Many of us have heard of Teddy Roosevelt's speech, The Man in the Arena.  In this episode I want to dive into the importance of becoming the man in the arena; not so we can be the best or build up our ego, but so we can be refined by the effort and the competition. 

In this episode, I discuss the concept found in John 15:5 where Jesus tells his disciples, "...without me, you can do nothing." We can do nothing without God enabling us to do it, and in this episode I remind all of us, myself first of all, that we can do nothing without God.  We can work like it all depends on us, but we trust, live and believe like it all depends on God.... because it does!

It’s never that hard for us to figure out what we want to have.  We want to have a nicer house, or a better car or truck.  We want to have a family.  We want to have a bigger paycheck.  We want to have a better physique!  We can all identify pretty easily what we want to have.  But there is more to it than just identifying what we want.  In this episode, I’m going to share a powerful principle that I recently learned that will help us achieve more and ultimately get what we want. 

If you’re listening to this podcast, there’s a better chance than not that you want to be considered a good man; a man of value and integrity; a man who knows how to be assertive and take ownership of everything in his life… even his mistakes.  In this episode, we’re talking about a particular skill that is often overlooked and misrepresented and misunderstood in society.  It’s something that is rarely taught properly, but if you’re going to be a man of integrity, you have to know how to do this right.  You must know how to apologize for your mistakes.

We all want to believe that we are talented, capable, and strong.  We often see ourselves as the hero in the movie that can overcome any obstacle, beat any problem, and outwit or outfight the villain.  But our assessments of our own abilities are often skewed so that we overestimate ourselves. To become the men God created us to be, we have to see ourselves as we truly are, identify our weaknesses, and develop plans to improve on them. In this episode, we’ll talk about why we tend to overestimate ourselves, and some tactics on how to evaluate ourselves more objectively.

In this episode we talk about the importance of not being needy men.  So many men crave affirmation, admiration and recognition so much that they can't function without it.  They're constantly slaves to the attention of others, or to acquiring the next greatest thing.  Being needy is not attractive, and we have to become men who are sure in our relationship with God in order to become the kind of men God wants us to be.  We have to alter our schedules, reshape habits, and take thoughts captive to refocus our attention where it needs to be... on an audience of one!

In this episode I interview my wife, Wendy Hornback, about how to pursue a woman.  Whether it's your first date, or your wife of 20 years, we should be pursuing the woman in our life!  Wendy and I discuss how to start a relationship, and things to pay attention to as well as how to continue being a student of your wife after years of marriage.  

We all want to feel like we belong, and like we have a circle of friends that truly care about us.  Yet so many men admit that they feel like they don’t really have any close friends; like no one really knows them; or they don’t know who they would call if they were really in a jam.  We often feel like we’re just too busy with life and we can’t make time for these types of relationships.  In this episode, I talk about the four steps I've taken in my life to intentionally grow my relationships with other men and ultimately create a network of relationships that serve others and help me as I seek to grow as well.

We all want to look like we have it all together, like we’re competent, and confident. We want to look and feel like a success.  But we view failure as a black mark on our record, and we believe that because we failed, we aren't good enough.  Those feelings prevent us from trying new things and ultimately hold us back from doing what we're capable of accomplishing!  In this episode I discuss how to reframe failure and view it as a positive for getting in the arena and trying something new; how to review your attempts at new things to find your weaknesses and over come them; and how to finish your failure!

In this episode I interview weightlifting coach, certified CrossFit trainer and nutrition coach, Alex Casetta about how to find the right gym for you, and how to build muscle and lose fat.  We also discuss establishing systems over setting goals, and how having the right systems, or tactics, in place will make you far more effective than just setting a goal.  Alex also is the owner of Nutri-Dynamix (https://www.nutridynamix.com/) a completely dairy-free protein supplement.