Today's Man Alive podcast guests, Dominick Quartuccio and Bryan Stace, are the founders of the Great Man Within Podcast and community. Each has their own story of resisting men's groups, but fast forward a few years and each has found incredible support, strength and freedom as they've joined communities of men.  

Many men have "shoot the shit over beers" relationships, or "hang out and play sports" relationships with other men in their lives. And it's common, when men first hear about men's groups, to think "hell no, I don't want any of that emotional shit," or "No way am I going to 'open up' about my struggles or secrets with other men.”

Whether it's a men's group, or hanging out with men in a way that goes beyond shooting the shit, time with men is vital to your well-being and success as a man.

   In this conversation we talked about:

• The sense of emptiness or deadness men, who are doing everything they thought they should, often feel 
• Why taking the lone-wolf path is slower and less effective than being part of a community of men
• The power of seeing another man express emotions and realizing you're not the only one who feels that way
• Why men resist joining communities of men 
• The role of competition in both men's success AND unhappiness

Connect with Dominick and Bryan   Website: https://www.thegreatmanmastermind.com/your-guide

 Connect with Shana James

Website: shanajamescoaching.com/3ways

Curious what you’d need to become a better leader and lover? Take the quiz

For Women: Modern dating doesn’t have to be a nightmare for women

 

The roots of success are deeper than most people realize. If you’re attempting to be more successful by managing your actions, but you haven’t looked at who you are and why you do what you do, today’s episode with former NFL athlete Anthony Trucks is for you! He lays out the path to success so you can achieve your goals. 

The roots of success are deeper than most people realize. Too often, what’s holding people back is continuing to operate within their present identity. There’s nothing wrong with it; it just needs to step up a bit. Your identity needs to shift for you to even start out on the path to achieving your goals. If you’re attempting to be more successful by managing your actions, but haven’t looked at who you are and why you do what you do, then this episode is for you. 

Today’s Man Alive podcast guest lays out a path where you can unleash your unlimited potential and carve your own way to success. Former NFL athlete Anthony Trucks, helps people Make SHIFT Happen! He sees possibilities where others see limitations. He boldly and humbly walks his talk. Anthony had an incredibly challenging childhood and has created a 7-figure business, helping people achieve their goals, while continuing to prioritize his kids and having a positive impact on the world.

In this conversation Shana James and Anthony talk about:

* Recognizing who you actually are as the door to success, joy and fulfillment;

* What it takes to make consistent and sustainable shifts in your life

* How to up-level your identity, rather than settle for its limitations;

* The uniqueness of the SHIFT method’s everyday doable actions; and

* Anthony’s personal journey walking his talk and applying the SHIFT Method to parenting.

Connect with Anthony

Website: https://anthonytrucks.com/

Connect with Shana James

Website: shanajamescoaching.com/3ways

Curious what you’d need to become a better leader and lover? Take the quiz

For Women: Modern dating doesn’t have to be a nightmare for women

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Your Identity Is Your Key To Success With Anthony Trucks

As I’ve supported men in their love and work life for years, many men ask for the right words to say to be more successful, attractive and desirable but I found it’s not so simple as giving scripts or lines because every man is different. Giving words or scripts would be like giving a tall, thin man a shorter, wider man’s pants or vice versa. The words have to make sense for you and your personality and there’s so much happening beneath the surface that people are responding to.

If you’re interested in how to become a better lover and leader in your unique way, go to ShanaJamesCoaching.com/quiz or you can text Alive to 44144. It only takes a couple of minutes and you’ll start to get an idea of how you can be both more respected and desired. After you fill it out, we can schedule a time to review your quiz and talk about your specific challenges and desires. Enjoy this episode.

