10 Things I Have learned following James Altucher for the past 10-15 years

He said do what you love. I loved being around little kids. I am now reassessing this but at one point it was being around children.

I have written like maybe 10 1/2 books. I have all of these ideas and I start writing and then I do something else.

Prior to listening to James I read maybe 5 books my entire life. The add was strong with this one. After I read somewhere between 50-100.

When James was shedding things. I realized hey.. maybe I should get rid of some things too. I LOVED saving old magazines to cut things out of. I tossed almost all of them. I have moved a few times in the past few years and each time I am usually listening to the podcast and I am tossing stuff.

I was on Adderall for 20 years! It was bonkers. I was on Anti Depressants for 10. I managed to see the right doctors and not become dependent on them.

Now this I can't attribute fully to James. This is a teacher thing. I would say most if not all teachers are on anti anxiety meds. The teachers that aren't are having panic attacks. When I tell you that it saved me this past year. I mean it SAVED ME. I would not be able to function in my job or have any sort of social life. My goal is to come off of them this summer but It saved me.

I eat better because I listened to the people on his podcast. Once I went off of Adderall I gained 75 lbs. I spent a summer going on walks and just listening to the podcasts. I lost 50 of those 75 lbs It was the people that came on the podcast that talked about mood and food and I just started eating healthier. I did the Keto Code Diet. I am eating/drinking about 120g of protein a day because of Dave Asprey.

I am an IDEA MACHINE. It's like my life long obsession now. I love coming up with ideas and seeing where they go. Some don't go as far as my notes section on my android and some I share with everyone.

I have become a great problem solver because of all of my lists.

I honestly think I am slightly braver and a tad more logical because I have James in my head throughout the week. I am definitely more fun to be around because I have some of the strangest fun facts to share with people. I am quite a bit more nerdy and I accept the nerdy people I meet in life a bit more. I care less about what people think of me and I just try my best every day to be 100% myself. I went from wearing the clothes my parents bought for me because I had to "fit in" to being a graphic tees and leggings girl because its more comfy and its my way to express myself.