How Do You Develop Real Confidence? - James Smith - #535

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is James Smith. He's an author, podcaster, online trainer, and not a life coach. Many people say that their number one personal development goal is to be more confident, but what if you don't have anything to be confident about? Is competence a required prerequisite to becoming confident, or can you fake it until you make it? Expect to learn why most entrepreneurs are miserable, how leaving unasked questions can eat up your mental energy, the relationship between anxiety and confidence, how to deal with fear and failures, the heritability of confidence, whether women are actually more confident than men, the simplest way to build genuine confidence, and much more. Don't forget, you might be listening but not subscribed, and that means you will miss episodes when they go up, which is bad, it is tres bad. So go to Spotify and press the follow button in the middle of the page, or there is a plus button in the top right-hand corner on Apple Podcasts. It supports the show, it makes me very happy, and it means you won't miss episodes when they go up. A thank you. In other news, this episode is brought to you by MyProtein, the number one sports supplement company on the planet, literally the biggest with the broadest range of supplements, everything that you need from protein to creatine to foods, bars, protein snacks, clothing, whatever it is that you're after, MyProtein's got it, and there is a 37% discount site-wide on everything. It is the biggest discount that they do, and if there are super secret savings available, this will get you it as well. Go to bit.ly slash protein wisdom. That unlocks the code and my super secret product page with everything that I use and recommend, and then the code Modern Wisdom from that page will get you a 37% or greater discount site-wide. I highly recommend their Clearway and their Baked Cookie Protein Bars. Both of them are fantastic. Bit.ly slash protein wisdom and the code Modern Wisdom for the maximum discount available worldwide. In other other news, this episode is brought to you by 8Sleep. Good sleep is the ultimate game changer and nature's best medicine. Consistent good sleep can help reduce the likelihood of serious health issues, decrease the risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure and even reduce the risk of Alzheimer's. Yet still more than 30% of people struggle with sleep and temperature is one of the main causes of poor sleep. The PodPro Cover by 8Sleep is the most advanced solution for thermoregulation. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking. Basically, throughout the night as you sleep, it cools and heats the bed as appropriate. If you run rather hot like I do, then it means that it will cool the bed down properly from the inside as opposed to you trying to cool yourself outside of the bed when you're literally under a duvet which is built to keep the heat in. The result is that eight sleep users fall asleep up to 30% faster, reduce sleep interruptions by 40% and get 30% more deep sleep. Also, you can get $150 or 150 pounds off the Pod Pro and the Pod Pro cover if you go to eightsleep.com/modernwisdom. That's E-I-G-H-T sleep.com/modernwisdom. And in final news, this episode is brought to you by Whoop. Whoop is a personalized digital and fitness health coach that monitors your body's physiology 24 seven via a non-invasive wearable and provides you with feedback on your lifestyle, training, sleep and recovery via the accompanying app. It is the only wearable that I've ever stuck with because it tracks literally everything. It tracks my sleep, my workouts, the extra steps that I'm trying to get in throughout the day. And it distills all of that down and spits out data that advises me on how I should move forward. You also put a journal in that tells you and the data what you did yesterday. Did you have caffeine? Did you have any sleep supplements? Did you eat just before you went to bed? Did you use a screen device? And then it compares your habits with your results and tells you what you should be doing. Also, you can join for free, pay nothing for the brand new Whoop 4 strap, plus you get your first month for free and there is a 30 day money back guarantee. So you can buy it for free, try it for free and if you do not like it after 29 days, they'll give you your money back. Head to join.whoop.com/modernwisdom. That's join.whoop.com/modernwisdom.
But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome James Smith.
I'm very, very happy for the last couple of months for you, some big wins. Another Sunday Times Best Seller. Congrats, man.