Win the Day

“No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.” — Carrie Snow Today, we sit down with the world’s foremost authority on sleep. Dr Michael Breus is a 3x bestselling author, clinical psychologist, and sleep educator. He has appeared all over television, including Oprah, The Today Show, and on The Dr Oz show more than 40 times. Dr Breus is also a regular contributor to major publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. When he’s not doing media appearances, Dr Breus works with some of the most successful individuals on the planet who want to perform at their peak with as little sleep as possible. We spend about 30% of our time asleep, which adds up to almost 3,000 hours each year on a single activity, yet when we think about peak performance, we rarely think about ‘sleep’ as an urgent priority to fix. In this interview, we’ll go through: A five-point plan to improve your sleep right now The latest hacks in sleep science to help you perform at your best How people with PTSD and depression can sleep better The best way to wake up energized And a whole lot more! As we get started, remember the right bit of inspiration can completely transform someone’s life, so if there’s someone you know who needs to hear this – and I’m sure there is, since lack of quality sleep is a dangerous side effect of the stressful world we’re in today – share it with them right now. Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dr Michael Breus! _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/m7mG26pq-AA 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/sleep-secrets-with-dr-michael-breus/ 🎧 Episode webpage: https://jameswhitt.com/44-win-the-day-podcast-with-dr-michael-breus/ _ Show links: 🧭 Find your chronotype: https://thepowerofwhenquiz.com 📙 The Sleep Doctor blog: https://thesleepdoctor.com/blog 📝 The Sleep Doctor Facebook: https://fb.com/thesleepdoctor 💡 Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light: https://amzn.to/3krGiMo _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Loving the episode? Share it with a friend so they can benefit, too. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

“No matter how often you are defeated, you are born to victory.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Gabby Reece is a fitness icon, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, mum, wife, host of The Gabby Reece Show, and a New York Times bestselling author. She’s been featured on Dr Oz, The Today Show, and the Joe Rogan podcast, and was the first female spokeswoman for Nike. In September 2020, Gabby and her husband — big wave surfer Laird Hamilton — listed their plant-based food company Laird Superfood on the New York Stock Exchange, just five years after they launched it. Gabby and Laird are also the founders of Extreme Performance Training (known as XPT), designed to stimulate growth in ALL aspects of human performance through exposure to a variety of natural elements and environments. Essentially, they kick your ass through breath optimization, functional movement, and recovery techniques like ice baths and hot saunas. Like all of us, Gabby’s journey has had its ups and downs, which we’ll get into — but what I love most about her is her hunger to gain new perspectives, while keeping it real at the same time. In this interview with Gabby: Tips for peak performance in 2021 and beyond; Gabby’s advice for healthy relationships with your children and your spouse; How to unlock your motivation each day; and How you can find peace in an increasingly crazy world. Let’s WIN THE DAY with Gabby Reece! _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/e0Dp6ReJcWo 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/how-to-live-love-and-lead-with-gabby-reece 🎧 Episode webpage: https://jameswhitt.com/43-win-the-day-podcast-with-gabby-reece/ _ Show links: 🎧 The Gabby Reece Show: https://gabriellereece.com/category/the-gabby-reece-show 😋 Laird Superfood (I start every morning with an espresso shot and a tablespoon of Laird Superfood Creamer): https://lairdsuperfood.com 💪 XPT Extreme Performance Training: https://www.xptlife.com  📝 Gabrielle Reece on Facebook: https://fb.com/OfficialGabrielleReece 📷 Gabby Reece on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gabbyreece ⚡ Gabrielle Reece website: https://gabriellereece.com  📙 Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand: https://amzn.to/3bIJrUd  _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Loving the episode? Share it with a friend so they can benefit, too. