The Conditioning Culprit

What does it mean to detoxify masculinity, and what is the role men play in holding one another accountable?

In this conversation, I'm joined by my friend and colleague, André Davis, philanthropist and social activist. We explore the conditioning around masculinity that can make silence, conformity, and looking the other way feel easier than speaking up. We talk about what accountability really looks like, how awareness becomes action, and why meaningful change often requires us to get uncomfortable.

The conversation expands beyond masculinity into social justice and the uncomfortable work of challenging what has become normalized. From the Civil Rights Movement to current cultural conversations (including the Callaway golf ad, the Lindsay Clancy trial and the documentaries surrounding the death of a pastor's wife and the Ohio State wrestling scandal), we examine the conditioning underlying these societal challenges.

Most importantly, we explore what men can do differently: how men can create greater awareness, challenge one another, and be an active part of the solution in addressing these misaligned norms.

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*While I wait for an official opportunity to create an audiobook, I decided to record myself reading it for those who prefer to listen rather than read. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional narrator! That being said, I hope you enjoytaking in the content this way and get value from it.

There's more to this world than each of us. When you have the courage to do the work personally, you create a ripple in the people around you. Imagine how different the world would be if people operated from aligned authenticity rather than from fear and conditioning. Do it for you. Do it for the collective.

This book is for those who are serious about making change. There are guiding questions at the end of each chapter to help you do the work. To make it easier to follow along, I've created a ⁠free workbook download⁠ so that you have the questions available when you're ready to dive in.

For more information, check out my ⁠website⁠.

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*While I wait for an official opportunity to create an audiobook, I decided to record myself reading it for those who prefer to listen rather than read. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional narrator! That being said, I hope you enjoy taking in the content this way and get value from it

The transformative journey requires a huge commitment on your part. This is the quest of your lifetime, but you'll also never be "done." Be willing to do the work, show up, get back on track when needed, and persist - tenaciously. Is it hard? Sure. I can't lie to you. But it's also deeply exhilarating when you see the positive results of your efforts. There's no instant gratification here. Expect to be challenged as you attempt to makechanges. Refine your process as needed. Center yourself and stay present.

This book is for those who are serious about making change. There are guiding questions at the end of each chapter to help you do the work. To make it easier to follow along, I've created a ⁠free workbook download⁠ so that you have the questions available when you're ready to dive in.

For more information, check out my ⁠website⁠.

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*While I wait for an official opportunity to create an audiobook, I decided to record myself reading it for those who prefer to listen rather than read. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional narrator! That being said, I hope you enjoy taking in the content this way and get value from it.

You must use your voice if you want to show up authentically. Eating your words, staying silent, going along to get along - none of these is sustainable and will eventually put you into a simmering or defeated state where you never say what needs to be said. Speaking up is not a creation of conflict. The personreceiving your words has to manage their reaction, and vice versa. Learn how to take incremental steps to using your voice and why it matters.

This book is for those who are serious about making change. There are guiding questions at the end of each chapter to help you do the work. To make it easier to follow along, I've created a ⁠free workbook download⁠ so that you have the questions available when you're ready to dive in.

For more information, check out my ⁠website⁠.

Free download below

*While I wait for an official opportunity to create an audiobook, I decided to record myself reading it for those who prefer to listen rather than read. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional narrator! That being said, I hope you enjoytaking in the content this way and get value from it.

Our world makes it nearly impossible to keep our heads focused on our priorities. It takes discipline to avoid the traps of tribal behavior, rage bait, and focusing on the other rather than ourselves. It takes deliberate, conscious effort to interrupt our usual way of doing things to establish more productive ways to engage with others while preserving our own peace.

This book is for those who are serious about making change. There are guiding questions at the end of each chapter to help you do the work. To make it easier to follow along, I've created a ⁠free workbook download⁠ so that you have the questions available when you're ready to dive in.

For more information, check out my ⁠website⁠

Free download below

*While I wait for an official opportunity to create an audiobook, I decided to record myself reading it for those who prefer to listen rather than read. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional narrator! That being said, I hope you enjoytaking in the content this way and get value from it.

Who you spend time with and what you talk about is hugely impactful to your quality of life. Take a serious look at the energy of the people and groups your associated with. What you tolerate in your regular interactions has profound effects and can be particularly scary to confront as fear of isolation orloneliness can pop up around making needed changes.

This book is for those who are serious about making change. There are guiding questions at the end of each chapter to help you do the work. To make it easier to follow along, I've created a ⁠free workbook download⁠ so that you have the questions available when you're ready to dive in.

For more information, check out my ⁠website⁠.

Free download below

*While I wait for an official opportunity to create an audiobook, I decided to record myself reading it for those who prefer to listen rather than read. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional narrator! That being said, I hope you enjoy taking in the content this way and get value from it

Logic and analysis have likely ruled your life up to this point. It's time to tap into your feelings as your built-in guidance system. When you dismiss your intuition or rationalize your way into a decision, you often live and learn and wonder why you didn't honor what you knew, even if it didn't make logical sense. The habit of allowing logic to trump emotion will keep you operating in ways that are based on your conditioning rather than your authentic self. Identify how you do this and what shifts will get you into alignment.

This book is for those who are serious about making change. There are guiding questions at the end of each chapter to help you do the work. To make it easier to follow along, I've created a ⁠free workbook download⁠ so that you have the questions available when you're ready to dive in.

For more information, check out my ⁠website⁠.

Free download below

*While I wait for an official opportunity to create an audiobook, I decided to record myself reading it for those who prefer to listen rather than read. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional narrator! That being said, I hope you enjoy taking in the content this way and get value from it.

Are you undervaluing yourself? It's time to find out. Success and self-confidence do NOT equate to a solid foundation of self-worth. It's common for high achievers to tie their value to their role, status, salary, and other external measures of success. Discover how misvaluing yourself leads to difficulty withprioritization, putting what really matters to you on the back burner, and triggers gross feelings like guilt and shame.

This book is for those who are serious about making change. There are guiding questions at the end of each chapter to help you do the work. To make it easier to follow along, I've created a ⁠free workbook download⁠ so that you have the questions available when you're ready to dive in.

For more information, check out my ⁠website⁠.

Free download below

*While I wait for an official opportunity to create an audiobook, I decided to record myself reading it for those who prefer to listen rather than read. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional narrator! That being said, I hope you enjoytaking in the content this way and get value from it.

Allowing conditions to dictate when and how you take action is a recipe for stagnation. Uncover the ways in which conditions you've defined keep you "waiting for the right time" or stuck in perfectionist tendencies rather than taking aligned action to make shit happen.

This book is for those who are serious about making change. There are guiding questions at the end of each chapter to help you do the work. To make it easier to follow along, I've created a ⁠free workbook download⁠ so that you have the questions available when you're ready to dive in.

For more information, check out my ⁠website⁠.

Free download below

*WhileI wait for an official opportunity to create an audiobook, I decided to record myself reading it for those who prefer to listen rather than read. Please keep in mind that I'm not a professional narrator! That being said, I hope you enjoy taking in the content this way and get value from it.

Take an assertive approach to what you want from life. A disempowered approach, where you feel at the mercy of what's taking place around you, makes you vulnerable to victim mindset. Look at your own role in what you experience anddetermine what needs to shift in order to move you forward.

This book is for those who are serious about making change. There are guiding questions at the end of each chapter to help you do the work. To make it easier to follow along, I've created a ⁠free workbook download⁠ so that you have the questions available when you're ready to dive in.

For more information, check out my ⁠website⁠.