Menfolk Journeys

Are there specific, precise, lodged-in-your-memory moments in your life that completely changed the direction of your thinking, your purpose, your entire way of living?Do you have a time that totally shifted your perspective on what you considered to be your reality?Michael Tierno had a revelatory moment in his adulthood that changed the way he thought of, well, EVERYTHING.And then, he pursued a life that focused on how to live with a new place of being and seeing, and how to help others create an entirely new way of thinking of their world.Support the show

What happens when you decide to dismantle your own life, because it wasn't working for you?Do you have the courage to deconstruct...and then rebuild? Can you look around your life and - if it's not what you want from it - begin again? Do you have the courage to do so?So often, people fall into a track that doesn't suit their happiness...but they stay on it because it's safe, normative, and the known known.This is a story and conversation with a man who did the opposite. He left his life, and rebuilt another one in its place. Challenging? Yes. Heartbreaking? Yes. Seemingly overwhelming? Yes. But is it worth it...well, you can decide.Support the show

Why do so many men struggle with communication...especially in their intimate relationships? Oftentimes, men find it more uncomfortable to share feelings and thoughts than just about anything else...but that skill is the key to having more open, honest, and authentic connections.The ability to have those kinds of conversations and relationships isn't just something a few lucky men were born with. It can be learned. Trained. Improved.McKenzie has developed a method and approach for helping men better understand their own emotions and to relate better with anyone about their feelings and ideas. His approach to bring men together for honest improvement is working wonders, and it helps us define what true masculinity can be.Learn more about him and his services at https://groupsformen.com/Support the show

Addiction comes in many ways and forms...and the most pernicious of all are addictions that are Anonymous, Affordable, and Accessible. Unfortunately, with today's technologies, pornography checks all of those addiction boxes. And for young men, it can be an absolute trap that causes real harm - not only for themselves, but for their relationships.Jeremy experienced this addiction himself...but then he was able to master, control, and overcome. Through Buddhist meditation practices and mindfulness exercises, he found a path forward - not only of healing, but of teaching.So now Jeremy helps other men overcome that addiction in a positive, nurturing, effective, safe way. He's changing lives and helping other men be better versions of themselves.Learn more about Jeremy's program called Unhooked Academy at https://www.unhookedacademy.com/Support the show

It's one thing to be a coach and help your athletes overcome challenges, injury, setbacks, and mental blocks.It's another thing to be a coach and have to overcome your own adversity - even your own disability.Scott was disabled in his early twenties...right when he was beginning a coaching career. He had to learn how to not just push past his challenge, but finally acknowledge his disability, and what it meant. And also, what it didn't mean. And from there, move along with the path of life that was most authentic to him: being a coach.Oh, and winning a few National Championships, too. :)His book, Play From Your Heart, is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Play-Your-Heart-Scott-Martin/dp/B0GKPWK261Support the show

How can you reconcile your memories of your father, when doing so becomes painful, embarrassing, and leaves you with a feeling of loss?Patton has had to think about his sonhood experiences with his alcoholic father, and the destructive wake he grew up in. It wasn't until he was older and became his own father that he dedicated time, heart, and energy to writing down his own reflections and feelings. And, perhaps in doing so, he could begin to heal himself and even arrive at a place of forgiveness and understanding.Because, if you don't forgive, how can you move forward? How can you think about the future if you're still clinging to the past?You can find his book, The Father You Get: And the Ones You Make, Believe In, and Become, on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Father-You-Get-Believe-Become/dp/1506486983Support the show

As a young man, Anthony embraced his natural surroundings in Appalachia, paying attention to the workings of the world. With family around him, and a model of manhood in his grandfather, he grew up in a place where he knew he belonged.A career in the USAF, flying combat missions, put him in situations where he had to depend on his team and others, and they on him, for survival.How does that affect us? What kinds of release do we need when those pressures mount over time?Anthony found solace in his own recovery, and is now again embracing his natural environments and family...and helping others with their recovery, too.His book is Moonchild: The Roots and Wings of a USAF Combat Special Missions Aviator, available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Child-Special-Missions-Aviator/dp/B0DZMXBHJ4Support the show

The Hero's Journey is generally, in broad strokes, thought of as Joseph Campbell's archetype of a single person going into the Wilderness, encountering the Challenge, overcoming the Challenge, and becoming Transformed in the process. Then the Hero can bring the newly-earned wisdom and experience back to the Tribe.Lyubim's journey follows that structure, where he became something more out of his challenges, and is now bringing to his tribe a service and dedication that has now defined his life.From an Exodus to Olympic Athlete, from American Businessman to Volunteer for Ukranian Veterans, his journey of heroic efforts continues, as he continues on a life of service.Learn more about his work at wings4heroes.org.Support the show

