#035 - How would you respond if a trusted mentor told you that how you're doing everything you're doing is alienating those closest to you?  Put another way, what should you do if you realize that how you see yourself is limiting how much you're able to impact those around you?

Today's guest, Allen Arnold, shares his transformation from hard-charging corporate executive to thoughtful author, speaker, and consultant.  But his own journey needed to start with a look inward at what was shaping everything he did: his view of himself.

Allen's work with the Wild at Heart organization and his own books help men and women reclaim their true identity, a sense of self that is a firm foundation, ready for whatever the chaos of life throws at them.  

And we throw 5 Big Questions at him as well here on Made to Thrive!

Show notes for today's episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/035. 

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#034 - If you wanted to learn about marriage from those around you, today's guest says you'd likely put people into one of three categories: 

1. Married and miserable,
2. Single and cynical, or
3. Divorced and desperate.

No matter what your experience with or perception of marriage, today's conversation with Evan Money is going to both challenge and inspire you... and it might even make you a little bit mad.  Evan's decades-long pursuit of his bride Susan has them getting married in a different state or country every year, and he talks at length about his decision to create a marriage that was different from the ones he saw around him and why so few do the same.

And of course, Evan answers 5 Big Questions about marriage here on Made to Thrive!

Show notes for today's episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/034. 

Get your free thriving assessment of the 7 Core Areas at AmIThriving.com.

#033 - What's the biggest challenge you face in your health?  Is it a lack of motivation?  Perhaps not knowing how to eat right?  How about just being too busy to work out regularly?

Today's guest, Jim Gromer, from MyWhereverWorkout.com, shares his story of being on the road too often for work and how he solved the problem of working out without having a gym nearby.  Jim also gives us some inspiration, revealing statistics about how little effort it actually takes to extend your life expectancy by years!

Of course, we also tackle 5 Big Questions about men and their health here on Made to Thrive!

Show notes for today's episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/033. 

Get your free thriving assessment of the 7 Core Areas at AmIThriving.com.

#032 - What does it take to find a great career, one that's fulfilling, that's financially rewarding, and that uses your skills and talents?

If you're today's guest, Paul Edwards, you just keep bouncing around from job to job, continually dissatisfied and frustrated, until one day you realize that you're the reason your career isn't what it could be.  And then you finally do something about it.

Paul's company, The Ghost and the Machine, was born out of a deep, quiet urging about his career that couldn't be met by the numerous jobs he took over twenty years.  After relying on others to provide the satisfaction that comes with work well done, Paul realized how to create a rewarding career using the resources at hand.

We discuss his book, Influencer Networking Secrets, and dig deep on how our careers define us.  Paul also answers 5 Big Questions here on Made to Thrive!

Show notes for today's episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/032. 

Get your free thriving assessment of the 7 Core Areas at AmIThriving.com.

#031 - In all the years I've believed in God, I've practiced many of the typical spiritual disciplines: reading the Bible, going to church, tithing, and praying (especially when a loved one was sick or I really needed something). 

But today's guest suggests that I've missed a very important practice in my faith: sitting.

Rich Lewis, the author of Sitting with God, shares his experience of discovering centering prayer, his gradual formation of the regular practice, and how it has changed his view of God and himself.  If your spiritual practices are feeling a little thin, Rich explains why it might be better to stop striving so hard and just sit for a few minutes.

And of course, Rich answers 5 Big Questions here on Made to Thrive!

Show notes for today's episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/031. 

Get your free thriving assessment of the 7 Core Areas at AmIThriving.com.

#030 - Are you confused by life?  Do you often find yourself clueless about what's going on rather than clear and confident?

Today's guest, Russ Hedge, provides refreshingly simple advice for those of us who can sometimes be confused and consternated by life.  His book, Befuddled? Live the Life You Choose, draws from his wide array of experiences to offer wisdom that you can immediately apply, creating a mission-driven life that makes your experience and that of those around you more full and rewarding.

Russ also contributes to my upcoming book, Why Aren't Men Thriving?, as he answers an adapted 5 Big Questions... here on Made to Thrive!

Show notes for today's episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/030. 

Get your free thriving assessment of the 7 Core Areas at AmIThriving.com.

#029 - What's the first step to thriving in your finances?  Is it investing in the right stocks?  How about finding the right advisor to make decisions for you?  

Those are nice, but what really makes a difference is a person who wants to learn and who takes the time to find the right sources of information. 

Today's guest, David Littlejohn, presents his simple, straightforward approach to reaching your financial goals that involves a lot more than terms like rate of return and fee-for-service.  Relying on his more than twenty years as an advisor, David reveals what it takes to create a successful relationship with your money and answers 5 Big Questions about why men often struggle to thrive in their finances.  This is Made to Thrive!

Show notes for today's episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/029. 

Get your free thriving assessment of the 7 Core Areas at AmIThriving.com.

#028 - What's easier for you: to think of all the reasons you can't do something or to think of all the reasons you can? 

Whether or not you realize it, victim mentality - the mindset that blames others for our problems - is rampant in society and maybe even in your own life.  It's a subtle way of thinking that focuses on all the reasons we can't create the life we want, and it keeps us stuck in unhappiness for years on end.

Today's guest, Joel Cochran from Proclivity.co, tackles this difficult topic, revealing insights into victim mentality and how it holds us back in all areas of our lives.  He shares his personal goal of freeing one million people from this mindset and answers 5 Big Questions... here on Made to Thrive!

Show notes for this episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/028. 

Are you thriving in all 7 Core Areas of life?  Find out at amithriving.com.

#027 - Happy Father's Day!  Now get back to work! 

We just celebrated Father's Day, and I'm blessed to have a wife and children who want to honor me on that day, but it's the other 364 days each year that make the biggest impact on my children's future because that's where the legacy I leave them is lived out.

Today's guest is Blake Brewer, founder of The Legacy Letter Challenge.  Blake experienced a tragedy in his late teens that forever changed his relationship with his father and his desire to live a legacy for his children once they were born.  He tells his story of loss, the gift his father gave him, and his burning desire to help fathers write a legacy letter.

We also take an adapted look at 5 Big Questions as we examine the major pitfalls that keep men from being great dads... here on Made to Thrive!

Show notes for this episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/027. 

Are you thriving in all 7 Core Areas of life?  Find out at amithriving.com!

#026 - What's your definition of health?  Is it inches on your waistline?  Maybe your BMI?   A certain amount of weight you can bench press? 

Today's guest, Nathan Simmers from Practical Nutrition and Fitness, offers a refreshingly attainable definition of health and shares his own journey to health and to a life of helping others reach their fitness goals.  

If physical health has always been a mystery to you, our interview with Nathan might be a breath of fresh air, inspiring you to start living healthfully today.  

And, of course, Nathan answers 5 Big Questions here on Made to Thrive!

Show notes for this episode can be found at madetothrive.coach/026. 

Are you thriving in all 7 Core Areas of life?  Find out at amithriving.com!