The Importance Of Owning Your Self Respect

Mark starts with the IMC flywheel of life Todays topic is self respect or self dignity and how it impacts relationships Mark says it was at the core of his divorce "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything He shares his thoughts about the mask mandates Jim asks Mark to read the definitions of self-respect and self-dignity Jim brings the wheel back in, shares the 5 categories and he lands on Relationships Mark reflects back on his upbringing and his family's evolution He cites his sister's disrespectful posture and then he shares his disagreement with his daughter about BLM Jim applauds Mark's ability to maintain his self-respect Jim talks a bit about his dad's ability to demand/maintain his self respect Both guys suggested men are being challenged in this area all the time Jim says when a leader caves, he can't get that back The guys bring childhood fighting and sports into the discussion Then mark shares his experience with employees who give up their dignity at work Mark tells his self respect story from 25 years ago Jim reflects on Marks story with praise and cites his self-control too Jim thinks the self respect issue is very different between men and woman He shares his views on his dealings with women Mark talks about relationships and how different they can be Jim says "manage the crazy" and the guys have fun with it.  He says we're all "crazy" Both guys think masculinity and femininity are being challenged and the roles are blurred Man needs woman and woman needs man Mark talks about his current relationship and how the roles have developed. He attributes their success to the level of dignity they both encourage each other to maintain Jim brings crazy back up and how triggering it is - they get a few laughs Jim talks about his wife's reaction to "crazy" Mark says people give up their dignity too easily.  How you say things is important Jim brings up cancel culture and how bad that is Mark thinks the current people in power are asking us to give up our self respect Jim brings up the shift in schools around bullying and how teachers can't discipline anymore Mark shares a junior high school fight story…Jim has one of his own too Mark thinks young men are being weakened Jim tells his story about misbehaving in class when he was young - one of the best lessons he ever received Mark says even if you don't feel it right away, giving up your self respect eats away at your soul He also says that anyone who would intentionally try to take another's self respect away is evil Jim shares his experience with a manipulative leader who cut down students in a group he was in Jim brings up the military and their psychological training Mark brings up the difference - sacrificing their lives - requires a different set of rules