He’s also a stand-up comedian.
And while hes successful by most peoples standards, his path to the top has been winding.
In 2016,Forbescalled James the most interesting man in the world.
Verywell / Julie Bang
At the time, he didnt have a permanent place to live.
He moved from Airbnb to Airbnb with just his laptop and a handful of possessions.
Hes struggled with depression and anxiety.
He was even suicidal at times.
He sees a therapistwhich he talks about quite often.
And he also developed what he calls the daily practicea set of strategies that he says saved his life.
He shares whats working and what isnt in his blog posts, podcast, and books.
James willingness to bevulnerableis one of the things that makes him a mentally strong person.
This is because many of the things you think probably arent true.
Experiments can help you test your self-limiting beliefs and negative predictions.
Theres little to no downside in terms of money or time and huge, huge, huge potential upside.
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