Does life sometimes feel like a hamster wheel where you’re constantly chasing more money, sex or something else?

Since we all end up dead anyway, should life be taken seriously?

And how is it possible that a man from India can literally spank you into enlightenment?

In this episode we go deep with His Holy Holiness Sri Sri Sri Spankneesh Ji, a controversial spiritual guru. We’re talking about the meaning of life, spanking butts and, well, shit.

In this episode:

• How does spanking bring us to enlightenment?
• Will chasing more ass, cash or status just bring you more pain?
• Why Bill Gates’ money, George Clooney’s sex life or the body of Shawn Phillips won’t bring lasting happiness
• What do you really want beyond paying the bills, orgasms, etc.?
• Where can we find true, lasting happiness?
• Is figuring out the mystery of life a mistake?
• How can “shit” be a holy word?
• Should you take life seriously?
• Why are some “spiritual” or “personal growth” people such a drag?
• What is really beyond the macho jerk and the new age wimp?

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Do you think being a rockstar and performing in front of thousands every night is the dream life?

Is life on the road like an exotic vacation or groundhog day?

And what’s it like to become friends with and perform in front of your musical heroes?

This week we’re talking with John Wesley of the prog rock band Porcupine Tree. We’ll find out what it’s really like to be a rockstar AND learn how a single dad stuck to his guns to live an extraordinary life.

In this episode:

• Being in the prog-rock band Porcupine Tree
• Prepping for a tour
• Life on the road — sleeping, eating and constantly moving
• Being paid to play
• Being a single dad and a rockstar
• Why not just get a “real” job?
• Why luck has nothing to do with success
• Keys to a long and successful creative career
• Why preparation is everything
• Debunking rockstar myths
• What jobs to take, which ones to leave
• Spinal Tap moments
• What can you learn from a rockstar?
• Motorcycling with Neil Peart of Rush
• Playing for Alex Lifeson of Rush

About John Wesley

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Are you stuck in a job but too afraid to risk starting your own gig?

Do you think entrepreneurs have brass balls and are somehow immune to risk?

And do you think that before you can bring your idea to the world, you’ve got to spend years honing it in isolation until its absolutely perfect?

Clay Collins is back on The New Man (here’s his first interview). We’re talking about how a guy like you can finally bust out of that crap job to create a better life for yourself without having to put it all on the line.

In this episode:

• What is the Interactive Offer?
• Why most businesses are dead before they see the light of day
• Why your excuses for staying stuck are fantasies
• How your friends help you stay stuck
• Are entrepreneurs adrenaline junkies?
• Do you need to be a superhero before you can do your own thing?
• What if you don’t have a good idea or direction?
• What if you don’t know if your idea will sell?
• How a badass Taoist general is going to

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Do you get pissy when you do something nice for someone and they don’t return the favor?

Do you bend over backwards to avoid upsetting your woman, family or friends? (Remember this podcast?)

And why do the guys who go out of their way to please everyone always get the raw end of the deal?

Today we’re talking with the author of No More Mr Nice Guy, Dr Robert Glover. How are the macho jerk and the spineless wimp really the same? And what are the four steps YOU can take to avoid the nice guy syndrome? Listen and find out.

In this episode:

• How can you tell if you’re a Nice Guy?
• What is the Nice Guy Syndrome?
• Why does the Nice Guy make his life so difficult?
• If you’re a Nice Guy, does that mean you need to be a jerk?
• How is the Nice Guy very similar to the Macho Jerk?
• What are the (4) Steps for Getting Out of the Nice Guy Syndrome?
• What can you do TODAY to work with your anxiety?

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Do you feel like you’re climbing a mountain, and the damn thing is just getting steeper and more treacherous?

Does trying to make more money or create a life you really want feel like swimming against an invisible current?

And is it possible to live a kickass life when life is kicking your ass?

This week, we’re going deep, Jedi. Listen in as Sarah Ingier and I lay out some simple steps to help YOU quit beating your head against the wall and create the life you really want.

In this episode:

• Weathering the storm
• How to quit beating your head against the wall
• Why the game is changing
• The old way of creating doesn’t fit anymore
• Living your purpose or calling
• Polarity and how it affects your ability to create what you want
• Why the guys who are lost and won’t ask for help are f’in idiots
• How having more fun is going to help you create the life you really want easier and faster
• One day event with Tripp and Sarah in Boulder on June 19th

About Sarah Ingier

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Do you ever talk to strangers?

Do you only notice people you think may be able to get you laid or paid?

And what is the best way to deal with guys who are shit talkers or haters?

This week, we’re talking with Jordan Harbinger from the Pickup Podcast about how YOU can bust out of your social conditioning and unlock the charisma within.

In this episode:

• Why charismatic guys rule
• How to become outgoing
• The benefits of having good social skills
• The dangers of judging others to be more or less valuable than you
• Why some guys are submissive or constantly apologizing
• Why some guys are haters or shit-talkers
• Why some guys are competitive, constantly comparing themselves to others
• Why some guys are naturally cooperative
• How to inspire others to want to help you
• A simple practice for getting out of your social shell

About Jordan Harbinger

Jordan Harbinger has always had an affinity for Social Influence and Dynamics, but first became aware just how valuable these skills were when his grades left him just short of the acceptance requirements for University Of Michigan School of Law. Jordan, unwilling to accept the possibility… Click here to read the rest...

Is there a way to clear your body of crappy feelings?

And why does “ramping up” to attack your challenges actually make you weaker?

This week we’re in for a Jedi lesson with “Everything is Energy” host, David Morelli. Listen as he lays out the tools to help you move through any road block.

In this episode:

• Powerful practices you can use today to clear crappy feelings and find your true power
• Tools to get out of any jam or stuck place
• How to tap into “The Force”, your unique male power
• How 90% of your life is unconscious — and it’s running your life
• Why willpower and striving make you weak
• Where real male power comes from
• More about David Morelli and “Everything is Energy”

About David Morelli

David Morelli is a transformational healer, teacher and intuitive. If there were a Ph.D. for the ability to see, read and heal energy, David would have one. An expert in personal transformation, he shares wisdom and laughter with thousands.

About Everything is Energy

Everything is Energy is everything you… Click here to read the rest...

Can you own what you want without needing to defend or justify it to others?

And how does just going with the flow mean you won’t be helped?

This is part 2 of our talk with Alex Linsley. Listen in as we discuss how you can grow a pair AND inspire those around you to lend a hand.

Alex Linsley is the founder of Man Collective in Oxford, England. In this episode he continues his story of being thrust into the limelight to explain his position on men’s personal development. He also has some amazing lessons to share.

In this episode:

• Getting clear on what you want in life
• What motivates you?
• Do you believe you need to justify or defend what you want?
• Owning your desire is not dictatorial
• What keeps us from owning what we want
• What inspires people to lend a hand
• Avoiding criticism
• Taking your seat beyond the mediocre

Click here to learn more about Man Collective.

About Alex Linsley

Alex Linsley is an Economics & Management student at Oxford University. He realised how little he enjoyed his mundane existence four… Click here to read the rest...

What would it be like to suddenly and unexpectedly become the national spokesman for men’s personal development?

And how did one guy manage to seemingly unite the feminists and the chauvinists?

This week we talk with a New Man listener who set out to quietly start a men’s group and then found himself bombarded by the British national press.

