The Rising Man Podcast

Jeddy Azuma

Welcome to the Rising Man Movement, where our mission is to initiate a new generation of fiercely loving and confident men. We envision a world in which ALL men are prepared to lead with integrity, express themselves authentically, and serve their communities. We accomplish this mission by covering all aspects of the male experience on the show, including shameless sexuality, masculine/feminine integration, environmental respect, indigenous wisdom, finding purpose, secrets of fatherhood, and much more. Across four segments, we stimulate and inspire men into intentional action. Featuring the top voices in the sexual polarity, men's work, rites of passage, conscious, and personal development worlds, our interviews offer unique perspectives on what it means to be a man. In our OG segment, The Rising Man Podcast (RMP), Rising Man founder and host Jeddy Azuma interviews leaders across a wide spectrum of backgrounds. With a decade of experience in Men’s Leadership and as a Guide, Mentor, and Coach, Jeddy has impacted the lives of thousands of men on a mission to initiate an entire generation of men into power and purpose-driven service. Despite his many roles in men’s work, Jeddy considers his most important jobs to be Father and Husband. Monday Morning Meditation (MMM) episodes are short 6-10 minutes downloads hosted by Jeddy. He brings the inspirational heat and offers a motivational boost for the start of your week! In Rising Man First Nature (RMFN) host Shawn Berry uses the natural world to remind us of our sacred and ancient roots. With conscious gratitude for this connection, we can learn to live in greater harmony with nature’s rhythms. Shawn is a leader and facilitator in The Rising Man’s programming, and we are excited to regularly showcase his expansive wisdom and perspectives. In Fam Life (FL), host Phil Gomez shares the most crucial principles to creating harmonious relationships, walking an authentic path, and amplifying the voices of men of color! Host Phil Gomez is a student of indigenous ways, men’s work leader, father, and husband with a beautiful intention for the world. As a foundational piece of The Rising Man, Phil facilitates in our Compass rites of passage experience and has been a supportive force for new fathers everywhere. Check out his Fam Life segments for a mix of interviews and solo drop ins! read less

FL 16 - The Dynamic Phases of Fatherhood
3d ago
FL 16 - The Dynamic Phases of Fatherhood
Straight out of Rainbow Rock Canyon, host Phil Gomez and podcast founder Jeddy Azuma explore FATHERHOOD. No matter where you are in your journey with fatherhood, from calling in children, to being an uncle, having your own kids, or anything in between, this episode has something for you. The archetype and energy of the Father contains potent universal masculine wisdom that anyone can implement. These 2 men are committed fathers who care deeply about this topic, and share some heartfelt stories from their experiences as dads.  Highlights: [04:37] Why Rainbow Rock Canyon is a special location and the importance of having power places. [11:51] How did the Rising Man Podcast evolve as Jeddy grew as a Father? [17:34] What tools and tricks did Jeddy use to honor all his commitments as a Father, Partner, Provider. [26:43] How our young boys move away from wanting the comfort of Mom to wanting to be like Dad. [31:19] Why SAFETY & TRUST are important to anchor when raising children. [36:38] Why Jeddy wants his children to know he’s not perfect as early as possible. [43:28] Why mapping your values and becoming familiar is key to embodiment.   Rising Man Links: Looking for connection, accountability, and support? Check out THE BROTHERHOOD! FOLLOW us on Instagram - @risingmanmovement & @philjgomez & @jeddyazuma DOJO || A 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams || Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  Initiation || Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  YouTube || The Rising Man Movement Website || RisingMan.org
MMM 248 - The Shame Spiral
6d ago
MMM 248 - The Shame Spiral
“Shame keeps you right where you are, but there’s always an opportunity for correction”  Sequestering yourself in a shame spiral is an unconscious safety seeking strategy. What can you do to get yourself back to equilibrium? I introduce how integrity and self-love can shift stagnation and put you back in the driver’s seat! Momentum is a huge part of life, and when we are at the low point, the empowering choices feel impossible. Never forget you are not alone and asking for help is part of the game! REFLECTION QUESTION: Where does the victim persona show up in your life? What’s the last shame spiral you pulled yourself out of? Rising Man Links: The Brotherhood || The Most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet!  Initiation | Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  Instagram | @risingmanmovement DOJO | The DOJO is a 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams | Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  Online Course | IGNITE is a 12 week online program designed to ignite your purpose and propel you into freedom. Features weekly calls, online modules, growth assignments, and community support!  YouTube | The Rising Man Movement Website | RisingMan.org
