The Great Man Within

#232:

Sitting where I sit, I have a chance to see what a lot of men are working on when it comes to inner work.

Over the past 12 months, I've seen 3 themes emerge that the men in the Great Man Within community are working on.

I've broken these themes into the 3 skills that high caliber men are developing:

Skill #1: Dancing with Your Darkness

Anxiety, depression, anger, fear, compulsive behavior, laziness, jealousy…pick your poison. You have your own special breed of darkness that, whether you like it or not, exists within you.

As you've probably learned, ignoring and suppressing that darkness doesn't work for very long. You have to face it.

Skill #2: Finishing What You Start

Your ability to execute on the big and small commitments in your life is the difference between living a mediocre and an exceptional life. But that's easier said than done.

In this episode we talk about the 3 biggest reasons why you don't finish, and how to overcome that.

Skill #3: Examining Your Identity

Your identity is the single biggest driver of every action you take.

And yet, how much of your identity has been consciously chosen, and how much of it has just happened to you?

We'll talk about how to inspect your identity, and how to consciously author the man you want to become.

#231

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Men crave adventure.

Men need adventure.

Adventure brings a spark to life.

Adventure ignites the fire.

Adventure brings unpredictability, growth and memories.

Yet as the responsibilities of life grow larger, men often experience the phenomenon of losing the sense of adventure in their life.

The big mistake is thinking that adventure and responsibility cannot co-exist.

Inner Work is the #1 way to live an adventurous life, for the rest of your life, responsibly.

#230:

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Ya'll are in for a big old treat today.

After about 230 episodes, we are finally turning the spotlight on our brother that everyone loves, my co-pilot and partner crime Bryan Stacy.

One year ago, Bryan hit absolute rock bottom, having just dissolved his baby, a tech startup, a bruised ego, an inner narrative that told him he was a failure…all at the same time our world was entering lockdown for a mysterious and scary global pandemic.

Less than one year later, Bryan built a new company from scratch, which caught fire, securing marquee clients like HBO, Netflix and Dancing With the Stars…and obliterating the inner narrative of "I'm a failure."

And that's just the business side of things.

He's got two more surprises to share with you in this episode that he's even more excited about than the success of his business…but I'll let him be the one to break those to you.

It's been said that "The Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn," and Bryan's story is the very epitome of that lesson which is all too easy to forget when we are enveloped by that darkness.

Bryan's story today is meant to be in service to you…

…as you look to turn any of life's adversities into a triumphs.

In this Episode

• How your Identity – your self concept – is the make-or-break factor in how you handle adversity
• How to build the muscle to roll with the punches that life will inevitably throw at you
• Why only making decisions from your mind is like playing your life with a half deck
• Why only making "reasonable" "logical" and "practical" decisions leads to one hell of a boring life

#229:

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4 Practices to Build Sexual Magnetism for Men

#1. Explore what makes you feel sexy (without relying on something an external source of stimulation)

#2. Learn how to build (and handle) your sexual hunger

#3. Learn where you leak sexual energy (and fortify the gaps)

#4. Learn how to create a sexual "King's Feast" for yourself and your partner

#228:

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One of the most rewarding parts about running a podcast is the exposure Bryan and I get to some of the most unique people walking this planet.

You're about to meet two of those people – Jade Bryce and Mercedes Terrell – a dynamic duo who've carved out a niche that I've yet to see anywhere else:

The intersection of teaching men inner work and OnlyFans.

You see Jade and Mercedes met as Bellator MMA ring girls. Jade's a former Playboy playmate, Mercedes is still an MMA ring girl and fitness model…and they both have OnlyFans accounts where they post sexy photos and videos of themselves…and get paid for it.

Yes, Jade and Mercedes have very deliberately placed their sexuality on the forefront and are leveraging that influence as a bridge to teach men how to go deeper within… specifically developing the King energy and leadership ability inside themselves.

This episode is bound to be triggering and controversial to some of you who might be skeptical of that approach. I certainly know my eyebrow was raised the first time I came across their social media accounts.

But when they invited me on their podcast, The Majic Hour, which is a top-50 Apple Podcast in the Philosophy category…I quickly found myself in the presence of two intelligent, very well-researched and deep women who carry the type of wisdom you can only acquire growing up in the school of hard knocks.

While Mercedes and Jade have millions of followers now, they weren't always hot shit. Both grew up being treated as ugly ducklings and social outcasts in their childhoods…leading to some deep trauma.

Mercedes grew up in a sexually oppressive environment…Jade was sexually abused and battled suicidal tendencies for many years.

The two of them have spent much of their adult lives doing deep inner work, therapy, plant medicines and reclaiming their own sexuality as a method of healing and empowering themselves.

Today, they have over 11 million followers on their combined social media accounts…and are using those platforms to guide men who came for the visual stimulation to take a deeper inner journey to discovering the King within themselves.

