Lost Man Standing

In this Episode Rainer and Ryan, urban wine maker, daytrader, musician, and entrepreneur, as well as husband and father, discuss what it means to succeed at business and life. They talk about what it emotionally takes to start a company and launch out on your own. Additionally they ask some tough questions about manhood, what it means to be a man, and how we learn to be men. A theme of making decisions, taking responsibility for them, and bearing those consequences, becomes an overarching element to this.

In this edition I correct myself thanks to some of your direct feedback, I talk briefly about living on the fringe as "Barbarians," and then get to the reality of the "dialectic" of acceptance versus change.

It is so vital for us as men to have a hand in both pockets--one part accepting ourselves just as we are, and one part leaning into change, becoming better and stronger.

In this episode of the podcast Rainer and Nick, a local business owner and all around good guy, talk about what it means to be a man, how we discover our picture of "the masculine ideal," and how to be radically authentic when everything around you falls apart. We explore some pretty vulnerable personal terrain and discuss infidelity, abandonment issues, and some hot button social topics. Additionally we talk about a personality typing system called The Enneagram. Find out all about that in the show notes!

Why do some men grow through adversity and others cave? What's the difference between pain & suffering? In this episode we talk about reality acceptance and how to get through a bad situation without making it worse.

An outdoor conversation with coffee and mindfulness maven Drew, covering masculinity, living in the present moment, and interacting with the more than human world.

Due to the public outcry I have recorded an episode where I detail the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY, for the podcast. We define my terms in this as well as lay out the structure of the podcast!

In this episode we talk about Pro Bro's, authenticity, and the difficulty of trying to be genuine people with all of the painfully self-aware "biz" of social media. Rainer also introduces himself to the audience and we explore masculinity, manhood, and the experience of being male today.