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 42: Fight for Every Breath with Marcus Smith “The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” – Norman Schwarzkopf On this show I like to bring you the real mindset masters, and today we’ve got an absolute superstar, Marcus Smith, who’s been through more wars than most. Marcus is an entrepreneur, an extreme athlete, and a performance coach. Based in Dubai, he’s the founder of InnerFight, which helps everyone – from kids to corporate clients – unlock their peak performance, as well as owner of Smith St Paleo, which provides paleo food offerings to help people make better nutrition decisions. Marcus is fit, and I mean FIT. At age 18, he started playing professional rugby, making it to the 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup. Since then, he’s completed pretty much anything with “ultra” in its name, including: the Marathon des Sables, a six-day ultramarathon through the Sahara Desert known as “the toughest foot race on Earth”; a 230km (143 mile) self-supported ultramarathon across Kenya; and a footrace on the Auvergne volcanoes in France. In February 2018, while training to set a world record in ultra-cycling, Marcus was hit by a truck, with the impact smashing him into a brick wall. But he stared death right in the face and said, “Not today.” Rather than focus on what he lost, Marcus decided to create a documentary ‘Fight for Every Breath’ where he details his experience and his journey back to full health.  Just nine months after the accident, Marcus completed not one, not two, but 30 MARATHONS … IN 30 DAYS! In this episode, we’re going to talk with Marcus about: The secrets to his extraordinary self-discipline The accident that almost killed him (and how he came to terms with his trauma) The darkest moments of his recovery What you can do for supreme motivation each day; and How to inspire unwavering self-discipline in others.  Strap yourself in. Let’s WIN THE DAY with Marcus Smith! _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/7FL7sGnKEAo 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/fight-for-every-breath-with-marcus-smith _ Show links: 📝 Marcus Smith on Facebook: https://fb.com/innerfightmarcus  📷 Marcus Smith Instagram: https://instagram.com/mjd_smith ⚡ Marcus Smith website: http://www.mjdsmith.com 😋 Smith St Paleo in Dubai: http://smithstpaleo.com 🏃 50 Marathons 50 Days by Dean Karnazes: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/sport/50-Marathons-50-Days-Dean-Karnazes-9781742375908 👶 Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall: https://amzn.to/3oiCbD4 🎙️ We Are Members: learn how to make money from your podcast: https://wearepodcast.com/membersonly _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Loving the episode? Share it with a friend so they can benefit, too. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 41: How to Make 2021 Your Best Year Yet “It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.” — Benjamin E. Mays Do you know why most people fail each year, despite the best of intentions? 🤔 In this episode, we talk about the #1 cause of failure. I'll also reveal the exact goal-setting method I use so you can join the thousands of people in 20+ countries who use it to start each year full of confidence and make big things happen. We'll also go through: The #1 resource to hold you accountable for the goals you struggle with The most important day of the year to mark on your calendar The proven template to make 2021 your best year yet And more! If you find this episode valuable, share it with a friend. Also, go to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating with your favorite takeaway from this episode. _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/vFSu9DNtdBk 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/newsletters _ Show links: 🗝️ Learn more about The Day Won Mastermind: http://thedaywon.com ⚡ Download your FREE success plan: http://jameswhitt.com/vip 🧭 Order your hundred board for goal accountability: https://amzn.to/3iYu39r 🎙️ Register for We Are Podcast: http://wearepodcast.com/events _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated 💚 #WinTheDay

Episode 40: Putting the Profit in Purpose with Mike Michalowicz “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde Today, we sit down with one of the world’s leading entrepreneurs, Mike Michalowicz. If you’re treading water in your career (or simply have lofty goals), or you’re thinking of going down the entrepreneurial route, this is the episode for you. By his 35th birthday Mike had founded and sold two multi-million-dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor – but then proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Mike has devoted his life to the research and delivery of innovative, impactful strategies to help business owners succeed. He is the creator of Profit First, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. Mike