When I was back in my twenties I had left a corporate job and had decided to pursue a career as a personal trainer. Starting out in a whole new career I obviously didn't have a lot of money, but I had made a promise to myself that when I was in a better financial position I would buy my dream car. The dream car was a Golf R32 and I had wanted that car for so long. I looked up all the reviews, I watched the videos and I thought about it all the time.After around 2.5 - 3 years, I finally had en...
Jul 07, 2020•24 min
I've got to be honest with you, this week I really struggled. I struggled with motivation, I was tired all the time and I really felt like I wasn't achieving anything. It was causing me to feel depressed and anxious and just not feeling like myself. Even though sometimes you may feel as if from the outside those that you follow have it all together, I want to let you know that none of us do. None of us have it all together all the time, and that's totally okay.So after a few days of feeling u...
Jul 01, 2020•29 min
There's no doubt that there has been a lot of emotion this year. I've found it really interesting to see how society has been forced into a time of reflection not only due to the isolation that coronavirus thrust upon us, but then with the death of George Floyd causing the whole world to take a look at where we're failing each other. The institutional racism that has been brought to all of our attention thanks to social media has been heartbreaking, but it has also forced us to think about ho...
Jun 24, 2020•28 min
The relationship that we have with our siblings is often quite tricky. No matter your upbringing, there are always moments where you don't quite understand them, you wish they'd leave you alone or you want them to behave differently. My relationship with my younger brother, Matt was no different. In fact, there is a lot about our upbringing that created tension, uncertainty and situations that left both of us feeling as if we didn't quite know where we belonged. I was always the "hard worker"...
Jun 03, 2020•54 min
It's common for us to hear about a man cheating on a woman, and there's a certain stereotype, certain expectation perhaps that this is something that men do. It doesn't mean it's accurate, but you can probably agree that this is a more common conversation to have. But what about when a woman cheats on a man? Why do we not talk about this as much? Do we feel as if the man can "take it" more? That they don't have the same feelings that a woman has when their partner has cheated?I find this topi...
May 29, 2020•23 min
What do women want? Well as a man, I don't feel I'm really qualified to be able to answer that and it's a question I'm sure a lot of you men out there ask yourselves. To give us some insight into how a woman thinks, what she needs, how she communications and all the things us men really don't seem to understand, I've invited my wonderful wife Erika Cramer onto the show to break it all down.There are so many great moments throughout this episode. We touched on what "love languages" are and how...
May 20, 2020•56 min
I’m a massive fan of personal development as you probably already know. My wife and I combined have probably spent over $100,000 in personal and professional development. It’s been something that has been a part of my life for a very long time. Physical fitness is also a huge part of my life and I’ve always loved competing. From a young age I loved pushing myself, and I figured out fairly early on that not only did you need physical strength or endurance, the mind played a massive role. For m...
May 13, 2020•23 min
The other night I put on this movie for the kids called Outward. The basic premise of the film is that magic used to be prevalent in their world, and then with all the advancements in technology over the years, magic became obsolete and was largely discarded. While I was sitting there watching the film, it got me thinking of the parallels it was highlighting to our use of technology and all the convenience this has afforded us.But at what cost?We've chosen the convenient route more and more a...
May 06, 2020•29 min
I want to share with you this concept of left brain and right brain thinking because I feel like it's really influenced me to become the person that I am today. This concept states that we predominantly use the left or the right side of our brain, and depending on how we're wired, this informs our personality. If you're a left brain thinker you're more interested in logic, mathematics, planning and strategy. The right side thinkers are more working from a place of imagination, creativity, rhy...
Apr 29, 2020•27 min
A lot has changed very quickly. The world has been thrust into an unprecedented crisis and we’re all doing our best to cope with the changes. As much as we’re rising to the challenges, I’m sure we’ve all been experiencing difficulty with life at the moment. We are stuck at home and somehow we have to balance work, family and household responsibilities all at the same time without our usual ‘releases’ of gyms, cafes, parties, parks... It’s a unique challenge.Communication has always been a fun...
