GreatMan Podcast

What amount of cursing is acceptable? At what age were you exposed to crass language? Anthony and Jay address these questions, and many more, in today’s episode as they put their vocabulary under a microscope.

Men, our language has gotten out of control. From movie scripts to backyard barbecues, foul language has become commonplace to the point of excess. Instead of reaching for the same, overused, vile words you so often use, let’s cut the laziness and be creative with our communication.

On today’s episode, Anthony, Jay, and Producer Jonas sit down for a round table-style discussion on the topic of hate. Amidst a relevant conversation about global events, the guys take on some uncomfortable questions, like when does judgment become hatred? How do you recognize hateful patters in your own behavior? And what does it look like to effectively disarm someone exhibiting hatred?

My observation as a historian is that many men are captured early and deformed by being told who they should hate. Often before a young man is mature enough to form his own thoughts, he is handed a generational hatred. Men, it’s time to recognize the hate you may have inherited from your upbringing, the hate you might be holding, or the hate you might be passing to the next generation, and put an end to it.

This week Anthony and Jay get personal, revealing ways in which they have harbored resentment, shifted blame, and allowed lies and misconceptions to accumulate. Today’s conversation will push you to spend time in your control room, to question your unhealthy behaviors, and examine which petty (or significant) hurts still follow you today.

When it comes to life’s difficulties, it’s not always the explosive events, but the slow leaks that can leave us empty. What seemingly small offenses, lies, or comparisons are you letting leak into your soul? Today, Stephen encourages us to put aside the petty hurts that distract us from our bigger purpose. Men, let’s have done with lesser things.

Today, Anthony and Jay share accounts of how they have personally handled criticism and gossip in their homes and businesses. When responding to critical input from others, controlling your emotions and facing reality open the door to growth and maturity.

Men, if you’ve not experienced it already, there will come a time in your life when you will be criticized, whether wrongly or necessarily. Stephen offers some insight as to how he has personally dealt with instances of criticism and gossip, and how these unpleasant circumstances are actually opportunities for growth.

As Anthony and Jay unpack Stephen’s charge to “kill the creep” in our lives, they examine where addiction stems from, how we are set up by society to become addicted, and what habits might be lying right under our noses that are creeping into our souls.

Life is full of pleasures that are designed to be enjoyed. But for men especially, it can be easy for these pleasures to creep into addictions. From alcohol to sex, eating to working, our enjoyment can fall victim to the law of diminishing returns and leave us constantly wanting more. Let’s combat overindulgence so we can be present to those who need us most.

Do you have set principles that you live by? How aware are you of the emotions you feel? How do these two concepts live together in harmony in our lives? Join Anthony and Jay as they encourage us to acknowledge our emotions while keeping them under the fortress of our principles.

Emotions are an essential part of any man’s life. They help us bring passion and investment to all that we do. Yet, when we allow those emotions to overwhelm our principles, we can end up in big trouble. Listen in as Stephen illustrates the careful art of carrying our emotions.