Friendship - We're All Starving For Human Interaction

Mark introduces the topic of friendships between men and shares how it came from our friend Jeff's annual golf outing He connects it to the wheel and the Harvard study of men which concludes that men thrive based on the number and depth of their friendships Jim appreciates the fact that we're coming up on 60 episodes He shares his opinion of male relationships. How they change over time and how guys used to do things with only other men Jim talks about how some friendships ships die out and others go away and come back Mark brings up how his mentor and he lost touch for 2t years and recently reconnected. He says time is a challenge Mark brings up his recent meeting with one of his best friends…who hates Donald Trump Jim has a friend who feels the same way They talk about disagreement versus personal insult Mark reinforces the mission of the podcast - a place for men to talk about anything Jim says technology has isolated and divided us and we're all starving for human interaction Jim says boys play and girls pretend and the guys talk about competition and dopamine. What happens when things come to an end Mark talks about how we all have hardships in common over time and how helpful it is to have others to talk to about the hard stuff Jim brings up alignment. Mind body and spirit calibrated…How important it is for him to start his day doing thing to calibrate and align himself Mark talks about his morning routine and reflects back on his meet up with his buddy Jim brings up the law of attraction and the "coincidence" of his mentor reentering his life Mark brings up his relationship with God Both guys reflect on their friends gold outing and how much realignment took place then Jim tells a story about a recent consulting gig client and an aligned text message exchange Mark says when you put in the work, coincidences occur We move people with energy and it can be positive or negative Mark tells a story about walking away from a friendship Jim chimes in about walking away and self awareness Mark talks more about the friendship he walked away from Jim reminds us how important it is to be around positive people Mark brings up happiness and fulfillment in the context of needing to reconnect with a couple of friends. . There is risk of disappointment. Mark shares a friend story of redemption Mark talks about how he was lacking during his divorce. Jim gives Mark credit for the self reflection Both guys agree to reconnect with 2 old friends as a challenge to everyone