The Great Man Within

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Book: The Magic of Surrender: Finding the Courage to Let Go by Kute Blackson

Webinar: https://kuteblackson.com/reinventseminar

My guest today is a transformational teacher, worldwide speaker, author of two National Best-Selling Books and a visionary who's mission is to awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically and fulfill their true life's purpose.

He's been interviewed by the likes of Larry King, Tom Bilyeu on the Impact Theory Podcast and Inc Magazine calls him the Mindfulness Guru Billionaires go to for Advice.

If you immediately find yourself captivated by him, you're not alone. He's a gifted speaker. In fact, he spoke in front of an audience of 3,000 people at age 8…and by the time he was 18, he'd already spoken in front of over 100,000 people in live audiences.

His most recent book The Magic of Surrender: Finding the Courage to Let Go is a practical guide to unlocking your life's greatest power and routinely experiencing miracles in your every day life. The book features captivating and insightful stories of exceptional people who've embodied the practice of surrender, such as Nelson Mandela, Vicktor Frankl, Lady Gaga, Bruce Lee, Laird Hamilton, Tyler Perry and Dave Chappelle.

If you've ever found yourself tired of fighting with life, exhausted from the grind and unfulfilled despite all your achievements…then I suspect you're going to learn a lot from the wisdom of today's guest…

Who might just tell us some stories about:

• How the train stations in India can provide a doctorate level education in surrender
• Why showing up at the airport without a ticket can lead to an adventure of a lifetime
• And why marrying someone who you've never seen before, who's language you don't speak, might just be the best decision of your life.

Please welcome to The Great Man Within Podcast, Kute Blackson.

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This is episode #4 of our 4 part series on Optimizing Men's Health: Products and Services You May Not Know About, But Need To.

Today we're talking about Kava.

Kava is a legal plant medicine that has been drunk for centuries by the people in the Pacific Islands (places like FIJI, Tonga and Papua New Guinea) to enjoy states of relaxed, calm, clear mindedness. Many Islanders will drink Kava in place of coffee or alcohol.

Kava is starting to gain recognition here in the states for elevating mood, enhancing quality sleep and also increasingly used as an alternative to alcohol.

Kava's biggest claim to fame is it reduces anxiety.

For someone like me, who runs anxious, that's appealing.

Kava's also been known to enhance mental focus and creativity.

I've been using Kava since December of 2021 before bed to enhance my deep sleep.

But as you'll hear today, not all Kava is created equal. There's a lot of crap Kava out there, and you need to know how to avoid the crap and hone in on the good stuff.

It's the same thing with coffee - Sanka ain't the same as Bulletproof.

So I've brought on Cameron George, founder of TruKava, who's products meet the rigorous standards of The World Health Organization to classify their Kava as a food safe for daily use.

And I've been using one of their products, KavaPlex, since December.

IN THIS EPISODE

• What is Kava, is it safe, who should and shouldn't use it
• What are the ways in which you may might want to use Kava
• Cameron's personal journey getting off Adderall and anti-anxiety medications in two months using Kava
• Links to TruKava products will in the shownotes

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This is episode #3 of our 4 part series on Optimizing Men's Health: Products and Services You May Not Know About, But Need To.

Today we're talking about liquid ketones. You may be familiar with the terms ketogenic diet and ketosis -which is a process that happens when your body doesn't have enough carbohydrates to burn for energy. Instead, it burns fat and makes things called ketones, which it can use for fuel.

Now, many of you guys have experienced ketosis through hardcore fasting or doing a fast mimicking diet like Prolon, which I talked about in episode #1 of this series.

But let's face it, fasting kinda sucks. You're hungry and cranky for a few days before your body finally switches over to ketosis. And if you've ever been in ketosis, it's a beautiful clean, consistent energetic state where you feel alive, alert and mentally sharp.

Well, what if, instead of fasting, you could drink liquid ketones and get enough ketones in your body in 15 minutes to experience a similar energy that would take you multiple days of fasting to achieve?