We’re talking with Alex Linsley of Man Collective in Oxford. Listen to this amazing story about how, in an effort to remain “under the radar”, Alex ended up in the national press explaining to the country why he wanted to be in a men’s group.

In this episode:

• What a men’s group can do for you
• Most guys are tolerating a lot of surface-level BS
• Authentic Man Program
• David Deida
• Why some guys are “in the closet” about personal development
• Top Gear
• Uniting the chauvinists and the feminists
• Loaded Magazine
• What Alex learned from being in the gunsight of the press

Click here to learn more about Man Collective

About Alex Linsley

Alex Linsley is an Economics & Management student at… Click here to read the rest...

Should you wrestle with your problems or just witness them?

And would you believe that you — yes you — can learn how to tap into another dimension where you’re already whole, complete and perfect?

Are you f’in kidding me?

Well, get ready to use the force, young jedi because this week we’re talking with a clairvoyant healer who claims to see other dimensions while helping folks dump their draining life patterns. Is this just new age hocus pocus or could it help YOU live your best life?

In this episode:

• How can presence help you find your balls?
• What can you do to drop these draining patterns and live your purpose?
• What is a clairvoyant?
• How can a clairvoyant help you?
• Can anybody see these other dimensions?
• Can you learn to see into the future?
• Is life really like an Alex Grey painting or Tool album cover?
• Why is it unhelpful to try to fix, change or heal?
• How can your workout help you do soooo much more?

About Sarah Ingier, Clairvoyant and Energy Healer

A pioneer here to help humanity step into a… Click here to read the rest...

Do you see your current life as a diversion or as the training ground for being your best?

And how can you walk the razor’s edge between being a passive wimp and the aggressive tough guy?

This week, legendary author and peaceful warrior Dan Millman is on The New Man to help you confront your fears, quit settling for less and live THIS life in the moment.

In this episode:

• What is a peaceful warrior and why should you care?
• How to live your life as a peaceful warrior
• Is spirituality just some idealistic, high level, pie-in-the-sky cream dream or does it reside where “the rubber meets the road?”
• How to tell the difference between objective and subjective fears
• What to do if you’re on the fence or have a difficult choice to make
• How to find a teacher
• How to tell if you’re on the “right path” or not
• How to handle confrontations
• How important is the body in walking the path?
• Can Dan Millman take Deepak Chopra in a cage match?
• The single practice to help you get the most out of this life

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Do you think that healing an emotional wound needs to take a lot of time or energy?

And how can tapping on your face possibly help you gain financial abundanc

This is the first in a series of shows I’m calling “Are you freakin kidding me?”. In this episode, we explore the strange facial tapping of the emotional freedom technique or EFT. Is this a crock of new age crap or could EFT help you be a better ma

In this episode:

• Why should you care about EFT?
• How can tapping on your face can help you make bank?
• What the hell is EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique?
• How are your emotions connected to that stiff back or upset stomach?
• How are your limiting beliefs and self-destructive patterns actually helping you?

About Brad Yates

Brad likes to think of himself as an Evolution Catalyst. He feels blessed to be known internationally for his creative and often humorous use of Emotional Freedom Techniques® (EFT). He was trained and certified at the respected Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Tarzana, CA, where he served on staff. Combining this background with training in energy psychology… Click here to read the rest...

Click here and learn how to easily find, start and lead a Men’s Group.

We get emails every week from guys who are wanting to:

• Find a Men’s Group in their area
• Join a Men’s Group
• Start a Men’s Circle
• Lead their current Men’s Group or Men’s Circle more efficiently
• Shake up their current Men’s Circle (especially for MKP I-Groups)

Jayson Gaddis and Tripp Lanier created Men’s Group 101 for those of you who want the power of a men’s group or men’s circle in your life, but have no clue where to start. This powerful and extensive multimedia course will walk you through every step of the way.

Click here and learn how to easily find, start and lead a Men’s Group.

Are you one of those guys who — deep down — is wondering, “What in the hell am I doing with my life?”

When you get in the weeds, do you tend to isolate like a wounded animal?

And how likely are you to really follow through on all of those goals?

This week Revolutionary Man, Jayson Gaddis and I dive into a solution for any guy who has ever felt stuck, isolated and unable to follow through. We’re talking about men’s groups.

Check out the free video available at Men’s Group 101.

In this episode:

• What is a men’s group?
• What is it not?
• Why should you care?
• How would you know if a men’s group could benefit you?
• How are most guys screwing up?
• How are some guys like walking tea kettles?

About Jayson Gaddis, Creator of Revolutionary Man

Jayson Gaddis, LPC, is an expert in male psychology. He’s a life and relationship coach and… Click here to read the rest...

Do you think you need a bunch of training or preparation before you can take action?

And what is the one single practice that will change how you experience everything in your life?

This week, we’ve got Derek Sivers on the show to talk about The Tao of Business and how any situation in your life can become a positive one.

In this day and age of corrupt capitalists, CDBaby founder Derek Sivers shows us how you can build a multimillion dollar company just by focusing on helping others. In this episode, Derek reveals the Tao of Business and how just trying to make money usually delivers the opposite.

In this show:

• What is the Tao of Business and how can it help you even if you don’t own a business?
• Do you need an MBA or a bunch of training to run a business?
• How can learning too much be harmful?
• How does personal development influence how you earn a living?
• What is the practice Derek uses to turn *everything* into a positive experience?
• If you’re prone to take

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Do you have a job, a career OR a calling?

And what are the simple steps you can follow to ensure that you have a life full of satisfaction and fulfillment?

Sound like a cream-dream? Well, philosopher and entreprenuerial badass, Brian Johnson is back on The New Man to talk about what the emerging field of Positive Psychology can do for you.

Visit Philosophers Notes

In this episode:

• What is Positive Psychology?
• Why does it matter to you?
• Martin Seligman, “Authentic Happiness”
• Abraham Maslow
• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, “Flow”
• What is the science of happiness, true well-being and flourishing?
• What are your unique strengths?
• Find your signature strengths at http://www.authentichappiness.com
• How do you find out what you love?
• Do you have a job, a career or a calling?
• Marci Shimoff, “Happy for No Reason”
• Maslow, “What one CAN be, one MUST be.”
• How do you create flow in your life?

Visit Philosophers Notes

About Brian Johnson, Philosopher, Entrepreneur, Creator of Philosopher Notes

From Brian’s Facebook Profile:

I’ve always been passionate about understanding… Click here to read the rest...

Are you thinking, “If I follow my passion the money will just come!”

And is it really possible to connect your life purpose to the way you earn a living?

This week, Clay Collins is on the show to talk about how YOU can live your mission AND pay the bills.

So many guys make the sickening choice between following what they truly love and sticking with a job just to pay the bills. It’s a tragic “either/or” scenario. Clay Collins has made it his mission to teach men how to build their own business online so that they can care for their families and live a life in alignment with their deeper purpose.

Clay brings up a strong point that in our today’s culture where men lack a valid initiation into manhood, owning your own business will serve that purpose. We’ll also talk about the myth of “If I follow my passion the money will just come”, the danger of Job-ification and what you can do today to bring your life into alignment without having to live on the street.

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Do you accumulate things in order to feel better about yourself?

And how could you earn a living by helping others transform their lives for the better?

This week, Guy Sengstock is back for part 2 of our talk on finding your purpose and mission in life.

We’re back with Guy Sengstock in our exploration of how to find your purpose or mission in life. In this episode, Guy shares his own personal story of revealing his passion and gifts.

