, as well as some tips that can help anyone who wants to become a producer. We end our conversation by discussing his role in creating the Canton Film Fest and the future of it amid the COVID-19 crisis.Talking Points-How he went from majoring in sports medicine and business management to becoming a producer-Why he wanted to become a producer and what he has learned-Basics of being a producer and the key to learning what a producer should do-Differences between producer roles (i.e., line producer, executive producer, creative producer, etc.)-Commercial work vs. narrative-How you can burn yourself out from producing-When and why it is worth hiring a producer-Why smaller crews can be better-The importance of producer relationships-The future of content after COVID-19-What James has been up to since the Stay-at-Home orders began-James’ role in the Canton Film FestSocial Media-Canton Film Festival Site-Email: james@cantonfilm.com

Guest: Oregon Lake County Commissioner James Williams - Early (re)public schools; James: COVID-19 statistics; Adverse effects of economic shutdown; Increased child abuse and domestic violence; Fiddling with the numbers; Re-opening plans; No State citizens - only residents; Political games; "Give me liberty or let me die"; Financial incentive for government to keep economy closed; County vs State; Personal responsibility; Media malpractice; A suggested path to follow; Already-broken businesses; Generational debt; Working together as a community; Changing with new information; Asking tough questions; What James does; PCR Test realities; Resistance to further testing; Vaccine salvation?; Hippocratic Oath; Dis-ease; Pharmacy within you; Vaccine waiver letter; Spirit of force; PreparingYou.com website; Fear -> Depression; Letting your light/love out; State citizenship; Entangling yourself via covetous practices; 4th branch of government; Christ's answers; Dietary oils; The vaccine you need; Religious convictions; Stand firm.

James Victore is a MoMA artist, designer, and author of Feck Perfuction - Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life. James Victore joins Laura to explore his book Feck Perfection and creativity as an essential leadership skill in our suddenly changed world. Highlights from this conversation, recorded on March 26, 2020: How social isolation and physical distancing have affected James Victore's day to day life and business. Why we can’t operate out of fear and resistance. The importance of establishing a new normal. Why being weird is our original default, and a source of power. What happens when creatives choose to fight. What James would like to see come out of our time of challenge. Fear and scarcity vs becoming resourceful The role of creativity, innovation and humour in emerging as a leader. Memorable Quotes: On leadership: “Part of the problem with the world right now is creativity on a cultural level comes from top down. The world has very few creative leaders right now.” On his role as a leader: “All I can do is keep moving and keep doing what I’m doing and try to come at it from a place of love and compassion and creativity. And to be of service.” Mentioned in this episode: James'  book Feck Perfuction Website:  jamesvictore.com Instagram: @jamesvictore Community, Connection & Coaching Calls with Laura Tucker More info and free registration Instagram video about CCC Calls

Our guest in this episode is James Schramko, Founder of SuperFastBusiness, and the author of “Work Less, Make More”. He helps businesses achieve leverage point so they too can work less, and make more. In this episode we talk about how to become a better sales person, where to start from to achieve it, and how to build systems and procedures in order to grow and serve your customers in the best possible way. Enjoy! What You Will Learn In This Episode: How we got James on the show with a well crafted cold email What James does, whom he helps and how he makes their life better Where to start from when you want to sell more How to find out who you are serving and do the best job with customer support How SuperFastBusiness train their employees beyond giving them SOP's Why cross-checking procedures are important, especially with content publishing What is the first step in order to start building a sales system The difference between a business and a job, even when you consider yourself an entrepreneur How you can write a book in 30 days Why you should keep a beginner’s mindset even when you are expert at something Why you must not be irreplaceable even in your own business The real secret James uncovered for us is that you have to really care about your customer in order to win at sales. So check out the books below that he recommends in order to become a better sales person and a better entrepreneur. Links and Resources: https://www.superfastbusiness.com/   Work Less, Make More by James Schramko, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0784VNMDT   The Challenger Sale by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson, https://www.amazon.com/Challenger-Sale-Control-Customer-Conversation/dp/B07SLDD5YV/ Instant Systems by Brad Sugars, https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Systems-Foolproof-Strategies-Business-ebook/dp/B008YHI1R0/   Work The System by Sam Carpenter, https://www.amazon.com/Work-System-Simple-Mechanics-Working-ebook/dp/B002UUT3KQ/  Clockwork by Mike Michalowitz, https://www.amazon.com/Clockwork-Design-Your-Business-Itself/dp/B07G1K7CMG/ 

