James English

3 years agoJust over 4 years ago I was in a crack den bang on the sniff, booze, weed and ended up back in my mums house because I lost everything through gambling the only way my life was going was prison or dead.At 32 I was in so much pain mentally and I knew all the stuff I was doing was wrong but I never had the strength to quit and I had to much pride to ask for help. I wanted to change my life so many times over that period of my life as I knew i had more to give and didn’t like who I had become. I remember sitting still in a party writing down what I needed to change and everyone was laughing thinking I was crazy and I probably was at that time. the first year was the hardest as I hit many hurdles and relapsed a few times but I wanted more out of life and didn’t want to give up trying so I made more adjustments and since then I have not touched 1 drink, drug or placed 1 bet my my vision and belief has become strong and clear and I believe in myself no matter what the outside noise think and that is a powerful place to be in life. I still have so much more to work on and improve but so does every human - even tho my life is going great I still have bad days but they don’t last for weeks and months anymore and having bad days makes me appreciate the good even more. by cutting out the negatives in my life it opened the door for more positive stuff to come in. look at what I have done in just over 3 years and this is not to blow smoke up my arse but to show people what you can do by making positive changes in your life, I have created one one of the biggest podcasts on this planet interviewing some amazing people, I travelled the world making my own documentaries, i have just started writing my own book I am also writing a script for a film, i have also started my own events company @anythinggoesevents and if I can do that shit then anyone can. I laugh because I still haven’t got a clue what I am doing but I know what I am doing is working and it shows what can be done when you make changes in your for the better. Life is a mad journey but it’s 100 percent your responsibility so no excuses, go make those changes it ain’t easy but it’s worth it 👊🏼❤️ #change

3 years agoMy Mug shot from getting the Jail at 14 years old for An attempted robbery with a blade - this was the 6th time I was jailed before the age of 15 while still playing football with Hibernian football club, if it wasn’t for them fighting my corner every time I fucked up i would have been sent to a children’s home, they seen I had a talent and didn’t want to lose me to the system but I never had any dedication or the temperament to kick on at football. I had a great mum and dad but I just didn’t listen and I wanted to fit in with certain individuals and by doing that I done bad things at times. It’s not until your older you relies how fucked up that method of thinking actually is. This is nothing to be proud of but as I write my book it brings back a lot of memories from my younger years. I have interviewed hundreds of people and never really spoke about my own life. I speak very openly about my addictions and being in prison and how I over come certain things but never in depth about everything I have been through and the reason being when I started making positive changes in my life a few years ago I always knew I would write a book so I wanted to hold back from certain things to keep for my book as This book will be a number 1 best seller. Hopefully it will be released end of 2023 for everyone to read #book #number1bestseller #mylife