Empowered AF

In today’s episode, Mark sat down with lead coach Andrew to answer some hot topic questions about Empowered AF and his own journey. From his own childhood, to his first marriage ending in divorce, Mark talks about how his lived experience has shaped him as a man and business owner. Mark’s main mission with his business is to make men feel empowered, emotionally connected, and ready to kick ass in every aspect of their lives. Tune in today to hear more about the man behind Empowered AF. 

“The world needs more men who come alive.”

- Mark Santiago

In This Episode

- The mission of Empowered Man is to create a community of thriving modern men. Men who kick ass in every area of life. 

- Mark gets candid about his own life, owning up to his faults and shortcomings in his never-ending attempt to lead a full, five-dimension life. 

- In the midst of divorce, Mark created the program he wished he had while going through a crisis. His big achievement has been intervening with men BEFORE they get fully into crisis mode. 

- Presence, show up in your energy, make your family a priority, and find balance between your work and family to lead your marriage.

- Mark’s biggest failure was taking too much blame for the faults in his marriage. He talks about wishing he would've done the hard work BEFORE shit hit the fan. 

- Most clients fail by not continuing to do the work. It’s easy to come and invest in yourself while you’re in the program. It’s much harder to keep doing the work on your own. 

Join the Thrive Program:

- Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

On today’s episode, Dr. Mandi Rose joins Mark to talk about the woman’s side of a ruined marriage. Dr. Rose dishes out her own journey through a toxic marriage and the things that made her finally walk away. The episode features great moments of wisdom for men seeking to truly understand WHY their marriage is failing. So, if you desire to have a deeper understanding of women and what THEY experience in a toxic marriage, tune in and listen. 

“Don’t buy life insurance for a marriage that's already dead.”

- Mark Santiago

In This Episode

- Guest Dr. Mandi Rose details her journey through a toxic relationship and how it shaped her own practice and business.

- When Dr. Rose finally recognized the toxicity in her marriage, she talks about the steps she took to finally leave and liberate herself.

- If you talk to your partner from the perspective of knowing she just wants to be heard and understood, she will LISTEN to you.

- Empowered men OWN their shit. If you can’t have love, respect, and honor for your wife, she will never want to stay.

- Dr. Rose talks about ‘intimacy blockers’ that men utilize to not emotionally connect with their partners. 

- Dr. Rose works with women going through conflict-heavy divorces. She helps guide them through the legal system with confidence, as well as working through their trauma. 

- If you’re a man struggling through a divorce, Dr. Rose advises being more introspective about your role in the demise of the marriage.

- You have to do the work to improve yourself REGARDLESS of whether or not she will come back to you. Leave the expectations of getting back together behind. 

Connect with Dr. Mandi Rose

- Website: https://drmandirose.com/

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momshinecollective/ 

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

Join the Thrive Program:

-Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

The work you need to do to CHANGE your LIFE and become an Empowered Man never stops. That’s why Mark is using the next three episodes to fill you in on the Top 3 Episodes of Empowered AF. Maybe this is an episode you missed or maybe it’s just filled with the exact information YOU need to hear. The goal of counseling is NOT to save your marriage. The goal is for you to find your manhood and fight for it, no matter what she decides to do.  In this #1 Episode of all time, Mark lays out five key mistakes that are actually harming your children more, crapping on your important boundaries, and keeping you in a state of retreat instead of leadership. 

“If you stop focusing on saving the marriage, you actually have a chance to save it. ”

- Mark Santiago

In This Episode:

- How to transform a reaction of defense into a reaction of leadership

- Why being vulnerable and GROWING through what you are GOING through will ultimately lead you to becoming an Empowered Man

- A marriage can only be saved when the man and wife recognize each other’s weaknesses and work on themselves so that they can have a healthy marriage

- What “focusing on you” ACTUALLY means and why boundaries are necessary to achieve success

- How to join Empowered Man and the expectations of how to behave and communicate in the group

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

Join the Thrive Program:

-Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

The work you need to do to CHANGE your LIFE and become an Empowered Man never stops. That’s why Mark is using the next three episodes to fill you in on the Top 3 Episodes of Empowered AF. Maybe this is an episode you missed or maybe it’s just filled with the exact information YOU need to hear. In the #2 top episode, Owning Your Sh*t, Mark lays out the fundamentals of owning your mistakes and becoming a truly Empowered Man. He covers the nature of trust, the power of empathy, and the beauty of fostering a space where you and your partner can be fully vulnerable. You may look strong on the outside, but true strength comes from within and what you bring out in your partner.

