The James Swanwick Show

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here.v Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/215 “When you do something is extremely important. Most people only think about what to do, not when to do it.” - Dr. Michael Breus (click to tweet) We know that everyone is different. People have different personalities, different habits, different sleep patterns, and different emotions. But what we don’t often realize or think about is how this affects the specific times of day that we should be doing specific things. Dr. Michael Breus has written a book called “The Power of When” that allows you to find out exactly what your chronotype is, and use that information to help you choose the ideal time of day to do specific things! It all comes from taking Dr. Breus’ test, which will show you exactly what chronotype you are. After you learn that, the book goes into all kinds of details about when you should be doing what. Things like focused work, creative work, bedtimes, wake-up times, and even when you should be hav

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/214 Would you like to know how to make $2.7 million in a single year? Today I’ve got a short and to the point conversation with Justin Cener about exactly how he was able to make $2.7 million revenue in 2015 selling T-shirts with cats on them! There’s a very specific process and formula to follow, and that is exactly what Justin is going through with me today. One of the most important traps to avoid is going to broad with your target market. If you’re trying to appeal to everyone, you could easily end up appealing to no one, so be very careful and focused at first. Also, focus on matching a perfect product for a specific perfect customer. Understanding your avatar or idea customer is essential to creating a successful business, because it is the only way that you can know that you are creating the right product or service. Learn all of this and more on today’s short but packed episode of The James Swanwick Show! Key

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/213 A lot of people know that their lives would only improve if they gave up alcohol. It’s widely understood that, even if you don’t have a severe problem with drinking, it’s most likely not doing you any good, and almost assuredly holding you back, even if by a little bit. But when it comes to actually giving it up, and drinking less or not drinking at all, people have a hard time. There are social situations in which alcohol is just an assumed. You will be spending time around other people who are drinking all the time. You probably keep alcohol in your house, so it will be staring you straight in the face when you come home. How do you resist?? Today’s guest is James Clear, and he is an expert in changing your habits. We’re talking about 3 specific steps that you can take to change your habits, and adjust your mindset so that you aren’t thinking about alcohol all the time. This will in turn lead to less and less a

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/212 Is coffee good for you? Do you need your coffee in the morning before you can do anything else? Are you dependent on coffee? Is that a problem? Those are just a few of the topics I’m getting into on this episode of Sincere Hogan. Coffee is a staple of the modern diet, and really modern culture in general. While some people are addicted to it, and there is always that danger, it is also important to understand that there are incredible benefits to coffee as well. At the end of the day, everyone is different, and a substance like coffee will affect everyone differently. One of the most important things for you to do is to track the results from anything you eat and drink. Learn about both the good and the bad of coffee, but then track its influence on you, and make your own decisions from that information! Key Takeaways: Coffee is full of antioxidants Coffee is good for cardio and brain health Provided the coffee

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/211 “The fastest shortcut to self-confidence is simply loving yourself.” - Yahya Bakkar (click to tweet) We hear the term all the time the “natural born leader,” and when we think about this person, we assume they have massive amounts of self-confidence, charisma, and all other leadership characteristics. We revere these people as being born with something that simply sets them apart. But the truth is that self-confidence can be learned, practiced, and perfected, and Yayah is here to tell us how! Yahya talks about the three steps towards building massive self-confidence, which are self awareness, self acceptance, and finally self love. These three ingredients, implemented and practiced in the right way, are the perfect trifecta to bring your confidence levels up, and help you be able to project that confidence to the world, to become more charismatic, and become a better leader. This episode is an extremely practical

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/210 “When you pay for something, you take it more seriously, put more value on it, and get more out of it.” - James Swanwick (click to tweet) Why would you pay to get rich? It seems like going the wrong direction, doesn’t it? Seems like to get rich, you should save, save, save, right? But that’s not how humans work, as it turns out. The reason you often need to pay in order to get rich or see success in any endeavor is because when you pay for something, you instantly put more value on it. Because you have invested, and have “skin in the game,” you will now take your training or whatever it is far more seriously. You will show up and be focused, and really achieve what you set out it. The reality is that all of the information you need to be wildly successful is available to you on youtube and the rest of the internet. It’s available to everyone else, too. But it will only help you if you put it into practice, and fo

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/209 “Patients need to do their own research, and become educated on the issues that may be affecting them. You can’t count on anyone, including a doctor, else to know.” - Elle Russ (click to tweet) Are you familiar with the functionality of your thyroid? Do you even know where your thyroid is in your body? If you don’t, don’t feel too bad, I didn’t either! But as we learn in this episode, the thyroid is one of the most important areas to take care of, as it is essentially the life-force of your body! This is where you get your energy from, and where a lot of other essential functions of your body take place, so take notice of today’s episode! Elle Russ is on the show to take you through exactly what you need to do in order to make sure that you are taking care of your thyroid, and how to deal with it if you have already developed thyroid issues. But be careful! Many doctors are not educated enough to understand what