We also make some powerful distinctions around how men use the world as a place to GET SOMETHING — money, sex, attention, validation, etc. The flip side is seeing the world as a place to EXPRESS SOMETHING — namely your talents and abilities to provide value or positively impact others.

Guy also walks us through a preview of his year long transformational coaching program. This is a great offering to consider if you’re looking to make some major changes in your life AND develop some skills to earn a living by helping others.

Click here for more information on Guy’s year long transformational coaching training.

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Do you ever find yourself at work wondering, “What in the hell am I doing?”

And — be honest — why are you living the life you’re living? Is it a reflection of what you deeply desire or has it just happened?

This week Guy Sengstock returns to The New Man Podcast to talk about how to find your purpose in life.

Guy Sengstock (coach, Arete Creator and Co-Owner of Authentic SF) joins us to talk about how to find your purpose or mission in life. Guy’s purpose (and career) is basically to help others find their purpose; so who better to have in the hot seat?

We discuss how men get caught up in the WHAT of their lives — the emails, the to do list, the accomplishments. And yet we have a deeper connection to WHY we do them. This leaves us feeling drained and burdened instead of alive and energized.

Join us as we fumble f–k our way through an exploration of this critical process in a man’s life.

Click here for more information on Guy’s year long transformational coaching training.… Click here to read the rest...

First off, money is not the root of all evil — it’s our grasping and clinging for it. From this place, Kessel helps us figure out what our unconscious processes are that keep us “stuck” financially.

Do you and your partner struggle to see eye to eye with your finances? By diving into the different money archetypes, you’ll see the possible solutions for finding harmony with the family finances.

Brent’s book, “It’s Not About the Money” is a solid guide for mastering the inner game of money and helping you find true well being.

In this episode:

• Yoga, Meditation and Money
• Blending finances with spirituality
• Leaving a meaningful legacy
• Life changes in India
• Psychology and Finances
• Abacus Portfolios
• Why finances/money such a loaded topic for people
• Fear for Survival
• Your financial worst case scenario
• Fears that we face have less power than the ones we don’t
• It’s Not About the Money
• Happiness and fear usually unrelated to how much money you have
• It’s about you, your relationship to fear and money
• A four year old runs your financial life
• If

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Sean avoided a death sentence at birth, multitudes of surgeries and physical setbacks to live an amazing life as a therapist, author and speaker — impacting people around the world.

In one particular story, Sean tells us how his mother asked him if he was going to use his situation as a gift or a burden. Heavy stuff for a fourth grade kid.

Sean is here to remind us how to lose the excuses and victim-mentality that keep us playing small. The only thing holding you back is yourself. Listen on if you want to grow.

In this episode:

• Interpreting the challenges in life
• Reality Show on A&E “Three Foot Giant”
• Your “victim story” is the biggest thing holding you back
• Fairness is an illusion
• Your responsibility to live is a vicTOR vs a vicTIM
• Your mentality creates your reality
• Living your dreams makes some people nervous
• Is this going to be a gift or a burden in your life?
• Nobody has it easy
• Maintain and upgrade your beliefs
• How your community keeps you where you are
• Surround yourself with solid people
• The “Sean-tourage”You

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Ray Brejcha and Tripp talk about the dangers of becoming a “wound worshipper”, how your wariness makes others wary of you and how your secrets ultimately own you.

Also, listen as the benefits of getting real with your fears and the transformation of sharing them with others is revealed.

In this episode:

• The gift of being smacked with a stick
• A valuable lesson from Jun Po
• Living a paradox
• “You can’t fuck it up and you can’t get it right”
• Working so hard to get it right and not screw it up
• Play full out and have fun with the screw ups
• Sacred Laughter
• Learning to recognize when you feel less whole
• What gets in the way of your potential
• Shadow work mixed with meditation
• Waiting to open up until you trust someone
• Wariness begets wariness
• Trying to protect yourself actually pushes people away
• Being less approachable, intimidating
• Pushing away people that actually want to help
• Becoming a retreat, seminar or workshop junkie
• How to melt shame
• Terminal uniqueness Making things less significant without being dismissive
• Don’t

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Tripp talks about his recent experiences, including The Mankind Project’s New Warrior Training Adventure as well as a 7-day Hollow Bones Zen Meditation retreat.

The discussion touches on life transitions, stepping into the unknown, and honoring your potential as a man. It also focuses on the deeper issues that lead to living a satisfied life when so much of our inner wiring is saying “not enough”.

In this episode:

• Why Tripp hosts the show
• Life Transition
• Letting go of identities
• Living with a boat anchor tied to the leg
• Five years of darkness
• Honoring your potential
• Stepping into uncertainty
• How to trust uncertainty
• Walking out on to an icy lake
• Feeling challenged by life and loving it
• Following the feeling of being alive
• Mankind Project New Warrior Training
• Hollow Bones Zen Retreat
• Resistance to mythopoetic men’s work
• Iron John by Robert Bly
• Jun Po Roshi
• Goenka Vipassana
• Part of me may die
• Noticing where you’re guarded

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• Grammy Winner
• Platinum Selling Artist
• Complete badass virtuoso in jazz, funk, r&b, metal, punk, etc.
• Shared the stage and studio with Carlos Santana, The Rolling Stones, Public Enemy, etc.

He’s a chameleon, but how does he escape categorization or the limiting beliefs that restrain so many people?

Where does he find “the juice”?

And how is playing with the Stones just as exciting as having his lost wallet returned?

Listen to this lively discussion where Vernon discusses having an open mind, finding your own voice, using mortality as inspiration and finding the “wild” moments in your everyday life.

In this episode:

• Avoiding categorization — being put into a box
• Keeping the focus on what you love
• Marching to the beat of your own drum
• Anthrax vs Burt Bacharach
• Music is about diving into the human experience
• Unique expression of “their moment”
• Learning how to listen to music
• Listen without judging
• James Brown
• The Beatles
• The Rolling Stones
• Dave Clark 5
• Sly Stone
• Jimi Hendrix
• Carlos Santana
• Frank Zappa
• Music that black people listen to vs what white people listen to
• Disclipline and practicing
• At first playing

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She’s the author of “The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark”.

In this episode we talk about how spirituality can be a bit stuffy or pretentious. Sera drives home the point that it’s about following your true passions and interests.

Being “spiritual” isn’t about following some set of rules — it’s about fiercely being yourself. And that takes guts

If you’re NOT interested in the whole “spiritual” scene, this discussion may light you up. We talk about rebellion, sex, thigh high boots, great food and a few of the things the Bible warned us about.

In this episode:

• The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark
• The Spiritual Cowgirl
• Unorthodox approach to spirituality
• Being your self is the essence of being spiritual
• Pretentious Spiritual Types
• Sera Beak is Satan
• Disturbing the Buddhists
• Don’t be provocative just for the sake of being provocative
• Provoke with compassion
• Be your authentic self
• Reclaiming spirituality from those who have made it boring
• Brazilian bikini waxed prayers
• Trying to fit into external expectations

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So how are the little decisions you make daily — places where you’re just rolling along on autopilot — creating a doomsday scenario for you?

Where are you asleep at the wheel? How would you know?

The guys and gals at AMP (Authentic Man Program) are here to talk about a new program that is less focused on relating with women and all about getting your entire life on the right track. You won’t do it alone, but you just may have a blast.

Click here to learn more about AMP.

