Men to Mastery Podcast

Laval St.Germain is a world-class mountaineer and extreme athlete, cyclist, and ultra-marathoner. He recently set a record rowing solo 5500km across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for a local cancer hospital and in solidarity with a close friend who had just been diagnosed. We even get a sliver of a hint on Laval’s next adventures.

This solo-cast dives further into Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG), Cognitive Bias, and Tactical Breathing. Recapping a variety of recent experiences and opening up about failures, we cover vulnerability with and commitment to teammates and talk about emotional control.

Ben Killoy, of the Military Veteran Dad podcast, is on a mission to bring every dad home. Ben has gone from being paralyzed by fear to realizing that being a dad can help us find courage in life and that you’re always one conversation away from greatness. In this episode we discuss how Ben uses getting outside of his comfort zone to help show up fully for his family and as a father.

Craig Hemke, aka Turd Ferguson, applies several decades of commodity and market expertise to challenge conventional perspective on currency, markets, the economy, and even geo-political news. Craig shares his thoughts and insights as to precious metals trends and the financial markets.

Joel Runyon, the founder of Impossible, is an athlete, speaker, adventurer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He joins the show to discuss the mindset behind accomplishing things that previously seemed impossible and what the world looks like on the other side of the impossible.

Patrick Sweeney, the Fear Guru, previews the research, neuroscience, and framework in his newest book, Fear is Fuel. Patrick was an Olympic-level athlete and then technology entrepreneur until a wake-up call from a cancer diagnosis and brush with death. He realized that fear had governed his entire life and that to fulfill his mission as a father he must face down his biggest fears and begin to live life with courage. Now Patrick is a full-time adventurer on a mission to help people transform through mindset, focus, and learning to recognize and harness fear.

Nathan Connolly was born with Spina Bifida and doctors predicted he would never even walk. By the age of 10 he had summited Half Dome and other peaks. Now Nathan is competing to be the first adaptive athlete to make the Spartan Pro Team and is on a mission to inspire the participation of many more adaptive athletes in Spartan racing.

Paul Moore started, grew, and sold a business to become a millionaire at an early age…and then lost it all to the tune of $2.5 million in debt. Paul and his family gave their way out of debt and in the decades since have gained experience investing in real estate rentals, flips, development, multi-family, hotels, and other commercial properties. Many of the lessons were hard-earned through the failures that inspired Paul’s podcast How to Lose Money.

Greg Amundson previews his newest book, The Good Soldier: How to Fight Well, Finish the Race, and Keep the Faith. He has studied biblical accounts of warfare to share an innovative perspective on the Warrior archetype. The Good Soldier also puts forth radical new principles on leadership that run contrary to modern theory.

Patrick Antonucci, host of the Dad Hackers Podcast, and I sat down recently to riff about fatherhood and go through tips and hacks in the context of our daily lives. The Dad Hackers community is on a mission to enable and educate Christian dads. It’s a mission that intersects nicely with the Man of Mastery look at self-improvement and parenting. Patrick shared powerful questions to use with the children, mental toughness and emotional control, and insight on finding your Why.