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The Thriving Man Podcast

David Maxwellwww.thrivingman.com
Many guys get trapped in focusing on one area of their life at the expense of everything else. It could be their physical health, their career, a sport, or even a hobby. The problem is this: A Truly Successful Life isn't one-dimensional! That is why there are miserable millionaires. Who cares how much money you have if, for example, you have no one you can call a true friend? There has to be a better approach than this. The Thriving Man Podcast helps men grow in the 4 fundamentals of their life: Emotional, Mental, Physical, & Spiritual. We help men see that "Success is Inside Out and On the Way!"
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Being the Man Women Want

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Being the man women want does not start with thinking about what women want! It starts with us developing ourselves as men. Too many men are living their lives based on what they "think" women want. This leads to confusion and pain from painful breakups and divorces. Men must stop focusing on what women want and must start focusing on three key things to develop a...

Mar 15, 202330 minEp. 137

How Daily Consumption Choices Impact Long-Term Health Interview with Zack Shreier & Vincent Gudenus Part 2

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Zack and Vincent's Website - Lifestacks. Andrew Huberman Supplements Video Thorn Vitamins At age 11, Zack was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The diagnosis forced him to take his health seriously from a young age. Zack took up long-distance running to maintain insulin sensitivity, but it soon blossomed into a passion. His running helped him discover the importance...

Mar 14, 202321 minEp. 136

How Daily Consumption Choices Impact Long-Term Health Interview with Zack Shreier & Vincent Gudenus Part 1

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Check out Zack and Vincent's Website: Lifestacks. At age 11, Zack was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The diagnosis forced him to take his health seriously from a young age. Zack took up long-distance running to maintain insulin sensitivity, but it soon blossomed into a passion. His running helped him discover the importance of eustress, the kind of optimal challe...

Mar 13, 202326 minEp. 135

Break Free of the Grind

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching A lot of men are caught up in the grind and they can't get out. They are focused on surviving the week and making it to Saturday or Sunday or until they actually get a day off! This will wear us down and destroy us as men. We must break free of the grind. We do this by understanding the natural seasons of life. Just like our weather has seasons, so does our life. ...

Mar 10, 202333 minEp. 134

Building Deep Connections

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Welcome to the confident man podcast We are more connected than ever as a society, but many men feel incredibly lonely. Why is that? Well, for many it's because they struggle to form deep connections. Men were created to have deep connections and in this show, we are going to find what deep connections are and how men can get better at them. Define a Deep Connecti...

Mar 09, 202326 minEp. 133

A Man's Need for Friends

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Welcome to the confident man podcast Are you a lonely man? You may not be but the statistics show that men are feeling more isolated than ever. The best way to combat that is through strong friendships. With our hyperconnected and busy world, men's friendships have suffered. Virtual friendships have replaced real-life friends and it hasn't been good for men. We ne...

Mar 08, 202334 minEp. 132

Classic Literature and Men Part 2

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Welcome to the confident man podcast March Man Month focus continues and today we continue our talk on Classic Literature and Men with Louis Markos. Dr. Markos is an authority on C. S. Lewis, apologetics, and ancient Greece and Rome. He is the author of twenty-five books, as well as, the lecturer of the Great Courses course: The Life and Writings of C.S. Lewis . T...

Mar 07, 202332 minEp. 131

Classic Literature and Men

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Welcome to the confident man podcast Welcome to the Confident Man Podcast. March Man Month focus continues with today's show Classic Literature and Men with Louis Markos Today on the show we have a special guest, Dr. Louis Markos. Dr. Markos is an authority on C. S. Lewis, apologetics, and ancient Greece and Rome. He is the author of twenty-five books, as well as,...

Mar 06, 202329 minEp. 130

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching One of the biggest dangers I've seen for men today is the pressure to sit down and shut up. Men are told they should comply and just be nice guys. There is nothing wrong with being nice, but the pressure to be nice is causing men to not stand up for anything. This is not how we were designed as men. We aren't called to get along, but we are called to lead. We shou...

