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BROJO: Confidence. Clarity. Connection.

Dan Munro & Mike Wellswww.brojo.org
Break through your psychological barriers to authentic confidence, with this fantastic series of podcasts from Dan Munro, founder of The Brojo. Dan is a professional Confidence Coach, and is the Bestselling author of the books "The Legendary Life", and "Nothing to Lose".
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[#262] Why Repressing Anger Is Ruining Your Life (Especially If You’re a Nice Guy)

Why do so many "nice guys" struggle with confidence, boundaries, and resentment? Because they’ve been taught that anger is dangerous, shameful, or weak — and they’ve been suppressing it for years. In this episode, I break down why repressing anger doesn’t make you a better man — it makes you resentful, anxious, depressed, and, eventually… explosive. You’ll learn how repressed anger creates passive-aggressive behavior, self-loathing, and even destructive outbursts. More importantly, I’ll show you...

May 27, 20251 hr 4 min

[#260] Blind, Broken & Still Stronger Than You: The Kijuan Amey Story

Learn more about Kijuan and get links to all his socials here: https://ameymotivation.com/ In this powerful episode of the Brojo podcast, Dan Munro sits down with Kijuan Amey, a U.S. Air Force veteran whose life took a dramatic turn on May 5, 2017. At just 25 years old, Kijuan was thriving—building a career he loved, starting a business, and chasing his dream of becoming a pilot. But one tragic motorcycle accident changed everything, leaving him blind and with life-altering injuries. Rather than...

Mar 24, 20251 hr 10 min

[#259] Why Your Boss and Family Don’t Respect You (And How to Fix It)

If you constantly feel anxious at work, overloaded with tasks, or stuck in a cycle of people-pleasing—this video is for you. Many Nice Guys struggle with setting boundaries, both in the workplace and with family. The result? They get walked all over, burned out, and feel like they’re never good enough. In this episode, we break down: ✔️ The real reason your boss keeps piling work on you (and why you can’t say no) ✔️ Why people-pleasing makes you less respected, not more ✔️ How manipulative or cr...

Mar 12, 202550 min

[#258] How to Stop Feeling Envious of Confident Men (And Become One)

Ever catch yourself feeling jealous of confident, successful men? You see them taking risks, speaking their minds, and getting what they want—while you feel stuck, hesitant, and full of self-doubt. That feeling of envy isn’t just frustration; it’s a clue. It’s showing you exactly where you’re holding yourself back. In this video, we’ll break down: ✅ What envy really means (and why it’s not as bad as you think) ✅ The biggest lie envy tells you—and how it keeps you stuck ✅ The difference between a...

Mar 07, 202556 min

[#257] You’ve Been Lied to About Anger—How to Use It to Build Confidence

Most Nice Guys think anger is a problem—something to suppress or feel ashamed of. But what if anger is actually the key to confidence, assertiveness, and a meaningful life? In this episode, we dive deep into the hidden power of anger and why suppressing it leads to depression, resentment, and passive aggression. You’ll learn: 🔥 Why Nice Guys struggle with anger and how it sabotages their self-respect 🔥 The real reason you feel stuck, frustrated, or unmotivated 🔥 How to channel anger into conf...

Feb 27, 20251 hr 6 min

[#256] How to Handle Emotional Pain Like a Man (Without Suppressing It)

Emotional pain is unavoidable—but how you handle it determines your confidence, resilience, and overall well-being. Most “Nice Guys” have been taught to suppress their emotions, thinking that sadness, anger, or anxiety make them weak. But real strength comes from facing these feelings head-on without letting them control you. In this video, I break down how to stop fearing emotional pain and start using it as a tool for personal growth. You’ll learn: Why suppressing emotions creates suffering (a...

Feb 21, 20251 hr 9 min

[#255] On Manipulation: How People Influence and Control You

Build Your Confidence and Integrity - join the FREE Brojo Self-Development Community on Skool here! https://www.skool.com/brojo-the-integrity-army-6491 --- In this episode, we discuss manipulation, defining it as controlling or influencing someone, which can be neutral or malicious depending on intent and outcome. Manipulation is constant and subjective, occurring when someone changes behavior in response to emotional discomfort. It's vital to start recognizing manipulation by its impact on qual...

Jan 28, 202540 min

[#254] The Brutal Truth About Personal Growth (Nobody Talks About This)

Build Your Confidence and Integrity - join the FREE Brojo Self-Development Community on Skool here! https://www.skool.com/brojo-the-integrity-army-6491 Ask Dan Anything: In this session, we focused on Nice Guy Recovery questions, including: When to stop identifying as a Nice Guy and realise you’ve moved on from that label. How to stop ruminating over your ex and move on with your life. How to get unstuck from always needing others to guide you, and learn to decide for yourself the right way forw...

Dec 18, 20241 hr 19 min

[#253] The Philosophy of Integrity: Finding the Meaning of Life Through Confidence Building

Dan Munro outlines his Philosophy of Integrity in full for the first time. This philosophy emphasizes individual self-discovery and the absence of rigid rules. Integrity is defined as consistency and honesty, while confidence is described as a deep-seated belief in oneself. The philosophy posits that increasing integrity leads to greater confidence and a better life. Munro identifies core values as subjective principles guiding your behavior in a way that will improve your confidence and the liv...