That's the topic of our conversation today, with Michael Brandt, co-founder and CEO of HVMN – Health Via Modern Nutrition – and their liquid Ketone drink, Ketone-IQ.

Some of HVMN's investors and advisors include:

• Andreeson Horowitz
• Marissa Mayer, former CEO of Yahoo
• Tony Hseih, Found of Zappos
• Joe Montana, Hall of Fame Quarterback
• They have a $6M contract with the US
• Department of Defense
• They do work with top Tour de France cycling teams
• And they nicknamed Ketone-IQ "NAVY SEAL Juice"

IN THIS EPISODE

• What is a ketone and how it provides energy
• Ketone vs. Glucose driven energy
• Does Ketone-IQ effect your sleep?
• Can you use Ketones every day?
• When before a workout should I take it?

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Gentlemen,

This is your episode for all things that concern the physical health of your sexual well-being, and an overview of some of the cutting edge supplements and procedures that help keep you strong as an ox for many decades to come.

This is episode #2 of our 4 part series on Optimizing Men's Health: Products and Services You May Not Know About, But Need To.

Dr. Amy B Killen is a physician of anti-aging and regenerative medicine and an outspoken champion of proactive sexual health.

She's a wife, mother of 3 and a wonderful woman who's a personal friend to both Bryan and I.

Some of the highest-performing men in the world have come to her for proactive treatments for sexual health, including:

• Dave Asprey, Founder and CEO of Bulletproof and author of NY Times best-seller The Bulletproof Diet
• Vishen Lakhiani, CEO of Mindvalley and author of NY Times best-seller Code of the Extraordinary Mind
• Ben Greenfield, CEO of KION supplements, anti-aging enthusiast and considered to be one of the world's top bio-hackers

IN THIS EPISODE

Why you should take proactive steps to improve your sexual health (even if you're currently healthy as a horse) Practical habits and practices to keep your erections strong Why getting more REM sleep will keep your erections strong and healthy for longer Why regularly using Listerine might eventually kill your erections The age when your collagen production starts to decline, and what to do about it What the chemical NAD is, and why anti-aging doctors and scientists seem to love it Amy's top skin care product recommendations for men

Heads up, there's a lot of talk about genitalia in this episode. If that makes you squeamish, you may tap out early. But I encourage you to hang in because we cover some truly important stuff for keeping your member healthy and strong for many years to come.

Instagram: @dr.amybkillen Website: Dr Amy B Killen A-Fest Talk on YouTube: How to Maximize the Potential of Your Sexual Health

Products Referenced in Podcast:

Rapid Rebound Supplement: Click Here

Auromere Botanical Mouthwash: Click Here

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Welcome to week #1 of our 4-part series on men's health products and services you may not know, but need to.

Today I'm sharing 7 supplements for sleep, focus and energy that I love.

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comes from Blue Lotus, a popular herb known for its euphoric and spiritual properties. It has a rich history in ancient Egyptian culture where they used it in ceremony as they believed it united the lower and upper worlds. It's considered the flower of intuition due to its effect on the pineal gland. Many cultures around the world believe it enhances their connection to the spirit realm and use it to assist deep meditative practices. Its uplifting and euphoric effect promotes a state of joy and relaxation.

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+ 1500mg of Lion's Mane + Chaga mushrooms (Double Extracted and 100% fruiting body) + 4g of grass-fed Collagen (amino acids) + 150mg of L-Theanine from Japan (reduce anxiety) + A hint of organic, fair-trade coffee extract (39mg, very low acidity) (taste)

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12 pack = $20 30 pack = $45 120 pack = $135

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$187 plus 20 fast bars

#7. Ketone-IQ, Liquid Ketones for Energy and Appetite Suppression: Click Here (10% off code: TGMW)

$120 for 30 servings

Michael Brandt

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Blaise Pascal is famous for saying "all of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

What is it that's so uncomfortable about sitting quietly in a room alone? Our rampage of thoughts, of course.

What do we do when we want to punish our worst societal offenders? We lock 'em up and put 'em in solitary…where they have no escape from themselves or tbeir thoughts.

Harvard professor Dan Gilbert, ran an interesting experiment with some of his college students that reinforced this sentiment.

