The Mission Mindset Podcast

The world today is chalked full of people who can’t disagree. When disagreements do inevitably occur, anymore, people shatter into a million pieces, unable to handle the anxiety of the situation, and have lost all sense on how to disagree with each other without becoming offended and shutting down altogether. In this episode we’re going to talk about:

• Our inability to disagree with each other civilly
• What has brought us to this point
• How social media has played a negative role in civil discourse
• How disagreement can be good, and the benefits of having positive disagreement
• How we can go about disagreeing with others
• And what we need to do to get back on track as men seeking to lead discussion and debate especially on sensitive topics. 

In this new series for the show, we'll be taking a dive into historical figures, myths about them, the real facts about who they were, what they did, and the context around many of the "controversial" actions they took.  In this episode, we kick things off by reviewing the life and actions of Christopher Columbus!  We'll review the myths around Columbus, the revisionist history that is propagated about him, and the real story about who he was, and why he ventured to sail across the Atlantic to find new lands.  Join me on this episode as we seek to protect the past and stay grounded to the truth of our heritage as Americans!

In this episode we discuss the idea of passion being a compass, something that guides us for the long haul, not a firework, something that comes up fast and fizzles out. The topic comes from the book Grit by Angela Duckworth, and we discuss the benefits of developing a devoted and committed passion in our lives as well as when it's okay to change course and be sensitive to God's leading in a new direction. 

In this episode we talk about the importance of not putting your leaders on a pedestal, the dangers of doing so, how to properly view your leaders, and tactics to avoid putting leaders on a pedestal.  

In this episode we continue our conversation with Tom Diesing of Mile High Note Game Calls about the big game, Colorado draw application process and strategies for acquiring tags.  We cover various scenarios of what to do if you're a new hunter who just wants any tag, if you're more experienced and looking for something specific, or if you're a guy who is all-in and wants the hunt of a lifetime!  Check out this episode and be sure to leave a rating and review so I know how to keep improving the show!

In this episode I'm joined by Tom Diesing from Mile High Note Game Calls to talk about the draw process and strategies we can use to get tags year over year.  We briefly discuss Tom's 30-year hunting career and the importance of hunting, and we review the process to draw tags in Colorado, our home state.  In next week's episode, we get into the details of strategies to get tags depending on what we're wanting to experience or accomplish as hunters. 

In this episode we talk finish the series on my definition of masculinity and discuss the final pillar: A man provides value.  We discuss how the value we add comes in both how we are compensated for the value we add and sometimes we're not.  We discuss  how to find your gifting so you know how and where to add value to others, and the importance of providing for our families first and then for others. 

This is part 4 of the series on my definition of masculinity.  In this episode we talk about the importance of physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle and how it relates to our masculinity.  I also address a few possible pitfalls and some things to be aware of so we don't take things too far in either direction. 

More and more, men today are admitting that they don’t have deep connections with other men. We’re more connected via things like the internet and social media than we’ve ever been, yet when asked about their closest friends, men are often admitting that they don’t really have any. All too often our excuses are that we don’t have time, we don’t feel accepted, or we experience some form of social anxiety that prevents us from truly connecting. In this episode we’re going to look at the importance of friendship and discuss HOW we go about building the right kinds of relationships that we so desperately need as men!

In this episode of the Discipline of Manliness podcast, we continue from episode 2 into a deep dive of each of my four points of my definition of what it means to be a man.  Here, we talk about putting faith first, and why it's so critical to have this right before we continue on to any other aspects of masculinity.  Join me to hear my thoughts on why having faith in Christ is of the utmost importance, and how that impacts and shapes who we are as men and how we show up.