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Are you able to let mistakes you make become opportunities for something greater?

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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Barack Obama and John McCain have one thing in common…

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.

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When does a boy become a man?

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.

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