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/208 “The way you make your money will affect how happy it makes you.” - James Swanwick (click to tweet) The old saying, “money can’t buy happiness” is ingrained in our society on a deep level. The idea of the rich businessman who pursues money at the cost of all else including relationships and family, and ends up old with lots of money and no fulfillment in life is a common story, frequently passed on. Today I’m tackling the questions, “Can money buy happiness?” And I think my answer may surprise you. Yes! But the important differentiator between if more money makes you happier or not is how you earned it. If you have created a product or service that you really believe in, and you know is helping people, more money means more sales, which means that more of your product/service is getting into the hands of those who need it, which means your happiness levels increase as you do more good. So the age-old saying, “mon

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/207 As one of the most successful businessmen of the modern age, Jeff Bezos has built an incredible brand and business empire through Amazon. He has proven an adaptability to different circumstances, focus and stamina to whether difficult times, and a keen eye for where the market is going. Today I’m reviewing the book “The Everything Store” by Brad Stone, and digging into exactly what about Jeff Bezos has allowed him to become so successful. Something you will notice about him as well as many other highly successful businessmen is that he has seemingly boundless energy to work and get things done. Starting and running a business is difficult and requires hard work and perseverance, so this kind of energy will go far. Learn what else about Jeff Bezos has helped him in business, so that you can take those same concepts and apply them to your own life to become more successful in your own endeavors, today, on the James

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/206 “In selling, understand that you are almost always selling a transformation, not a product.” - Jim Miller (click to tweet) When it comes to sales, there’s a definite right and wrong way to do things, and a surprisingly large number of salespeople and people trying to convince anyone of anything take the completely wrong approach. Today I am talking with Jim Miller about the sales strategy and process that he taught me, which helped me sell millions of dollars in product sales for Tai Lopez. We’re going through the exact steps that you need to following, in order for the prospect to fully understand the value of what you are selling, and to be empowered to take action to really change their life. And that is a core principle of what Jim Miller is teaching in this episode: You are not trying to push your product or service on them, you are trying to help them take the action that they need to take in order to becom

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/205 "Meditation is not easy for many people, and only rewards those who really commit to it in the long run." - James Swanwick (click to tweet) What you can do that will only take 10-minutes out of every day, but will lead to your being calmer, thinking things through more thoroughly, and not reacting in the heat of the moment? The answer, of course, is meditation! I have just recently gotten back into the habit of doing a daily meditation, and I have found that a mere 10 minutes in the morning can drastically affect the rest of the day, as far as how productive and focused I am. Think about it: 10 minutes a day to change your life is nothing! Give it a try! I am, and am so far loving it. On this episode, I am going to answer all of your questions regarding meditation, how I practice it, and what it has done for me. Enjoy! "10 minutes a day is enough to see real results in meditation." - James Swanwick (click to twee

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/204 The term “diet” has become very commonplace in modern language. The idea that people will go on a diet for a set period of time, to try to whip their body into the shape they want, before plunging directly back into the habits and lifestyle that brought them to the point of needing a diet in the first place, is a vicious cycle. So the solution for how to stick to a diet is simple: Don’t diet! Instead, focus on living a healthy but sustainable lifestyle. For me, this means eating about 80% healthy foods, and 20% junk food or cheat meals. This way I am not torturing myself and my body to eat healthily, to the point where it is no longer sustainable, but rather sticking to a percentage that is sustainable. Everybody’s body will be different, and react differently to different health choices.. But the broad concept here is true and broadly applicable to everyone. Don’t diet! Focus on a healthy lifestyle and eating ha

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/203 “For the sake of survival, nature intended for us to be healthy.” - Darryl Edwards (click to tweet)   The old health advice was simply “go to the gym and make sure to eat your fruits and veggies.” But we’ve moved far beyond that in our understanding of what makes for a healthy lifestyle, one that promotes a long, healthy life, and Darryl Edwards is talking about what exactly that means on today’s episode. The closer that we can get in fitness to the behaviors and movements to what our ancestors would do, as a very general rule, the healthier we will be, and this is the foundation of the paleo diet. Instead of going to the gym and doing the exact same movement with the exact same weight many times over (which would never happen in nature), find new, more creative and constantly changing ways to challenge yourself physically. In nutrition, shoot to eat mainly the things that a caveman would eat, such as meat, fish,

