James Smith, author, podcaster, and online trainer, reflects on a month of live shows. Topics include luck in life, the male seduction hypothesis, finding true success, celebrating wins, and the future of the fitness industry. They also discuss the importance of balance, the fallacy of increasing happiness, survivorship bias, the importance of hard work, decision-making in a world of options, the male sedation hypothesis, risks civilization faces, navigating podcasting and content creation, and the frustration with the fitness industry.

James Smith is a fitness influencer and the two-time best-selling author of Not a Life Coach and Not a Diet Book. His no holds barred approach to fitness advice makes him unlike any other fitness influencer today, and now he’s bringing his unique philosophy to improving people’s confidence.According to James, we’ve been getting self confidence and how to achieve it all wrong. Confidence is not a surefire belief in ourselves to achieve great things, but rather confidence is being at peace with the idea of losing or things going wrong. When you know it isn’t the end of the world, you realise losing isn’t the same as being defeated.Like James’ brutally honest fitness advice, there’s no quick fix to confidence, or any miracle cure. James starts, like he always does, by looking at himself honestly - and truthfully - in the mirror, and all he asks is we do the same as well. James’ book is out today.James’ book:https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-ConfidentJames:https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithptFollow me:https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Smith is an author, podcaster, online trainer and not a life coach.Many people say that their number one personal development goal is to be more confident. But what if you don't have anything to be confident about? Is competence a required prerequisite to becoming confident or can you fake it until you make it?Expect to learn why most entrepreneurs are miserable, how leaving unasked questions can eat up your mental energy, the relationship between anxiety and confidence, how to deal with fear and failures, the heritability of confidence, whether women are actually more confident than men, the simplest way to build genuine confidence and much more...Extra Stuff:Buy How To Be Confident - https://amzn.to/3C0gBfe Check out James' Academy - https://www.jamessmithacademy.com/ Follow James on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithpt Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom-Get in touch.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcastEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Smith, a no-nonsense personal trainer and bestselling author, shares his journey from an overweight youth to a fitness influencer. He speaks candidly about overcoming bullying and fat-shaming, and how these experiences shaped his mindset. The conversation explores the importance of authenticity in training and maintaining a beginner's mindset. James discusses fitness myths, mental resilience, and the true meaning of happiness, challenging the notion that success equals fulfillment.

James Smith is an author, podcaster, online trainer and not a life coach.Many men and women no longer see each other as on the same team with a common goal, and instead view them as adversaries who don't play well together. But given that humanity has continued successfully for hundreds of thousands of years, this can't be how it's always been, so why is it now?Expect to learn why James got in trouble for saying "she's a 10 but...", how convenient activities often get mistaken for enjoyable activities, whether guys can look at girls in the gym or not, whether Elon Musk not buying Twitter is a huge win for him, whether TikTok is a dangerous influence, what you can learn about yourself from the tasks you're avoiding, why people fearing ignorance is making them stupid and much more...Extra Stuff:Check out James' Academy - https://www.jamessmithacademy.com/ Follow James on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithpt Order Not A Life Coach - https://amzn.to/30VkVdbGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom-Get in touch.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcastEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Smith, a British author and fitness enthusiast, is recognised as one of the fastest-growing online personal trainers in the world. His reputation has grown significantly within the industry, owing to his openhearted philosophies on self-improvement and dedication to debunking popular fitness and diet fallacies. In today’s episode, James talks about his ongoing experience in the fitness community and shares his unique perspective on some of the topics listed below.» Topics «James’s early life and backgroundThe pros and cons of brand endorsementsPersonal training and travelling Psychedelics Finances, representation and statusSuccess and life setup Values and ethicsHedonism, pleasure and happinessDating, relationships and female attentionSleep and relaxationBad habits Planning a future Australia talk (culture & lifestyle) What’s next?» Escape the 9-5 & build your dream life - https://www.digitalplaybook.net/» Transform your physique - https://www.thrstapp.com/» My clothing brand, THRST - https://thrstofficial.com» Custom Bioniq supplements: CODEBQMIKETHURSTON - https://shorturl.at/fRV67» Follow James Smith «YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@JamesSmithPT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithpt/?hl=enTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamessmithpt?lang=enJames Smith Academy: https://www.jamessmithacademy.com/

Google Group Product Manager, James Smith, is here with us to give us the low-down on what it takes to build AI products. Check out this episode if you want to learn more about all the incredible things we can learn from AI and how it can help us build better in the future.Get the FREE Product Book and check out our curated list of free Product Management resources here.Want to see how users experience your website or app? FullStory’s award-winning platform gathers data on user experiences in real time, allowing product teams to better understand issues and successes in aggregate. Get started at fullstory.com.

James Smith, a personal branding expert and Sunday Times Best Selling author with millions of social media followers, talks about the decline of nightlife and the rise of fitness culture. He shares insights on the changing landscape of rugby and personal transformation since 2016. The conversation dives into the impact of social media on business growth and exposing fake entrepreneurs online. James also emphasizes the value of authenticity, self-assessment, and supporting others in achieving success.

James Smith is a bestselling author of Not A Life Coach and Not A Diet Book, and a personal trainer and fitness influencer with a unique philosophy that makes his message unlike any fitness advice you’ve ever heard before.James combines hard truths, he’s not afraid of saying words like ‘fat’, and an extra level of connection and empathy with his clients, he begins by asking them how many hours a week they can commit, and works around them. He has high expectations that work around you. James is a special guy, and he didn’t hold back in this conversation. Fitness is a world where there’s a lot of bad advice, a lot of contradictory opinions, and it can be hard to tell the wood from the trees. For the plain facts on how to take your fitness to the next level, James is the fitness expert for you. Follow James:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithpt Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamessmithPT James’ book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Life-CoachFollow me:https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Rather than looking for shallow reasons to change your life, in this moment James Smith asks you to examine your ‘pain points’. Whether it is in fitness or business, James believes that we should draw on our deep rooted problems or fears and transform them into lasting motivation that will fuel us through the difficult improvements we have always wanted to make in our lives. As expectations influence outcomes, James says that it is crucial to break away from societies fear of failure and change our internal narratives and perceptive and adjust towards optimism. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/8UhGwGTkpvb James: https://twitter.com/jamessmithPT_?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithpt/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices