The Thriving Man Podcast

By: David Maxwell
  • Summary

  • 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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  • Our Core Strength as Men
    Nov 6 2024

    Core strength often involves our abs and whether we are exercising. However, we want to discuss a different type of core strength in this week’s show: Inner Core Strength.

    This has nothing to do with abs but has everything to do with your Values. When a man has values and seeks to live by them, he is stronger in every area of his life. When a man ignores his values, he will live a weak life of following others. Join us as we focus on values and why they are so important to men today.

    Society has a lot of weak men

    Weak men lack purpose and wander through their lives

    Weak men selfishly focus on themselves

    A weak man’s world is easily wrecked by circumstances

    Weak men will often seek escape from hard choices

    The Answer

    The answer isn’t just to try harder

    The answer is to build your core strength

    Core strength in men is their values

    Values = Core Principles that Guide Our Lives

    Some values are universal and some are personal

    Lack of Values Makes Men Followers

    They will become slaves to other people’s opinions and their appetites

    RESOURCES TO HELP YOU THRIVE AS A MAN

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    Thriving Man Coaching Resources

    4D MODEL FREE PDF

    Learn about the 4 fundamentals of a Successful Life

    Discover OUR SPEAKING AND HOW WE HAVE EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD

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    28 mins
  • Extremism Attitudes Men Battle
    Oct 30 2024

    As men, we tend to go to extremes in different areas of our lives. This can be a good thing when applied appropriately, but many of us struggle with different types of extremism in our everyday lives.

    On today’s show, we discuss some of the common extremisms many guys struggle with. These are simple attitudes that can hurt us as we try to build a thriving life.

    We also give a simple attitude adjustment near the end of the show to help you fight against extremism in your life.

    If You Can’t Do Something Right, Don’t Do It at All!

    Many men use this to justify not trying

    This attitude can ignore the learning process

    Go Big or Go Home!

    This attitude is seen in the blaze of glory mentality

    We focus on going big in every area of our lives

    The problem is we often look at regular everyday life as not “enough”

    We use this attitude to justify sacrificing the important areas of our lives to reach a “pinnacle” of success

    You Have to Give Everything You’ve Got!

    There are certain areas this attitude applies, but it can’t be in every area

    Some men use this attitude to brag about the grind so they feel better about themselves

    In the end, we often pick the wrong area to give everything we’ve got and ignore the important areas of our lives: Relationships, health, growth, financial wisdom

    The Truth of Success is Found in the Small Daily Decisions

    Momentum is what builds lasting success and we build momentum with small daily decisions

    We want to build the daily habits of success that will give us a solid foundation for success

    Once we build the habits, they become ingrained into our lives and a part of who we are as men

    CHALLENGE:

    What are your top habits that pour into your long-term success?

    What habits are you building that you can carry on your journey?

    Your legacy is how you lived your life, not the reputation that follows you after you die

    RESOURCES TO HELP YOU THRIVE AS A MAN

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    Thriving Man Coaching Resources

    4D MODEL FREE PDF

    • Learn about the 4 fundamentals of a Successful Life

    Discover OUR SPEAKING AND HOW WE HAVE EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD

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    29 mins
  • Beating Back Discouragement
    Oct 23 2024

    Discouragement is easy to fall into in our society today. With the rise of social media and worldwide connectedness, we often find examples of guys who do things better than us. This means we have to fight against it actively. If we aren’t careful, we can fall into a place of discouragement where we stay busy but don’t live purposefully.

    On today’s show, we discuss the cycles of discouragement and why we get to this place. As we recognize the mindset, we can begin to fight against it.

    The Suck Cycle

    Many men get to a place of frustration and declare, “I’m going to CHANGE!”

    Then they come up with some crazy plan which often ends in failure

    This puts them right back to the start but with more frustration

    They eventually develop a lack of belief in their ability to change

    Everything’s Personal

    Our discouragement grows when we take everything in a hyper-personal way

    “I’m fat because I’m a failure” “I’m poor because I’m lazy”

    There is a place for taking personal responsibility, but does everything have to be personal?

    We have to learn to separate who we are as men from what we do as men

    Dealing with Failure

    Our sense of failure often derives from our Unrealistic expectations

    We battle this by learning to approach setbacks differently

    Defining the problem

    Trading condemnation for curiosity: Curiosity asks, “Why I fail?”; Condemnation assumes it’s all our fault

    Get help

    CHALLENGE:

    Quit trying to fix multiple things to get better in

    Pick one thing to get better at and focus your energy on that

    Get curious about past failures and seek to learn from them instead of ignoring them

    Quit trying to lone-wolf fix things in your life


    RESOURCES TO HELP YOU THRIVE AS A MAN

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    Thriving Man Coaching Resources

    4D MODEL FREE PDF

    • Learn about the 4 fundamentals of a Successful Life

    Discover OUR SPEAKING AND HOW WE HAVE EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD

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    31 mins

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A must listen!

I enjoy listening to David, he is precise and to the point. He has a relaxing voice that draws you in, almost like a father or grandfather. He lays down wisdom in every episode. The men of this world need to listen to this podcast or someone similar. For me personally, the best part is that he brings in the gospel from time to time without shoving it in your face.

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