What does it mean to be Lionhearted?How can you be - as a man - a Warrior, Lover, King, and Hero? And, what do those archetypes actually mean in terms of building ourselves?And, when you’re raised to be quiet, small, and unassuming, what happens when you realize that you’re bigger, bolder, and stronger than you thought?Eric Rogell’s journey is about finding true strength of being. Understanding the balance of pride and compassion, strength and tenderness, fierceness and love. Of being all of those things, and feeling all of those emotions in order to become a more fully-versed man.Also, you can find his book on Amazon: Lions Raised as Lambs: Your Guide To Being a Better Man.Support the show

No one knows what kind of experiences change how we think about our Faith. It's private, individual, and can't be thought of as a common experience.Chris want to West Point with a plan of being a soldier, then a chaplain. A goal to become a spiritual healer and leader amongst his bretheren.But how can you be a spiritual leader if your own Faith is being questioned? How do you reconcile your vision of the evidence of God, versus what you experienced?His journey is an honest, strong, thoughtful, and deeply intimate one of questioning the roots of his own tree of faith, examining the branches, the wholeness of it all, and figuring out what his own path was going to be.Support the show

The Foster Care experience is referred to - by the kids who live it - as "The System." For the youth who are doing the best they can to live their life, The System can be filled with strangeness, uncertainty, and above all, the feeling like they lack any power or control over their own lives.Josh went through The System, and at an incredibly vulnerable time, was homeless for half a year, living in the park while finishing up high school.Yet, for all the obstacles thrown his way, he has managed to overcome and not just survive - but succeed.He did the strongest thing of all - accept some help - and in doing so, managed to change the trajectory of his life. He managed to pay is way through college and is now launching himself into a successful young adulthood.His is a journey of strength, courage, perseverance, and an indomitable belief that he can overcome any obstacles that come his way.Support the show

Laying down a foundation for your life - something upon which to build an ethical, moral, and livable framework - might be one of the most important things we do.How will I treat others? What do I value? What's important to me? How do I see myself? How can I become a better person?These are all the best questions to ask. And without a foundation, these questions get more difficult to answer.Brad and I chat about how Scientology became his foundation, and its benefits to how Brad lives his life might surprise some listeners & viewers.His journey has taught him how to overcome obstacles, construct a fulfilling life, and craft a repeatable approach to clear negative thoughts and their imprints from his mind.Have you been able to do that?We can all learn from the foundation that Brad has built. Support the show

Living a life that guided by Faith is rare. And, building a profession from a foundation of Faith is even rarer, unless you become a church leader.Matthew is not a church leader, but he is a learned scholar of Christian works by St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Francis de Sales, and more. And what he brings to the conversation - to living - is a clear-eyed understanding of how he views our dance with the world, our dance with reality itself. What is the driving force behind our purpose? How can we better live with others? What are the thoughts and ways to become good parents? Without a foundation, a view, these are impossible questions to answer. But with a vision of how to live, and why we live, the most important questions in our lives can be resolved. And just maybe, we can find a path towards contentment.Support the show

What does it mean to have a relationship with money? We attach such deep emotion, anxiety, and energy to the idea of money in our personal lives, and in the world itself. We think about money in terms of status, livelihood, material comfort, risk, and more, and sometimes fail to see it clearly.And, how do men deal with their own emotions about money? And is that changing?This conversation goes into a man's journey about finding a career that dives into emotions, planning, and thoughts on how to manage, think, and feel about money.What do you think about money? How often do you think about money? And, most importantly, what are your feelings about money?Support the show

If you have the gift of performance, and are inspired to pursue a career...do you go for it? Do you really dive in and make it happen? Or, do you tuck it away and go for a safer pathway?Troy Horne decided to stay true to himself, and lean in to a path of performance...and all that goes with it. The heartpouring of emotion and talent to be under the biggest, beautiful lights of Broadway, the professionalism to be on stage with some of the biggest music acts...and of course, the dark nights and challenging moments of wondering when the next gig is coming.He unpacks his journey, which has led him from those experiences to now becoming a successful entrepreneur, author, and father.Hear from one of the biggest hearts around as he speaks about his journey.Support the show