In this episode:

• AMP — No longer just focusing on relating with women
• Focusing on living an inspiring life
• Are you lit up by your life?
• This leads to great success with women
• It’s about living an amazing life as a whole
• Shitty economy as a motivator for living with more integrity
• Micro-breaks in integrity
• Just going with the flow
• Allowing

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Meet Ray Brejcha – coach, speaker and workshop facilitator. He specializes in helping men create attraction and find deeper connections with women. In this episode, Ray will talk about what’s possible by attending the Red Pill Weekend.

Click here to learn more about The Red Pill Weekend.

In this episode:

• Creating Attraction
• Deeper Connections
• Being the nerd
• Being the guy who has it all but still feels empty
• How to get beyond small talk
• Concentrating on outer appearances to cover up insecurities
• Using women to fill a void
• Following a hunch instead of having it all figured out
• The importance of feedback from men and women
• The value of having solid men in your life
• Killing attraction — being needy, wishy washy or being fearful of rejection
• Being clear with your desire
• How core beliefs sabotage you — “I don’t deserve this,” “I’m not enough,” etc.
• How so many “successful” men have a difficult time with women
• Settling for less vs going for what you want
• How taking risks

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Are you lacking any motivation or direction beyond paying the bills?

Do you have any idea what MATTERS to you?

How would you even find out what that is?

Listen to Jeremy talk about how this arduous ritual smacked him in the face with reality — beyond paying the bills and being someone special. You don’t have to wait to lose your job or your life in order to benefit from losing it all.

About Jeremy Geffen, Author, The Journey Through Cancer

Jeremy R. Geffen, MD, FACP is a board-certified medical oncologist, a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and oncology, and the founder of Geffen Visions International, Inc. (GVI). A gifted and inspiring writer, speaker, physician, and seminar leader, he is the author of the highly-acclaimed book The Journey Through Cancer (Crown, 2000; Three Rivers, 2006) and audio program The Seven Levels of Healing (Nightingale-Conant, 2001). He has addressed a large number of groups and conferences, and has testified before the United States Congress as an expert witness on integrative medicine and oncology. From 2006 – 2008 he served as Director of… Click here to read the rest...

“If I could be that, I’d be set!”

Well, what does it mean when one of the most successful oncologists in the world is struggling for life meaning and direction?

What does HE do to get answers?

Instead of buying another Porsche, this doctor went to the mountains of Columbia to take part in a sacred, age-old ritual — the vision quest.

After strenuous preparations, he was “planted” on top of a mountain alone for four days and nights without food, water or shelter. He withstood torrential downpours and extreme conditions but he did not leave his post.

Why would a guy do this?

Listen to Dr. Jeremy Geffen, author of “The Journey Through Cancer: Healing and Transforming the Whole Person” talk about this amazingly difficult journey. And ask yourself, “What would my life be like if I were willing to leave it all behind?”

About Jeremy Geffen, Author, The Journey Through Cancer

Jeremy R. Geffen, MD, FACP is a board-certified medical oncologist, a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and oncology, and the founder of Geffen Visions International, Inc. (GVI). A gifted… Click here to read the rest...

In this series he describes the pitfalls guys get into when life trips them up — analysis paralysis, the blame game — and how you can move through them and into positive action.

It’s times like these that separate the men from the boys.

What will you do?

About Kute Blackson

Kute Blackson is an extraordinary man, a man on a mission. He is known for his high energy, his cutting edge ideas, his dynamic and life changing presentations. Born in Ghana, West Africa, Kute experienced a diversity of cultures very early on, being of Ghanaian/Japanese heritage and having been raised in London. After deciding to move to America in pursuit of “The American Dream,” Kute amazingly won a green card in the “DV-1 Green Card Lottery” where there were only a handful of winners amongst millions of applicants worldwide. Kute says, “Our thoughts create our reality – thoughts are the chisel that sculpt our destiny into tangible form.”

Once Kute arrived in Los Angeles, he had no contacts, no college education, very little money, only two suitcases (one for clothes,… Click here to read the rest...

Many listeners are dealing with a ton of fear these days — finances, career and the world in general all seem to be going to hell in a hand basket.

But what can YOU do about it, right now?

Kute walks us through a powerful 6 Step Process to cut the crap and make your life better — regardless of the world outside.

About Kute Blackson

Kute Blackson is an extraordinary man, a man on a mission. He is known for his high energy, his cutting edge ideas, his dynamic and life changing presentations. Born in Ghana, West Africa, Kute experienced a diversity of cultures very early on, being of Ghanaian/Japanese heritage and having been raised in London. After deciding to move to America in pursuit of “The American Dream,” Kute amazingly won a green card in the “DV-1 Green Card Lottery” where there were only a handful of winners amongst millions of applicants worldwide. Kute says, “Our thoughts create our reality – thoughts are the chisel that sculpt our destiny into tangible form.”

Once Kute arrived in Los Angeles, he… Click here to read the rest...

In this episode we discuss:

• A good woman will challenge and support you to be a better man in every area of your life
• Becoming a father can crush any grand ideas you have about who you think you are
• There is no such thing as an “un-spiritual” moment
• Stepping into “the fire” of life and confronting your deepest fears
• The significance of being able to laugh at yourself
• How surrendering doesn’t mean defeat
• What happens when we resist our life
• The amazing new pill, “Alco-hard”
• The new TV show “Sex, God Rock n Roll”

About Stuart Davis, Musician, Artist

With eleven full-length albums to his credit, Stuart Davis has carved out a unique wavelength in the musical spectrum. Taking the topics of God, sex, and life and death, and crafting them into inimitable pop songs with lyrical flair and unforgettable hooks, Stuart continues to be one of the great, undiscovered singer/songwriters around.

In addition to his musical brilliance, Stuart is becoming something of a cultural force. With the support of devoted fans,… Click here to read the rest...

Stuart shares some hilarious stories about how he would rather be dead than conform to any means of authority — family, religion, school, day jobs and women’s clothes included.

In this episode:

• It’s easy to be a punk and point out society’s shortcomings — it takes skill to offer something constructive
• His relentless pursuit of freedom has landed him in jail and almost killed him
• Drummers aren’t complete idiots (some of them at least)
• How spirituality turned him into a self righteous asshole
• How life can be enjoyable after the sparkle and “rush” has passed
• What had him see the real meaning of his lifeBe sure to keep an eye out for Stu’s latest TV show “Sex God Rock n Roll” on HDNET this summer.

About Stuart Davis, Musician, Artist

With eleven full-length albums to his credit, Stuart Davis has carved out a unique wavelength in the musical spectrum. Taking the topics of God, sex, and life and death, and crafting… Click here to read the rest...

If you are like us you are tired, and you have bills to pay…but is that all there is in store for us?

Brian Johnson won’t stand for anything less that the greatest life possible for himself, and he wants to help us get there too.

In part two of our talk with Brian, we talk about his latest project, Philosophers Notes, and how to get inspired and make practical changes in our lives right now.

Listen as Brain tells us how we can learn to step up our game and stop living our lives half-assed.

Click here to check out Philosophers Notes.

About Brian Johnson, Philosopher, Entrepreneur, Creator of Philosopher Notes

I’ve always been passionate about understanding what makes great people great and applying the truths they embodied to make my little dent in the universe.

After selling my last business (Zaadz) and traveling for a bit, I decided to give myself a Ph.D. in Optimal Living with a Specialization in Greatness and Bliss.