RMP 236 - Legendary Men Serve The People with Samson Odusanya
Mar 23 2023
RMP 236 - Legendary Men Serve The People with Samson Odusanya
“I didn’t have to look outside of myself to learn how to be a man” Life is defined by transformation and change! My guest today is Samson Odusanya, a man deeply dedicated to supporting men in experiencing their full aliveness and allowing their old identities to die. We speak to the inevitable phases that come with maturation and how men can revive healthy masculine structures like mentorship and brotherhood. What does it look like to father oneself? Can you be overly attached to the identity of THE PROVIDER? Samson and I answer these questions plus reflect on partnership, emotion, money, and more in this dynamic interview!   Highlights: [03:41] How Samson learned about masculinity and manhood despite not having a father. [07:01] What does it look like to father oneself?  [14:11] Why men in transitional periods need mentorship and tribe. [19:48] Is society too quick to label young men with mental health disorders? [24:37] How Samson recognized where his mother wound was impacting his relationships. [28:21] What comes up for men when they ARE NOT the primary income earner. [32:02] How Jeddy became overly attached to the role of PROVIDER. [38:18] Why do so many men avoid and repress emotion? [41:48] What about STRENGTH inspired Samson to integrate it as part of his core message?   Connect with Samson Odusanya: Instagram || @samsons_strength - Leads a 12 week program TO HELP YOU SHED OLD IDENTITIES. PLUS in person events in Austin, TX!   Rising Man Links: Initiation || Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  The Brotherhood || The most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet! Instagram || @risingmanmovement DOJO || A 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams || Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  YouTube || The Rising Man Movement Website || RisingMan.org
RMFN 22 -  Welcoming In The Softness Of Spring with Shawn Berry
Mar 16 2023
RMFN 22 -  Welcoming In The Softness Of Spring with Shawn Berry
“Can you see the incredible continuous cycle of life before you?” Nature connection awakens us to our bodies and to the present! As we welcome the softness of Spring, it’s time to contemplate the significance this event has on our lives. What wants to begin, emerge, and grow? Listen in as Shawn explores these questions and more!   Highlights: [04:07] Where did seasonal awareness originate? What does this tell us? [12:31] Investigating the magic of water. [17:01] What helps Shawn tap into the spirit of nature connection? [24:22] Do you walk in awareness of nature’s cycles?  [31:41] How tapping into our breath helps usher in harmony. [35:20] Why this is the most potent seasonal bridge between death and life. Rising Man Links: The Brotherhood || The most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet!  Instagram | @risingmanmovement DOJO | The DOJO is a 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Team | Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  Online Course | IGNITE is a 12 week online program designed to ignite your purpose and propel you into freedom. Features weekly calls, online modules, growth assignments, and community support!  Initiation | Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  YouTube | The Rising Man Movement Website | RisingMan.org
RMP 235 - Follow The Impulses That Bring You ALIVE with Elisha Halpin
Mar 9 2023
RMP 235 - Follow The Impulses That Bring You ALIVE with Elisha Halpin