He took a group of students and put them in a room for multiple hours, with absolutely nothing to do and no forms of stimulation (no phones, nothing to read or write with etc).

The situation became so uncomfortable for many of the students that some of them even elected to receive minor but uncomfortable shock treatments …because that shock somehow represented an upgrade from the discomfort they were experiencing internally.

All of this evidence points to a need to work much more effectively with our thoughts.

And who better to come teach us about thoughts, then one of my closest friends, Cory Muscara.

WHO IS CORY MUSCARA

• Cory is a renowned mindfulness teacher and co-founder of mindfulness.com
• His meditations have been heard over 20 million times in over 100 countries
• He's the author of best selling book Stop Missing Your Life
• He's lived as a monk in Burma where he spent 6 months in complete silence
• He's also picked up about 175,000 followers since his last appearance on this show a couple of years ago

IN THIS EPISODE

• How to step outside of your mind when its rampaging
• Compassionate and practical ways to work with an agitated mind
• Techniques to work with scary feelings
• A 2 word mantra to calm a freaked out mind

Cory teaches many live masterclasses, by far his most popular of which is Working With Thoughts, of which you're getting a taste of today.

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According to Buddhist principles, the "monkey mind" is a term that refers to being unsettled, restless, or confused. – Psychology Today

Buddha described the human mind as being filled with drunken monkeys, jumping around, screeching, chattering, carrying on endlessly. – HuffPo

No doubt you've encountered the monkey mind when:

• You've encountered financial stresses
• You're experiencing inconvenient or debilitating illness
• You're unhappy with your body/physical appearance
• You had an embarrassing mishap in bed
• Any other circumstance where you feel out of control or feel unsafe
• The monkeys can be very loud, and it can be easy to get absorbed in their three ring circus.

But you certainly don't want monkeys behind the wheel of your car driving your life.

That's why today, in part 2 of our 3 part series on Mindfulness for Men, we've brought back The Great Man Within's resident mindfulness teacher – Mark Melvin – to help us identify and tame the monkey mind.

WHO IS MARK MELVIN?

• For 12 years Mark has been a corporate attorney by trade and a yoga, meditation and breathwork instructor at heart
• He's also a Masters student in Clinical Mental Health Studies
• He found yoga and meditation after he grew tired of binge drinking, isolating and feeling uncomfortable in intimate relationships
• Mark is one of the anchors in the Great Man Mastermind, and he's our resident expert when it comes to all things mindfulness

IN THIS EPISODE

• What is the monkey mind and how you developed it
• 5 ways the monkey mind may show up in your life
• 4 rules of engagement on how to deal with the monkey mind when it shows up

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In the final quarter of 2021, we did a popular 13-week series called "Building Your Best Self." We tackled topics like working with anger, mastering your time, exploring the 5 questions every man needs to ask about his life etc.

The feedback we got was great, and you guys told us it was like getting a free 90-day course curriculum on how to become your best self.

So, for the next couple of months, we've picked a few topics that you guys have told us are important to you, and we're building a 3 or 4 episode mini-series around them.

The first, is Mindfulness for Men, which a 3 part series.

Episode One: Cultivating Control and Calm in the Eye of the Storm Episode Two: Rule #1 of Navigating the Monkey Mind: Don't Pick a Fight With the Monkeys Episode Three: Befriending Your Inner Critic

IN THIS EPISODE

• How to cultivate calm and maintain control in the eye of the storm
• The 3 things you experience in your inner world that make you feel out of control
• How to build the inner strength to resist getting absorbed by thoughts and emotions
• How cultivating this level of awareness leads to radical levels of freedom and gratitude

Book Referenced in Podcast:

Living from a Place of Surrender by Michael Singer (Audible Audiobook)

3 Minute Breathwork Track Referenced in Podcast:

3 Step Guided Breathwork on YouTube

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In Part 1 of our 101 Beginner's Guide to NFTs with Brad Barrett, we covered the basic definition of an NFT, how Brad went from skeptic to believer, the differences between web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, and how understanding trading cards and collectibles allow you to understand how NFTs work.