Figured I’d get a Master’s when I’d distilled 100 of my favorite books into concise, fun, inspiring summaries. Then, on a flight from… Click here to read the rest...

If you had all the money and all the time in the world what would you do?

Brain Johnson has found his answer, but things didn’t always come together so clearly for him.

Over the years he has quit a promising job with a fortune 500, dropped out of law school, left a 5 year relationship, and walked away from a couple of businesses.

From these experiences he has learned a bit about the art of living, now he is sharing what he loves to do with the world.

Listen as Brian talks to us about how he went form literally puking in his car on the way to work, to living his dreams from an open-air office in Bali.

Click here to check out Philosophers Notes.

About Brian Johnson, Philosopher, Entrepreneur, Creator of Philosopher Notes

I’ve always been passionate about understanding what makes great people great and applying the truths they embodied to make my little dent in the universe.

After selling my last business (Zaadz) and traveling for a bit, I decided to give myself a Ph.D. in Optimal… Click here to read the rest...

Before you write us off as crazy, listen to what Steve Pavlina has to say about job loss, bankruptcy, and any of life’s major challenges.

Personal development expert and massively popular blogger and author, Steve breaks it down for us in 3 easy steps:

• Step 1: If you are not dead, this challenge will make you stronger.
• Step 2: This is your opportunity to think about what you really want in life.
• Step 3: Ask yourself what kind of goals inspire you right now.

If you move towards your inspiration fully, learn from your passion, and share it with the world, you can’t fail according to Steve.

Listen as Steve puts it all in perspective and gives us some real advice on how to live our dreams.

About Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People

Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, attracting more than two million monthly readers to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 700 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad… Click here to read the rest...

How do you know when it’s time to move on from a job, a relationship, or even the town you live in?

Steve Pavlina has some unique and profound suggestions to help us out with that. Tripp and Steve agree that often times the best strategy to victory in life’s battles is to “burn the boats behind us!”

In this episode:

• What he means by “burning the ships behind us, but not the food and supplies”
• How a brief trip to jail re-framed his life and set him on the path to create the “best personal development website”
• Why the “safe” that protects us, can quickly become the “safe” that imprisons us.
• How his strategy for setting goals is different, and more effective than other mainstream approaches.
• What Steven Covey means by his insistence that we go for “win-win” or “no deal.”
• Where courage comes from, why it is essential, and how to get more of it.

Listen as Steve takes us into his work of no-nonsense personal development and how our efforts to grow can bring us exactly what we want… Click here to read the rest...

Is there a way to know the difference?

This week we continue our conversation with Decker Cunov about consciously choosing the life you live.

Click here to learn more about The Authentic Man Program.

In this episode:

• Where is the line between being selfish and being right with yourself?
• What happens when you actually allow you heart to be open?
• Why people don’t want to feel how much they love each other.
• The truth that underneath the touch veneer, you actually give a shit.
• Decker shares with us what is possible when we are really willing to be our true selves.

About Decker Cunov, Cofounder, Authentic World

Decker Cunov is the President and Founder of AuthenticWorld. Known internationally for inspiring people towards more fulfilling relationships, his unique approach to transformation is identical to the way he has created profound intimacy in his own life and in his own communities.

His experience ranges from co-founding a counseling center for homeless yosuth, to implementing intrinsic motivation theory to various military trainings, to residence in Buddhist monastaries over the years.

If you’re new to Decker’s work, rest… Click here to read the rest...

Are you not exactly sure what it is?

This week we’re talking with Decker Cunov, men’s coach, Authentic Man Program leader and President of Authentic World about taking the first steps to getting more connected.

Decker points us to a world in which we get in touch with what is really going on in our bodies, with our emotions, and in turn, what is really happening in all of our relationships.

Join us as we talk with Decker Cunov about really feeling, and what it means to “trust your gut.”

Click here to learn more about The Authentic Man Program.

About Decker Cunov, Cofounder, Authentic World

Decker Cunov is the President and Founder of AuthenticWorld. Known internationally for inspiring people towards more fulfilling relationships, his unique approach to transformation is identical to the way he has created profound intimacy in his own life and in his own communities.

His experience ranges from co-founding a counseling center for homeless yosuth, to implementing intrinsic motivation theory to various military trainings, to residence in Buddhist monastaries over the years.

If you’re new to Decker’s work, rest assured he has spent the past… Click here to read the rest...

In part two of our latest talk with Shawn Phillips we discuss:

• How to live your life in “thirds” instead of halves.
• How to shift to the new “s-curve” for your life.
• Why there really is no reason for your belly to keep getting bigger.
• What is the alternative to the “mid-life crisis?”
• How to pick your peak season this year.Are you in touch with the joy in your life?
• The keys to reaching mastery
• The one thing you can do today to get on the path of strength.

Listen as Shawn Phillips helps us get on the path of strength, and get our lives back.

About Shawn Phillips, Author and Strength Expert

Longtime ambassador for personal transformation and fitness, Shawn Phillips is on a mission to spread a new standard of strength throughout America. On his quest, Shawn has focused his considerable passion on transforming our country, with his steady, unwavering message: “health is not enough; it’s A Time for Strength.” Phillips asks each of us to aim beyond health, to aim for Strength.

Shawn, whose uncompromising commitment to strength and fitness, is a best-selling author,… Click here to read the rest...

What are you putting your time into?

What are you saying no to?

Make 2009 the year you drop all the bullshit and truly focus on what is really important in your life.

Shawn Phillips returns to The New Man and this show is all about focus.

So, what is focus?

“It’s not what is on your mind; it’s what is not on your mind.” says Shawn.

Shawn and Tripp get into the details around:

• The state of presence that arises when everything else drops away.
• How to know what you really want out of your efforts.
• If you don’t know, you can’t have focus.
• How increasing your focus by just 20% per day can increase your results exponentially.
• What is the difference between intensity and stress?Making life more expansive with focus.

Listen as Shawn Phillips coaches us into cultivating our intense focus and opening new doors in our lives.

About Shawn Phillips, Author and Strength Expert

Longtime ambassador for personal transformation and fitness, Shawn Phillips is on a mission to spread a new standard of strength throughout America. On his quest, Shawn has focused his considerable passion on transforming our… Click here to read the rest...

What about someone violating your daughter?

Jun Po Denis Kelly insists that there is no place for anger, no matter what happens.

Seriously?

The path of the modern-day warrior looks for what is true beneath our reactivity. In the case of anger, there is always something deeper.

What does all this have to do with a chicken?

Listen as Jun Po tells the story about the chicken and one simple step we can take today, to change the rest of our lives.

About Jun Po Denis Kelly, Roshi

Jun Po Denis Kelly began his Buddhist practice at Zen Center San Francisco in the early ’70s, later becoming a student of Eido Shimano Roshi in New York and subsequently a monk. He received his Zen Master recognition in 1992. Interested in bringing his Zen lineage (Rinzai tradition) into American culture without the Japanese cultural bindings, Jun Po left the monastery and founded the lay Buddhist Hollow Bones order, of which he is abbot. A yoga instructor as well, he traces his lineage to BKS Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois. He established the Hollow Bones seven-day Zen retreats for the… Click here to read the rest...

According to Jun Po Dennis Kelly, that is the only way to go in order to find true freedom with true integrity.

Jun Po has spent his life committed to the truth, the deepest truth, and has the scars to prove it.

