The James Swanwick Show

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "The fitter that I am physically, the fitter that I am mentally." - James Swanwick (click to tweet) It's time to get a behind-the-scenes look at your host, James Swanwick, and what he's all about. Today, the tables are being turned, and Thai Neave is interviewing James to try to understand the man behind the Swannies . A lot of ground...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Sustained alcohol drinking over many years may be considered normal in society, but is very unhealthy." - James Swanwick (click to tweet) Society has ingrained upon us the idea that alcohol is a completely normal part of many everyday interactions. Think about it: If you're celebrating a birthday, you drink. If you're on a date, you...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Anyone who really wants to get to know you is not going to reject the idea of a date without alcohol." - Caitlin Padgett (click to tweet)   There is no place where alcohol is more of an assumed part of life than the dating world. Whether you're going out to the bar, or to dinner, or really any date you can imagine, most people will a...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Anyone who really wants to get to know you is not going to reject the idea of a date without alcohol." - Caitlin Padgett (click to tweet)   There is no place where alcohol is more of an assumed part of life than the dating world. Whether you're going out to the bar, or to dinner, or really any date you can imagine, most people will a...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Life is competition. Life progresses, and if you don't progress you get slaughtered." - James Swanwick (click to tweet)   I was recently abused by a London taxi driver. Taking an Uber across London, I was verbally abused by a taxi driver. Listen to the episode to get the full scoop on the story... But what do you think about whol tax...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "A kind word is worth as much to the brain in terms of rewards as a certain amount of money." - Matthew Lieberman (click to tweet)   Would you consider yourself sociable? Or even a socialite? Do you think you're an introvert or an extrovert? Are social experiences important to your life?   Matthew Lieberman argues that social things a...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "A kind word is worth as much to the brain in terms of rewards as a certain amount of money." - Matthew Lieberman (click to tweet)   Would you consider yourself sociable? Or even a socialite? Do you think you're an introvert or an extrovert? Are social experiences important to your life?   Matthew Lieberman argues that social things a...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Make sure that you're following a balanced diet with enough protein to keep you from feeling like you need to binge on sweets." - Crosby Tailor (click to tweet)   Do you have a sweet tooth? Most people in the world do. Some are worse than others, but this sweet tooth will often interfere with our dietary goals. How can you eat your s...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Make sure that you're following a balanced diet with enough protein to keep you from feeling like you need to binge on sweets." - Crosby Tailor (click to tweet)   Do you have a sweet tooth? Most people in the world do. Some are worse than others, but this sweet tooth will often interfere with our dietary goals. How can you eat your s...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. This episode is a recording of a meetup in London. I go around the gathering, and ask a variety of people what their story is. The answers are fascinating! If you've been following me for a bit, you know that this is my favorite conversation starter: "What is your story?" This opens up a whole world of possible responses from the pers...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. What is your one thing? What is the single thing that you most want to be known for? What is the single thing that you have to get done today? This show is a book review of "The One Thing" by Gary Kelly . The book speaks to the ways that it is easy to get distracted by competing interests and attention-grabbers, and that if we want to...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Ask yourself where you would be in a year if you ate perfectly." - Dr. Glenn Livingston (click to tweet) Are you a binge-eater? Do you chronically over-eat? Maybe you're just aware of the guilty pleasures that you let creep into your life habitually , and that you would be better off without them. Dr. Glenn Livingston is on the show...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Ask yourself where you would be in a year if you ate perfectly." - Dr. Glenn Livingston (click to tweet) Are you a binge-eater? Do you chronically over-eat? Maybe you're just aware of the guilty pleasures that you let creep into your life habitually , and that you would be better off without them. Dr. Glenn Livingston is on the show...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "People say you can never look back. I like to look backwards, forward, and also live in the moment." - James Swanwick (click to tweet) We constantly hear the phrase "you can never look back. " Whether in song, in advice, or any other form, it seems like people are opposed to the idea of "looking back," or of nostalgically exploring y...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Do you know what your love style is? Are you anxious? Are you secure? Are you avoidant? How about your partner? Do you understand the ways that your two love style compliment, or may indeed clash with each other? By understanding this, you can go a long way in understanding a lot of the conflict in your life! Today I'm reviewing "Atta...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "None of your technical skills will amount to anything if you don't have social skills." - Robert Greene (click to tweet) Do you understand the laws of human nature? Do you know why you do what you do? Why humans make the decisions that they make? And do you know how to leverage social skills to accomplish what you want to in life? To...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "None of your technical skills will amount to anything if you don't have social skills." - Robert Greene (click to tweet) Do you understand the laws of human nature? Do you know why you do what you do? Why humans make the decisions that they make? And do you know how to leverage social skills to accomplish what you want to in life? To...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. Do you think marriage is necessary to have a happy, fulfilled life? Do you think it's necessary for effectively raising children? Do you consider it a moral responsibility? What do you think? Today, I'm bringing Dina back on the show to talk about whether or not marriage is really necessary. We're digging into two opposing views that...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "No commitment means no results." - Grant Cardone (click to tweet)   Do you know how to sell? The truth is that selling is for more than just salespeople. It's for everyone who wants to see success in their life. Everyone is selling something, whether that is a product, their idea of the world, or just where they want to eat tonight....

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "No commitment means no results." - Grant Cardone (click to tweet)   Do you know how to sell? The truth is that selling is for more than just salespeople. It's for everyone who wants to see success in their life. Everyone is selling something, whether that is a product, their idea of the world, or just where they want to eat tonight....

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Rather than live in a narrow, flatlined life, why not climb the peaks and fall in the troughs of extraordinary life." - Peter Sage (click to tweet) Are you focused enough on leveling up yourself? Most business owners, or people who want to do more in life, think that they need to acquire new skill sets, when in reality they need to a...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "Rather than live in a narrow, flatlined life, why not climb the peaks and fall in the troughs of extraordinary life." - Peter Sage (click to tweet) Are you focused enough on leveling up yourself? Most business owners, or people who want to do more in life, think that they need to acquire new skill sets, when in reality they need to a...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. How are you going to propose? What makes for a good proposal? And what larger advice for relationships can we learn from the way proposals are handled can we learn? Today I'm talking with Dina Mary Zaky who, as it turns out, has been proposed to 3 times! (?!?) Find out how guys get it right , how they get it wrong, and where we disagr...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. A lot of us find ourselves in frustrating situations, with people who routinely frustrate us, much of the time. Often, we imagine that it is completely out of our control to feel frustrated, as it is somebody else who is frustrating us, right? Maybe not… As it turns out, there is a simple exercise , outlined in the book " Loving What...

Get your question answered by James on the Podcast! Click here. "You keep on trying different approaches, but the biggest gain comes from the experience of even trying" - Daniel Hayes (click to tweet)   Do you know what it takes to be truly tough? To not take no for an answer, and to go and do battle in life? Daniel Hayes does. As a Middleweight Champion boxer, he's seen his fair share of bruises...