Today's Man Alive podcast guest, former NFL athlete Anthony Trucks, helps people make SHIFT happen! He sees possibilities where others see limitations. He boldly and humbly walks his talk. Anthony had an incredibly challenging childhood and has created a 7-figure business, helping people achieve their goals, while continuing to prioritize his kids and having a positive impact on the world. The roots of success are deeper than most people realize. If you're attempting to be more successful by managing your actions, but haven't looked at who you are and why you do what you do, today's episode with Anthony Trucks is for you. He lays out the path to success and achieving your goals.  In this conversation we talked about:

• Recognizing who you actually are as the door to success, joy and fulfillment
• What it takes to make consistent and sustainable shifts in your life
• How to up-level your identity, rather than settle for its limitations
• The uniqueness of the SHIFT method's everyday doable actions
• Anthony's personal journey walking his talk and applying the SHIFT Method to parenting 

 

Connect with Anthony  Website: https://anthonytrucks.com/

Connect with Shana James  

Website: shanajamescoaching.com/3ways

Curious what you’d need to become a better leader and lover? Take the quiz

For Women: Modern dating doesn’t have to be a nightmare for women

 

Despite all of the challenges when it comes to raising kids and the married life, what does it really take to become an awesome dad? Larry Hagner joins Shana James, the Founder of The Good Dad Project, to share his parenting strategies focused on calmness, allowing him to create a meaningful connection with his four boys. Larry boasts how this led to amazing communication between him and his kids, allowing them to become extremely open and frank to one another. He also presents some of the most common pitfalls fathers have to face to become more responsible and independent. Finally, he discusses the significant role of patience when dispelling the most dangerous masculine attitudes, often rooted in anger and discontent.

Connect with Larry

Website: https://gooddadproject.com/

Connect with Shana James

Website: shanajamescoaching.com/3ways

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Be An Awesome Dad Without Losing Your Life With Larry Hagner

I’ve supported men in their love and work lives for many years now, many men ask for the right words to say, to be more successful, attractive, and desirable. I found it’s not so simple as giving scripts or lines because every man is different. Giving words or scripts would be like giving a tall thin man a shorter, wider man’s pants or vice versa. The words have to make sense for you and your personality. There’s so much happening beneath the surface that people are responding to. If you’re interested in how to become a better lover and leader in your own unique way, go to ShanaJamesCoaching.com/quiz, or you can text ALIVE to 44144. It only takes a couple of minutes and you’ll start to get an idea of how you can be both more respected and desired. After you fill it out, we can schedule a time to review your quiz and talk about your specific challenges and desires. Enjoy this episode.

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I’m excited to be here with Larry Hagner of The Good Dad Project. Welcome. Thank you for being here. 

What’s going on? It’s been a long time.

It’s been quite a while. Larry is a father of four boys, which I have mad respect for. We’re going to talk about The Good Dad Project and parenting. You have the number one podcast for dads on iTunes. You’ve been doing this for quite a while. One of the things I love about you is that you are willing to go first and say what can be scary for a lot of men to say. You talk about the vulnerability, which I know is not your favorite word, but talk about the feelings, the fears and the things that come up with having to make decisions and intimacy. Thank you for being a man who’s willing to risk that and show what it takes. 

Thanks for having me topics. The topics I do enjoy talking about never was comfortable with it in the beginning, but definitely, I am now.

The Good Dad Project, we’re going to talk about what it’s like to be a dad, some of the mistakes you see a man make. I was reading one of your book chapters around patients. I was relating to that as a parent of how impatient I can be with my child. I don’t know if you know Jed Diamond, but he is a psychologist, who’s worked a lot with menopause for men and this way that as men get older, that can be more irritability, anger, and frustration. I think that might tie into what we’re talking about as well.

It’s true. One of the things that you said in another conversation is that you have bold...

Today's Man Alive podcast guest, Larry Hagner, is the founder of the Good Dad Project. He is the father of four boys and has been happily married to his wife Jessica for 17 years. Larry is the author of the best-selling book: The Dad's Edge. He also hosts a community of hundreds of men in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind.    Being a dad is simultaneously one of the most amazing and challenging things you can do. We want to make sure you can actually enjoy your kids and your life, rather than being constantly exhausted, distracted or overwhelmed.   With a busy life on top of parenting, do you have any time for yourself, to pursue your dreams and take care of your well-being?    In today’s episode, we discuss:

• What has created success and happiness in Larry's 24-year relationship with his wife
• How to cultivate patience and the ability to be calm and clear, rather than explode with your kids
• What men can do to shift from complaining and frustration to empowerment and clarity
• How to communicate in a way that allows your spouse and kids to open up and trust you with deeply personal stuff
• Common pitfalls dads stumble into on the parenting journey

