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...

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.

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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...

They both grew up with absent father

Byron Ricks details how important the father-son relationship is to growing boys, and how this may have affected who the candidates, and other men with absent fathers, have become in adulthood.

In this uncommon discussion we learn:

• What are the 9 side-effects of growing up fatherless.
• When do boys learn start to learn about sex?
• What it’s like for a young boy who doesn’t have a father in his life.
• The unique benefits of male-bonding.
• Boys innate desire to do ‘one-better’ than our dads.
• How a “surrogate” father can fill the role for absent fathers.
• How to rebuild self-respect, self-confidence, and a strong sense of identity.

Join us in learning about Byron Ricks mission to help men and boys facing the world when their fathers are not around.

About Byron Ricks

Byron Ricks is both a dynamic speaker and entertaining trainer. He has the wonderful ability to inform as well as inspire audiences towards increased levels of achievement and professional performance. He has conducted results-oriented seminars on Customer Service, Interpersonal Communication Skills, How to Handle Difficult People, Team Leadership and others… 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