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/202 “When you get into a new environment and culture, out of whatever comfort zone you have, it forces you to think differently.” – James Swanwick (click to tweet)   Lots of people would like to be the life of the party. But the truth is that, in order for that to happen, not only do you need to be outgoing and charismatic, you have to be interesting! Don’t skip that most important step! Lots of people think they just need to be loud, but you need something to talk about! This is the reason that I so strongly recommend that everyone travel while they’re young! Simply making this decision does so much for you! You get out of your comfort zone, start to look at life from a different perspective, you can educate yourself at the same time through audiobooks and podcasts, and you become a more interesting person! Travelling while you’re young kills lots of birds with one stone. Even if you’re not as young as you once were

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/201 “Every day, write down your three biggest problems that need solving, to train yourself to always be solving problems.” - Jay Samit (click to tweet) Business is nothing more than solving problems for people. This is the premise of the book “Disrupt You!” by Jay Samit, and it is the premise that allows Jay to lay out exactly how to develop the muscle most important to the entrepreneur. Jay says that you should make a habit of writing down your 3 biggest problems every single day. Doing this will rewire your brain to see problems and think creatively about ways to solve them, which will, in turn, turn into potential business ideas, and give you the mental abilities to become an effective entrepreneur. Then, if you solve a big enough problem, or one that people are willing to pay you for, you will have the beginnings of a very solid business. As an entrepreneur, this is an incredible practice, and will give you the

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/200 “The best time to prospect is when you don’t need anything.” - Bill Caskey (click to tweet) When it comes to accomplishing great things in this life, selling, or rather persuading, is one of the most important skills to learn. Without good sales techniques, it is nearly impossible to inspire any real change in the world. A common misconception is that salespeople convince people to do things that they don’t want to do, when in reality the good salesperson it simply helping people do what they should be doing in the first place, and doing what will help them in the long run. Bill Caskey is my guest on today’s episode, and on this episode he is going through the 5 specifics steps to becoming a master salesperson. When it comes to sales, a lot of it is a mind game in the mind of the salesperson, and Bill’s steps will absolutely help you get your mind right on these topics, and will absolutely make a huge difference

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/199 “A smile is the simplest and most powerful gift you can give anyone, including yourself.” - James Swanwick (click to tweet) Are you willing, really willing, to step into someone else’s shoes? To understand what they’re all about? To approach new ideas and new experiences without judgment, but rather with an eye toward learning? This episode is a continuation of last Monday’s report from Burning Man, and I am talking with several people about what burning man means to them, what they get out of it, and what they think that the world can take away from the ideas. For many, Burning Man is an opportunity to get back to ground zero. To hit the restart button if you will, get back to pure nature, and take a look at the world around you from that vantage point. When you start to commit yourself to that process, you can see things with more clarity than you did, and you can often understand things about your life and dec

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/198 “The youthful mind is apt to confuse temporary success for permanent success.” - Napoleon Hill (click to tweet) Do you wonder what the differences are between the people who seem to actually get what they want out of life, and those who simply drift through life without a purpose, constantly consuming content and ideas but never putting them into practice nor really thinking for themselves? Napoleon Hill calls these people who pass through life without major purpose or action “drifters” in his book “Outwitting the Devil” which I am reviewing on this episode, and he has powerful tips for how to keep yourself from becoming that drifter! If it seems like you are always consuming other people’s ideas but never thinking for yourself, or it seems like you are always getting pumped up and motivated but never actually doing anything, this episode is probably for you. You’re going to learn how to get out of that mindset,

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show notes at: JamesSwanwick.com/197 “If you don’t have something that differentiates yourself from competitors, the only thing you can do is lower prices - which is a race to the bottom.” - Matthew Pollard (click to tweet)   In business, far too many people and companies are trying to be all things to all people. But early on this is a losing formula, and business coach Matthew Pollard is here to explain why today. The value in focusing on a niche market is that you can understand in a deep way your particular customer, what they look for and what their pain points are, and then you can speak to them in a way that makes perfect sense. The broader and less niche you go, the more you’re forced to compete purely on price, which, unless you’re an established company like Wal-Mart, is a losing formula. Matthew has a 5 step process to learn how to uncover what your unique competencies are outside of your functional skills, which is the key to underst

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Show Notes: JamesSwanwick.com/196 Burning Man has a unique reputation in the world. Most people associates hippies with it, but most people also feel quite a bit of curiosity toward it. I took a trip out to burning man just recently, and recorded some of my thoughts on the whole experience, and I’m presenting them to you in this episode. One of the key thoughts here is to avoid being too judgy about any idea before you have tested for yourself. A lot of people think about the more ‘spiritual’ practices of forgiveness in your heart, perhaps writing down what you’re holding a grudge over on a piece of paper and then burning it, to be too much of the ‘woo woo’ sort of self-help. But don’t close your mind to anything that has the possibility to help you! Test everything! Some things won’t be for you, but some things may really surprise you with how much the help! Give anything a shot for a set period of time, and see if it produces the desired result