BAM: The Courage to Feel

Welcome to the "Being A Man" series!

These are not “BE a man” directives. Instead, I present ideas on “living” and “being” I find useful in my own life.

I’m not telling you what to do to prove you’re a man. I’m sharing insight on “being,” the inward reflections of a conscious man who knows what he wants and how to get it.

Your authenticity is the tool and a heart-centered connection with yourself, with other gay men, and with your own chosen communities is the goal.

Use the parts that work for you and leave the rest.

“Being A Man” episodes are wrapped up in a cool three-letter acronym. “BAM.” So you can find the Being A Man episodes easily by looking for the BAM heading. 

And now today's show...

Today I talk about the importance of identifying and expressing our emotions; the usefulness of feeling our feelings and how it can lead every one of us to achieve what we desire by doing so.

I use the process of hooking-up, both to make it more interesting and to illustrate why it's important to know what your feelings are, so you can get the experience that you deserve.

I hope you’ll find something useful in today’s episode. Enjoy.

We talked about:

• Addressing a lie that targets men [3:19]
• Living in my genius [4:42]
• Unpleasantness is useful [8:25]
• My Values & Mission [9:24]
• Tune into emotions. Feel empowered [12:49]
• Conscious Leadership [16:15]
• Love and fear are both useful emotions [16:42]
• Hooking up using fear [21:59]
• Hooking up using love [24:44]

Mentioned in this episode:

• Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
• The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer
• The King Within by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette
• Hot n Dry

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