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Abel James
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nyt bestselling author, podcaster & musician in austin, tx
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abeljames 6 months ago
A white squirrel! What does it mean?!? #gm image
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abeljames 6 months ago
What if success isn’t just about working hard, but about creating your own opportunities? Building six-figure brands before he could legally drink, Jay Yang provides irrefutable proof that you can just do things. image Listen to the podcast on @Fountain:
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abeljames 6 months ago
Ever had a near-death experience? A simple twist of fate or freak accident can alter the course of your life. But if you let them, tragedies can set us on a new and better path. The reason I disappeared for the past few months isn’t because I took vacation... I was seriously injured in a hit-and-run car wreck. A speeding driver rear-ended me out of nowhere going 80 mph in 35mph zone, hitting so hard it ripped off my rear wheel and ruptured the gas tank. I was knocked unconscious briefly, but somehow managed to get the car off the road instead of being dragged into oncoming traffic (on three wheels). The other driver fled the scene, but good Texans who saw what happened helped me get out of harms way. It only seems appropriate that this week’s guest shares his name with Lazarus, the legendary Biblical figure who was raised from the dead. Though I wasn’t quite dead, I’ve felt no more than half alive for the past couple months as I recover from a major concussion which, unfortunately is not my first traumatic brain injury. The crash also herniated multiple discs and tore ligaments in my neck, which is similar to tearing your ACL in your knee, except it’s impossible to stay off your neck so the pain is unrelenting. You’re probably wondering about the other driver, as am I. Since the other driver fled, it’s an ongoing police investigation and I don’t have information yet. But all and all, I’m grateful to be in one piece. I have an excellent team of doctors guiding my recovery, and thank you for the well-wishes. I’ll keep you updated. Accidents and setbacks are common. It’s how we respond, react, and recover from them that really matters. This ability to get up after you’re knocked down is far and away the most important quality for long term success in health or anything else. Fate is coming for all of us, and we’ll all eventually be ravaged by time, so it’s important to build in yourself the qualities of becoming anti-fragile. This week’s guest, Dr. Ryan Lazarus, faced a near-death experience at age 18 in a devastating sports accident that crushed his organs. For years, he grappled with life-altering health issues, including Type 1 diabetes, digestive failure, and immune problems, each day presenting a new battle to be fought. He’s navigated through a maze of trauma, illness, confusion, setbacks, and despair, often questioning the purpose and meaning behind chronic illness and suffering. It was precisely this burden of hardship that molded his resilience and fueled his passion for helping others. After years of pain and struggle, he mustered the courage and determination to seize control of his own health journey. Ryan delved into the realms of functional medicine, nutrition, fitness, and mental fitness acquiring a wealth of knowledge and tools that enabled him to forge his own path to recovery. #gratitude #gm #podcast #health #wellness So how do you transition your mindset from being a victim to a victor when life gets rough? Listen to the episode on @Fountain : Have you ever gone through something like this? Hit me up, I'd love to hear your story.
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abeljames 9 months ago
Do you ever feel like you’re losing your edge? Might be time to sidestep the sauce. If mediocrity has found a way to creep into your life, James’ remarkable insight could just kick you right back into gear. image #gm #alcoholfree #podcast #sober #sobriety #abeljamesshow #entrepreneurship #grownstr Listen on @Fountain :
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abeljames 10 months ago
What happens when our digital companions become more compelling than our flesh-and-blood relationships? When artificial intelligence can fulfill our deepest drives and reward pathways more reliably than any human relationship, what happens to human connection, meaning, and purpose? In a world where machines can outperform humans in nearly every conceivable domain, where exactly does that leave us? Today, we’re exploring the world of artificial intelligence with a man who's part technologist, part philosopher, and also happens to be a former Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu national champion. My guest, Daniel Faggella, is a researcher who's been studying the intersection of human potential and artificial intelligence for well over a decade. image #podcast #ai #artificialintelligence #future #grownstr In this mind-bending episode, we're diving deep into what it means to be human in an increasingly AI-driven world. Listen on @Fountain :
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abeljames 1 year ago
Technology is disrupting the music industry once again. But this time it might actually be good for listeners AND musicians… We’re kicking off this bonus series with one of the top artists in the world of #v4v music, Ainsley Costello. In this week's special series, you’ll hear rapid fire interviews with incredible musicians who are using cutting-edge decentralized podcasting tech to reinvent the music industry. In this episode with the one-and-only @Ainsley Costello, you’ll hear about what really happens when artists sign their lives away to record companies, the future of music in the age of generative AI, how artists and DJs are using podcasting technology to reimagine the music industry, and more. Make sure to listen to the end of this interview to hear one of Ainsley’s tunes, “Cherry on Top” the first song to ever to hit one million Satoshis on @Wavlake! And catch us both playing live at Antone's in Austin for @Adam Curry's Boostagram Ball and the "Sats by Southwest" Summit at Bitcoin Commons. image @PhantomPowerMedia @Phantom Power Music @OpenMike @tunestr @DJ Valerie B LOVE🩷 #satsbysw #satsbysouthwest #podcasting #v4v #valueverse #music #btc #bitcoin #grownstr #podcast #austin #atx #music #decentralized Take a listen on @Fountain:
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abeljames 1 year ago
Have you heard that eating animal protein causes cancer? Or that you’ll save the world if you only give up hamburgers forever? Despite dutifully reducing our consumption of animal protein for decades, rates of obesity and chronic disease have skyrocketed. In the face of relentless anti-meat propaganda, what if the blanket advice to follow strict plant based diets is actually accelerating rates of obesity and disease? When I gave up meat as a young athlete for the sake of health and the environment, my results were abysmal. I lost muscle, gained fat, lacked energy, recovered poorly, and my race performance suffered. Since plant-based fake meats and meat substitutes are incomplete proteins that are not well absorbed or utilized by our bodies, avoiding high-quality animal protein can lead to poor outcomes in health and performance for children and adults alike. Meatless Mondays may sound virtuous, but they’re not saving the environment or solving the obesity epidemic as many are led to believe. Indiscriminately blaming cattle for the sins of fossil fuels and industrial agriculture is a mistake. We all want to save the world, but as this week’s guest quips: “we can’t eat our way out of a climate crisis.” Whether you’re raising animals or growing crops, industrial agriculture isn’t friendly to the environment or our health. Prioritizing the health of your body and the planet requires that we source real food according to the laws of nature, opting for regenerative agriculture and pasture-raised animals over the products of concentrated feedlots and industrial monocrops. When it comes to health and performance, eating high quality protein from healthy animals is one of the most powerful weapons we have to fight obesity, muscle wasting, and premature aging. Today we’re back with our friend Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a New York Times Bestselling author, podcaster and functional medicine physician specializing in the concept of muscle-centric medicine, which focuses on the largest organ in the body, skeletal muscle, as the key to health and longevity. In this episode with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, we chat about: Why what we think of as aging is actually a disease of impaired muscle The surprising relationship between meat, protein, and cancer How society's focus on weight loss has led to neglect of muscle building, which is critical for overall health The most effective exercises and training frequency to build skeletal muscle, optimize metabolism, and fight aging And much more… #health #fitness #growstr #carnivore #strength #podcast #education #video #foodstr #longevity image Listen to the full episode on @Fountain