In this Episode:

• Why most experts believe 99% of the current NFTs out there will go to zero
• Why the future of NFTs belong to creators and communities
• An intro discussion to Smart Contracts and why they revolutionize ownership as well as wealth creation
• How to understand the risks of the NFT world, and why Brad would say, "no one is coming to save you" if you fall prey to hackers or scammers
• Understanding the difference between centralized and decentralized systems
• Why it's ok to just learn right now and not feel the pressure of needing to jump in and buy right away

Bankless Podcast Episode #1: Welcome to Bankless

Tim Ferriss Podcast, Episode #542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs

Bankless, Episode #90: 5 Mental Models for Web 3.0 with Chris Dixon

Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu: Understand and Leverage Web 3, NFT's and the Future of Blockchain Technology

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When I was a kid, my favorite thing in the world was collecting sports cards. Baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards…you name it.

My prized possession was a 1989 Barry Sanders Score rookie card – which my best friend Mike DeCoursey tried many times, to no avail, to pry from my possession via underwhelming trade offers and eventually an attempted five finger discount which ended poorly for him.

Little did I know, the world of trading cards would provide an early education for understanding this burgeoning new field of the mysterious NFT, or non-fungible token.

A token is simply an object that represents something else. In the case of my Barry Sanders rookie card, the card itself is a "token" that represents Barry Sanders and his Hall of Fame level performance as a football player. Fans of football and Barry Sanders want to get their hands on this valuable token, or trading card. Since there was only a limited supply of Barry Sanders rookie cards printed, the demand drives up the monetary value of this card.

What's really important to understand here is the community of fans are what give value to this otherwise meaningless piece of cardboard with a picture of Barry Sanders on it.

If you can wrap your brain around why trading cards are valuable, or any collectible for that matter, you'll be able to understand why NFTs, non-fungible tokens, are exploding in popularity in the digital space…and hold the potential to revolutionize the world the way the internet did 25 years ago.

2021 was the "year of the NFT," and you cant go anywhere on the internet without hearing about it. But I was quick to dismiss NFTs, because everything I heard about them sounded like JPEGs of apes getting sold for $50,000 which made no sense to me. I was going to wait it out.

And when I started trying to learn about NFTs, my head was spinning with things I didn't understand, like the blockchain, DAOs, web 2.0 vs 3.0…it was all overwhelming and over my head.

But when I finally started to grasp these concepts and see the enormous potential in the future of NFTs, it was like walking through a one-way door: I couldn't go back.

The most influential person to waking me up to the power of NFTs is a very good friend of the show, and Great Man Mastermind brother, Brad Barrett.

Who is Brad Barrett?

• The co-host of one of the world's largest financial podcasts, ChooseFI
• The FI community has helped millions of people get on the path to financial independence through planning, saving and smart investing
• Brad is a great guide for the NFT discussion because his roots in financial independence are rooted in conservative, prudent, long-term investing

We wanted to do a beginner level intro conversation to the world of NFTs so you can start to educate yourself on the space, and point to other excellent resources – podcasts - that Brad has vetted for you to continue your education.

This is the first episode of a 2 part series with Brad:

In this Episode:

• NFTs explained, in plain English
• Why Brad was skeptical about crypto, blockchain and NFTs, and what made him a believer
• A beginner level definition of the Blockchain
• How understanding trading cards can help you understand NFTs
• Working definition of Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0
• Why Brad cautions looking at NFTs as investing, and more speculative, because it is so early and the wild wild west It's important to note that I have not yet taken the plunge financially in NFTs – so I do not currently own NFTs. Brad on the other hand does own what I would consider to be a substantial amount of NFTs, even though it only represents a very small portion of his net worth.

Where to Go From Here: Resources

Bankless Podcast Episode #1: Welcome to Bankless

Tim Ferriss Podcast, Episode #542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs

Bankless, Episode #90: 5 Mental Models for Web 3.0 with Chris Dixon

Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu: Understand and Leverage Web 3, NFT's and the Future of Blockchain Technology