  Connect with Larry Website: https://gooddadproject.com/  Connect with Shana James Website: shanajamescoaching.com/3ways   Curious what you’d need to become a better leader and lover? Take the quiz For Women: Modern dating doesn’t have to be a nightmare for women

 

Today’s Man Alive podcast conversation is with Dr. John Schinnerer, who spent the past 20 years distilling the best research-based tools and methods to help clients overcome anxiety and anger and move towards a contented and purposeful life. Dr. John was one of three experts to consult with Pixar on the Academy Award-winning movie, Inside Out. He is a nationally recognized speaker and an award-winning author with a top-rated blog and over 200 radio appearances.

For many men, stress, relationship conflict, parenting, disappointments in sex and intimacy, can all get in the way of consistent happiness. In this episode, Dr. John sits down with Shana James to talk about how to spend more time feeling happy, relaxed, and at ease.

In today’s episode, Dr. John and Shana discuss:

* What happiness actually is and how to have more of it

* How to escape “man box culture” and its painful limitations

* Realistic optimism – what it is and why it allows you to be happier 

* How to tune into more positive emotions so you can feel better for longer

* Men who bring their emotions to the workplace and are respected for it

Connect with Dr. John

Website: https://guidetoself.com/

Connect with Shana James

Website: shanajamescoaching.com/3ways

Curious about what you’d need to become a better leader and lover? Take the quiz

For Women: Modern dating doesn’t have to be a nightmare for women

Listen to the podcast here:

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The Key To Real Happiness For Men – John Schinnerer

Even men at the top of their game find themselves wanting more from life, whether it’s more meaning unshakable confidence, a bigger impact, more money, deeper love, hotter sex life or a powerful legacy. Find out how good your life can be in this episode. Also, as I’ve supported men in their love and work lives for a couple of years now, many men ask for the right words to say to be more successful, attractive and desirable. I found it’s not so simple as giving scripts or lines because every man is different. Giving words or scripts would be like giving a tall, thin man, a shorter, wider man’s pants or vice versa. The words have to make sense for you and your personality, and there’s so much happening beneath the surface that people are responding to. If you’re interested in how to become a better lover and leader in your unique way, go to ShanaJamesCoaching.com/Quiz, or you can text, ALIVE, to 44144. It only takes a couple of minutes and you’ll start to get an idea of how you can be both more respected and desired. After you fill it out, we can schedule a time to review your quiz and talk about your specific challenges and desires.

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I am excited to be here with Dr. John Schinnerer. Welcome. Thank you for being here.

Thanks so much for having me, Shana.

I’m excited to talk about happiness. Happiness has been one of the things in my own life that I’ve struggled to understand over the years. What is happiness actually and how do I get happier? Is it okay to be happier? Is happy what I’m going for? Is it deep and meaningful? I’m excited to tap into your expertise and your wisdom over the years of your research and working with happiness.

I saw the question of what is happiness and I thought that’s a big question. There are a lot of components that we can break down and look at.

 

Today’s Man Alive podcast conversation is with Dr. John Schinnerer, who spent the past 20 years distilling the best research-based tools and methods to help clients overcome anxiety and anger and move towards a contented and purposeful life. Dr. John was one of three experts to consult with Pixar on the Academy Award-winning movie, Inside Out. He is a nationally recognized speaker and an award-winning author with a top-rated blog and over 200 radio appearances.

For many men, stress, relationship conflict, parenting, disappointments in sex and intimacy, can all get in the way of consistent happiness. In this episode, Dr. John sits down with Shana James to talk about how to spend more time feeling happy, relaxed, and at ease.