Mar 03, 202333 minEp. 129

Why Men Need Mirrors

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Mirrors in our life can serve a purpose for our development as men. There are things that we cannot see about ourselves that mirrors show us. We must understand that the mirrors in our life are the different avenues of feedback we have. If we aren't intentional about getting feedback, we won't be able to develop all of our gifts and abilities as men. A Mirrors Pur...

Mar 02, 202333 minEp. 128

The Need for Opinionated Men

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching We must understand as men that having a passionate opinion is good Opinions vs Prejudices Opinions are ours as we should seek them Prejudices are from others and don't take any thought or work Opinions are different from prejudices because they come from us and not from others Influences should come through the filter of our thoughts and working through them ourse...

Mar 01, 202329 minEp. 127

Building Intimacy with a Woman

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Building intimacy with a woman starts with having a specific focus. We need to understand the place we are building the relationship. Intimacy is something that is built within the parameters of a committed relationship and this is why marriage is the best place to experience deep intimacy. If there is no commitment, then there is less motivation to be completely ...

Feb 22, 202335 minEp. 126

Finding the Right Woman

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Finding the right woman is something many guys spend a whole lot of time and money going after. They love the buzz of relationships so they keep going from relationship to relationship thinking they will find THE ONE! The problem is this is the wrong focus. If we want to find the right woman, we have to make sure we have the right mindset or we will be wasting our...

Feb 15, 202339 minEp. 125

2 Keys to Become More Attractive to Women

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching We are talking about 2 keys to becoming more attractive to women. Every man wants to be attractive to women, but we often work on it from a man's perspective and not a woman's perspective. This has a bearing on both single men and married men. Your work in these two areas will help you grow as a man and be more attractive to women if you are a single man or your w...

Feb 08, 202337 minEp. 124

4 Keys for Personal Alignment

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Have you ever wondered why we seem to have giant swings in life? It often feels like things are either going really well or they're out of control! Balancing all our roles as men can be difficult. Burnout and escapism are the common issues men deal with when life is out of control. The key to long-term success is bringing the key areas of our life into alignment. ...

Feb 01, 202329 minEp. 123

A Man's Core Mindset

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Does it matter what we think? As long as others don't know our thoughts are we really hurting anyone? We are! As men, our minds are key to our success in life. Our thoughts lead to actions in one form or another. Our thoughts affect us first and foremost. We must do the work to develop a strong core mindset. If don't do the work to build a strong core mindset ther...

Jan 25, 202331 minEp. 122

Why Men Don't Unplug

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Unplugging from the hectic pace of life seems like a fantasy to many men today. They think things will slow down one day, but they often don't. The truth for us as men is If we want to win in the long term we have to learn to unplug. Unplugging isn't just sitting on our couch and doing nothing. Unplugging is dealing with the busyness of life in intentional ways so...

Jan 18, 202331 minEp. 121

Every Man's Unnecessary Baggage

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Many men are living their life with unnecessary baggage. No, I'm not talking about our weight!! I'm talking about the reality of emotional baggage in men. Emotional baggage weighs us down and often changes the way we live and interact with other people. Men can try to ignore the reality of their emotional baggage, but it does affect all aspects of our lives as men...

Jan 11, 202331 minEp. 120

Every Man's Overload Danger

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching To live our ultimate adventure as men, we have to be aware of the overload danger. Too many of us will keep adding to our life to the point where we are overloaded. This hurts us, our relationships, and our purpose. Let's learn why we do this and what we can do to stop it. The Gradual Creep Nobody gets overloaded on purpose We excuse it with justifications Overloa...

Jan 04, 202331 minEp. 119

Our Personal Narrow Road

Start your new year strong! Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching We live in an overloaded society. We are overloaded with information and options. This can distract us as men from focusing on what is most important in our lives. In order to do this, we must learn to walk a different kind of road: Our Personal Narrow Road. This happens when we choose to live differently. We decide to figure out what i...