Apr 22, 2020•22 min
We are living in crazy times. At the time of this recording we are dealing with a pandemic virus know as the the corona virus. It has caused so many of us to go into fear and worry and behave in ways we wouldn't expect. Here I offer my perspective on fear
Mar 13, 2020•25 min
Being angry and sometimes violent used to make me feel powerful. It wasn't until a good friend of mind sat me down and show me something that was much more powerful. That insight changed my life forever and I began on a totally new path.--- Send
Feb 05, 2020•14 min
Today's podcast is emotional. Ive wanted to do this one for a while but would always get distracted. But after hearing about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, I felt like the time could not be better. This is a podcast for my boys. I have
Jan 29, 2020•21 min
Being a parent is a hard gig. There are no manuals and every child is different. But how can we be better parents? How do we deal with kids having tantrums and melt downs when everyone is watching? How do we as fathers discipline them? How do we not make
Jan 24, 2020•27 min
I was recommended a book by Brené Brown called Men, Women and Worthiness. This book was such a great insight into how men think and the feelings and emotions that effect our behaviors. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manfulness/message
Nov 19, 2019•33 min
Are you an highly sensitive person? Often it’s hard for men to be emotional let alone sensitive. Here I share my story of being a sensitive kid and how I was able to use these abilities for good. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manful
Nov 13, 2019•24 min
Today I talk about a really useful technique I uses to help me raise my self worth and confidence. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manfulness/message
Oct 30, 2019•16 min
Do you take the time to reflect on your life? Why have you gone through what you have? Is there a reason? Getting stuck in our heads is mens biggest problem. How can we get out of our heads? Understand how our minds work can literally be life or death.-
Oct 18, 2019•14 min
Relationships are hard. What happens when they start to break down? How do we find ourselves in this place? Can we salvage a broken relationship? I share my experience with my wife and the struggles we have had and what to do when communication breaks dow
Oct 03, 2019•19 min
Let’s take about anger. Why are men anger? How do we deal with anger and what are the way we can get better at managing our emotions.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manfulness/message
Sep 18, 2019•16 min
Today is all about LOVE! How do you know your in love? Why do so many relationships break down over time. Are you doing the things you need to do to evolve your relationship? I chat about this and more.....--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.f
Sep 11, 2019•21 min
Today we chat about how masculinity has changed and what men can do to adapt. What are good traits to being a man and how can we cultivate a healthy masculinity.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manfulness/message
Sep 05, 2019•21 min
Toady I talk about my journey from religion to spirituality and how I had to have those difficult conversations with parents and other close family members about my beliefs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manfulness/message
Aug 29, 2019•32 min
This week I felt called to talk about our reason for doing what we do. Who are you working for? Buying a house for? Proving for? The sad thing is many men are doing it for others and none of it for themselves. This often leaves us empty inside, yet most j
Aug 08, 2019•24 min
Today I go into self-care, like proper self-care and how adding to my life made me a better person, husband, father and son. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manfulness/message
Jul 25, 2019•20 min
Today I explore my experience in becoming a Dad and how it has changed my life. I also touch on the birth process and how I was a fish out of water. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manfulness/message
Jul 02, 2019•29 min
Today I talk about love languages and a couple of exercises Erika used to become really clear on what our love languages are. We also got really clear on what we valued in the relationship and their definitions.--- Send in a voice message: https://anc
Jun 25, 2019•17 min
My wife is a power house, in your face and loud. Me on the other hand is quite, reserved and the peace-keeper. In the beginning of our relationship this caused many problems and arguments. But luckily through communication and understanding, we were able
Jun 18, 2019•17 min
Today I share with you my early experiences with relationships and how working on myself help me find a pattern of behavior which was causing me grief. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manfulness/message
Jun 05, 2019•32 min
We have grown up being told that emotions are weakness. This very lie is killing men every day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manfulness/message
Jun 03, 2019•25 min
