Have you been ignoring an inner voice telling you to slow down recently? Paying the piper for it? Well, give me a try.

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My book, Dying in the Wilderness: Finding Purpose in Failure, just dropped! Check in out on Amazon here.

More on me and my efforts to help men find purpose at ChadKanyer.com.

If you recently got fired, or are dealing with a career obstacle, listen to this.

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My book, Dying in the Wilderness: Finding Purpose in Failure, just dropped! Check in out on Amazon here.

More on me and my efforts to help men find purpose at ChadKanyer.com.

Our culture thirsts for the silver-bullet leadership model. In reality, none exists. Your winning formula should differ from mine.

To help you craft it, look at kids. Their authenticity is the basis of every great leadership style, is it not? In this episode, I explore this idea, debunk myths of leadership, and share the costs of taking "the childhood approach" to leadership.

We can all be leaders. Today. Now. No training or qualification or reading or listening necessary. Just perspective. I hope that this episode provides some.

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More on purposeful manhood at chadkanyer.com.

Are you in a frustrating spot?

You're likely there for a reason -- discomfort breeds growth -- but there's also as chance that you're simply planted in the wrong garden.

Sometimes we need to grin and bear the gardens we're placed in. Sometimes we need to simply survive and leave them.

I hope that what I recently went through (spoiler: career related) gives you insight and encouragement to weather whatever garden you're in, whether it's promising or painful.

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More at chadkanyer.com.

I hate red lights -- forced stoppages in life -- but I've learned the purposes they serve and the perspective they grant. This brief episode will help you take a fresh look at your next red light. More at chadkanyer.com.

What matters most to you in life? I’m sure it’s good. Could it also be a god?

In this one, I share a few goods that grow to gods in my life, how I face them down, and something epic that no good, or god, can promise us.

A man cannot walk with purpose while allowing good things to become his gods. Let’s go.

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Questions? Feedback? Suggested topics? Complete the form on my website, chadkanyer.com.

The purpose of this message is to both honor and encourage Coach Don Bartel, the defensive coordinator of our former high school football team (but so much more).

Through dedicated, articulate passion, Bartel embodied strength in humility, impact over popularity, and (most importantly) the beauty of “ditch-digging.” I share three stories about Coach Bartel to exhibit the greatest lessons he taught me both on the football field and in the classroom.

Thank you, coach, for showing me during my formative years that our positions, titles, and incomes only limit our impact if we allow them to. I'm grateful.

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Questions? Feedback? Suggested topics? Complete the form on my website, chadkanyer.com.

Being raised in a social media generation has led too many of us to treat our human interactions and friendships as dispensable, replaceable, and immediately-salvageable with a "like" or a "follow."

We slander each other while maintaining our "friendship" on Facebook. We tell each other to get lost, but then "follow" each other on Instagram. We clamor to maintain the externally-facing portrait while neglecting the true colors that make it beautiful without presentation.

In this episode, I share three painfully personal examples of these "corruptions of connection" and encourage you (and myself) to take stock of how we're viewing relationships.

Let's [genuinely] reconnect with one another. That's the good stuff.

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Questions? Feedback? Suggested topics? Complete the form on my website, chadkanyer.com.

As most in the world clamor for the vaccine (I just got my first shot), I ask some questions and share [I'll admit, kinda heated] perspective on what we overlook and avoid: a much deeper sickness than COVID.

Getting real is a big part of this episode and a HUGE part of purposeful manhood (so we're right on track). Enjoy!

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Questions? Feedback? Suggested topics? Complete the form on my website, chadkanyer.com.

The recent loss of my cousin Jake has me evaluating my prioritization of things outside my sphere of influence as I focus on growing my online "influence." This one is painful, real, and something I believe that everyone I know needs to hear. This one is for you, Jake.

Visit chadkanyer.com for succinct blog versions of each episode and to get in touch with me.