Want to be successful? You gotta fail first. If you want to accomplish anything great in life, it's most likely not going to be an easy path to get there.Sometimes, things fall into place for us. But more often than not, things fall out of place, and we find ourselves sitting in failure. Sometimes it's our fault, sometimes it's not, but whatever the case, failures are hard to handle.I myself understand failure. I used to live on my sister's coach. My injury immobilized me, and for months, I wallowed in self-pity. Finally, I realized that my failures and hardships didn't hinder me from greatness. My sister kicked me out, and I learned to fight for myself again.My guest today knows all about failure and how it can set you up for success.In addition to having incredible hair, James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, author, venture capitalist, and podcaster. He has published 20 books, and he is a contributor to publications including The Financial Times and The Huffington Post. He is also the host of The James Altucher Show in which he interviews innovators, creators, and just all around amazing people. James has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies, 17 of which have failed, but he hasn't let this slow him down.Failure is a big part of James' story. In fact, I believe that anyone who is remotely successful has probably experienced an extraordinary amount of failure in their life. Why? Because overcoming failure is a step towards success.At one point, James lost almost all his money. He was completely broke. He had less than two hundred dollars in his bank account. But somehow, he was able to build his business back up, and change that two hundred dollars into fifteen million.Want to learn his secret? Then tune into Episode 922 and get ready to be blown away by entrepreneur, author, and hair inspiration, James Altucher.When was the last time you cried? (6:01)What are you proud of yourself for and what do you regret as a father? (10:08)What is the one thing that has changed your life the most drastically? (13:06)What do you attach your self-worth to now? (30:17)Why do people either love or hate money? (34:06)What is the pathway to becoming financially free without letting money control you? (42:30)What’s the best investment you’ve made over the last 5 years? (46:10)Is there anything you are afraid of people knowing about you? (54:48)What James remembers experiences the attack on 9/11 in the streets of New York City (13:06)What to do when you make a lot of money (24:37)How to manage major fears that stick with you (26:18)How to healthily think about your money (31:15)The best place for a Millennial to invest their money right now (50:00)Plus much more...If you enjoyed this episode, show notes and more at http://www.lewishowes.com/922 and follow at instagram.com/lewishowes

At the age of 17, James Aspey was diagnosed with leukaemia and given six weeks to live. Over the next 3 years, he fought to survive, which he did. He emerged from that battle with a new appreciation of life and a personal understanding of suffering. During his treatment he'd gained 23kg and after being given the all clear he began, with the help of a trainer to get his weight and fitness back on track. Inspired by the help he'd got James became a personal trainer too. It was whilst on a cruise ship working as a PT that James met a man that would completely change the path of his life. He began to question some of the things he'd always believed about food and health and embarked on a journey that would lead him first to giving up eating animals, then to giving up his voice for animals and finally, to what he does today, speaking all over the world about animals and veganism. His words are visceral and provocative, his message is hard to hear...but more and more people are listening, and that's why I asked James to come on the show. If you want to get some lessons from a master speaker, with a heartfelt message that is influencing people across the globe to make a major shift in their life and beliefs...then listen to this show...but be warned... at times you may find what James says disturbing and challenging. What we talk about: What James found out that changed the course of his life. Why we should care about what we eat. The benefits of a vegan diet. How James coped having a year without uttering a word. Why it's important for speakers to focus on understanding and addressing potential objections and how James does it. Why James believes education is the best way to influence people and how he does it. How James tailors his message for different audiences Why we sometimes need to shock to create change How being Vegan can help you grow as a communicator Why Tofu is one of the most underrated foods of all time! Why humour is so powerful, especially when your message is serious! How James puts his talks together, for maximum attention and impact. What James considers to be the most important point of his speeches. James' secret to becoming a great speaker. James' secret to business success. All things James: @JamesAspey https://www.jamesaspey.com.au Other Resources* The Power by Rhonda Byrne The World Peace Diet by Dr Will Tuttle Eternal Treblinka by Charles Patterson   https://www.mystorywizard.com https://www.standoutpitch.com https://www.thespeakingclub.com/masterclass Thanks for listening! To share your thoughts:                                                  leave a comment below. Share this show on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. To help the show out: Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and review really help get the word out and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes. *(please note if you use my link I get a small commission, but this does not affect your payment)  