Dec 14, 20241 hr 4 min

[#251] How to Stop Being Hard on Yourself

This episode discusses the challenges of self-love and acceptance, emphasizing the importance of treating oneself kindly. We'll explore the common struggle everyone has with stress, pressure, and societal expectations, which often lead to self-loathing and coping mechanisms like overworking, substance abuse, and people-pleasing. True self-love involves reducing stress, being kind to oneself, and recognizing your achievements, searching for a balanced approach, free from the extremes of high pres...

Dec 07, 20241 hr 22 min

[#252] Ask Dan Anything! Your Confidence Building Questions Answered

In this AMA, I answer the following questions about confidence: What's the best way - strategies, methods - to really get to know myself and like myself? How can people stop defining themselves - their actions, life view etc. - by the Nice Guy Syndrome ? Any suggestions and advice for a work confrontation with a colleague who tries to control me? How to push through with Radical Honesty without backing down when they're resistant?

Dec 02, 20241 hr 8 min

[#250] The 21 Traits of Self Confidence

This episode discusses the psychology of self-confidence, emphasizing that it can be learned and is not innate. It outlines 21 traits crucial for building confidence, starting with bravery and courage, which involve facing and expanding past fear. It highlights the importance of radical honesty, assertiveness, and respect, and also stresses the need for self-awareness, curiosity, and optimism. I advice against people-pleasing and encourages ruthlessness when necessary. This episode promotes a re...

Nov 09, 20241 hr

[#249] Parenting with Integrity: How to Raise Confident Children

Dan Munro discusses parenting styles and their impact on child confidence. He recommends Lighthouse, Free Range, and Gentle parenting, emphasizing autonomy, emotional validation, and respect. He criticizes strict and Tiger parenting for fostering dishonesty and misery. Munro also warns against helicopter parenting, which can lead to fragility. Key principles include challenging children to solve problems, validating emotions, and setting healthy boundaries. He stresses the importance of honesty,...

Oct 19, 20241 hr 8 min

[#247] Letting Go of Outcomes: Free 90min Confidence Building Webinar

Being attached to outcomes - results or reactions that are outside of your direct control - causes more suffering than just about anything else you'll ever encounter. Tragically, you're doing this without needing to! In this podcast, I explore the concept of having an emotional attachment (a hopeful expectation) to results that you prefer, and why this is both unnecessary and unhelpful when it comes to building self confidence. We'll explore how to live with integrity and pursue your goals witho...

Sep 28, 20241 hr 37 min

[#246] Neurodivergent Love: Psychopath (ASPD) x Borderline (BPD) Relationship- Teagan’s story

I've got a new podcast for you that's here by popular demand. The last podcast I did was with the honest psychopath Jackson Noble, and I got a lot of inquiries about his partner Teagan. People wanted to know what it was like for her to be with an open psychopath, to be in a loving relationship with him, to observe him as a father and a partner, and to know if it's possible to have a healthy and loving relationship with somebody with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). Well, Teagan has gracef...

Sep 07, 20241 hr 20 min

[#245] Confidence Advice from a Psychopath: Jackson Noble on Overcoming Self Doubt

Dan Munro and self-aware psychopath Jackson Noble (a.k.a. "Jack the Ripper") engage in a thought-provoking discussion on various topics, including psychopathy, childhood trauma, moral codes, self-doubt, and how to stop caring what other people think of you. They share their personal experiences and insights, often highlighting the complexities of psychopathy traits and issues and the importance of navigating them ethically and responsibly. Throughout the conversation, they emphasize the need for...

Jul 27, 20241 hr 55 min

[#244] Finding Your Integrity: Core Values to Live By

Show notes: Introduction Integrity definition The formula for integrity is core values By the end, you should know a draft of your values, how to live by them, and what behaviour change you could make today to become a bit more confident What are core values and why are they important? Integrity diamond Start with what they’re not So what is a core value Thoughts and feelings don’t count Core Values Exercise: The Integrity Formula Integrity builds confidence, integrity is a formula Values is the...

Jun 08, 20241 hr 21 min

[#243] Bravery and Courage: How to overcome fear and social anxiety

The videos I’ve been putting out the last few weeks are all excerpts from one overall conversation about bravery. In this podcast, I break down the different elements of courage to give you ideas on how you can apply this to your life to give yourself more opportunities and increase your self confidence. In this episode, we cover: Bravery is not the absence of fear: understanding that courage is wisdom rather than strength Fear mongering: identifying and resisting the manipulative tactics fear u...

May 11, 20241 hr 13 min

[#242] Relationships for Dummies: Nice Guy marriage and relationship tips

We’re going to look at relationships and how these are affected by nice guy syndrome. We’ll explore how relationships are different for nice guys and what the unique challenges are. We’ll look at what makes a great relationship work, as well as what causes toxic relationships and divorces. We’ll compare long term relationships with marriage. We’ll explore the specific issues with ADHD because it’s such a sought after topic. And then we’ll look at how to repair damage that’s already occurred Topi...

