The Truth About Success - James Smith

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Thanks for having me mate

one of the most useful things people can learn from Stoic philosophy, I think, is not to worry about things you can't control.

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Really loved this. I’m 68 - lot older than you guys - but I love listening to wise people who share common values with me- no matter what age - and makes me think, rethinking and learning. Open minded and curious and vulnerable. Thank you 🙏🏻

passion needs practice just as awareness needs integration. You can have all the passion in the world but without a sustainable system of applying that passion into practice, it can be easy to feel scarcity, insecurity, and inadequacy. Success first needs to be cultivated from the inside-out. Becoming the version of you that is unwaveringly successful and has a clear path to channel that state of being into practice and form.

This was such a down-to-earth, smooth conversation. I very much enjoyed James' approach, humble and understanding that no matter what you've done, how successful you are, humility is the key. May I suggest that you bring Jamie (Jay) Alderton for a podcast? His transformation in the last decade, what he's done, how his speech changed, his mindset, is great!

51:15 This literally described my entire adolescence. I opted out of socializing and instead tried to become a professional player. such a dangerous rabbit hole

"In the past only the paranoid survived, but in the present only the optimist thrive." Great podcast. Needs more likes. ❤

"Luck is what happens when preperation meets oppertunity." - Seneca