What does it mean to be a complete beast? This is a question my guest, Jack Donovan, attempts to answer in his latest book, appropriately titled, A More Complete Beast. There is a reason the title is likely to resonate with you, as a man. Each of us understands that we are both man and beast. Today …
Set Yourself Free | PETE ROBERTS
Everyone once in a while you have the opportunity to sit down and talk with someone like you’ve known them for years. Although me and my guest today, Pete Roberts, have only known each other for six months or so, we share some core values when it comes to the way we approach our life, …
10 Ways to Win With Your Kids
I can think of very few things as important as the role of fatherhood. Unfortunately, too many men are way too willing to step down from the mantle of fatherhood and into the lower tier of “buddy” or “bro.” And, while fatherhood may include elements of being friendly or being buddies, fatherhood entails so much …
Leadership Lessons Learned in Combat| DAVE BERKE
Becoming better leaders is something all of us are striving to become. And, there’s no better place to learn how to be an effective leader than the battlefield of Ramadi, Iraq during one of the most dangerous times during the Iraq War. My guest today is Dave Berke, an instructor with Echelon Front and retired …
20 Tips to Winning With Your Wife
The union between a man and his wife is one of the most powerful and impactful relationships any man can engage in. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most challenging. Any time you get two people together with their own experiences, beliefs, and backgrounds, it can lead to some real challenges. But those challenges are well …
JOCKO WILLINK | The Dichotomy of Leadership
Extreme Ownership is a philosophy that has been coined by Navy SEALs, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, and one that most of you listening are familiar with. But when does extreme ownership become too much? That’s a question my guest, Jocko Willink, has answered in his new book, The Dichotomy of Leadership. Today, we explore …
No One Owes You a Thing
There seems to be a growing trend of entitlement in society today. So many have begun to believe that because we live in an era of prosperity, that we’re entitled to things – that because air is coursing through our lungs and blood is pumping through our veins, some organization, government, entity, or individual owes …
Warrior Series
In times of conflict, revolt, or even in their search for peace, nations have, time and time again, looked to their warriors to lead them through the darkness and back into the light. Every warrior has a story. Over the past three years I’ve had the tremendous honor of speaking with many of our nation’s …
The Boy Crisis | Dr. Warren Farrell
There is no question, our boys are in trouble. Take a look at any metric and it becomes painfully obvious that our young men are falling behind – violence, grades, drug abuse, and suicide to name a few. The questions is not, “Is it happening?” but, “Why?” Today I am joined by Dr. Warren Farrell, …
The Softer Side of Violence | IAN STRIMBECK
Violence isn’t a word a lot of people believe should be attributed to men and his responsibilities. We know that isn’t true because we believe that the ability to violence is not only within us, it can be harnessed to keep ourselves and others protected from those who wish to do violence to us. Today, …
Make Yourself Proud
There are too many men who continually seek external validation for who they are and what they do. Whether they’re looking for that validation from their parents, kids, wife/girlfriend, or boss, it poses a very serious problem because, when we do, we end up achieving the exact opposite of what we should be striving for – …
179: How to Develop More Grit | Brian Call
We live in a culture of ultimate softness but there seems to be a resurgence of men who understand the value of being tough, resilient, and gritty. These are the men I aspire to be more like because I understand how crucial it is, as Theodore Roosevelt states, to “keep the barbarian virtues.” Today, I …
