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  • (5) The Return - The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell

    We end off the Hero's Journey series by going over: Refusal of the return; The magic flight; Rescue from without; The crossing of the return threshold; Master of two worlds; Freedom to live; and more!

    Get your copy of Rajan's book "Everything is Your Fault" here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Your-Fault-Responsibility-Leadership/dp/178904359X/ref=sr_1_1

    Meditation Academy: https://zenmind.teachable.com/

    Short snippets from podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManintheMakingPodcast/videos

    Article used for The Hero's Journey series: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-the-heros-journey#3-basic-stages-of-the-heros-journey

    Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR234bD7qRc8UHeBjyUn5has2J9Pla4APzAf3ofJRrQrORAFnrjw42Kj3Vk&v=QY3cleclVwY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon

    55 min
  • (4) The Initiation - The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell

    Road of trials; The hero meeting allies who help him continue his journey; The hero being tempted to stray from his quest; Confronting the reason for the journey; Apotheosis; The ultimate boon; and more!

    Get your copy of Rajan's book "Everything is Your Fault" here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Your-Fault-Responsibility-Leadership/dp/178904359X/ref=sr_1_1

    Website: https://rajanshankara.com/

    Meditation Academy: https://zenmind.teachable.com/

    Short snippets from podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManintheMakingPodcast/videos

    Article being used for The Hero's Journey series: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-the-heros-journey#3-basic-stages-of-the-heros-journey

    Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR234bD7qRc8UHeBjyUn5has2J9Pla4APzAf3ofJRrQrORAFnrjw42Kj3Vk&v=QY3cleclVwY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon

    30 min
  • (3) The Road of Trials - The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell

    Losing a part of yourself; Rules vs abstract; Finding order within chaos; Quick political tangent; Crossing the threshold; Intelligent confidence; Living to your potential; The first major obstacle; Detaching from the outcome; Breaking generational patters; and more!

    Get your copy of Rajan's book "Everything is Your Fault" here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Your-Fault-Responsibility-Leadership/dp/178904359X/ref=sr_1_1

    Website: https://rajanshankara.com/

    Meditation Academy: https://zenmind.teachable.com/

    Short snippets from podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManintheMakingPodcast/videos

    Article being used for The Hero's Journey series: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-the-heros-journey#3-basic-stages-of-the-heros-journey

    Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR234bD7qRc8UHeBjyUn5has2J9Pla4APzAf3ofJRrQrORAFnrjw42Kj3Vk&v=QY3cleclVwY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon

    47 min
  • Bonus: The Dangers of Information Consumption

    A bonus recording of our conversation after concluding the previous episode. We cover: Reducing social media use; How much what we read online affects us; Listening to the right people; Global market sentiment; and more!

    Get your copy of Rajan's book "Everything is Your Fault" here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Your-Fault-Responsibility-Leadership/dp/178904359X/ref=sr_1_1

    Website: https://rajanshankara.com/

    Meditation Academy: https://zenmind.teachable.com/

    Short snippets from podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManintheMakingPodcast/videos

    Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR234bD7qRc8UHeBjyUn5has2J9Pla4APzAf3ofJRrQrORAFnrjw42Kj3Vk&v=QY3cleclVwY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon

    21 min
  • (2) Meeting The Mentor - The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell

    When a mentor is fundamental; How to maintain a good relationship with a mentor; Not to overly depend on the mentor; Eastern vs Western views on mentors; what a mentor actually is; and more!

    Get your copy of Rajan's book "Everything is Your Fault" here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Your-Fault-Responsibility-Leadership/dp/178904359X/ref=sr_1_1

    Website: https://rajanshankara.com/

    Meditation Academy: https://zenmind.teachable.com/

    Short snippets from podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManintheMakingPodcast/videos

    Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR234bD7qRc8UHeBjyUn5has2J9Pla4APzAf3ofJRrQrORAFnrjw42Kj3Vk&v=QY3cleclVwY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon

    29 min
  • (1) Refusing The Call to Adventure - The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell

    We cover the first 3 stages of The Hero's Journey by discussing: The choice of accepting or refusing the call; Hope being exhausting; Cognitive dissonance from an inflexible identity; Defining what the "Hero" is; When to choose the easy way over the hard; Breaking out of the call to refusal stage; How hope and fear dictate everything we do; The 8 core desires of human beings; Choosing mentors wisely; and more!

    Get your copy of Rajan's book "Everything is Your Fault" here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Your-Fault-Responsibility-Leadership/dp/178904359X/ref=sr_1_1

    Website: https://rajanshankara.com/

    Meditation Academy: https://zenmind.teachable.com/

    Short snippets from podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManintheMakingPodcast/videos

    Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR234bD7qRc8UHeBjyUn5has2J9Pla4APzAf3ofJRrQrORAFnrjw42Kj3Vk&v=QY3cleclVwY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon

    45 min
  • A Summary of The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell

    Music discussion; Anchoring when hearing or reading meaningful quotes; Solution for lower back pain from sitting; 23:22 Background on Joseph Campbell and The Hero's Journey; Quotes from Joseph Campbell; Breaking down each stage of The Hero's Journey; and more!

    Get your copy of Rajan's book "Everything is Your Fault" here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Your-Fault-Responsibility-Leadership/dp/178904359X/ref=sr_1_1

    Website: https://rajanshankara.com/

    Meditation Academy: https://zenmind.teachable.com/

    Short snippets from podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManintheMakingPodcast/videos

    Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR234bD7qRc8UHeBjyUn5has2J9Pla4APzAf3ofJRrQrORAFnrjw42Kj3Vk&v=QY3cleclVwY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon

    1 hr 32 min
  • Why You're Influenced By People

    Why we are so heavily influenced by the people around us; How groups can lead us to success or destruction; Understanding why rules are in place before breaking them; The duality of settling vs aiming higher; Replacing fear with hope; How our physiology changes when we take action; Raj talks about teeth grills (why not right?); About giving up everything in pursuit of a skill; and more!

    Get your copy of Rajan's book "Everything is Your Fault" here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Your-Fault-Responsibility-Leadership/dp/178904359X/ref=sr_1_1

    Website: https://rajanshankara.com/

    Meditation Academy: https://zenmind.teachable.com/

    Short snippets from podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManintheMakingPodcast/videos

    Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR234bD7qRc8UHeBjyUn5has2J9Pla4APzAf3ofJRrQrORAFnrjw42Kj3Vk&v=QY3cleclVwY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon

    1 hr 8 min
  • How To Build High Quality Friendships

    Different ways of building and maintaining meaningful relationships; Mentor to student relationships; How to make a good impression on a high value individual when you don't have much value to give; How far persistence can take you ; and more!

    Get your copy of Rajan's book "Everything is Your Fault" here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Your-Fault-Responsibility-Leadership/dp/178904359X/ref=sr_1_1

    Website: https://rajanshankara.com/

    Meditation Academy: https://zenmind.teachable.com/

    Short snippets from podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManintheMakingPodcast/videos

    Intro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR234bD7qRc8UHeBjyUn5has2J9Pla4APzAf3ofJRrQrORAFnrjw42Kj3Vk&v=QY3cleclVwY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon

    54 min

About Man in the Making

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Former monk Rajan Shankara and his student Rokas engage in deep philosophical discussions aimed to help people better manage depression, confusion and finding meaning and purpose.