The Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and Parenting

Leaders can feel the pressure of keeping up with all of the newest resources for leadership development. A constant flood of resources and books are being produced. Most of them are good. But how much study can the human do? At one point do we stop preparing for leadership, and instead, have the boldness to lead. 

In this episode Mark talks about three simple shortcuts to growing as a person. 
1. Have conversations with key people in your life. 
2. Work on your marriage. 
3. Face your weakness. 

To contact Mark email here: [email protected]
You can check out the website here: https://markdelaney.com/

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People are one conversation away from a dramatically changed life. That is why we love producing content that is simply a conversation. The most challenging of topics can produce the greatest of life change if we are able to navigate talking about it. 

In this episode Mark and Adena guide listeners through thinking differently about challenges in sex life. Here are a couple of principles that are discussed:
1. Be honest about unreasonable or unhealthy things that you want. 
2. Be honest about insecurities that you have that hold you back. 

If you would like to have a discussion with Adena, reach out to her at [email protected]
If you would like to have a discussion with Mark, reach out to him at [email protected] 

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Struggles in the area of sexuality are intense. Sexuality takes us to our deepest area of pain, but it also connects to our greatest desires.

In this episode, Mark and Adena talk about the redemption that is available to a couple that faces a struggle in this area of life. It can feel so hopeless. But there is a pathway to take people from unbearable pain to unbelievable redemption.

You can email Mark here: [email protected]
You can email Adena here: [email protected]

Here is the link to The Purpose Mastermind
https://markdelaney.com/purpose-mastermind/

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Marriage can absolutely be fun, and fruitful, and powerful. Faithfulness is important, but that is not the only goal in the relationship. The goal is that a faithful marriage produces a level of awesome!

In this episode, Mark and Adena take you behind the scenes of their relationship into a conversation they recently had. Adena recently said, "Thank you for giving me all of you." Listen as you hear what she meant when she said that. 

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When a man lacks confidence he feels like he is walking on a tightrope. When that happens he becomes unsure of himself in all that he does. He feels unstable, and that causes him to act unstable. 

In this episode Mark and his son, Matthew, tell stories about umpiring baseball and the lessons that they learned about life. 

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A man can feel like the goal of his life is to behave. He can be trapped in a life where he feels like he is being measured by how he conducts himself. A man can judge himself, and feel like everyone else is judging him, by how he is behaving. 

But we fail to see how a man is being depleted. And when a man is depleted...he misbehaves. This episode discusses what causes a man to be depleted, and what a man can do to keep the adventure alive. 

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Mark and his son Matthew sit down for a conversation about relationships. The enjoyment of someone's life hinges greatly on the quality of our relationships. But they are not easy, and when they go bad, they can get really frustrating. 

Here are some quotes from the episode:
1. In a marriage, the wrong things about you trigger the broken things in me. 
2. Well-meaning people might say the same things that hurtful people say, but the motive is very different. 

In this episode you will hear a perspective that provides encouragement for how to think about relationship struggles. 

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In this episode Mark has a conversation with a man that is proclaiming a message of freedom with the world. His public message of freedom had to first  happen in him personally. 

His story centers on a loss of identity that occurred when his baseball career came to an end. His journey relates to us all and his message is one for all to hear. 

Jeremy Slayden's website:
https://jslayusa.com/

For more information on The Purpose Mastermind go here: 
https://purposemastermind.com/

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When marriage problems arise emotions are high and instinct can take over, but our instincts do not necessarily give us a good picture of what is really going on. 

1. Marriage problems are usually personal problems that get exposed by marriage.
2. We know how much our spouse has hurt us, but we tend to not see how much we have hurt them. 
3. Our marriage problems are not isolated within the walls of our house. Those personal problems that we have are hurting us in several areas of our life. 
4. It feels like marriage problems are the ultimate life failure. Actually it is ok to have a problem in marriage. It's normal. 
5. Honestly facing a struggle in marriage opens up great opportunity. 

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Why is it hard for a man to be vulnerable?

1. If a man thinks that he will never be the "real deal" he will have no choice but to pretend to be the "real deal." 
2. When a man feels that his weakness will disqualify him, he has no choice but to hide that weakness. 
3. When a man fears that other people will disqualify him because of weakness, he has no choice than to hide the weakness. 

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