I think it’s safe to say that when you start a podcast and interview people every week you know that a personal story will reveal inner truths that may not be your average topic of conversation. That’s why we do it, frankly and this week our friend Chema did not disappoint. What goes on in the mind of an intelligent, capable man when he marries an even more capable woman? Is standing by your woman enough? Are you the kind of husband who needs to accomplish more? Are you the kind of wife who can be content with a husband who supports you but doesn’t have his own clearly defined goals? Of course it differs from person to person, couple to couple but we all have some crossover in our individual personality spectrums so it will definitely be easy to relate to some aspects of Chema’s archetypal, hero’s journey no matter where you find yourself.
Chema addresses having-it-all at the age of 26 but also dealing with the potential for divorce and bankruptcy by 29. Can the Landmark Forum be the key to his new definition of “success?” Is there a chance for a future with Lisa, his wife if all the patterns of unhappiness together seem to be on a never-ending cycle? Throw in a paradigm-shift of how he digests world-politics through narrative-driven mainstream media, transforming from a write-in voter for Bernie Sanders to a die-hard Ben Shapiro fan and you have a 30 year old husband/father/man who is forced to look at the world in a completely new way, rediscover himself and grow into the man he never knew he needed to be. It’s crazy. But we’re humans, so don’t act so surprised.
Coop&Myan are transitioning themselves as Unofficial changes locations and aggressively searches for it's core-audience. Is having unique, original content enough? Do the boys need to devote every free moment to promoting on social media and change their format from a Junk-drawer to a surgical scalpel in order to survive the vast competition in the Podcast Universe? Time will tell so keep listening and tell your friends. And a huge thank you to our devoted fans and our growing family of Unofficial guests. It literally couldn’t be done without you all.