“Longevity and legacy CANNOT come from survival” Do you PUSH AWAY impulses, ideas, and insights that LIGHT YOU UP? This ultra-common tendency among men stems from a reliance on urgency and get sh!t done mode, and fundamentally an attitude of LACK! Elisha Halpin is a sacred life mentor with 20 years experience leading visionaries & creatives to trust their power and express authentically. In this episode, she MASTERFULLY explains why modern man has become so hooked on urgency, plus reveals how anchoring into purpose and connecting with ancestral patterns helped her RISE OUT of this misaligned way of being.  Get in touch with WHAT BRINGS YOU ALIVE and watch your world change! Listen in for Jeddy and Elisha’s inspirational words on getting this positive momentum going! Highlights: [04:05] How can you get in touch with the impulses that bring you alive? [07:11] Why leaving a LASTING LEGACY requires men to be anchored in their purpose. [13:09] Are men not giving themselves permission to GO FOR IT out of a fear of failure? [17:01] How Elisha found herself trapped in urgency & not enoughness, and what she did to RISE OUT! [22:24] Is your mind trying to co-opt what your heart TRULY DESIRES? [25:41] Can you see NOT KNOWING as an opportunity rather than as an annoyance? [30:19] How to refine your shadow and use it as a gift. [36:01] Why connecting to your ancestral wiring can help you understand the stress & urgency response. [43:40] Have modern humans built the proper capacity to be with pain and discomfort? [47:49] Why healing separation begins with understanding the abundance of TIME! [51:18] Can you allow your FIERCE NATURE to be held with GRACE? [55:09] How to use ATTENTION & FOCUS for your highest good rather than for worry and fear. Connect with Elisha Halpin: Instagram || @elisha_halpin Website || ElishaHalpin.com  Rising Man Links: Initiation || Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  The Brotherhood || The most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet! Instagram || @risingmanmovement DOJO || A 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams || Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  YouTube || The Rising Man Movement Website || RisingMan.org
MMM 245 - I'm In An Abusive Relationship...With Myself
Mar 6 2023
MMM 245 - I'm In An Abusive Relationship...With Myself
“I thought I was doing my best but really I was beating myself down” Men will treat others with kindness and understanding yet harbor intense judgments upon themselves. This unhealthy and unhelpful tendency to beat oneself down often perpetuates because no one is there to witness it. How can men free themselves from this dead-end thought pattern? Listen in as Jeddy shares what he learned from facing off with negative self-talk and self-abuse! REFLECTION QUESTION: Do you say things to yourself that you’d never say to anyone else?  Rising Man Links: The Brotherhood || The Most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet!  Initiation | Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  Instagram | @risingmanmovement DOJO | The DOJO is a 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams | Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  Online Course | IGNITE is a 12 week online program designed to ignite your purpose and propel you into freedom. Features weekly calls, online modules, growth assignments, and community support!  YouTube | The Rising Man Movement Website | RisingMan.org
FL 15 - Time Prioritization Principles: Put First Things First!
Mar 2 2023
FL 15 - Time Prioritization Principles: Put First Things First!
Is being a PROCRASTINATOR part of your identity? Are you selling out on your dreams by putting someone else’s priorities higher than your own? Host Phil Gomez draws on inspiration from the highly respected book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” to deliver clutch TIME MASTERY TOOLS in this installment of Fam Life! Listen in as Phil breaks down the nitty gritty details to help you decide on an EFFECTIVE strategy for your days. Become a master of time and put your DESTINY in your own hands!   Highlights: [03:11] What does it mean to “Put First Things First”? (From Stephen Covey’s book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”) [07:18] Are you constantly putting out fires? What toll does this take?  [09:11] How people pleasing prevents men from pursuing their purpose and reclaiming their TIME. [14:18] Are you getting stuck in doing unimportant tasks?  [19:32] Why having a VISION is vital to inform your decision making and prioritization practices. [23:01] How Phil operated in the time management matrix before reading this book, and how practicing healthier habits changed his life. [27:46] How you can take action TODAY and avoid going down the procrastination path.   Rising Man Links: Looking for connection, accountability, and support? Check out THE BROTHERHOOD! FOLLOW us on Instagram - @risingmanmovement & @philjgomez & @jeddyazuma DOJO || A 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams || Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  Online Course || IGNITE is a 12 week online program designed to ignite your purpose and propel you into freedom. Features weekly calls, online modules, growth assignments, and community support!  Initiation || Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  YouTube || The Rising Man Movement Website || RisingMan.org
MMM 244 - Are You Wrong AND Late?
