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In this episode, I sit down with James Williams, a certified high performance coach and business partner in I Heart My Life with his wife Emily Williams. Listen in as we discuss the relationship-oriented story of how our interview came to be and get into the mindset one needs to adopt in order to do their best work.

Topics include:

• How James found his “chapter 2” after working for 12 years in television production
• How he realized where his motivation was actually coming from (and it wasn’t from the place you think)
• What James discovered during that time that caused a monumental shift, not only in his business but in his personal life as well (and how it relates to misdirection we encounter when finding happiness)
• James’ story of his own experience with the “giver’s fix” and how he was able to shift the way he thought about giving
• How reconnecting with his ten-year old self helps him today when challenges arrive
• The talisman he uses to deal with his recovery from the giver’s fix
• The one thing you need to make the knowledge you acquire actually stick
• The relationship between entrepreneur and money (when it comes to receiving value)
• The real deal with guilt when it comes to service
• How to go into the world curious and without judgment (rather than being trapped by our own lens after having had bad experiences)
• What resentment really leads to
• The relationship between our expectations and reality when it comes to giving
• The truth about recovery when it comes to the giver’s fix, resentment, and judgment
• What to do when we recognize an area of growth (and what we need to do next)
• And much more!

Mentioned in this episode:

• The I Heart My Life Show
• The I Heart My Life Giver’s Fix Episode
• Eckhart Tolle
• Byron Katie
• Elon Musk

Learn more about James Williams:

• jamesrswilliams.com
• iheartmylife.com

Learn more about Michael Roderick:

• smallpondenterprises.com
• LinkedIn
• Twitter