In today’s episode, Dr. John and Shana discuss:

* What happiness actually is and how to have more of it

* How to escape “man box culture” and its painful limitations

* Realistic optimism – what it is and why it allows you to be happier 

* How to tune into more positive emotions so you can feel better for longer

* Men who bring their emotions to the workplace and are respected for it

Connect with Dr. John

Website: https://guidetoself.com/

Connect with Shana James

Website: shanajamescoaching.com/3ways

Curious about what you’d need to become a better leader and lover? Take the quiz

For Women: Modern dating doesn’t have to be a nightmare for women

Listen to the podcast here:

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/manalive/MP3_-_EP_167_JOHN_SHINNERER.mp3

Show notes:

The Key To Real Happiness For Men – John Schinnerer

Even men at the top of their game find themselves wanting more from life, whether it’s more meaning unshakable confidence, a bigger impact, more money, deeper love, hotter sex life or a powerful legacy. Find out how good your life can be in this episode. Also, as I’ve supported men in their love and work lives for a couple of years now, many men ask for the right words to say to be more successful, attractive and desirable. I found it’s not so simple as giving scripts or lines because every man is different. Giving words or scripts would be like giving a tall, thin man, a shorter, wider man’s pants or vice versa. The words have to make sense for you and your personality, and there’s so much happening beneath the surface that people are responding to. If you’re interested in how to become a better lover and leader in your unique way, go to ShanaJamesCoaching.com/Quiz, or you can text, ALIVE, to 44144. It only takes a couple of minutes and you’ll start to get an idea of how you can be both more respected and desired. After you fill it out, we can schedule a time to review your quiz and talk about your specific challenges and desires.

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I am excited to be here with Dr. John Schinnerer. Welcome. Thank you for being here.

Thanks so much for having me, Shana.

I’m excited to talk about happiness. Happiness has been one of the things in my own life that I’ve struggled to understand over the years. What is happiness actually and how do I get happier? Is it okay to be happier? Is happy what I’m going for? Is it deep and meaningful? I’m excited to tap into your expertise and your wisdom over the years of your research and working with happiness.

Today's Man Alive podcast conversation is with Dr. John Schinnerer, who spent the past 20 years distilling the best research-based tools and methods to help clients overcome anxiety and anger, and move towards a contented and purposeful life. Dr. John was one of three experts to consult with Pixar on the Academy Award-winning movie, Inside Out. He is a nationally recognized speaker and an award-winning author with a top-rated blog and over 200 radio how appearances. For many men, stress, relationship conflict, parenting, disappointments in sex and intimacy, can all get in the way of consistent happiness. In this episode, Dr. John talks about how to spend more time feeling happy, relaxed and at ease.   In today’s episode, we discuss:

• What happiness actually is and how to have more of it
• How to escape “man box culture” and its painful limitations
• Realistic optimism -- what it is and why it allows you to be happier 
• How to tune into more positive emotions so you can feel better for longer
• Men who bring their emotions to the workplace and are respected for it

  Connect with Dr. John Website: https://guidetoself.com/ Connect with Shana James Website: shanajamescoaching.com/3ways   Curious what you’d need to become a better leader and lover? Take the quiz For Women: Modern dating doesn’t have to be a nightmare for women

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\nLet’s start the new year off with as much honesty and diving into uncomfortable truths as possible, okay?\xa0What do we have to gain by hiding or pretending? Nothing really.\xa0From almost 20 years working\xa0with clients it’s clear that\xa0bringing your fear, shame and truth to others allows you to have what you want most.\xa0
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\nThis time of year can be especially challenging. Holidays are supposedly celebratory. But they bring up memories of past grief and loss. They can also bring up idealized images of how you wish life was, or self-critical thoughts about how you think you, or your life, doesn’t stack up.\xa0Kenny Mammarella-D’Cruz is a man who has experienced the kind of challenges most of us never will. At seven years old, in Uganda, his family received a phone call that the Secret Service was out to kill them. He had to leave his school, his friends and his country! This has created incredible resilience and a depth of wisdom that Kenny now brings to men around the world, through his men’s circles and facilitator trainings.\xa0In our Man Alive podcast\xa0conversation\xa0we discussed…
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\nWhen you are done with this episode, check out our first episode, where we focused even more on\xa0How to Be a Powerful Man, Without Ignoring the Boy in You.I know this year is different from other years. I hope you create a good holiday season where you get to connect with people who care about you.\xa0If you are struggling, please find someone you trust to talk to rather than trying to go it alone. If you want support in your love life and/or career next year,\xa0fill out this form to tell me more about yourself.\xa0I have two spots available for coaching starting in the new year.\xa0
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