Feb 27 2023
MMM 244 - Are You Wrong AND Late?
“Don’t count yourself out of the game” Making declarative statements about WHO WE ARE based on a perceived misstep is a recipe for a life of misery! Getting 100% intentional about how we talk to ourselves is KEY to living in our full power and brilliance. One of the BEST BENEFITS of being on a men’s team is having brothers calling one another forward when they hear disempowering self-talk - check risingman.org/brotherhood if you don’t have this in your life and want it! REFLECTION QUESTION: What do you get from negative self talk? Are there self-defeating beliefs running your life subconsciously?   Rising Man Links: The Brotherhood || The Most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet!  Initiation | Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  Instagram | @risingmanmovement DOJO | The DOJO is a 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams | Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  Online Course | IGNITE is a 12 week online program designed to ignite your purpose and propel you into freedom. Features weekly calls, online modules, growth assignments, and community support!  YouTube | The Rising Man Movement Website | RisingMan.org
RMP 234 - How Men Can Anchor Safety For All with James Ferrigno
Feb 23 2023
RMP 234 - How Men Can Anchor Safety For All with James Ferrigno
“I root and ground so whoever is with me can feel the freedom and wildness of EMOTION” Sharing the masculine gift of STRUCTURE by allowing emotions to BE, without judgment, is potent medicine! This essential function serves men especially well in the dating and relationship department, BUT using this tool of composed compassion works wonders INTERNALLY. Our guest James Ferrigno has been a steadfast force in helping men AUTHENTICALLY CONNECT with women and reclaim their sexual confidence. In this episode James and Jeddy reflect on masculine feminine polarity, detail the 3 stages of masculine evolution, and compare discernment with judgment. Listen in and learn how you can ANCHOR SAFETY FOR ALL!   Highlights: [05:02] What does “holding space” actually mean? [09:41] Do men need to be balanced in their energy or can they rely solely on their masculine? [13:49] What is David Deida’s model of masculine evolution? [19:51] Why embodying courage requires one to FEEL FEAR. [24:21] How are judgment and discernment different? How can this wisdom guide our lives? [30:50] Why discernment comes with the responsibility of accepting ownership.  [32:33] What are the top under-developed aspects of today’s men?  [36:09] The difference between intuition and emotion, and why men ignore BOTH. [42:29] Can detachment and dissociation be HELPFUL strategies in moments of high adversity?   Connect with James Ferrigno: Instagram || @authenticlife9 - Follow for inspiration around dating, masculinity, and relationships! Website || AuthenticLife9.com - Dating & Relationship coaching based out of San Francisco!    Rising Man Links: Initiation || Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  The Brotherhood || The most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet! Instagram || @risingmanmovement DOJO || A 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams || Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  YouTube || The Rising Man Movement Website || RisingMan.org
RMP 233 - Sex & Pleasure: From Shame To Sacred with Eric Vargas
Feb 16 2023
RMP 233 - Sex & Pleasure: From Shame To Sacred with Eric Vargas
“REWRITE the social sexual narrative and LIBERATE your erotic nature” In this revealing episode with close Rising Man ally Eric Vargas, we hone in on how women experience SEXUAL CRAVINGS and where SOCIETAL SHAME prevents pleasure! It’s impossible to NOT pick up some exquisite tips on relating to the feminine from this conversation. Erica speaks from ample experience, as she’s helped hundreds of women reclaim the FULLNESS of their sexual being. Listen in and learn why honestly communicating desires is key, where men and women experience sexuality differently, and how to healthily navigate the casual dating scene!  Highlights: [04:29] How women CRAVE SEX differently than men. [09:42] How does sexual shaming impact young women?  [14:15] Why society ascribes value to women who withhold from sexual activity. [21:51] What dynamics are at play in casual dating situations? [27:45] Why women FEEL SAFE when a man is super honest and clear with his desires and intentions. [33:26] Do most women prefer to have many partners or just one? [38:32] Why women feel pressured to ignore their pleasure and focus on having kids. [42:20] How the kink, poly, and sex positive communities are teaching healthy boundary principles. [50:30] What are the benefits of communicating your authentic intentions from the start of a relationship? [57:33] Why settling for less than you desire will lead to long term issues.   Connect with Erica Vargas: Instagram || @ericaovargas  Tik-Tok || @ericavargas111 Rising Man Links: Initiation || Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  The Brotherhood || The most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet! Instagram || @risingmanmovement DOJO || A 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams || Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  YouTube || The Rising Man Movement Website || RisingMan.org
