Men Are Forged

We have to look ourselves in the mirror and ask the hard questions. People who are honest with themselves are authentic, present, and overall successful in their life.

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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Matthew Blade is a bit of an anomaly. Once the guy terrified of public speaking, to now an actor based out of Los Angeles with a bachelors in the arts. He loves inspiring others to live a life of honesty, courage, and faith. 

Matthew and I discuss his journey moving from Mississippi to California to pursue acting. He opens up on how his life changed through direct honesty with himself.

 "Questions to Ask Yourself" from the interview
1. What have I overcome that formerly defined me?
2. What is influencing my decisions? The Crowd or My Convictions?
3. Am I afraid of being honest with myself? 
4. When have I been good with being me when I expect opposition?
5. How have I attacked shame in my life? 

Highlights
3:40 - George Strait’s influence
6:55 - Struggling with a stutter in college
11:20 - “I can no longer live a compromised life”
13:00 - At 20, having a realization about his life
15:20 - Making decisions for the right reasons yet being met with resistance from others
18:10 - Finding out who you are by leaving your ordinary world
20:50 - Becoming a Head River Guide in Northern California
24:05 - Being mad at God for a lack of clarity about his life
26:55 - The events that lead to him to pursue acting 
31:45 - “Acting is where I learned that I am loved by God.” 
35:30 - “LA needs to know Turkey hunting Matthew”
38:10 - Acting confirmation
41:15 - What it is like being on a movie set
42:56 - 2 things He would tell his 20 year old self
45:20 - The movie “The Walk” coming out this Spring
47:40 - Willing to be 100% in to what ever you are doing

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We can learn from a couple of NFL Quarterbacks this season. Tom Brady's success at his age and Derek Carr's Leadership abilities. 

Men Are Forged forges men into confident leaders in life, career, and culture.

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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Approach manhood with intent yet humility. Don't believe and wish you have it all figured out. That is a BORING and anxious existence. Allow yourself to fail and figure it out as you go. Recap of John Mollura Interview

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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John Mollura is a full-time photographer specializing in empowering, creative portraits. John turned his lifelong hobby of photography into a full-time career after 15 years as a test engineer for NASA and military projects.His work has appeared in many places, from National Geographic to Country Music Television. John believes in giving back and has led, and founded, many photo-centric community events and groups. His most recent project is the RE>Figured Project with the mission to turn scars, wounds, and hurts into celebrations of survival through storytelling and creative portraits. John initially only photographed landscapes. He became known for images shown from unusual and captivating points of view. He lives in Delaware with his wife and three children. Visit his webpage: molluraphoto.com/portraits

John and I talk about his journey in discovering his identity through dealing with anxiety, imposter syndrome, and rising up in his field as a test engineer with NASA and other military projects. 

Questions have the power to create momentum and change in the hearts and minds of people, no matter where you are in life. 

1. When in my life have I discredited an opportunity that led to a positive outcome?
2. What personality trait have I used to hurt others yet could use to help and encourage instead?
3. What advice would I give my 20 year old self? 
4. How has my view of faith changed in the last 10 years?
5. What painful events change my life for the good?
6. What new thing am I wanting to try yet too afraid to fail at it?

2:50 - Dad being the most noble person he ever met
5:30 - Going to college at Penn State
9:35 - Missing out out on his dream job with Disney 
13:05 - Becoming a field engineer for NASA with his mentor, Skip
19:30 - Realizing in his 20s having imposter syndrome
24:10 - Redeeming and reusing his humor for good not destruction or hide his insecurity 
25:30 - Positively impacting people through his photography business
28:55 - Advice for his 20 year old self
31:20 - 2 events that led to the biggest turning point in his life
33:50 - View of Christianity and religion for most of his life
37:15 - Becoming a Christian beyond Sundays
40:23 - Message for New Fathers
47:30 - Wife being the catalyst to his career change
50:05 - Love of photography started
51:20 - Being willing to try something new
55:00 - Failing in a creative space is freeing and inspiring others
56:30 - Reminder to his 20-year old self
60:30 - Refigured Project

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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Learning to lead yourself well is the different between the arrogant, insecure and the those we all desire to follow. Recap of Tyler Dickerhoof Interview

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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In this episode, I interview Tyler Dickerhoof of Impact Driven Leader Podcast. We discuss his story and how vulnerability and a collective thinking transformed him as a person and leader. Tyler is a leader, speaker, and podcast host for the Impact Driven Leader. He gets excited about helping leaders in all industries get their teams to the next level. He has a degree from Cornell University, Logged over 20 years of experience starting multiple businesses that have generated more than $500 million in sales, Launched The Impact Makers Podcast, which featured interviews with world renowned leaders like Jon Gordon, Brad Lomenick, and Bob Burg, Became a member on the illustrious John Maxwell Network Marketing Advisory Council, and Grew to be one of the top 5 income earners for the network marketing company, Isagenix, together with my wife, Kelley. His mission in life is to provide others with the self-awareness, the tools, and the community they need to make the same miraculous transformation as he did.

As a leadership coach, questions are my life and believe the power they create in the heart and mind of building confident men. 

1. How has my childhood trauma shaped my adult life? Positively or Negatively
2. Am I addressing my insecurities? How so?
3. How am I using my strengths to benefit others?
4. Who am I actively learning from?
5. How am I embracing my leadership role in my own life? Family? Work? or Self

4:20 - The idea of “getting a mentor”
6:25 - Life as a nutritionist for cows 
7:02 - Having to learn by “Getting kicked in the guts”
11:40 - “I want to be part of the team.”
13:36 - Loosing his brother at the age of 14
17:22 - Finding value in understanding his insecurities 
21:12 - Using Strengths for the benefit of others
24:40 - Leaders who impacted him
27:00 - “Growing and getting better, builds results to help other people.”
28:50 - His Leadership Book Club
35:34 - Masking Insecurity
36:10 - Everyone’s “Call” to leadership
37:50 - TylerDickerhoof.com and The Impact Driven Leader Podcast

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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This episode is my 50th! 

In my 50th episode. I try to be direct and to the point. Therefore, I give my simple two step process to simplify your life. It's time to stop doing what you have always done and start thinking and doing things a little different. Watch a see how the fruit of conviction and purpose lead to you communicating value to others and confidence in yourself. This has been a journey for me, but it continues to create momentum and health in my life and career.

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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If you enjoy movies and a good story as much as me, then you will enjoy my breakdown of what I learned from "It's A Wonderful Life". It's a old film, but one of the timeless classics and regular watch at my house during the Christmas Season. The question to ask yourself after listening is: 

In your life, how is your character in conflict with your ambitions? How do they compliment one another?

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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Recap of Grant Skeldon Interview

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MEN ARE FORGED develops young professional men to pursue God's calling — so they can grow, lead, and maximize influence in the world around them.

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For more on what we do, go to menareforged.com.