“When we own our faults, it’s not just about confession. It’s the idea of what we actually did to that other person.”

- Mark Santiago

In This Episode:

- Go beyond the confession and take ownership of your actions

- The realities of trust over time and why YOU need to rebuild it with your partner

- Why it’s not always your fault, but why it is ALWAYS your responsibility to own up to the times you DIDN’T show up for your wife

- A primary principle of the Empowered Man

- Make THESE small changes to express your needs and feel satisfied

- How to create a sanctuary for you and your partner’s feelings

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

Join the Thrive Program:

-Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

The work you need to do to CHANGE your LIFE and to become an Empowered Man never stops. That’s why Mark is using the next three episodes to fill you in on the Top 3 Episodes of this podcast. Maybe this is an episode you missed or maybe it’s just filled with the exact information YOU need to hear. In this episode, Mark emphasizes the importance of having a vision, one exercise to help you endure the pain more productively, and how to find and EMBRACE your new self that your children will admire.

“The vision is determined by how far you want to take it.”

 - Mark Santiago

In This Episode:

- Why you need to make the decision to MOVE FORWARD

- Trauma affects everyone, but your response to it makes ALL the difference

- What your children look for in a father, especially during divorce

- How to build your own identity, with or without your wife and work on YOU

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

Join the Thrive Program:

-Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

Today’s episode featured a live show part of the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge. This specific training focuses on producers versus consumers and how men who are producers are empowered AF in their lives, jobs, and marriages. Mark and Joey outline what makes a producer an empowered man and what makes a consumer a weak man. Make sure you listen to this one of a kind, FREE glimpse into the 30 Day Challenge to becoming an empowered producer and take charge of your life. This glimpse into the challenge is just one of the many trainings you can be a part of; don’t hold back.

“Consumers get paralized by their inaction because they are living in the fear of the unknown.”

- Mark Santiago

In This Episode

- Producers make shit happen! Men who are producers value making things and adding to the world. On the other hand, consumers WAIT for shit to happen.

- Producers manage their time well. The best producers plan their day, week, and even their year. Consumers waste time spinning their wheels because they’re too afraid to fail.

- Empowered men don’t manipulate their wives into reentering the marriage. They work on themselves so their wife sees something that makes her want to return.

- Producers create assets. They create time, cultivate and protect relationships, make money, and invest. Consumers waste other people’s time by venting, sucking other people dry, and wasting their money.

- Producers leverage assets. They play to win. Consumers play to NOT lose. 

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

Join the Thrive Program:

-Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

Today, Mark sits down to unpack a toxic texting conversation between two partners. The texting conversation ranges from defensive, to offensive, to throwing blame, and being weak. Mark coaches us through how to have a healthier, more productive conversation that bridges the gap between the masculine and feminine and leaves both parties feeling accomplished. It’s time to let go of your defensiveness and anger and communicate more effectively.

“Your anger is a secondary emotion because you have something behind that you don’t know how to process outward.”

- Mark Santiago

Text Conversation:

Woman: “I haven’t had time to finish the first chapter, I’ve been on the go. I am going to take it to work with me though.”

Man: “Shocker. You had time, you chose to use it in other ways. It’s always something with you.”

Woman:“Okay ----”

Woman:“I can’t make you happy.”

Man: “Then tell me you’re done so I can have some closure”

Woman: “I’m sorry you can’t handle not being my main priority. Right now I am done because you do nothing but criticize.”

Man: “I didn’t criticize you at all. I just acknowledged that you told me you would do something three different times and you chose not to… I’m not a priority to you at all. You can just forget the “right now” part of your statement.” 

Woman: “You chose to believe that. If you weren’t a priority I wouldn’t waste my time responding.”

Man: “This is going beyond my boundary. If you want to have a conversation, I’ll answer the phone.”

