The Michael James Way

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Michael James: I Lost Everything, So I Bought a One Way Ticket

September 11, 2026

In 2008 I lost my marriage, my business, my house, and my truck. My kids were five and three. The only thing that brought me any peace at the time was getting on my bicycle and riding.I wasn't training for anything. I was just riding. But what I didn't realize was that I was getting good at it. I ended up racing on weekends, and a coach told me to go race Nationals and see what happened. I finished 12th in the nation. And on the drive home from Madison I remember thinking, I'm still a broken ...

$3 Million and Beyond: Part One - Mindset

September 04, 2026

Michael James hired a coach before he rode a bicycle across the United States. Early on she told him something he did not believe and almost quit over: you are going to have five times you are going to want to quit.She was right. And every owner scaling past a million dollars hits the same five.This is Pillar 1 of 3 Million and Beyond, a four part series on what it actually takes to scale from one million to three million and past it: mindset, impact, culture, and tools. Pillar 1 is mindset, ...

Brianna & Jasper James: I Thought I Failed Them

August 28, 2026

Michael has told the story of riding his bicycle across the United States dozens of times. He had never asked his kids what that summer was like for them.In this episode Brianna and Jasper James answer the questions their dad has been avoiding for almost 20 years. What the divorce felt like at seven and nine. What it was like to lose the house, move into a friend's basement, and sleep on an air mattress and a couch for three years. Whether they knew he was broke. Whether they were embarrassed...