No one said that relationships were easy. And, growing up, we only have the models around us to see how to have successful - or unsuccessful - relationships. Of course, we learn as we have more experience, and figure out what works or doesn't work.But we oftentimes fail to communicate well, or even know what we want to say.Even with spouses, children, good friends - those closest to us - we mess up.Anil has learned how good relationships come about, why they sometimes unravel, and how to be our best communicators with the ones we love the most.Support the show

When you have dyslexia, not only can you be challenged by reading, but you can also become beset with anxiety, feelings of being stupid, and all of the embarrassment that comes with those years.And, when you know you're smart, imagine how frustrating that must be.Mike Wood lived that childhood, and had negative imprints imposed on him while he was growing up.But, he learned, later in life, how to unpack, label, and rewrite those negative imprints. He practiced meditation, learned how to tap into his own energy chakras to create a freedom of living. He learned how to tap into The Flow, The Universe, whatever you want to call it. And it's made all the difference in his - and his son's - life.Support the show

When your entire life seems to crumble in a succession of calamities, and the building that had been your identity is decimated, how do you rebuild?What kinds of tools do you have to create a new identity? What do you want to bring with you that you've already had? What do you want to let go? Jonathon Aslay completely rebuilt his life in his 40's, and has had a profound journey of discovery, growth, and a new way to look at his life.He was reborn, and is now living a brand new life of love, purpose, and growth.Also, his book, "What the Heck is Self Love," is available on Amazon. Support the show

This is a conversation about an epic man's journey from poverty to salvation.  From time immemorial, we have spoken about the Hero going into the Wilderness, about facing the ghosts that haunt us, about finding Grace in the moments of our darkest despair.This is a story of such a hero. Rand Timmerman was born into a life where he felt "doomed to poverty," and found a path out by serving as a combatant in the Vietnam War.And the demons and ghosts haunted him through alcohol...until he persevered, rose up from the depths, and came out, whole, and through his own Spiritual Passage.Also, find his book, A Spiritual Passage, on Amazon.Support the show

Do you have moral or ethical pillars that hold up the house of your life? Have you been able to live in a way that upholds your values? And, do you know what your values actually are?Mark's conversation explores how spending time on a farm creates an understanding and appreciation of the complexity of nature, and the simplicity of its lessons.And, we talk about how those lessons can help us become stronger, more ethical, more attuned to the workings of the world, and better people.He paid attention to the teachable moments from his father, and is dropping some teachable moments to his own children.And from the conversation you'll ask...what is the foundation of your life?Support the show

What makes a strong man?His body? His mind? His convictions? His resilience? His fortitude?Ken was born into a cradle of love and community, and lived a vigorous, athletic youth. Then, in a moment of college football, he suffered a damaging injury, irrevocably paralyzing him from the shoulders down.Undaunted, he continued on...earning his degree, multiple Master's degrees, a JD, and went on to fight for, pursue, and enjoy a storied career as a counselor and assistant district attorney and trial lawyer.Oh, and there's also the feat of raising triplet boys.This man is a Mountain, and shows us how to point our minds and spirits into something positive and fulfilling, despite obstacles and challenges that life throws our way.He is a model of Manhood.Support the show

What does it mean to be a successful man? Whose definition do you follow? Yours? Someone else's?Justin has a beautiful and unique answer to what makes a man successful. He's arrived at this over the course of a life that started with an innate confidence that he could figure stuff out, and that he could make a life that was his own.From starting out independently at 17 to raising 3 young girls while owning and building his own business, Justin has learned how to work, focus, and trust himself to build a life.And in the process, learn what it truly means to be successful, for him.Support the show

When do we hit our prime? Is it twenty-five? Fifty-five? Why not seventy-four?Don Akchin hit a slump three years after he retired from his career, only to bounce back with more energy and positive force as a strong 74-year-old.His book - The AfterWork: Finding Fulfilling Alternatives to Retirement - is not only a guide for new retirees, but also a life-line for him.He has chosen to embrace the archetype of the kindly sage, instead of the irascible curmudgeon. And that has made all the difference in his own joy and daily energy.This is a great conversation on how to age gracefully, and with purpose.Support the show

When your life literally depends on your ability to be aware, present, and perceptive, you'd better learn how to do that extremely well.But what if that skill needs to be developed? Or, what if you have it - innately - and it can be cultivated to a master-level degree?Pete Turner is an incredibly perceptive man. He's also a fan of The Muppet Show, which immediately puts him in great standing. He's someone who recognized that he has a unique gift and ability to engage and communicate with complete strangers...and make them feel comfortable.Can't we all learn how to do that a bit better?Support the show

