Catholic Life Coach For Men

Are you blaming someone or something else for that problem in your life?

Most of us humans do a horrible job of really taking responsibility for the fact that God gave us the power to create our own futures.

Most of us spend a lot of time being angry over something that deep down we really can fix.

I want to invite you to stop being one of those people. Life really is that much better once you stop playing a victim - and you have that power in your mind right now.

Join me in this episode as Dr. Vic Manzo and I discuss how powerful your mindset is. From the quantum level up to the macro level, your mind determines everything. He gives some practical advice and encouragement to make big changes, right now!

You can read more about Dr. Vic at his website https://www.empoweryourreality.com/links

You've probably heard the parable of the talents many times. We know that we're supposed to invest our talents wisely...but what does that mean?

So many Catholics are afraid of wealth and success. What if the opportunities of the world distract us from God's call?

But I think there is a deeper question that should be plaguing us - what if ignoring the opportunities God has given us actually is the distraction from God's call?

Join me in this episode as Jonathon R Rivera and I discuss his journey from failure to success, and what he learned along the way. Most of all, we focus on how God's calling to him to be generous has led to his mission and fulfillment.

He also shares how he has learned to lead in his marriage and family while pursuing God's particular call.

You can read about The Podcast Factory and all that Jonathon offers at https://thepodcastfactory.com/more/

Even though men might not be as good at care-giving as women, we are definitely called to it! Yet many of us aren't quite sure how to do it.

Some of us hesitate to help out, worrying that we might not get it right.

Others help out so much they neglect to care for themselves, and reach burnout.

Join me in this episode as Dr. Edward Smink helps us sort out care-giving from all the angles. As a coach for care-givers and a care-giver himself, he has a lot of practical advice for us husbands and fathers. He'll challenge us to up our game and really care for those God has entrusted to us.

You can find out more about Dr. Edward Smink at his website https://soulofcaregiving.com/why

Jesus gave the apostles the Great Commission - and in (a slightly different way) gave it to us as well.

The Christian calling is to become an Intentional Disciple - to all vocations.

Yet, how well are we living that calling?

A new study put out by Desales Media and Vinea Research helps to answer this question, and the answer is sobering!

Join me in this episode as Dave Plisky from Desales helps walk me through the results of this new study. He discusses how active and engaged the Catholic community is - even after filtering down to those who are in deep relationship with Our Lord and the Church. We also discuss what you can do to increase your engagement.

You can read the survey results yourself at https://desalesmedia.org/discipleship/

As you read it, ask yourself where you fit in - and what would it take for you to find that next level of help. If you don't know, reach out and contact me - we'll talk!

In the last episode, you heard Bob talk about how Pure Desire helped him break free from pornography. In this episode, we go to the source; Nick describes his work at Pure Desire.

Like so many other guys out there (including me!), he was exposed to pornography at a young age, and became hopelessly addicted...

...but didn't want to see it that way.

It was just a problem that came up in some "new" way every so often, that he was for sure going to beat, that never really went away.

Even when a perfect opportunity was handed to him to try something new, he knew that it would be a great opportunity for those other guys who were actually addicted!

Thankfully his wife nudged his ribs and persuaded him to do it. His life was transformed forever. Yours can be too!

Join me in this episode as Nick and I discuss his story, and how Pure Desire finally cracked open his addiction enough to allow the healing love of Jesus to restore him. He shares his struggles starting from childhood and into marriage; escape seemed impossible! Yet, with a new and deeper approach, he found his freedom.

You can find out more about the Pure Desire program at https://puredesire.org/

You can also find Nick's books on Amazon at:

Setting Us Free

SAFE: Creating a Culture of Grace in a Climate of Shame

For over 50 years Bob was hopelessly addicted to pornography. Although he consistently tried to hide it, he was eventually caught at work and lost his job. His wife left him for 9 months when he continued to fall again and again.

Bob eventually lost hope that there was anything he could ever do to escape from this addiction. He even believed that God Himself couldn't set him free.

Until the day he finally decided to step out of the "boat" of his self reliance, and finally surrender to God.

I invite you to join Bob and I in this episode as Bob shares his incredible story of how God stepped into his hopeless addiction to pornography, and finally set him free forever. This is an incredibly emotional journey through hopelessness and pain.

You can find out more about the Pure Desire program at https://puredesire.org/

Ever notice how every guy is super eager to talk about what he does for work - but not to go that one step deeper and share how his virtues bring success in that job?

The irony is that it's actually way more helpful (and important) to share why we are successful with our brothers than what it is we're good at.

Underneath that success there are always virtues. Many businessmen think of virtues like perseverance, diligence, attentiveness, or energy. My claim though is that actually those aren't the real ones.

Join me in this episode as I discuss how the "eulogy" virtues of humility, loyalty joy, and integrity are actually the important virtues for your business success right now!

Life is complex. We hear a lot of messages that we don't really know how to interpret. So much gets tangled up in our minds - how does it all fit together?

What if life could be simpler?

What if love could be looked at, rather than a sweet and light feeling, but instead as a choice. Specifically, a choice that helps us grow, mature, and become a more Godly person?

Join me in this episode as Barry Nicolaou shares his life story of this exact type of growth. We have some bad thoughts (sometimes through our ego), but they don't serve us. Being open to God, open to love, open to connection is the only way to really find meaning and purpose.

Find out more about Barry at his website (including how to pre-order his new book, "Move the Mountain"): https://barrynicolaou.com/

Episode 100, yay!

It's been almost 2 years since I started this podcast, and it's been quite the adventure. At the same time, I've been helping countless men to forever change their lives for the better.

What's surprising is how many failings in common we all have.

We all fall to the same sins. We tend to then lose sight of ourselves in the process and drown in shame.

But there is hope!

In this episode I explore the six most common problems I've encountered in my time coaching, and what to do about them. It's extremely likely at least one of these will affect you.

Let me know what you think, I'm always looking for more feedback

My wife recently announced that she was diagnosed with adult ADHD. Maybe you don't know much about that - I sure didn't before this adventure started.

I'm sad to say I didn't handle it well at first.

Sometimes I still don't!

Join me in this episode as I talk about the 4 stages I went through in dealing with my wife's behavior and our marriage in light of her diagnosis. I didn't start out great, but what I learned applies to every time we don't like something about our spouse.

This episode is raw, and a little bit embarrassing. Let me know what you think!