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Jan 2025
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James Smith shares 3 rules for life

Matt D'avella
About this episode

I’m joined by James Smith, personal trainer, content creator, and bestselling author of Not a Diet Book. His videos have been viewed hundreds of millions of time online– and he’s here to share the rules that got him to where he is today.


Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:32 Rule 1: All wins feel the same. 06:22 Rule 2: Be polarizing. 11:17 Rule 3: You will be terrible the first time you do anything.


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