Summary:

Being an introvert and building community

Community starts with asking yourself, “what do I wish I had?”

How you balance giving and taking in a community

Holding too tightly to a single virtue

The beauty of nuance in life

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Conversation notes:

Jon is an incredibly thoughtful guy, that is committed to building communities that are meaningful and constructive.

Jon Ogden has a BA and an MA from Brigham Young University, where he studied methods of civil discourse. He lives in Utah with his wife and two sons.

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Resources:

Jon’s book When Mormons Doubt

Upliftkids.org

JonOgden.com

Summary:

Why we feel like we don’t have purpose

Generational evolution in men

The mental shift of “I” to “we”

The life lessons in freediving and spearfishing

How our brains are built for success

How your limbic system scares you out of taking risk

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Conversation notes:

John is an incredibly interesting guy, a riveting storyteller, and a vast well of wisdom.

In this conversation, we talk about the parallels between his journey in freediving and spearfishing and life.

John is a certified freediving instructor with Freedivers Instructors International. He has written for and had photography featured in many of the leading publications for diving and spearfishing. One of note is SkinDiver Magazine.

John's photography of the sport and lifestyle is stunning.

John holds three spearfishing records, two of which still stand.

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Resources:

John’s Instagram: @ibreathwater

Chad’ Instagram: @chad.l.brown

https://epicmantrips.com/

Seth Pearson is a former Sergeant for the Marine Corps, a fitness trainer, and most importantly a really thoughtful guy.

We dive into topics like:

Is there such thing as real community online?

Awareness is a must if we want to change.

What is fulfillment and how do we gauge it?

Do we want to escape or stay is the true test of presence.

Tension is telling us something.

Resources: 

Seth's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/becomeimpact

Anthony is a career coach. He tells of his journey leaving a steady career that paid good money with great benefits... but he hated it.

In this conversation, we dive into SO many rich ideas.

And Chad reveals his secret career wish. No surprises here...

Some of the topics we touch on:

Job & career satisfaction

How to fulfill the void of emptiness

Personal care card

What makes you truly happy

Resources:

Anthony's website: http://www.untamedcareer.com/

Anthony's Mini-Course: https://www.irresistibleresume.com/

Anthony's Facebook: facebook.com/anthony.c.kuo

Chad explores the Utility of Death. Why most people are uncomfortable with the fact of death. And how we can use death to live a more purposeful life.

Nathan owns and runs 5 different companies/brands and still makes the time to connect with his kids and girlfriend in meaningful ways. He talks about the role that consistency plays in making it all work.

There is so much to learn from Nathan in this conversation. He showed up real, generous, and focused.

Some of the highlights of our conversation:

What meditation really is

The parallels of life and sky diving

Self-discovery through day-trading

His motto of "beat yesterday"

Letting your guard down in relationships and learning to have fun

Resources:

Nathan's Website: nathanholritz.com

Nathan's IG @nathanholritz

Scary Close (The book that drew mentions)

In this episode, I (Chad) expound on an idea that I have mentioned a lot on the podcast. The idea that community is the highest level of enjoyment in the human experience. I chat about a simple focus shift that we can make to find more joy in life and surround ourselves with intentional people and meaningful community.

If you like these conversations, you should join us on the Epic Man trip. Go to epicmantrip.com and fill out the application.

You can join us on our next trip in Southern Utah in March by going to epicmantrips.com

We get the chance to sit down with David Swenson and chat for a little while. David is so inspiring and always such a good hang! 👊🏼 He opens up about losing his brother, and how that changed his life forever. 👊🏼 We chat about how he goes on human trafficking ops with an organization called S.E.R.T. and the fear and love that he experiences there. 👊🏼 He tells how he and his wife keep things fun and goofy in their business and life!

💪🏼 You can donate to S.E.R.T. here.

📖  Order the book he and his wife co-authored Growthebook.co

📱 David's IG: @dave.swenson

📱 Natalie's IG: @actively.natalie

https://epicmantrips.com/

Jimmy and Louis are recovery experts... from personal experience.

In this conversation, we talk about how Jimmy and Louis met and how Jimmy became a mentor of his. Both of them tell their stories of getting sober and recovery. They talk about how to see people as a whole person, not just their addictions or habits. And they talk about how starting their podcast together has been a dream come true!

You can listen to the Recovery Media Podcast Here! https://open.spotify.com/show/5TDRsQWLddaayx79Ujr0qK?si=Xiywk7ewTO2k0BClUTvzAw

This is a different kind of conversation series that we are calling "Alone In The Wild".

It's chad, solo, talking on different topics that help us show up as the men that we really want to be.

In this episode, Chad talks about what it means for us to be a man of our word, or to honor our word, and how it affects the impact we are able to make.

He talks about his mistakes in breaking his word, how this is practiced on EPIC MAN TRIPS (www.epicmantrips.com), What the highest level or purpose of the human experience is.

lyrics from the song Weight Of Lies by the Avett Brothers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ1ogv41A3E