We used to love watching "Extreme Home Makeover" as a family on Sunday nights. It was incredible to see a house transformed or built in just a week. Imagine if change in our own lives could happen that quickly! But the truth is, it doesn't work that way. Even those shows don’t show the countless hours of preparation and the many people involved in the process. If we want to see real transformation in our lives, we need certain key elements. That’s what we’re discussing in today’s show. So, “Move...
Sep 25, 2024•32 min•Ep. 227
The inward journey is often one of the last adventures men will go on. For some reason, we find it easier to take on the world than we do to take on ourselves. The danger for us is not going on the inward journey. When we don’t we become men who obey our low-level appetites, this has been obvious throughout history. We must build our inner character as men or we will allow outside influences to control and dominate us. Our strength begins on the inside; to tap into it, we must go on the inward j...
Sep 18, 2024•30 min•Ep. 226
One of the things you notice about great athletes and businessmen is they often take things personally. Whenever Michael Jordan felt disrespected by someone, he would become a beast and dominate. Why was this? Because he took it personally. We need to learn a lesson from this. Our growth won’t happen unless we internalize it. We have to take it personally if we are going to do something about it. We will talk about how to do that on today’s show. Changing the Focus We must change our focus on ou...
Sep 11, 2024•24 min•Ep. 225
Have you ever had something you wore that fit perfectly? That feeling is like no other. You are confident and you feel great every time you wear it. Why is that? Because it fits you perfectly. When you get clothes that are tailor-made or feel like it, you feel incredible. The same thing happens with our minds. When we build a mindset that fits us, we feel more confident and can positively move through life no matter the circumstances. This week’s show discusses how to create our own tailored min...
Sep 04, 2024•25 min•Ep. 224
What do kids want in a family? The interesting thing is they are too young to know. They will come up with all kinds of answers that are often hilarious. However, if you dig deep, you find out that kids want parents who are constant, consistent, and calm. This is the coolest thing you can do for your family. Too many parents today want to be “liked” or focus their whole lives on their kids. This isn’t good because it puts the kids in charge and they become the center of the family. Their mindset...
Aug 28, 2024•28 min•Ep. 223
What would you consider a successful child? What if your child was a well-known child star making millions of dollars, is that a successful child? Well, if you look at the history of child stars, I would say probably not. Many of those kids get messed up. The problem is often not them but the parents living through them. As dads, we are responsible for raising successful kids, but how do we define that? On today’s show, we talk through what real success looks like for our kids and it has nothing...
Aug 21, 2024•28 min•Ep. 222
One of the toughest things to go through for many marriages is when the kids leave the house. Too many couples struggle because the marriage got put on the back burner and the kids were the center of the marriage. Unfortunately for many of these couples divorce happens. Why is that? It is often because the priority of the marriage got lost. One of the best things we can do as men to have a strong family is to work on our marriage. The marriage is the foundation of the family. When a marriage is ...
Aug 14, 2024•30 min•Ep. 221
If you look on TV or in the movies you see that dads are not often presented in the best light. They are often idiots or jerks. They do this because of the reality that dad issues drive many problems in people's lives. This is why being a good dad is so important. Many men think being a great dad is something that “other” guys do but it is too hard for them. The truth is very different! Every man can be a great dad, but it will take work. Being a great dad doesn’t happen by accident. Today’s sho...
Aug 08, 2024•27 min•Ep. 220
We have been traveling a lot this month and thought playing a popular episode again would be good. This episode deals with one of the key ways we avoid the uncomfortable. We escape. Escapism is a way of actively giving up and we help you deal with it in this episode. When things are hard or uncomfortable many of us give up but in an active way. We don’t quit but focus on other areas of our lives to avoid the hard areas. This happens especially when we feel confused or insecure. In this episode, ...
Jul 31, 2024•26 min•Ep. 219
We are nerds in many different ways. One of the big things we do is get into long discussions about anime and movies. We discuss the character arcs and how they develop as people and what they do to show that in the shows. After the movies, we talk through our favorite parts and what made it memorable for us. This makes shows and moves more interesting to us. The Bible is designed to be something you can dig through your whole life and keep finding amazing things. God gave us the Word so we woul...
Jul 24, 2024•30 min•Ep. 218
Recently I learned a hack for my iPhone that I never knew. It’s one of those things that had probably always been there but I didn’t realize it. Now that I do I use it all the time. Have you ever had something like that? You use something and then later realize some new aspect to it or something about it you never knew, making it even better for you to use. The Bible is like that. We can casually read the Bible and learn some things but when we look at the intricate ways it fits together and the...
Jul 17, 2024•28 min•Ep. 217
Have you ever had a misconception about someone and then when you met them you found it to be wrong? We all have done that at some time or another. Many people are like that when it comes to the Bible. The Bible is very different from any other book and too many people don’t read it for themselves or try to understand it. They often go off of things they heard or saw in a video but they don’t find out for themselves. This week’s show will dive into some of the common misconceptions people have a...
Jul 10, 2024•28 min•Ep. 216
We want all men to be Thriving Men. They thrive when working on the 4 fundamentals of their lives: Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual. We include the spiritual because as men we are spiritual creatures. God created us this way and we flourish when we live His design. The spiritual side of us as men is the foundation of all the other fundamentals. One of the best ways to build our spiritual side is to engage with the book designed to do that: The Bible. Join us as we talk about the greate...
Jul 03, 2024•28 min•Ep. 215
Overcoming procrastination is hard because it seems like the world is working against you! Try looking at the checkout line at Wal-Mart. They don’t have protein shakes or healthy snacks, do they? No, they put candy and other stuff that makes you want them and buy impulsively. But don’t worry, we have more tips to help you build up your procrastination muscles in this week’s episode. If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode, listen to it first and then check this one out. Both of them have ...
Jun 26, 2024•31 min•Ep. 214
We have worked to better understand procrastination and its negative effects over the last few weeks. Now we will explore some practical tips and techniques to overcome procrastination and boost productivity in our lives. This is a mixture of practical things we can do each day along with some mental shifts and changes that can help us beat procrastination in our lives. Creating a Productive Work Environment How you behave is deeply influenced by where you are and what you’re surrounded by. The ...
Jun 19, 2024•31 min•Ep. 213
There’s always more to the story. There’s always more than meets the eye. Procrastination is no exception. We often think of procrastination as some fundamental character flaw- “Well procrastination must mean I’m a lazy bum. That’s just who I am.” The reality is very different. Procrastination is often an outward symptom of inward issues. It’s the fruit, not the root. It’s not self-contained, it's linked to other parts of our life. When we dig deeper, we will discover that there’s a lot more to ...
Jun 12, 2024•32 min•Ep. 212
Procrastination seems to be a common theme for many men today. We’ve been coaching a small group of men from different backgrounds but all had the same issue: Procrastination! We all procrastinate in different areas of our lives and sometimes feel the bad consequences, but procrastination isn’t always bad. In this week’s show, we talk through what procrastination is along with some of the negative side effects of it. Plus, we deal with misunderstandings about procrastination that affect many men...
Jun 05, 2024•26 min•Ep. 211
The Art of Rest and Recovery: The Key to Recharge and Optimize Your Performance In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to overlook the importance of rest and recovery. We often fill our days and nights with activities and we pay the price by losing sleep and never resting to recover. This hurts us and can harm our ability to live the life we were designed to live. Let’s do a deep dive into rest and recovery and why it is so important to us. You can also get more details on our blog at www.thrivi...
May 29, 2024•42 min•Ep. 210
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle over the long term means understanding and dealing with your food. We have some practical tips to help you navigate away from the strange nutrition advice you may hear and focus on what works over the long haul. Calories are a reality that we must embrace to have a balanced and sustainable approach to nutrition. On today's show, we dive into the reality of the calorie. Understanding calories and their impact on weight management Calories are not evil- they are uni...
May 22, 2024•36 min•Ep. 209
We are continuing our focus on movement when it comes to having a beach-ready body. In this episode, we dive into the practical realities if we want to increase the movement in our lives. Too many of us think it is impossible with our crazy schedule. The truth is it can happen with some specific focus. Reality One: You’ve Got to Plan The movement required to live with a beach-ready body does not happen by accident. Planning your exercise time and how you add more movement to your life is somethi...