In his psychedelic experimentation, he took extremely high doses of LSD, much more intense than your average day-tripper.  Living on the fringes of the law landed him a “government sponsored vacation,” in federal penitentiary.  Yoga and Zen mastery helped him to focus his passion constructively.

Recently, Stage 4 throat cancer took his body to the very edge of survival and back. Jun Po’s life on the edge has given him a serious gift for sharing the truth.

Listen as Jun Po Dennis Kelly shares his uncompromising journey to find out what lies beneath all the bullshit.

About Jun Po Denis Kelly, Roshi

Jun Po Denis Kelly began his Buddhist practice at Zen Center San Francisco in the early ’70s, later becoming a student of Eido Shimano Roshi in New York and subsequently a monk. He received his Zen Master recognition in 1992. Interested in bringing… Click here to read the rest...

Not only that, he has a quick, effective program to help you get there.

Marcus has made a career out of studying high performance people from business to sports and reverse engineering their secrets for success. From this research he has learned some secrets to success that are in direct opposition to what we are taught growing up.

Click here to learn more about Marcus Buckingham.

In this episode:

• How do we define strengths?
• Who is the best judge of your strength?
• What do you call something you are very good at, that you don’t like to do?
• How do you make your strengths even stronger?
• You are born perfect, how are you going to contribute that to the world?
• How to create your “strong week” plan?

Listen as Marcus shows us how to amplify our strengths and make a real impression with our time here on Earth.

“It is your responsibility to offer your greatest, and longest lasting contribution to life.” -Marcus Buckingham

About Marcus Buckingham

In a world where efficiency and competency rule the workplace, where do personal strengths fit in? It’s a complex… Click here to read the rest...

Maybe not, but judging from the feedback we’re getting, it can seriously help.

The New Man Podcast just turned one. Over the course of our first year, we’ve interviewed dozens of teachers, leaders and successful men and women across all aspects of life about sex, parenting, professional life, and more.

Listen as Tripp and Casey look back over the first year of The New Man and reflect on what they personally learned and where the show is headed in the year to come.

Click here to purchase The Best of The New Man Podcast Season 1.

In our exploration of what a New Man might look like, we have uncovered key insights, patterns, and habits of highly effective men (and women) in the most important areas of our lives from career, to purpose, to sex and relationship and everything in between.

We love hearing from you about how the insights shared in these interviews are impacting your life.  That’s why we have created a new way to enjoy and share The New Man Podcast. Tripp and Casey handpicked the best of the best from this year… Click here to read the rest...

Does becoming a father mean your spiritual life is over?

This week we continue our conversation with Guy Sengstock about integrating spiritual development and a healthy family life.  In this candid and open conversation, Guy gives us an inside look at where he finds the balance point of these two seemingly opposite pursuits in life.

Listen to the conclusion of our dialogue with Guy as he shares with us the challenges and benefits of practicing parenting and personal development.

About Guy Sengstock, Coach and creator of AreteCenter.com

Guy Sengstock is the co-founder of the Arete Center for Excellence, an organization that offers accelerated personal growth courses. Guy is also a personal development coach, writer, poet, sculptor, and painter. The Arete Experience is a 3-day workshop offered in San Francisco that provides a remarkable opportunity to discover the unconscious ways in which you hold yourself back. Experience immense and lasting freedom to be yourself in all areas of your life!

Does having a family mean we can’t pursue the deepest of truths?

When Guy Sengstock fell in love with his wife, he was putting himself through art school by working as a personal trainer and a stripper, while on a spiritual path of meditation and eastern philosophy.

Not exactly the picture of the typical family man.

He was also developing Arete workshops, dedicated to helping people grow and find deeper, more authentic versions of themselves.

So how does a wife and kids fit in with meditation and personal development?

Listen as Guy shares with us how he balances family life with spiritual life, and how he has found a way to balance it all.

About Guy Sengstock, Coach and creator of AreteCenter.com

Guy Sengstock is the co-founder of the Arete Center for Excellence, an organization that offers accelerated personal growth courses. Guy is also a personal development coach, writer, poet, sculptor, and painter. The Arete Experience is a 3-day workshop offered in San Francisco that provides a remarkable opportunity to discover the unconscious ways in which you hold yourself back. Experience immense and lasting freedom to be yourself in… Click here to read the rest...

Wolfgang Bloch has always taken the unconventional path in life.

Born in Ecuador, he followed his passion to California and into the arts and graphic design. A surfer from the age of twelve, he was also cultivating a love of the water.

After a successful, but ultimately unrewarding career in commercial art, he broke free and eventually found his true passion…and learned to find art in life’s imperfection.

Wolfgang tells us how “grunt work” can be seen as a “base” for our true expression and how to tell when it is just a dead end.

Wolfgang has gone on to become a renown fine artist in the surf world and beyond, creating mesmerizing surf vistas.

He has just released a book showcasing his work and chronicling his journey.

Listen as Wolfgang describes his uncommon path and the values that helped him rise to the top of the surfing art world.

Click here to learn more about Wolfgang Bloch.

About Wolfgang Bloch

Wolfgang Bloch was born and raised in the vibrant Latin American culture of Guayaquil, Ecuador. At a young age, Bloch discovered the joy of surfing along… Click here to read the rest...

Are there things you wish you could do before you die, but are not getting around to them?

Are you tolerating a life that you never thought you would have, feeling that there is no way to change things?

Ed Fell wants to help us out.

As a longtime member of The Mankind Project, Ed points to the fact that men have no initiation ceremonies in American culture and often drift through life, unsure of themselves as a result.

We have heard several times on the New Man about the importance of initiation ceremony.

The Mankind Project is dedicated to giving men a healthy initiation to manhood and giving us an experience of who we truly are and what it feels like to be our authentic selves. From that experience of initiation, The Mankind Project offers a close network of support and challenge, to help men live their lives to the fullest.

The last item on that “bucket list” might just be the journey inward, to really get to know ourselves.

About Ed Fell

Ed Fell, M.S. is a Master Psychotherapist, relationship and sex coach, Sacred Sexuality educator, workshop facilitator, writer and Certified Leader and… Click here to read the rest...

Why would it play an important role in our lives and our interactions with other men…and women?

This week we’re talking again with our friends Bryan Bayer and Garrison Cohen of the Authentic Man Program, about their latest tools to help men achieve their true potential.

Click here to learn more about The Authentic Man Program.

In this episode:

• How our being nice can be the barrier to our own greatness;
• How it is really our duty to express how we really feel, regardless of the outcome;
• The importance of owning our attraction;
• What we have to put on the line to evolve to the next level;
• Where to find the arena to play our highest game;
• Calling ourselves on our own bullshit;
• The latest multimedia products from AMP;
• How to put all of this theory in to real action.

About Bryan Bayer, Personal coach and co-founder of AuthenticSF

Bryan Bayer, CEO of AuthenticSF™ and the Authentic Man Program™, has facilitated workshops and coached hundreds of people to success in the areas of communications, business and relationship. Drawing from an extensive study of integral theory, developmental psychology and man/woman dynamics, Bryan has a… Click here to read the rest...

What we do with our anger is another story entirely.

Anger gets its bad name when it is expressed as aggression or violence.

In this episode, Robert examines this distinction and give us insights on how to work with our anger.

We explore:

• Taking a relational approach to anger.
• How do breathing and eye contact change an argument?
• How unspoken emotions can affect relationships despite our holding them in.
• Where to start working with anger.
• The role of shame, guilt and sadness.
• Meditation as a tool.

