Bouncing Back with James Middleton

In this episode I discuss decision making, what decision fatigue is and how it affects us and how we can manage making better decisions in our life. I talk through how it impacts our impulse control and why it leads to procrastinating and how we can prevent this. I finish by addressing the importance of structure, routine and habits in our life to allow for better decision making and what cognitive ease is and how it influences us on a daily basis. 

I discuss some of the key ways and reasons why I believe so many people fall short in their own personal development. From factors such as thinking about things for too long rather than doing, to asking for too many people's opinions, to blaming everything and everyone around you to being scared of failure. 

I look into some of the best methods which I have found to be proven useful when it comes to dealing with anxiety, based on personal experience and from my own research that I have done. I also discuss how things like alcohol, caffeine and social media can be anxiety inducing and why simple things like getting enough sleep and fresh air can help alleviate feelings of anxiousness. 

There are so many things to consider when finding true love and knowing what to look for and what not to look for. What makes a good relationship? Does this change as we grow older? Is the right timing more important than finding the right person? Is arguing a key part of growing a relationship? Are openness and honesty fundamental for a relationship to last? I explore all of these topics and more...

The top 10 things I believe you need to know when it comes to fitness. I reveal some of the key truths within the fitness industry and expose some of the nonsense that gets seen and heard on a daily basis.

What is self-confidence? Is it something we can develop or is it inherent? If we can develop it, how so? And why is it so important? All of these questions I address in this episode alongside why building resilience plays a key role in self-confidence too. I finish by looking at 4 key psychological assets that I believe resilient people have and how we can apply them to our own lives. 

In this this episode I discuss the dos and the donts of dating, dating apps, how long you should wait until having sex, red flags, game playing and why you can never lose out if you're always yourself.

Some of the most valuable lessons I have learnt so far in my life, career, relationships and as a coach which I hope prove valuable and applicable to you and your own life. 

In this episode I explore some of the ways in which we can harness that inner voice and use it to our advantage, why what we repeat to ourself really matters, becoming the person we want to become and why removing any thorns attached to us can free up our life. 

In a world as complex as ours, the term "success" is often overly generalised with no middle ground or alternative. In this episode I speak about some of the wider values and degrees of the word and explore some of the many games in which we can potentially "succeed" at.