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James’ book is the tough love version of life coaching. He tells you straight, refers to his own experiences in life and makes you laugh along the way.’ Metro
Mistakes are imperative and to be seen as adjustments necessary for the right direction. Instead of focusing on what has already happened, we must pull all our mental energy towards what is ahead, readying ourselves for the upcoming hurdle and the next failure. How we react to adversity speaks a lot louder than the adversity does itself.Self-esteem is an individual’s subjective evaluation of their own worth. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself (for example, ‘I am unloved’, ‘I am worthy’) as well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride and shame. After all, we cannot wish for a life without problems. So we are better off discovering silver linings that lie hidden within our problems. What I have noticed about these so-called influencers in the fitness industry is that they all have certain qualities in common: narcissistic, self obsessed and wanting to look good with their kit off. Think about it this way, if everyone was given one cake to eat in a week (yum) and they can only eat the cake for two of the days then they get half a cake on each day. Whereas if they can eat the cake four times a week, they’re going to get a quarter of the cake each day. But the fact is they still get the whole cake.
Someone with a great work-life balance on an average salary is far wealthier than a stressed, tired and overworked millionaire. Always keep that in mind.”Before qualifying as a personal trainer in 2014, James worked in the corporate world and like many others with an interest in health fitness, he too was confused by all the misinformation that surrounded the fitness world. Instead people should see the gym as a place to get stronger and challenge their body. If you don’t make it to the gym, it isn’t the end of the world, you can still create a calorie deficit. Scenario 1: ‘I’m really sorry, I have a boyfriend.’ Whether true or not it’s a kind decline. We never know circumstances, so we can’t produce our own to fit the agenda. If posting about your passion brings you a bit of pleasure, then you’re winning already. Many don’t experience that in life. If you enjoy crafting wooden tables, then make them and find a marketplace to sell. Who doesn’t need a custom-made table in their house? Or even just do it for fun. Do yourself a favor and go do the stuff you love.
I didn't find this book anywhere near as good as his first book, and I think that is probably because it is abundantly clear that he is not at an accomplished level of most of the topics of the book. I’ll start by saying I bought both of James books and I like the way he cuts through the cr*p of life. He makes some great points about how to stop sweating the small stuff and refocus your mind to have a more rewarding life. It’s a light hearted and often humorous read. But…and it’s my opinion, as James hasn’t climbed a career ladder in a stereotypical job he misses the point on what personal satisfaction and growth that can achieve. Getting from supervisor to manager for example can be a proud achievement and provide personal and family happiness. Being the CEO of a company can make people admired and feel proud to be called boss and give them satisfaction in life. The book often takes you to James happy place on a beach in Bali (or living in New Zealand playing rugby) where he gave it all up to live a simple life to focus…well people can’t all afford to do that, nor want to give up their home lives for it. Alas this becomes a bit of a ‘hippy’ guide in places. I have drawn many conclusions from modern-day social media and its diminishing effect on self-esteem, but what do you think about this for a hypothesis: are we relying so much on dating apps that we’re damaging our ability to boost each other’s self-esteem by no longer approaching people, flirting or asking anyone out? Which brings me to a very interesting point where we could bring two elements together and think about the potential outcome for confidence and self-esteem, or the ‘worst-case scenario’. Honestly I tried everything under the sun to lose weight, until I suddenly thought hold on a minute, something isn’t adding up here with all this fitness industry bulls**t’. It’s all a load of money-making rubbish, don’t fall for the fads! #2 Fat loss is only achieved through a calorie deficitMcBride, Nicole (2023-03-01). "Top social media influencers from Berkshire". Reading Chronicle . Retrieved 2023-06-15. If you think of the most successful and brilliant minds of our time – Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs – none of them has aimed for short, finite wins. They have a long-game mentality, not to winning alone, but more importantly, changing the status quo, the way people see things currently. Even their mission statements reflected their infinite mentality: Fall in love with the process and see what happens. You may monetize in a few years, you may not. There are no rules and this is not a finite game. However, if someone was to say to me ‘I can go to the gym five times a week at lunchtimes’ then I would say that in addition to the compound exercises, you can have a little fun and spend extra time training your glutes or your calves (if you’re a dude), but it isn’t totally necessary.
Listened to this as an audiobook. Really enjoyed it and will definitely be popping it on again for a listen while out walking.If someone said to me ‘James you could live for an extra ten years and be in a better shape if you didn’t drink’, I would say yeah I know that but I would rather have fun with my friends and moan about being hungover because that’s the life I enjoy. Now though you get, ‘who is going downstairs to meet the delivery guy then?’ I mean come on, all you have to do is walk to your front door and even that’s too much of an effort for some people. Ignore Bod Pod, underwater submersion, body scanners and calipers (aka having your fat pinched). What’s wrong with taking a simple photograph?
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