Learn how to honor your anger and maintain healthy engagement with women, and every other relationship in your life.

About Robert Masters

My passion is to fuel, illuminate, and support the living of a deeper life, a life of love, integrity, and fully alive awakening. Providing environments (both inner and outer) in which deep healing and transformation can take place is my vocation and privilege.

Having just reached my 60th birthday, I notice that I am finding freedom more through intimacy — intimacy not only with my beloved Diane, but also with all that is — than through transcendence. There… Click here to read the rest...

It might just have something to do with their relationship to anger.

Huh?

This week we welcome Robert Augustus Masters back to The New Man to share his uncommon insights about the role of healthy anger in our lives.

Robert gets into the juicy details about:

• How to separate anger from aggression
• What is the cost of ignoring your anger?
• Why does the world need more anger?(hint: more anger with less aggression)
• What is our moral fire?
• Soft does not have to mean weak.
• What are you really pissed off about?

Listen as Robert helps us find that healthy middle way when it comes to our anger.

About Robert Masters

My passion is to fuel, illuminate, and support the living of a deeper life, a life of love, integrity, and fully alive awakening. Providing environments (both inner and outer) in which deep healing and transformation can take place is my vocation and privilege.

Having just reached my 60th birthday, I notice that I am finding freedom more through intimacy — intimacy not only with my beloved Diane, but also with… Click here to read the rest...

Ever consider that it might be your own damn fault?

Bill Harris tells us that it is our own patterns, that we are not aware of, that has us running on auto-pilot making the same mistakes over and over again.

Listen as Bill Harris gives us the secret behind:

• Harmful core beliefs and our “evidence” to support these beliefs.
• Attracting the kind of women you really want.
• The power of awareness in terms of changing your life.
• What are you focusing on?
• How to build a business with intention.
• Finding opportunity within challenges.
• Centerpointe Research
• Meditation
• Holosync

Bill gives us insights on a novel approach to getting the results we want in life.

Here’s a hint guys, it’s not about analysis or figuring things out.

About Bill Harris

A graduate of Portland State University, Bill also has three years of graduate study in music, studying with world-renowned Czech composer Tomas Svoboda and Spanish composer Salvador Brotons. He is a Certified Trainer of Neuro Linguistic Programming and is trained in Ericksonian Hypnosis. He is a long time student of contemporary psychology, quantum mechanical physics, the evolution… Click here to read the rest...

Are you holding back, waiting for your best friends’ funeral before you express how you really feel about them?

Are you leaving things off the table…unsaid, undone, unattempted?

Why?

Do it NOW!

This IS the game, there is no where else to go. This is your life, passing you by one day at a time.

Are you living it to the fullest?

In Part 2 of our dialogue, Kute Blackson shakes us out of our slumber so we can really begin to live our lives.

“We think we are in a prison…but the door is open, walk through it!” exclaims Kute.

In this episode:

• What game are you buying into right now?
• What your resistance to things in your life really is.
• Where are you holding back?
• Why your girlfriend might be acting bitchy when you seem unsure of yourself.
• Where to look to find your deepest wisdom

Listen as Kute helps us realize the deepest truth about our lives and how we can truly live it each and every day.

About Kute Blackson

Kute Blackson is an extraordinary man, a man on a mission. He is known for his high energy, his… Click here to read the rest...

Are you stuck because you don’t have any other choice?

Have you tried everything you can and you just can’t change it?

Bullshit.

Thats what Kute Blackson is telling us. Bullshit.

When we find ourselves in that miserable, stuck place, we are invariably wasting energy avoiding our truth and keeping ourselves muted because we are afraid to face the unknown.

“If you are feeling pain and dissatisfaction, that’s your doorway, go through it and find who you really are,” Kute insists.

It may be necessary to experience the death of “self” to live your best life.

What do you need to give to the world so that you can die complete?

Listen as Kute a Tripp take us into the darkness, searching for that light of freedom on the other side.

About Kute Blackson

Kute Blackson is an extraordinary man, a man on a mission. He is known for his high energy, his cutting edge ideas, his dynamic and life changing presentations. Born in Ghana, West Africa, Kute experienced a diversity of cultures very early on, being of Ghanaian/Japanese heritage and having been raised in London. After deciding to move to America in… Click here to read the rest...

Operating at “full-bore” may not be the best way to get where we want to go.

Shawn Phillips advises that for optimum performance, rest can be just as important as exertion. This applies to our physical bodies as well as our profession, our personal relationships and our purpose in life.

“Recovery is like the silence between the notes that makes the music,” says Shawn.

Shawn and Tripp also explore the possibility that there is a difference between commitment and attachment. Attachment is our dependence on an outcome. Commitment is our willingness to “play” regardless of the outcome. When we get too far into attachment we lose focus, lose our power, and lose our ability to remain present in the moment.

“I’m committed to the game without attachment to the outcome,” Shawn says.

Listen as Tripp continues his dialogue with Shawn Phillips, “Strength for Life” author and Human Performance expert.

About Shawn Phillips, Author and Strength Expert

Longtime ambassador for personal transformation and fitness, Shawn Phillips is on a mission to spread a new standard of strength throughout America. On his quest, Shawn has… Click here to read the rest...

We all think health is something we should be happy with when we have it — or something to return to when our health fails us.

Shawn Phillips will not settle for mere “health.”

Shawn calls us to enter a life of Strength, a place where our abundant health can serve us in all aspects of our lives and allow us to put ourselves out there in the world.

We’ve all taken up a workout routine, trying to get “back in shape” because we think we should. Shawn invites us to get past the “shoulds” and find our true power, the source of our potential greatness.

From this place, the weight room becomes an expression of the abundance of our lives, and our bodies will show the results.

Listen to Shawn and Tripp talk about how to stop “doing fitness” and start being fit.

About Shawn Phillips, Author and Strength Expert

Longtime ambassador for personal transformation and fitness, Shawn Phillips is on a mission to spread a new standard of strength throughout America. On his quest, Shawn has focused his considerable passion on transforming our country, with his… Click here to read the rest...

In Part 2 of our discussion with Bryan Bayer of the Authentic Man Program we discuss how personal development work affects our luck with the ladies.

Bryan describes how presence becomes ‘a vortex,’ drawing people (especially women) towards us. He then describes what interactions look like after the ‘need to get something” is dropped.

We also get into the unique opportunity AMP presents for men. “10 years of therapy didn’t get at what we got in 2 days at AMP,” said one participant. AMP is a unique mix of challenge, inquiry and compassion that can trigger rapid insights and growth.

Listen as we learn how relating with women is just the icing on the cake of an amazing life!

Disclaimer: Tripp and Casey have both attended the AMP program and both found it challenging, rewarding, and a profound growing experience.

In this episode:

• Authentic Man Program
• The Game
• Dekker
• Goenka Vipassana Meditation
• Ken Wilber
• David Deida

Click here for more information on The Authentic Man Program.

About Bryan Bayer, Personal coach and co-founder of AuthenticSF

Bryan Bayer, CEO of AuthenticSF™… Click here to read the rest...

Ever wish you could be that guy, effortlessly attracting amazing women into your life?

We sure do, and there may be help for us yet.

This week we’re in the studio with Bryan Bayer, co-founder of the Authentic Man Program. Bryan gives us the story of how the AMP program came into existence out of his own pain and struggle to find real connection with women.

