Do You Actually Need Passion To Be Successful? - James Smith - #727

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is James Smith. He's an author, podcaster, online trainer, and not a life coach. I just finished a full month of live shows with James. We didn't kill each other, but did learn a lot. So today we're reflecting on a month on the road while digging into some of James' biggest realizations from finally becoming an adult. Expect to learn what my first ever live tour experience was like, how to increase your luck in life, what James' thoughts are on the male sedation hypothesis, how to find true success, why you need to start celebrating your wins, what the future of the fitness industry looks like, and much more. We're into the new year now and you may be starting a reading habit if you need some suggestions for books to read. My reading list is free and available right now. 100 books that you should read before you die. They're the most interesting and impactful books that I've read, fiction and non-fiction and real life stories, and there's summaries about why I like them and links to go and buy them. You can get it right now by going to chriswillx.com. Books, it's completely free and waiting for you on the other side of the Internet. chriswillx.com. Books. One of my favorite purchases over the last two years has been my cold plunge from the team over at plunge.com. They are the gold standard when it comes to cold therapy. You may have heard Joe Rogan and Andrew Huberman talking about the benefits of repeated cold exposure and it is real. You feel so amazing after you've done it and the improvement in your mood is insane. So if you've been thinking that you want to get started doing cold therapy, but you cannot be bothered going to the store to get yourself ice every single time you need to do it, this is for you. Also, they've just released their own sauna, which is ridiculously high quality as well. And we are bouncing between the two doing what's called contrast therapy, which makes you feel even better. So yeah, if you're looking to make a change, if you're looking to get yourself a cold plunge or a sauna for your house, this is the place to go. Best of all, they've got a 30 day money back guarantee, so you can buy it and try it for 29 days. And if you do not like it, they will give you your money back. Go to plunge.com to get your cold plunge and sauna today with $150 off your purchase by using the code MW150 at checkout, that's plunge.com and the code MW150 at checkout. This episode is brought to you by Nomatic. No, it's literally brought to you by Nomatic. I am on tour using their backpack to carry my laptop and my clothing across Austin and the rest of the world. I use their Carry On Pro to transport my recording gear everywhere. The team at Nomatic creates the most functional, durable and innovative backpacks, bags, luggage and accessories on the market. They will literally last you a lifetime with their lifetime guarantee. And if you don't love your purchase, you can return or exchange it up to 30 days after you've received it for any reason. You need good luggage in your life. It does make a change to the quality of your travels and this is the place to go. Nomatic is offering an exclusive 20% discount on your first purchase when you go to nomatic.com/modernwisdom and use the code modern wisdom at checkout. And for a limited time, you can get free expedited shipping on orders over 150 bucks in the US, but they also ship to the UK. That's nomatic.com/modernwisdom and modern wisdom at checkout. But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome James Smith.
James Smith, welcome to the show.

**James Smith** (3:39)
Nice to do this in person.

**Chris Williamson** (3:40)
We made it, four weeks on tour together.

**James Smith** (3:43)
I'm tired, my voice is a bit deeper, I'm a bit fatter, and I need a haircut.

**Chris Williamson** (3:51)
It's been a journey, man.

**James Smith** (3:53)
It's been good to be, you know, like, I was maybe expecting that much time together with anyone. There would have been maybe some physical altercations, maybe some strong arguments, but actually we got on very well. You know, you're very meticulous to detail in projects that we work on. But as far as traveling and working a company, you are fantastic.

**Chris Williamson** (4:13)
Sufficient chill.

**James Smith** (4:15)
Yeah, just like, I can tell when you're tired, because the AirPods go in, the eye mask comes on. You have your own way of gesticulating a do not disturb mode. I'm right.