May 15, 2024•30 min•Ep. 208
When it comes to our health, it is easy to look for the “one trick” to bring a beach-ready body, but there isn’t a trick. There isn’t some “magic formula” that fixes our health and keeps us in shape. It always comes down to the little daily decisions in our life. The idea for this series came from a quote that Dr. Layne Norton put on X: "STOP stressing over every single health topic. The majority of ‘optimal’ health can be achieved through Regular exercise Controlling calories Eating enough prot...
May 08, 2024•32 min•Ep. 207
Is there an ideal body type? Body types and ideal body types are always changing. Standards of beauty vary from time period to time period. We even see that today. Different countries will often have different standards of beauty and looks. The problem with these types of standards is that for many of us, they aren’t possible so we don’t even try. What is the use of being in shape if we will never reach a “standard” of perfection? We have to change our minds when it comes to this and it starts w...
May 01, 2024•37 min•Ep. 206
Life often never goes as we planned. Many of us had dreams as kids of what we wanted to be when we grew up. Most of us change those many times before we become adults. No one’s life goes according to their first initial plan. Why is this? Because we all make adjustments as we grow. We learn about ourselves and we mature in our values. Adjusting to life is part of living life well. We adjust to things like jobs and relationships. Having confidence doesn’t mean we get everything right. It means we...
Apr 24, 2024•41 min•Ep. 205
Being the main character of your own life and building confidence only happens when you have focus. Our focus on the why behind our lives really does matter. Too often we are so busy living life that we never think about why. We call this survivor mode. A way of life for too many of us We have to start living with purpose in the face of the busyness of life Busyness is a distraction and deception for too many of us We want to escape the survivor mode by focusing our lives and we do that by recog...
Apr 17, 2024•39 min•Ep. 204
“Action is the currency of a life well lived.” This truth shows up in our lives every day. We must take action in our lives and not just wish things would change. Without action, there won’t be change and many aspects of life wouldn’t happen. We all must take action if we want to live our lives well. We are talking on today’s show about building confidence and being the main character of our own lives. To do this, we must make choices and then take action. Choices always precede action and actio...
Apr 10, 2024•39 min•Ep. 203
Building Your Confidence: Being the Main Character of Your Own Life: Confident People Are Self-Aware We’ve all had those moments where reality slapped us in the face. Mine was an anniversary picture where I looked like I needed a man bra. It was not a pretty site and it woke me up to reality. My self-awareness had woken up. We all need to have a healthy dose of self-awareness to grow in our confidence. Being the main character of our lives means taking full responsibility for ourselves and our a...
Apr 03, 2024•39 min•Ep. 202
Welcome to another episode of Manime Month where we learn manly lessons from Anime! We have loved doing these shows and if you enjoy them, let us know what shows you’d like us to use for future Manime months! Today on the show we look at the realities of compassion and how Naofumi showed compassion to people even when his feelings weren’t always there As men, we may not always feel things but we are good at getting things done. This is why we are great at showing compassion, but not always sympa...
Mar 27, 2024•41 min•Ep. 201
Rage is something we love in movies. When the main character goes into beast mode and takes all the bad guys down. We think of guys like John Wick who take out entire gangs for killing his dog. In “Rising of the Shield Hero,” Naofumi has the “Rage Shield.” This is a special power that he possesses that helps him win a bunch of fights. However, it does have a very high cost. For many men, rage is a common characteristic. They lose their temper and go at people or situations. For many, when they g...
Mar 20, 2024•34 min•Ep. 200
Anime is one of the best genres when it comes to a backstory. They can change how you feel about one of the villains after a backstory. How a character chooses to live after their backstory is what often makes them the villain or the protagonist. Naofumi had a bad backstory in Rising of the Shield Hero, but how he dealt with it is what helped him become a true hero. Many of us have hurts and pains from our past. How we deal with them is the key to overcoming and being a hero in our own story. On...
Mar 13, 2024•30 min•Ep. 199
This week we start a series that we are super excited about. We are combining two passions of ours: Anime and Thriving Men! Welcome to MANIME! The power of stories has been a constant throughout history and today some of the most powerful storytelling is through the Anime genre. We wanted to choose an anime that we felt had many lessons in it for us as men so we chose the show, “Rising of the Shield Hero.” We will discuss many things the protagonist, Iwatani Naofumi, goes through in season one. ...
Mar 06, 2024•38 min•Ep. 198