At one point, Bryan spent months asking himself, “What would I do if no woman ever found me attractive again?” From this deep inquiry, he discovered a whole new sense of integration and used it as a tool to fuel his own personal growt

He also had help from amazing women in his life that were willing to explore the depths of his being with him and give him feedback on what they were experiencing. AMP was developed with Bryan as his own guinea pig.

The AMP facilitators work with all types of men, helping them to integrate more of “themselves” and get rid of that sense of “neediness” that keeps women at a distance.

Listen as Bryan gives us a sense… Click here to read the rest...

In more tribal times, the transition to adulthood for men was very clear. It was accompanied by support and ceremony and left no question in the minds of the boys or the tribe about status or responsibility.

Our modern social structure seems to have abandoned this support structure for transition, something we are learning is so essential for young men.

Threshold Passages is one organization that is changing that. Threshold Passages brings together young men on the path to adulthood, with willing mentors dedicated to helping these young men on their way. Together, these men and boys at varying stages of life, share wisdom, energy and support in the form of Adventure weekends and weekly group meetings.

This week we talk with Ed Lippolis, a program “mentor” at 39 years old and Patrick Hillman, a program “journeyman” at 16 years old. We get the perspective on both sides of this unique group mentoring program and hear about how important this program is in each of their lives.

Click here to learn more about Threshold Passages

Robert talks about being present to the emotions that are arising and giving them space to be expressed authentically.

When he says, “Fear is excitement in drag,” Masters is talking about the similarity of the emotions of fear and excitement as they are felt. When we allow the emotion to arise, without avoiding it, fear can be an exhilarating and useful emotion.

In Part 2 of our discussion with Robert Augustus Masters, he breaks it down to the practical level for us. Robert talks about several practices we can do to “get in our bodies” and get in touch with our true power.

About Robert Masters

My passion is to fuel, illuminate, and support the living of a deeper life, a life of love, integrity, and fully alive awakening. Providing environments (both inner and outer) in which deep healing and transformation can take place is my vocation and privilege.

Having just reached my 60th birthday, I notice that I am finding freedom more through intimacy — intimacy not only… Click here to read the rest...

Robert works with guys who have the balls to make the changes to make their lives better. His work focuses primarily on the body, as men tend to get “stuck in their heads” and cut off from their feelings. Some women can feel this and may experience the man to be less trust-able and less desirable because of it.

The “Friend Zone” is the place men go when they are not in touch with our true power. Masters clarifies that power does not mean overpowering and that there is a real difference between anger and aggression. When men get in touch with the power from their core, they are more authentic, trust-able and attractive to women.

Robert insists that vulnerability is not weakness but, in fact, authenticity. If we can learn to be vulnerable without crumbling, we can be more in touch with our lives and other people.

About Robert Masters

My passion is to fuel, illuminate, and support the living of a deeper life, a life of love, integrity, and fully… Click here to read the rest...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Dan Taslitz, we hear about Dan’s experience coming home from Iraq and how he transitioned back to civilian life.

Dan has developed a system to convert stress into true strength and teaches men the power of vulnerability, learning to bend with resilience and not break in rigidity.

Listen as Dan gives us a glimpse of his life as a soldier. He then shows us his new life as a leader and compassionate warrior helping others resource their trauma to find true strength.

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About Dan Taslitz

Dan Taslitz, USMC, Reconnaissance, Tour in Iraq, served seven years in the United States Marine Corps as a Reconnaissance Team Leader. This included a combat tour in Iraq where his team’s missions included reconnaissance and surveillance, counter-IDF, counter-IED, cache search and destroy, direct action assaults and raids, HVT search and detentions, counter-ambush and presence patrols. Among Sgt Taslitz’s awards are… Click here to read the rest...

When someone goes through an experience like this, their brain and body adapt in order to survive.

How does that adaptation translate into normal life when a soldier, like Dan, returns from the battlefield?

It’s not always easy.

Dan paid close attention to his experience and the changes that were occurring for him. He made a successful transition back into society, translating his stress into strength. He has developed an intimate understanding of the traumatic experience.

He brings this wisdom to his work with OneFreedom.org to help integrate soldiers into society after their service in battle. Dan helps soldiers resource their strength and learn to adapt in the face of challenges.

Listen as Dan shares his warrior’s journey through intensity towards integration.

Visit OneFreedom.org

About Dan Taslitz

Dan Taslitz, USMC, Reconnaissance, Tour in Iraq, served seven years in the United States Marine Corps as a Reconnaissance Team Leader. This included a combat tour in Iraq where his team’s missions included reconnaissance and surveillance, counter-IDF, counter-IED, cache search and destroy,… Click here to read the rest...

What happens when we step out of our “safe zone” and why are some constantly chasing the adrenaline rush of danger?

Jayson talks with us about the power of stepping out of this “safe zone” and how embracing our “edge” can become a practice in our lives.

About Jayson Gaddis, Creator of Revolutionary Man

Jayson Gaddis, LPC, is an expert in male psychology. He’s a life and relationship coach and CEO of Revolutionary Man, a company devoted to men in their 20’s and 30’s (and often men in their 40’s) who are committed to going beyond mainstream, status quo Manhood and men who are committed to reaching fulfillment in ALL areas of their life. Jayson believes that when guys can master their own inner psychology, anything is possible.

He began this work as a leadership consultant traveling the country helping young men lead more effectively. Jayson has led over 25 wilderness rites-of-passage trips with men of all ages. He spent over ten years working with at-risk… Click here to read the rest...

Are you really alive?

So you’ve experienced your Rite of Passage, you’re speaking to your animal spirits, now what?

Jayson gives us some suggestions on how to take your insight back into the world and how to stay connected to your highest self throughout your life.

What is the Rite of Passage really about?

Are you in touch with the fact that one day you will die?

Popular culture often hints at the kind of initiation into manhood we are talking about. War films, coming of age tales and hero stories are often built around a man’s Rite of Passage in some way. “Fight Club” pointed to the problem, but didn’t really offer a workable solution. The film “Into the Wild” is Jayson’s favorite Rite of Passage story, and every man with these questions should check it out.

About Jayson Gaddis, Creator of Revolutionary Man

Jayson Gaddis, LPC, is an expert in male psychology. He’s a life and relationship coach and CEO of Revolutionary Man, a company devoted to men in their 20’s and 30’s (and often men in their 40’s) who are… Click here to read the rest...

Well, maybe. College fraternities are addressing a genuine need all young men feel—the need for a transition from childhood into being accepted as a grown man. The problem is that they are doing a poor job of meeting that need with a genuine and healthy “Rite of Passage.”

This week Tripp and Casey sit down with Jayson Gaddis and talk about the Rite of Passage concept and its absence in modern western culture.

With no Rite of Passage, men miss out on an essential ingredient to their healthy development. Jayson points out that the typical pattern of following the “shoulds” in life and not getting in touch with our true purpose is almost epidemic. “It’s a recipe for a midlife crisis,” he says.

About Jayson Gaddis, Creator of Revolutionary Man

Jayson Gaddis, LPC, is an expert in male psychology. He’s a life and relationship coach and CEO of Revolutionary Man, a company devoted to men in their 20’s and 30’s (and often men in their 40’s) who are committed to going beyond mainstream, status quo Manhood and men who are committed to reaching fulfillment in ALL areas of their… Click here to read the rest...