204. Sonder, and the Difference between Mentoring and Teaching - with Jordan Bowman, Community Leader, Executive Director | Journeymen

“I can’t light a fire under young people. But I can help them find their fire, and then I can feed it. That’s my goal as a mentor.” - Jordan Bowman Jordan Bowman is the Executive Director of Journeymen, a nonprofit mentoring teenage boys to become men of integrity. Jordan is passionate about fostering connection and compassion, focusing on self-awareness and emotional intelligence. He designs and facilitates transformative experiences for diverse groups, guiding them in leadership development, team-building, and strategy. Join us to hear Jordan's insights on building resilient young men and cultivating conscious masculinity. --- (0:00) Welcome (1:10) Jordan introduces himself (4:15) Jordan and Ashanti make their masks (7:05) Front of Jordan’s Mask (9:00) Front of Ashanti’s Mask (10:45) Work-life balance and service-minded people (12:49) Back of Jordan’s Mask (16:20) Back of Ashanti’s Mask (21:52) Mentoring, compromising with mentees, and the tension of stretching someone’s development (30:30) Addressing conflict in the classroom; building a restorative classroom (35:04) How to evolve while working with men and boys; next steps for our society (37:40) How to get in touch with Jordan --- Topics include: sonder, work-life balance, mentoring, teaching, working with young boys and men, healthy masculinity vs. toxic masculinity, mentoring vs. teaching, building restorative culture with young people, conflict resolution, classroom culture --- Connect with Jordan Bowman: Website: https://journeymentriangle.org/  Website: https://www.jbowman.org/  Social Media: @Jordan7Bowman Social Media: @Journeymen_NC --- Join our 5k Challenge: https://charity.pledgeit.org/20thAnnualEF5KChallenge  Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at [email protected]  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/