Reflecting on the past is one of the best ways to plan for the future. Dean and I always take the time after Christmas to reflect on the previous year and set goals for the next. There are four questions we use to reflect, that drive the upcoming week, month, quarter, and year. To learn our strategy (and how we feel 2019 fared) listen to this episode of Just the Tips! Outline of This Episode [2:20] Starting the new year off right [4:00] Planning for an entire year is unrealistic [7:15] Focus on what went right and celebrate [9:30] Double-down on your strengths [12:30] How to structure your team meetings [17:50] Strategic planning activities [19:15] What James did right in 2019 [22:15] What Dean is proud of from 2019 [25:50] 4 Questions to guide the process [26:20] What could’ve been better for James? [28:50] What could’ve been better for Dean? [31:00] Planning, reflection, and course-correction Why an annual plan is unrealistic I’ll be honest, there needs to be a little give and take when you try and make a plan for the upcoming year. Time is complex and there is no way to truly foresee what could happen. Things will be thrown your way that you can’t prepare for. So make sure as you’re planning your expectations aren’t too rigid.  Incorporate a measure of dynamic flexibility in your planning. Control what you can, but plan for the unexpected. Dean spent a chunk of his year working on his book—that he’s FINALLY completed—but didn’t expect the level of disasters that were thrown his way. What came up shifted his timeline, but he still accomplished what he set out to do.  A strengths-based approach is always the right move I firmly believe that you need to stop focusing on improving your weaknesses. You will make the biggest strides in your life and business when you focus on your strengths and double down on what is working. You can go from being great at something to being the best.  Wouldn’t you rather accomplish greatness instead of only becoming slightly less-than-mediocre at your weakness?  We all have a superpower. Something that we excel at and do like no one else. So mitigate your weakness and stay in your zone of genius. Identify the strengths in others and build a team that leverages their strengths to make up for your weaknesses. How to structure reflective team meetings First of all, there is power in recognizing the fact that you cannot always be the smartest person in the room. It is beneficial to get input from 100% of your staff so you can hear everyone’s perspective about your year.  I typically structure it by making a list of the questions I want my team to think over before the meeting. It gives them time to reflect and not put them on the spot. This allows for a more conversational—and less stressful—meeting.  Above all, it’s important that everyone feels like they have a voice and that they’re contributing to the ongoing vision of the business. The meeting is extremely valuable for team-building and goal-setting. Keep listening to hear what our big wins were this year, and where we missed the mark and want to improve in 2020.  The 4 questions that help you reflect on the past year There are 4 questions that we use to help guide the process both personally and in our businesses: What went really well? What am I proud of? What could’ve been better? What do we need to do more of? What do we need to do less of? If you continue to ask yourself these questions consistently, you’ll start to catch issues before they go too far. You’ll limit your risk. If you’re not constantly course-correcting as you are carrying out your plan for the year, you won’t reach your destination.  The planning and reflection cycle can make a world of difference. Listen to the whole episode as Dean and I walk through the process. Resources & People Mentioned Hiring Like a Boss Managing Like a Boss The Iceberg Effect: coming soon! Musicfor “Just The Tips” is titled, “Happy Happy Game Show” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Connect With James and Dean James P. Friel: CEO Quickstart: https://jamespfriel.com/ceo-quickstart/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hustledetox/ Site: www.jamespfriel.com Interested in being a guest on the show? Dean Holland: Blog: www.DeanHolland.com FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/DeanHollandHQ Billion Dollar Project: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BillionDollarProject/ Audio Production and Show notes by PODCAST FAST TRACK https://www.podcastfasttrack.com

I recently interviewed James Malinchak on “I HAVE TODAY.” James is one of my coaches and mentors, he’s the Founder of BigMoneySpeaker.com, he’s one of the stars on the Hit TV ABC Series “Secret Millionaire” where he lived on less than $45/week and powerfully impacted the lives of so many by giving away checks to help support their dreams! During this episode, we talked about Speaking for a Living, How to Build a Speaking Business, and how to MAKE MONEY AS A SPEAKER! James is an expert, having been on over 3,000 stages and coaching over 1,000 clients. You need to tune in to this episode if you have a story, a book, or are an expert with a desire to speak from stage and get paid well to do it. What James and I discussed was that most people only focus on “one side of the coin.” That is why there are so many frustrated speakers and experts out there, who are basically giving away their expertise for free! We also talked about how many people approach writing a book or creating their signature talk BACKWARDS! Find out more about James at www.bigmoneyspeaker.com Get Diane's FREE Money Manifestation Meditation and become a money MAGNET in less than 5 minutes: https://dianeforster.com/moneymantra/