is also a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, a business makeover specialist on MSNBC, and author of #1 bestselling books such as Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, and new book Fix This Next. In this interview, we go through: What separates the top 1% of entrepreneurs and professionals How to get your business to run without you Why some people are constantly on the brink of burnout (and how to find freedom once and for all) How those in a traditional career path can become 'irresistibly magnetic' What the 'profit first' concept is and how it can transform your business, and How to set your business up for massive success in 2021 ... without the stress! You’re going to love this one. Let’s Win the Day, with Mike Michalowicz! _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/4W9TuIpLJOw 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/putting-the-profit-in-purpose-with-mike-michalowicz _ Show links: ⚡ Mike Michalowicz website: https://mikemichalowicz.com 💰 Profit First by Mike Michalowicz: https://amzn.to/3nKhrUi 📙 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Dr Robert Cialdini: https://amzn.to/3oQYSzn 🧭 Rejection Proof by Jia Jiang: https://amzn.to/329Egse 🎙️ We Are Members: create a thriving business from your podcast: https://wearepodcast.com/membersonly 🗝️ Apply for The Day Won Mastermind: http://thedaywon.com _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 39: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for 2020 “When things change inside you, things change around you.” – Buddha (This will be the last episode for 2020, but if you’re new to the show there’s 30+ other episodes for you to check out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. For exclusive video content to make 2021 your best year yet, remember to subscribe on YouTube.) Welcome to my 3rd annual holiday gift guide! Each year, I outline the items that have made the biggest impact in my life throughout the year, and I know they’ll do the same for you. This holiday season – rather than squandering money on gifts with little long-term value – consider giving something practical, like a life-changing book that gets the recipient excited about taking ownership of their future. Filling your mind with the knowledge you need is the best way to transcend your circumstances so you can achieve whatever you want in life, regardless of what’s happened in your past. Every book I have read has changed my life in one way or another, so that hunger for learning should be a priority for you too. Without further ado, here are the books that I think would make the best gifts this holiday season, for you, a friend or a loved one. They’re mentioned by category, rather than in any ranking order, so just pick whichever ones intrigue you the most. Until next year, onwards and upwards always. _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/g_NsxvfTfwQ 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/the-ultimate-holiday-gift-guide-for-2020/ _ Show links: 🤺 Millennial Samurai by George Chanos: https://millennialsamurai.com 🌞 Blue Sky Kingdom by Bruce Kirkby: https://amzn.to/2Hkig79  🚧 The Road to Success by Brandon T. Adams and Samantha Rossin: https://amzn.to/3lJMij3 🧨 Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite by Napoleon Hill and James Whittaker: https://amzn.to/322dNxF 💑 Leading Without Authority by Keith Ferrazzi: https://amzn.to/3k1U2Nj ✏️ The 5 Minute Journal by Intelligent Change: https://amzn.to/2FCnFPZ 🧭 Dare to Lead by Brené Brown: https://amzn.to/36T1WnO 🎃 The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz: https://amzn.to/3ov06iO 💰 Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy by James Whittaker: http://amzn.to/2EQH8QD 🎙️ We Are Members: create a thriving business from your podcast: https://wearepodcast.com/membersonly _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 38: Winning the Wealth Game with Adam Carroll “Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.” – P.T. Barnum Ready to master the money game!? In this episode, we chat with one of the world’s foremost personal finance experts, Adam Carroll. Adam has spent 15+ years helping people do more with the money they make.  He is an internationally recognized financial literacy expert, a 3x bestselling author, host of the Build a Bigger Life podcast, and a 2x TED Talk speaker with 10+ million views online. He is also the creator of the documentary Broke, Busted and Disgusted, which aired on CNBC and is shown in hundreds of high schools and colleges across the country. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about how you can achieve financial freedom. We’ll also go through: How parents set their kids up for financial failure; How to get out of debt, no matter what age you are; What you can to do to raise strong children in the digital world; and How a simple (and I mean simple) action got Adam the opportunity that completely transformed his life and career.  Adam is an extremely accomplished entrepreneur and there are some phenomenal takeaways in this one.  Grab a notepad and enjoy! _ 🎞️ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/8CbnbrqNb34 📖 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/winning-the-wealth-game-with-adam-carroll/ _ Show links: 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧Adam's TED Talk ‘What Playing Monopoly with Real Money Taught Me About My Kids — and Humanity’: https://youtu.be/_VB39Jo8mAQ 📝 Adam Carroll on Facebook: https://fb.com/AdamSpeaks ⚡ Adam Carroll on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamCarroll 💻 Adam Carroll website: http://adamspeaks.com 🧭 The Shred Method: How to get out of debt: https://www.theshredmethod.com 🔥 Build a Bigger Life Podcast: https://www.buildabiggerlife.com/category/podcast/ 🚀 Think and Grow Richby Napoleon Hill: https://amzn.to/2GkFCCT 🗝️ How to Become a Financial Winner: https://jameswhitt.com/how-to-become-a-financial-winner 💰 A Happy Pocket Full of Money by David Cameron Gikandi: https://amzn.to/35N0mSH 🎙️ We Are Members: create a thriving business from your podcast: https://wearepodcast.com/membersonly _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 37: The Road to Resilience with Dr Sonja Stribling “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." - Helen Keller Before we begin, I want to make something very clear: how you respond to adversity when it inevitably strikes is what separates ordinary people from extraordinary achievers. That’s right, none of us are immune to adversity – and, in fact, the most successful people use the adversity they’ve faced as fuel to move forward stronger and more resilient than ever before. Today we sit down with Dr Sonja Stribling who has faced enormous adversity her entire life. She was born into a family as the youngest of 12 children, to parents who only had a second-grade education. At age 15, she gave birth to her first child. And just two years later, at 17 years old, she was raped and left for dead. Sonja went on to college, but just prior to graduating, she joined the US Army for what would become a 21-year career, including combat tours in war-torn countries like Iraq and reaching the rank of Major. While in the military, her 18-year marriage fell apart, and she returned to civilian life without any idea of what to do next. Considering taking her own life, Sonja had an epiphany that there was more to her story than what had been written. Since that fateful moment, she has become an internationally renowned speaker, author, television presenter, and business coach, as well as recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. In this wide-ranging interview, we talk about: The heartbreaking moments from her adolescence What war taught her about humanity How divorce saved her life Why she’s so passionate about using financial freedom to empower women The activism we’ve seen in 2020; and How poor communities can escape the poverty mindset. She holds nothing back and I know you’re going to love it. Let’s win the day with Dr Sonja Stribling. _ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/mFH4K8pIj50 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/the-road-to-resilience-with-dr-sonja-stribling _ Show links: 📷 Sonja Stribling on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdrsonja ⚡ Sonja Stribling website: https://drsonja.com 📙 The Divorce That Saved My Life: 12 Principles To Overcoming A Broken Relationship by Dr Sonja Stribling https://amzn.to/3n27Ub1 🔥 Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite by Napoleon Hill and James Whittaker: https://amzn.to/322dNxF _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 36: Lose Yourself to Find Yourself with Bruce Kirkby “My biggest fear is that when I die the person I am meets the person I could have become.” – Author Unknown Our guest today is a truly extraordinary individual and one of the world’s leading wilderness experts.  Bruce Kirkby grew up in Toronto as an engineering physicist by trade, but he had that itch that there was more to life than simply going through the same boring motions each day.  Despite almost failing English in high school, Bruce became a wilderness writer and adventure photographer, and today he’s visited 80+ countries and is renowned for connecting wild places with contemporary issues.  