Can men be strong and humble?Can men be physically capable, even dangerous, yet be voluntarily in control?Can men strive to excel while embracing failure and discomfort?Can a man learn and grow from stress?Bryce Eddy introduces me to the term Hormesis, which, biologically, is based on the idea that small amounts of positive stress can unlock adaptive response and growth that improves health and resilience.Have men lost some of that in 2025? Are we less resilient than we were? Can we learn how to be more resilient ourselves, and teach that resilience to the next generation of men?This is a conversation with someone who desires to be - and seems to be -  unstoppable in his convictions, and seeking discomfort in a desire to practice resilience and strength. Support the show

Don't we all have our own, uniquely lived experience in living? Aren't our thoughts our own? Can't two people experience the same moment differently, based on who they are, and their own backgrounds and other, past experiences?This is a frank, honest, real yik-yak between two guys, one of whom shares stories and lessons from his own Black experience. Which is a different experience than my own. And, which is different than The Black Experience. His is the Parish Experience.We could all agree that inclusion - the act of creating environments where someone is welcome; equality - where every person's life is worthy; and diversity - which means that we all own the right to our own thoughts and ideas...are actually normal, good things in life and community.So where did it get polarizing, when, essentially, these are ideas we most all agree on?This is a great conversation about these topics and more, and how we engage the next generation to have dialogue that helps us all move forward together.Support the show

The latin term Vagari is a verb meaning "to roam" or "to wander." And while it's a cliche to say that not all who wander are lost, Vagari is the root for the noun "Vagabond."For most folks, that's a negative connotation. For Tommy, being a vagabond taught him a new way to live, a different way to apply the laws of human currency and interaction.Do I give to get? Do I give to keep giving? If I'm given something, do I pass something else on, so others get to receive?More than just taking a vow of poverty, Tommy learned - in mid-life - to better understand our most original - and human - exchanges. Before money, before Venmo, there was real currency.How do we have that kind of exchange now? Amazing journey, amazing man.Support the show

How often are you present in your situation? When do you start really paying attention, and learning how to learn?You don't have to have a lot of lived experience to begin good habits.My guest William started thinking about building his habits of how to learn in his early teens, and by building that habit, he's been able to launch his young adulthood successfully...in an unforgiving and challenging metropolis.His conversation is about what he's done to start his adulthood, where he hopes it can go, and how he's learning to get better every day.Support the show

Perhaps adversity is what makes us who we are. Perhaps we're better for having to overcome difficulties. Perhaps the small decisions and choices we make - every day - define who we become as a man.This conversation is with a man who has decided that, despite any heartaches, illness, and the myriad of challenges we all face, he will wake up each day with a purposeful and hopeful countenance.That doesn't mean it's easy. It just takes practice.Support the show

In what is and will become an annual tradition, we hear from different men about the lessons they learned from their fathers.Lessons of action, of words, of what was done, or what was not done.What are lessons you've learned? What lessons are you passing on? If you have children, are you dropping pearls for them to learn from? If you don't have children, are you leaving a legacy or mentorship to other young men?We all have the duty of teaching lessons to the next generation. The question is...what are yours?Support the show

What is your appetite for risk?Some men have a life where they seek out new adventures, explore strange new worlds, and boldly go into their futures. And for someone like Brian, it's been how he's lived his whole life.And if you're like that, what do you show your children as a lifestyle to live? And if you have boys, what does it teach them about courage, risk-taking, and a perspective of the world?This conversation is with a man who has lived with a manageable dose of risk his whole life...and in the course of doing so, has had marvelous adventures. And, he's teaching his boys to do the same. Support the show

Who is your tribe?Do you have a large family, or a community that surrounds you, supports you, and perhaps binds you? Are you born into a community, or do you make one for yourself?This conversation with Doug is about the magnetic draw of Community, and the beauty and challenge that comes with it. What if you think differently than your community? How do you frame your life individually when you're a part of something so connected?We all are better when we're part of something bigger, but we also need to stay who we are. It's a wonderful, interesting tension.Support the show

"Just be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." - Oscar WildeSometimes we lack the courage to really listen to the person you are, or sometimes we might hear, but don't understand what we're telling ourselves.Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to become the person we were always meant to be.My friend Lucio has had a remarkable, successful life...and it unfolded for him naturally as soon as he gave himself permission to live his most authentic life. Support the show