“Nothing great is ever accomplished on your own. There's a team.""Everybody's hard is different.""We didn't have a 100% mindset. We had a 300% mindset.""We will never know the impact that we had because we decided not to quit."What James did after losing his home and all his money (2:35)Secret #1: Do what you say you're going to do (7:50)How to do something that no one believes you can do (8:35)Secret #2: Dream it, work hard, make it happen (11:35)How the law of attraction actually works in real life (11:45)Secret #3: Get out of your own way and "redefine your impossible" (12:10)What happens when you go 100% in on your goal (17:15)Why James keeps doing public speaking even though he doesn't like it (19:35)Secret #4: BE PRESENT. Now is all we really have control over (29:15)Secret #5: Make the choice to show up every single daySecret #6: SOAR: Stress, Optimize, Adapt, and Recover (31:20)What is possible when you combine an incredible vision and an unparalleled work ethic (33:30)Secret #7: Be patient. With a massive amount of urgency (34:15)Secret #8: Be humble. Don't try to do it all on your own (35:03)Where the Iron Cowboy brand came from (35:50)Secret #9: There is no substitute for experience (39:20)Secret #10: Don't be unreachable. Relate to your customers (43:30)Secret #11: Treat every human as a human (46:40)How to create a better experience with your brand immediately (57:20)Secret #12: Know your strengths (57:35)Secret #13: Hire the right people (57:45)James' next huge adventure revealed (1:00:20)Watch Tacoincidence episode VIDEOSYouTube // Including this episode's video version (34:44)InstagramLinks we mention in this episodeIron CowboyIn Our Own Quiet WayDean KarnazesImpact SummitRedefine ImpossibleTacos CDMXFollow JamesInstagramFacebookWebsiteLinkedIn — James LawrenceLinkedIn — Iron Cowboy LLCFollow the Search for the Perfect TacoInstagramYouTubeLinkedInWebsiteFollow Scott PorterLinkedIn About TacoincidenceThis is Tacoincidence — where we learn secrets of breakthrough brand experience from the most brilliant leaders while we’re on the search for the perfect taco. I'm your host, Scott Porter, entrepreneur, brand experience strategist and the taco-obsessed founder of Search for the Perfect Taco.In my lifelong search, I’ve learned the taco experience is even more than crazy good tacos — it’s about real human connection. And Tacoincidence is about discovering how visionary leaders build successful organizations with human experience at the core of their brand’s DNA. Whether it’s with granola bars, electric bikes, software or socks. I wanted to learn why these leaders believe in the power of relationship-based brand experience, what they do to create it and how it’s helped them thrive. All…over tacos.Join the journey on our website — you’re not going to want to miss out on our national taco tour we’re planning! Follow us on social media, subscribe to the podcast and YouTube channel, and tune in every Taco Tuesday for new episodes of Tacoincidence, where we’ll continue to explore the secrets to level-up your brand experience AND your taco game. 

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Om Arvind discuss: - Dani Carvajal as left back - The roles of the wing-backs - Gareth Bale's unreal OOTB pass - Granada knocked off their game after the early goal - Finally getting diverse scoring output outside of Benzema - Eden Hazard's performance - What James brings to the team offensively - Fede Valverde's performance - What's Fede's best role? - Should Bale have had a penalty? - Real Madrid's build-up - Isco's return - And more Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us through Patreon: Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Wedmore is a master when it comes to helping people understand how to leverage the power of online video and YouTube marketing to reach more people, share their message, and convert more customers. James made a massive shift to focus on a big gap missing in the marketplace: the mindset needed for entrepreneurship. He launched a totally woo-woo podcast, the Mind Your Business Podcast and his signature program, Business By Design. Today he helps coaches, experts, content creators, and authors not only to craft better marketing messages but also how to ditch the “hustle” mentality and create success from the inside out. In this episode, James and I dive into ditching the blame game to take radical personal responsibility for our businesses, relationships, and lives. And how our perceived “failures” are our most significant opportunities to learn, grow + create success.  In this Episode You'll Learn:  About James Wedmore [ 1:00 ] What inspired James to start his business [ 6:30 ] What is radical personal responsibility? [ 17:40 ] How James gets blamed as a coach [ 23:10 ] The definition of  “belief” [ 34:20 ] The reason we should stop working so much [ 40:20 ] If we really need to hustle [ 44:20 ] How our relationship with goals is unhealthy [ 50:00 ] Why we shouldn't think of our businesses like our babies [ 62:30 ] What a typical week looks like for James [ 68:00 ] What James is currently working on [ 73:00 ] About the books that James is reading [ 75:10 ] The reason innovation makes us successful [ 80:30 ] What James would tell a former version of himself [ 85:55 ] Soul Shifting Quotes:  “Stop taking stuff so seriously.” “No amount of knowledge will ever compensate for a lack of perspective.” “What you resist will persist.” “If it helped one person, then I win.” “People are completely overwhelmed with content.” “The more confidence I have, the easier it is for people to listen to me.” “I'm constantly asking better questions.” Links Mentioned:  Check out the Mind Your Business Podcast  Read The Kybalion Read The War of Art  Learn my 7 Secrets to Uplevel Your Brand & Land Your Dream Clients  Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content That Converts Book your Breakthrough Call today!   Learn more about James at his website: jameswedmoretraining.com and be sure to follow him on Instagram: @jameswedmore Tag me in your big shifts + takeaways: @amberlilyestrom Did you hear something you loved here today?!  Leave a Review + Subscribe via iTunes Listen on Spotify