Some of his most notable accomplishments include the first modern crossing of Arabia’s Empty Quarter by camel, a descent of Ethiopia’s Blue Nile Gorge by raft, a sea kayak traverse of Borneo’s northern coast, and a coast-to-coast Icelandic trek. Bruce is the author of three bestselling books, winner of multiple National Magazine Awards, and has been featured in The New York Times. His TV show Big Crazy Family Adventure was released by the Travel Channel in 2015 and followed Bruce’s journey with his wife and two young children from their home in Canada to India with one condition – the only mode of transportation they couldn’t use was airplanes. In this interview, we'll look at: The moment when Bruce realized the traditional path wasn’t for him When he was taken hostage at gunpoint in Ethiopia What it was like traveling with his young family to Mt Everest and the Great Wall of China Lessons from living in a Buddhist Monastery in Tibet How to escape the modern grind and start enjoying life, and Parenting tips for 2020 and beyond. Perhaps the best lesson from this interview is how to reconnect with what it means to be human. Bruce has an incredible energy, some amazing stories, and I know you’re going to love this episode! _ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/7gheyelj70M Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/newsletters/ _ Show links: 📷 Bruce Kirkby on Instagram https://instagram.com/brucekirkby  ⚡ Bruce Kirkby website http://brucekirkby.com 🌎 Big Crazy Family Adventure on the Travel Channel https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/big-crazy-family-adventure/articles/big-crazy-family-adventure 📚 Bruce’s brand-new book Blue Sky Kingdom: An Epic Family Journey to the Heart of the Himalaya https://amzn.to/2Hkig79 💚Blue Sky Kingdom trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvTcaNRWJcs&authuser=1  🎙️ We Are Podcast: Learn how to make money from your podcast https://wearepodcast.com/events _  Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _  Want to support the show?  Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay

Episode 35: The Power of Now with Brandon T. Adams “I’m in a battle every single day. A war. People who succeed have the burning desire to win, and the persistence to get up and fight every day.” - Brandon T. Adams Today we're stepping it up! For the first time EVER, the Win the Day show has been filmed in a professional recording studio in Los Angeles, California. Check it out here 🎞️ Our guest today has fit a LOT into his 30 years. Brandon T. Adams grew up in rural Iowa helping out with his father’s packaged ice business. That job taught him the value of hard work, but on the brink of flunking out of college Brandon was given a book that completely changed his trajectory and became the foundation to everything he’s achieved today. Since that defining moment, Brandon has become a podcaster, speaker, inventor, author, and business adviser. His work as a crowdfunding expert has raised more than $35 million and led to him working with high profile clients such as Kevin Harrington (from hit TV show Shark Tank), Jeff Hoffman (billionaire founder of Priceline), and the renowned non-profit XPRIZE. In this interview, we talk about Brandon's darkest days where he faced depression, loneliness, and bankruptcy. We'll also go through: Growing up in rural Iowa with a small town mindset Overcoming a debilitating speech impediment His dysfunctional college life as a raging alcoholic What it really takes to be successful in 2020 and beyond; and How he became an award-winning television producer, entrepreneur, crowdfunding expert, and speaker. Brandon holds nothing back in this interview. If you want both the motivation to succeed AND the blueprint on how to do it, this is the episode for you! _ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/PrwEgv0k4t0 Blog version: https://jameswhitt.com/the-power-of-now-with-brandon-t-adams/ _ Show links: 📝 Brandon T. Adams on Facebook: https://fb.com/BrandonTAdams 📷 Brandon T. Adams on  Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandontadams ⚡ Brandon T. Adams website: https://www.brandontadams.com 🎙️ We Are Podcast: learn how to make money from your podcast: http://wearepodcast.com 📙 Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill: https://amzn.to/2GkFCCT 🌎 Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy by James Whittaker: http://amzn.to/2EQH8QD 💚 The Road to Success by Brandon T. Adams and Samantha Rossin: https://amzn.to/3lJMij3 🗝️ Success In Your City (TV show): https://amzn.to/3nNVkNF 🔥 BRAND NEW! Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite by Napoleon Hill and James Whittaker: https://amzn.to/322dNxF _ Connect with James: IG: @jameswhitt  | Web: https://jameswhitt.com  _ Want to support the show? Hit ‘Subscribe’ and leave a 5-star rating to help others find it. Your support is greatly appreciated :) #WinTheDay