When do you make the choice to not become your dad?We all think about how we were raised, especially when we have our own children. And, we all think about what we want to do that worked in our past, and what not to do.My friend Michael had to navigate his father’s moods, and tried to make sure that his sons wouldn’t have to experience that kind of growing-up. But we all fail sometimes; and some of us recognize failure and recover to grow stronger.This is a story of a man who made his own a path of purpose. It’s about sonhood and fatherhood, and about how to make choices that make a life.Support the show

How do you know when you have to change your life?When you grow up in an all-encompassing and all-consuming world but then find that you need to live in another world to be your most authentic self, how do you find the strength to do that? Is it a survival instinct? My friend Zack grew up in an evangelical Christian home where he had to teach himself to read and live in a world-view that was very specific to his church.And then he left that world to seek out and create a new one for himself and his future family. He figured out how to see faith in a moment and actively love people around him…and sometimes even himself.This episode is about so much - resilience, bravery, belief, and a man’s journey to become more than he was born into.Support the show

Do we ever stop learning from our parents?Even at 70, my friend Cass thinks about his dad, and what kinds of lessons he’s passed on. Maybe the folklore of our parents never leave us. Maybe there are ideas and value that persist and live through us the whole of our lives.And what does that say about how we grow into our own manhood? It could be that our version can sometimes be a continuation of our father’s version. Or it could be a contrast. In any case, it’s natural for us to compare who we become as men to our fathers. We can do this without judgement, and bring to the comparison a curiosity that helps us figure out who we want to be, and what kind of man we choose to become.And, then we see how we are next to Pop, maybe we get a better understanding of both of us.Support the show

Is your responsibility to give and pass on in proportion to what you've been given?If you have been blessed with a head start and a safety net to fall into as a just-in-case, what do you do with that? My guest David spent that first part of his launching getting deep learning. He challenged himself with an outstanding, elite, and mutli-faceted education. And from that, he spun out a marvelous career filled with rich life experiences.And from that, he built a family that carries that sense of belonging and unity in the hopes of passing that kind of privilege to his own sons. He's done the right things with what he's been given, and continues to teach his own children how to do the right things themselves.Support the show

Have you wandered? And if you did, did you get back home or to your own “North Star’?I think the Homeric epic The Odyssey continues to be compelling, especially for menfolk, even after 2,700 years. The story of trying to get back home, but being detained, waylaid, having adventures, learning, and generally exploring various ways of living while maintaining a “North Star” is an apt metaphor.We can have these wanderings in the real physical sense - true travel - or within our own minds per James Joyce.My guest Simon did a bit of both. True physical wandering and significant career changes that have given him a complex, multi-faceted experience.And, he could track his journeys with significant generational markers - 9/11, the capitalistic boom and retreat in China, Covid - which literally changed the trajectory of his next stages.Support the show

The origin of the word “serendipity” is suggested to have from a 1754 fairy tale titled The Three Princes of Serendip, by Horace Walpole. In the story, the heroes ‘were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of’.Some folks think that having a life of unexpected - but sought for - blessings come from a divine higher power, or that in some ways the Universe conspires for you.Whatever your take on that idea, my guest Sean is now living a life where he is “following the breadcrumbs” that are put down in front of him. Those breadcrumbs are leading him and his family on an extraordinary path and experience.Serendipity is often described as being aware of what you’re looking for so you can see when the opportunities present themselves. Are you aware of the opportunities, are you opening yourself up to the breadcrumbs that are put down? Support the show

How do we gain confidence? Where does a sense of full possession, of being comfortable with who you are, come from? Does it ever leave? Or, once you possess yourself, can you hold fast to that belief that you are everything you need to be? Having that confidence in yourself is an enviable trait...and can give a man a swagger about themselves.But what if that man is your own father? How does that translate to you? This is a great conversation about a man who is a son and father, and who looks at his father with the clearer-eyed perspective of being an adult. It's a yik-yak about growing up with a forceful presence, giving yo the confidence that you can find your own sense of self.Support the show

When we are growing up, do we know we're missing some vital things in life? And when we grow up, do we try to reclaim the stuff we felt we missed?My guest did, and does. He recognized some things in his life that he wanted to reclaim, and set out on an independent, fearless course to do that in his adulthood.This is a conversation about how to embrace what failure can do for us, creating a model for the next generation to stride forward in confidence and fearlessness, and to recognize the importance of being there for other people.Support the show