In This Episode

- Mark breaks down a toxic text exchange between man and wife.

- Responding out of pure emotions can set the wrong tone for a conversation. As men, we have the power to set the narrative.

- Empowered men lead their wives in conversations and take charge instead of using “You” statements and slinging blame.

- Healthy text conversations involve SLOWING down to stop yourself from responding out of a place of pure emotion. 

- Be actually curious about what is going on in your wife's life. Are you willing to go to bat for this person?

- Taking ownership is a BIG thing for empowered men. We own our side of the equation so if things go south, it’s not because of us.

- Women and men communicate differently-- men are physical and women are emotional. 



Join the Thrive Program:

-Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

In today’s episode, Mark talks about steps to stop feeling sorry for yourself after an emotional event. There is a clear distinction between an empowered man, and a little boy parading around as a man, spending his days feeling sorry for himself. Mark demands that empowered men dust themselves off after getting knocked down, and urge themselves to aggressively seek out solutions to their problems. You can’t control what happens to you, but you sure as hell can control how you choose to respond. Are you an empowered man who refuses to give up? Can you truly say that about yourself?

“If you don’t stop feeling sorry for yourself, you’re going to be sorry later on in life.”

- Mark Santiago

In This Episode

- Once you understand your value as a man and husband, all of the things you go through end up being put to the side. You will own your shit as a man and be okay.

- You are not in the right mindset to be working with us if you can’t recognize that you have to be constantly working on yourself.

- The only way to move forward is to get out of your own head, get out of your own way and invest in yourself and take action.

- Get violent with the problem and find the solution. Rise to the empowerment that is in you and stop settling for things that are beneath you.

- Empowered men do not get knocked to the floor and feel sorry for themselves. They get up and keep on throwing punches and finding solutions.

Join the Thrive Program:

-Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

It doesn’t matter how far along you are in the journey of becoming an empowered man, we all have areas we struggle with. Today’s episode is about taking massive action to create momentum for yourself to improve your life. Mark gets real and personal about a time in his own life where NOT taking massive action caused him to miss out on an opportunity to enjoy something he loves. Fear of committing to a process, or taking an action is what a lot of you are struggling with right now. You have to lean into the process and commit to it in order to experience success and personal growth. At the end of the process, you will truly feel like you have won your confidence, freedom, and life back. You already have the tools you need to succeed. It’s already inside you. 

“The solution is inside of you. The solution is already here. The thing you are missing is the massive action it takes to win.”

- Mark Santiago

In This Episode

- Mark tells personal anecdotes about a time he needed to take MASSIVE ACTION to fully immerse, and enjoy himself in an experience.

- You have EVERYTHING you already need inside of you to change your life and RECLAIM your power.

- Taking MASSIVE action begins a wave of momentum that will PROPEL you becoming an empowered man.

- You have everything you need to create waves of MOMENTUM that can save you, your marriage, and your life to get you OFF the couch and live your life again.

- IF you are in a place where you need to manufacture momentum, reach out to the team so you can have the things you desire

Join the Thrive Program:

-Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

Do you feel like you are always searching for someone to join your pity party? Do you feel like you carry shame on your shoulders? You are not alone if you feel victimized by what has happened to you in your life. With three quick changes to your mindset, you can transform from VICTIM to EMPOWERED AF. In today’s episode, Mark leads you through small tweaks to help change your mindset. Three major mindset shifts are all that stands between you and being an empowered man, taking charge of your life and circumstances.

“The most successful guys I deal with have learned they are not victims of their circumstance. ”

- Mark Santiago

In This Episode

- So many men experience abuse or traumatization, but the MOST successful men don’t let their experiences DEFINE them.

- If you find yourself viewing everything from the lens of defeat, you are victimizing YOUR life. But the most EMPOWERED and influential men view everything through the lens of what is possible.

- Victims pull everyone into their pity party, forcing them to pick sides and justify their weakness. Empowered men don't make excuses, they look for a solution.

- The world is not out to get you-- stop victimizing yourself. Empowered men SEEK out opportunities to consistently grow without making excuses. They take EXTREME ownership of their decisions despite everything the world throws at them.

Join the Thrive Program:

-Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

- Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

- Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

- Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

- Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

- Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/