Dec 28, 202233 minEp. 118

Making Change Stick

Start your new year strong! Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Change is a billion-dollar industry. Men worldwide want to change but too often their change is short-lived and doesn't stick. Why is that? Are we just doomed to failure as men? Should we stop trying? The truth is change is possible for us but we have to do some things to help make it stick. We have to have the right mindset and approac...

Dec 21, 202231 minEp. 117

Why Men Need a Personal Reboot Part 2

Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.me Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching What are you doing to make an impact in your world? As men, personal reboots are vital if we want to continue to grow and impact the world. How we live and who we impact with our lives are related to our growth as men. Reboots help us to get centered in our lives and live our priorities out. Here are some questions to help us with our reboot. Is Our Operating Syst...

Dec 14, 202230 minEp. 116

Why Men Need a Personal Reboot

Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching As we come to the end of the year, we often think about setting up goals and resolutions for the new year. This isn't a bad thing if we approach it the right way. Many men fail at resolutions and goals because they don't do the vital work before they set goals. Men need to take time to do a personal reboot each year. This is a time when they connect with their purpose and direction as a man. Personal reboots are regular upda...

Dec 07, 202232 minEp. 115

Every Man's Work Mindset

Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching Work is not a four-letter word but it is often treated as something bad or evil in our society. This approach misses the positive benefits of work for us. The truth is men were created for work. When we work, it makes us better men in many different ways. How we approach work is also important. Our mindset for work is one of the biggest influences on our mindset toward every area of our lives. The Work Attitude We have to re...

Nov 30, 202231 minEp. 114

The Greatness of Gratitude

Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching In honor of Thanksgiving, we are doing a special show on gratitude. Gratitude is something that is tough for everyone to show, especially men. With our sense of duty, we often take gratitude for granted. We don't expect it and we don't give it. This isn't healthy and it weakens us as men. Gratitude gives us incredible perspective and deeper meaning to our everyday existence. It also makes us better men and strengthens our re...

Nov 23, 202230 minEp. 113

Men and Work

Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching As men, we need work. Work is not just something we do each day. Work is something we were created for. Work is essential for men because it is a big part of their development as men. Our gifts and abilities are fine-tuned and built up through work. Work is honorable and we need to be careful that society's attack on work doesn't affect us as men. When we stop working, it isn't good for us as men. Work is something we were d...

Nov 16, 202228 minEp. 112

The Power of Spiritual Men

Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching What do you think of when you think of a spiritual man? Do we need spiritual men? How are they different from any other man? On today's show, we are talking about the power of a spiritual man. We will talk about how all men have a part of them that wants to connect to the infinite. We will also deal with the reality of our practical side as men and why we are that way. We will then hit on some tips you can implement to becom...

Nov 09, 202231 minEp. 111

The Myth of the Nonemotional Man

Check out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell Coaching The lie that men aren't emotional The Appeal of Stoicism Stoicism - Indifference to pleasure or pain There is a danger in looking at emotion as a bad thing We are emotional creatures We have emotions and we are better when we use them Stoicism gives the illusion of complete control Without our emotions, we are missing out on a big part of our design as men The Missing Power Men were designed to have emotions Emotions were de...

Nov 02, 202231 minEp. 110

The Realities of Physical Fitness

Find resources to help you live your ultimate adventure: David Maxwell Coaching As men have gotten more passive in society we have seen the negative effects on our health. There is an overweight epidemic among men and we need to quit ignoring it and deal with it. Dealing with it starts with us! We have to take responsibility for our own physical fitness as men. The beginning starts not with our bodies but with our minds and how we think about fitness. The All or Nothing Tendency Go big or go hom...

Oct 26, 202230 minEp. 109

Increasing Our Mental Edge

Find more resources at David Maxwell Coaching Our minds are under attack as men. We have more distractions and things trying to take away our attention. Instead of blaming those things, we need to recognize them and do something about our own minds. The responsibility of our minds is ours as men. We have to make the decision on what we want our brain to focus on. This is important because what we think about ourselves defines how we act and allow ourselves to be treated by others. Men need to wo...

Oct 19, 202231 minEp. 108
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