When we discover our true, authentic selves, it's usually in childhood. Let's say we're about 5 or 6 years old, and we're aware enough of people, we're beginning to form our own identity, but we're not saddled with the expectations from friends or parents, or bounded by societal norms.Sometimes, we keep to that core self, but more often, boys and men are careened off-track because of situations outside of their control...and need to find a way back.This is a conversation about getting back to the best part of ourselves, even though it took decades to do just that. But the beautiful part of life is that, in some ways, it's never too late. The upward spiral we create can happen at any time of life.Support the show

What guidance do you have in charting the course of your life? What kind of convention, pillars, framework, or set of rules do you abide by?When beginning an adulthood, many men get lost. So many find that the paths are too winding, open, and there are no clear stepping stones or guardrails to help guide a life.My friend Tim recognized that there could be fundamentals of living a life that set him on a course of clarity and purpose. It has served him his entire adulthood, and he has passed this approach to his sons. This is generational wealth - not necessarily in terms of finances, but in how to live a successful life.Support the show

This is a MONSTER episode. How do you go from a completely chaotic childhood filled with abuse and mixed families, push through a confusing adulthood of service and religion, and find yourself with a 30+ year marriage, a bevy of beautiful children, and a path towards continual learning?How can you do that, unless you are indomitable, unbreakable, and made of Titanium?This story is one that needs to be told. From driving through chaos and finding new ways of learning and love, my friend Eriq has found a passion with Jiu-Jitsu that challenges his fears, focuses his mind, and brings clarity to his life in the moment.This is a conversation that moves into faith, purpose, action, family, and the reasons we keep moving forward.Support the show

What does it mean to combine a profession and a purpose? Who among us are working towards meaning with how they make a living?This story is about a man who learned through his own patterns that meaning and purpose in everyday activity is what he was meant to do.The people he has met and the opportunities that have unfolded all lead him on a path of purpose and to a place where his livelihood and his contributions to his community are blended together.Support the show

Is pride and love for our children unconditional? Do we - at our core, as parents - want our children to be happy and proud of their most authentic selves?We know that over the entire history of human culture, from Gallelio to the Suffragettes to Martin Luther King, Jr., people have changed social norms. So why wouldn't social norms about gender, roles, expectations, and how some people see themselves change, too? And it is people, folks who have family, who change these norms.This is an amazing conversation with both a father and his young adult child, and the family transition of when a dad's daughter becomes a son.I hope you listen to this conversation with an open heart and a wide mind. This is not a political or social conversation. This is a conversation about how the transition illustrated the joy and deep love that has been in their relationship all along.This is a brave, bold, beautiful conversation about the relationship between a father and his child.Support the show

Happy Father's Day! This episode is a tribute from menfolk of all backgrounds telling stories about their pops.Stories of great moments, times we saw them at work, the lessons learned, and how they made memories that lasted our whole lives.From Chuckles the porpoise, to watching pop do plumbing, to cleaning beakers for 50p, skiing, chess, road trips, and not ever learning to swing a hammer, we have loads of great stories of great pop moments from menfolk just like us.Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.Wyrd bid full araed.Support the show

What does it mean to live a life of purpose and faith in the real world of commerce and community? Every man's faith journey is unique, and some have a journey that aligns all the elements of Religion, Church, and personal belief. In the backdrop of an upbringing in a crowded house in San Francisco, John grew up with six siblings, a WWII hero cop father, and a mother who was the glue of the family. And he saw how the Art of Devotion to family and faith could build a strong enough foundation to help him build his own life.This is a story of how a soulful man journeys through his own life now with his own family, doing his best to give to others.Support the show

When you are shocked into Manhood, sometimes the only way forward is to do what you love. And by pursuing a passion, you might end up taking care of everything else.Usually, if you love what you do, you'll be good at it. And, if you bring that passion into everything you do, then usually you end up being a successful person. Because what matters is not what measures other people put on you, but on the care and craft you put into your actions.There's a freedom that comes with pursuing what you love, and a responsibility that comes with loving what you do. This conversation is about how a generational gift of passion, resourcefulness, and care for what you do create an ethos and set of values for generations of a family.Support the show

Growing up in California in the 50s and 60s gave to the lucky ones a blessed and idyllic start in life. Sunshine, prosperity, optimism, and the chance to play in a place that seemed to offer everything.What does that upbringing do to your state of being? How do you view the unfolding of a life when its beginnings are so comfortable and positive?This is a story about how a man allowed his life to unfold in a way that led him to live in a Golden State of Being. He is, overall, the most successful man I've ever met. Support the show