#12 - Simon Hinkly   Growing Elders and Discovering Purpose -  Cultivating Wisdom As You Age

 Today I am speaking with Simon Hinkly about eldership, older vs elder and what is to cultivate wisdom in our elder years. 

Simon used to be a film producer and spent 50 years in the film industry. 

He now works as a mentor and still dreams of writing the perfect screenplay. He's been in the Mankind Project (MKP) since 2003 where his mission is to grow elders. 

He has also been the Chairman of the International Council of Elders for the Mankind Project. 

Some of the questions and topics we explored today were:

 - What began you on your journey of wanting to understand more about eldership? 
- I would love to hear you speak about being an elder and purpose. One man in his 70s said that since he has reached retirement he has struggled with feeling like he has a purpose. How does he rekindle that again? 
- I would love you to speak about the relationship to the King archetype and being elder?
 - What does being an elder look like? What is an elder's role? Do we need to be over a certain age? How do we cultivate eldership?
- How do we cultivate wisdom? - Robert Bly says that the older men need to be there for the younger generation. How? Many men don't know where to start.
 - What is initiation from an elder's perspective? 
- How do we support the younger men and women to be initiated?

 For more information: The Mankind Project UK: https://mankindprojectuki.org/ The MKP New Warrior Training: https://mankindprojectuki.org/the-new-warrior-training-adventure #eldership #mankindproject #mkp #purpose --- An Evolving Man Podcast is a series of interviews where I talk with leaders in the fields of masculine psychology, trauma and boarding school issues. 

--- Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boarding school issues, addictions and relationship problems. He also runs online men's groups, retreats and a podcast called An Evolving Man. He is also the author of How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times. To purchase Piers first book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Thrive-Challenging-Times/dp/B088T5L251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=piers+cross&qid=1609869608&sr=8-1 For more videos please visit: http://youtube.com/pierscross For FB: https://www.facebook.com/pierscrosspublic For Piers' website and a free training How To Find Peace In Everyday Life: https://www.piers-cross.com/community 

Many blessings, Piers Cross 

http://piers-cross.com/ 

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Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boarding school issues, addictions and relationship problems.

He also runs online men's groups for ex-boarders, retreats and a podcast called An Evolving Man.

He is also the author of How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times. To purchase Piers first book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Thrive-Challenging-Times/dp/B088T5L251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=piers+cross&qid=1609869608&sr=8-1

For more videos please visit: http://youtube.com/pierscross

For FB: https://www.facebook.com/pierscrosspublic

For Piers' website and a free training How To Find Peace In Everyday Life: https://www.piers-cross.com/community

Many blessings,

Piers Cross

http://piers-cross.com/