Apr 05, 20241 hr 5 min

[#241] What is Social Confidence?

What is social confidence? It might be the most important skillset and mindset for life success and satisfaction. This is the biggest struggle I see, evidenced by dishonesty, depression and loneliness, social media validation begging, and dismal dating experiences. Most people are faking social confidence or not even able to do that. In this podcast we cover what it is, why it matters, and how to build it. We'll look at: Social confidence meaning / definition - how the definition makes a big dif...

Feb 16, 202455 min

[#240] Nice Guy Syndrome Psychology: A Complete Review

Listen Notes In this podcast episode, I break down some of the major psychological components that make up Nice Guy Syndrome. NGS is a cluster of different psychological disorders and struggles, and not every Nice Guy is the same. Some of these will apply to you, some won't. This podcast should help you figure out what type of Nice Guy you are, as well as how you should focus your recovery. We'll talk about Nice Guy Attachment Styles (avoidant and anxious), Nice Guy Narcissism, People Pleasing S...

Jan 17, 202448 min

[#239] The Darkness That Comes Before: Managing the Manipulation from Your Own Mind

In the fantasy series "The Prince of Nothing" and "The Aspect Emperor" by R Scott Bakker, we are introduced to a concept called The Darkness that Comes Before. This describes the unknown place from where our urges and drives and decisions come from, that subconscious part of the brain that really calls the shots. In this podcast episode, I explore what occurs in that darkness, and how other people get into your mind to control you. We look at how to be sceptical about your own thoughts and feeli...

Jan 06, 20241 hr 15 min

[#238] Beyond Dating: The Green Pill integrity-based approach to finding your ideal partner

Introducing the Green Pill approach to dating and relationships In this podcast episode we’ll discuss about what I’m going to call the “Green Pill” approach to dating and relationships (as opposed to red pill or blue pill ideologies). I’ve named it that because green seems the right colour to signify integrity, growth, and nature / being natural. So with the Green Pill approach to dating you actually lose the word “dating” altogether because it’s too needy and full of desperation and transaction...

Dec 02, 20231 hr 9 min

[#237] Debunking the Arguments Against Radical Honesty

In this podcast, I scoured the internet to find the most common arguments against honesty - the justifications for lying, manipulation, and keeping thoughts to yourself. I will address each of them with my counter arguments, including the most powerful cases I've ever seen: hiding Jews from the Nazis, and not telling a child that they're about to die!

Oct 25, 202348 min

[#236] The Truth About Divorce: An Honest Look at Why 50% of Marriages Fail

Get your Daily Dose of Integrity with my FREE newsletter here: https://danthecoach.substack.com/ In the USA, divorce rates are 2.9/1000, meaning that 50% of all marriages end in divorce, averaging about 8 years before they crash. And USA is not even as bad as Russia, Maldives and Canada. But does this mean that the Red Pill narrative about how marriage is a bad idea for men is accurate? In India, divorce rates are 0.01/1000, meaning there are almost no divorces. Countries like Italy also do well...

Aug 12, 20231 hr 3 min

[#235] The Secret to What Women REALLY Want From a Man

Join The Integrity Army for free group coaching here https://theinspirationallifestyle.com/the-integrity-army-free-group-coaching-with-dan-munro/ Men struggle in dating and relationships to identify what it is exactly that women want from them. We're told a million different things about what's attractive and what creates a connection and how to get a girlfriend or how to make a marriage work. Here's some dating and marriage advice for men: the greatest gift you can give to another person has no...

Jun 20, 202336 min

[#234] 14 Ethical Marketing Strategies: Sales Tactics Without Manipulation

Join my free group coaching program for confidence and integrity here: https://theinspirationallifestyle.com/the-integrity-army-free-group-coaching-with-dan-munro/ I’ve built a profitable coaching business since 2013 based on my brand of honesty and integrity. Naturally, in the beginning, this caused me some conflict and ethical dilemmas when it came to sales. The marketing tactics and strategies I was taught often conflicted with my values. I was told to create scarcity even when there was abun...

May 10, 202344 min

[#233] How to Start A Successful Service-Based Business like Coaching

How to start your own business doing a service you enjoy providing with people you love helping. BROJO members-only webinar on how to start-up a business based on delivering a service you enjoy providing, to people you love to work with. This will cover everything from thinking of a business idea, to testing it out, to getting your first client and growing from there.

Mar 30, 20231 hr 33 min

[#232] Inside the Mind of a Narcissist: Interview with Jacob Skidmore - The Nameless Narcissist

Comment below with your opinions on this! Check out Jacob's YouTube channel here: www.YouTube.com/@thenamelessnarcissist And his other links, including options for supporting his work, can be found here: https://linktr.ee/thenamelessnarcissist Jacob Skidmore, a.k.a The Nameless Narcissist, was officially diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and was aware that something was off since early childhood. Since realising that narcissistic behaviour has damaged his own life as well as...

Mar 21, 20231 hr 6 min
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