In This Episode:

• How Jade and Mercedes are trojan horsing sexuality as a bridge to men doing inner work
• Why women are always testing you…and how to stand strong in those tests
• The 4 Biggest TurnOns, as surveyed by their women
• How to cultivate the Penetrative Presence of a King that opens her in ways she's never experienced before
• A presence practice that helps you stay calm and collected during triggering conflict
• How to masturbate like a King
• I've included 20 bonus minutes of content at the very end of the episode where Jade and Mercedes go into the highlights of their origin stories. I've linked episodes of the Majic Hour Podcast below for their full-length origin stories if you're so interested

JADE & MERCEDES' RESOURCES

Awakening the Kings Course run by Jade and Mercedes: http://awakeningkings.com

Jade's Instagram: @TheJadeBryce Mercedes' Instagram: @MercedesTerrell

The Majic Hour Podcast On Spotify On Apple Podcasts

Ep #51 - Jade Bryce's Origin Story Majic Hour Podcast Interview: Click Here Ep #52 – Mercedes Terrell's Origin Story Majic Hour Podcast Interview: Click Here

#227:

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The 3 Forces (not named "Porn") That Shaped Your Early Sexuality

These 3 forces had a dramatic effect on the early formation of your desires, patterns, insecurities, and feelings around sex. Explore them. Understand their imprints. Bring awareness to how they contribute in both desirable and undesirable ways to your present-day sexuality.

#1. Family

• What did you learn from your family about sexuality?
• Was it openly discussed or avoided?
• Was sexuality painted in dark strokes…or framed in a loving way?
• Was there a history of sexual abuse in your family?

#2. Friends

• Did you learn that sexuality was about power and social status like many boys?
• Did you talk about the superficialities of sex (ie # of partners, conquests, etc) or did you have friends that could also talk about insecurities?
• Did you have friends who you experimented with?

#3. Faith

• What did you learn from your faith (or absence of faith) about sexuality?
• Was sex something that was portrayed as sinful…or beautiful?
• How has your sexuality and faith been integrated in your life?
• Are there any elements of guilt in your sex life due to the role faith has played?
• Has your faith contributed to a loving relationship with your sexuality?

#226:

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We train men how to split atoms, how to build rocket ships, how to snipe targets from 5,000 feet away…but we don't train men how to become men.

We demand men to be more sensitive, vulnerable and emotionally available…and then leave them on their own to unlearn a lifetime of conditioning.

We teach men how to compete, how to dominate and how to litigate…but we don't teach men how to access their hearts while standing in their strength.

Many of these voids in modern masculinity can find solutions in ancient, time-and-battle-tested tools, traditions and rituals that have already been laid out for us…

…if we're willing to surrender to their teachings.

One man who has dedicated a meaningful part of his life to becoming a student of these teachings, is our guest on today's show: Kevin Orosz.

Who is Kevin Orosz?

Kevin is a high-performance coach specializing in helping men embark on their hero's journey to masculine mastery

You can find Kevin playing dangerously at the intersection of Eastern wisdom, modern psychology, philosophy, mysticism and neuroscience. He helps men and women develop practices that connect them deeper to their purpose and creativity. He coaches in programs designed to locate your blocks, reveal the doorway, and access the keys to unlocking your magical potential through simple & profound shifts.

He is the host of The Revolution Podcast, a show focused on masculinity, evolutionary psychology & mysticism, sex and language

In This Episode

• Why you don't need to hit some dramatic bottom in your life to create change – as long as you listen to the part of you that's screaming for you to hear that "there has to be something better than this"
• The world is in dire need of masculine warriors that not only have well-trained bodies and minds…but well-trained hearts
• We break down the lie of glorifying the lone wolf – the lone wolf starves
• Why many men live the pattern of boom-and-bust…oscillating from full throttle to full disengagement…from 110% to burnout…and how to break that exhaustive cycle

Connect with Kevin

Website: https://kevinorosz.com

Podcast: The Revolution Podcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kev_oroszlan/?hl=en

Masterclass: https://masterclass.kevinorosz.com

#225:

Breakups.

Ending business partnerships.

Quitting unfinished projects.

How you end things says a lot about you. A LOT.

Today I talk about how I ended a 6-7 month romantic relationship…

…which was heartbreaking…

…but how I can hold my head high…

…because I was able to end that relationship with integrity.

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Ep #87: The Board of Directors for Your Emotions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-man-within/id1449269930?i=1000470268087

#224:

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There are two sides of mental health:

The treatment side and the training side.

Most of what we hear about is the treatment side – where mental illness resides.

What too few of us have access to is the mental training side – where we train for performance.

One of the essential ingredients of achieving optimal performance is consistent access to a Steady Mind.

But a steady mind doesn't happen by accident…you need to train for it.

So today we're talking training strategies with Dr. Seth Hickerson to steady your mind for optimal performance.

Who is Dr. Seth Hickerson?

• Dr. Hickerson is a mental performance training coach with his doctorate in Leadership • He is the founder of MySteadyMind.com which delivers mindfulness and resiliency training to help you manage your emotions, focus your mind and elevate performance in career and personal life • Served in two branches of the military – NAVY and Air Force

In This Episode

• The 2 processes you need to achieve a steady mind • How mental training can boost your optimal performance from 20% of the time to 80% of the time • The 6 mental skills you need to train • The 3 ways to train a human…including the one we get trained in least often • The 3 most difficult words for a man to say, and spoiler alert, they're not "I love you."

25% off Discount Code for Training Program MySteadyMind.com training program discount code = MSM25

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In this episode:

• The 2 essential training elements of hitting 100 pushups in a row
• How to find your training plan
• Why you should do the 100 pushup challenge even if you know 100 pushups in a row is impossible for you (dirty little secret: this challenge is actually not about the pushups…)