RMFN 21 - Earth Reverence & Ancient Medicine with Sara MacCracken
Feb 9 2023
RMFN 21 - Earth Reverence & Ancient Medicine with Sara MacCracken
“Give yourself permission to have needs” In this First Nature installment, Sara shares from her wealth of beautiful experiences, including what she learned from Native American ceremonial life, nature connection experiences, and land based rites of passage work. She eloquently speaks to nature’s wild power to bring us fully into the present moment and into our bodies. Check out this rare conversation between 2 humans truly devoted to honoring ancient cultures and bringing pristine health to this planet! Highlights: [06:15] How did Sara come into nature appreciation? What were her first steps?  [10:31] Can witnessing nature help us navigate transitions and changes?  [21:40] What led to Sara’s passion for exploration, the outdoors, and nature connection?  [25:29] What Sara learned about Sundance from an Indigenous medicine man. [33:02] How ancient cultures honored the feminine and its spiritual significance.  [40:57] How rites of passage work changed Sara’s life trajectory in a positive way.  [47:59] Where connecting to her ancestors impacted her life. [1:02:04] The importance of giving yourself permission to have needs.   Rising Man Links: The Brotherhood || The most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet!  Instagram | @risingmanmovement DOJO | The DOJO is a 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Team | Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  Online Course | IGNITE is a 12 week online program designed to ignite your purpose and propel you into freedom. Features weekly calls, online modules, growth assignments, and community support!  Initiation | Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  YouTube | The Rising Man Movement Website | RisingMan.org
MMM 241 - 23 Tips To Overcome Addiction & Avoidant Behaviors In 2023
Feb 6 2023
MMM 241 - 23 Tips To Overcome Addiction & Avoidant Behaviors In 2023
“Go out and help someone, then watch how fast the story in your heads shifts” When we’re in the throes of addiction and isolation it can be hard to see a solution - BUT THEY EXIST! It might require us to ask for support, finally have that difficult conversation, or take another edgy action. Can you see past the discomfort and choose a new way of being? Listen in for Jeddy’s TOP 23 TIPS on moving on from these old patterns! Reflection Questions: Which of these healthy strategies are you practicing currently? What is one that you can implement TODAY? Rising Man Links: The Brotherhood || The Most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet!  Initiation | Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  Instagram | @risingmanmovement DOJO | The DOJO is a 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams | Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  Online Course | IGNITE is a 12 week online program designed to ignite your purpose and propel you into freedom. Features weekly calls, online modules, growth assignments, and community support!  YouTube | The Rising Man Movement Website | RisingMan.org
RMP 232 - Death Valley Sunrise Spectacular: How To Find Meaning In The Small with Shawn Berry
Feb 2 2023
RMP 232 - Death Valley Sunrise Spectacular: How To Find Meaning In The Small with Shawn Berry
“Your Body Wants To Be Engaged” Straight from sacred land, Jeddy and Rising Man’s own Shawn Berry reflect on what it means to live in peace & purpose. Recorded while awaiting the return of Vision Fasters, these two lead guides and facilitators share why COMMUNITY and SIMPLICITY are under-utilized masculine essentials. What could humanity’s future look like if we honored Nature and Spirit? Can we GET REAL and HONEST about this planet’s plight without the doom and gloom attitude? These two epic forces in the men’s work space expand on these topics and more! Highlights: [02:41] Is humanity using the gift of consciousness beneficially?[07:11] Are we heading towards a collapse or poised for a technological breakthrough?[16:28] Has humanity lost touch with food supply systems? What’s the deeper spiritual cost?[25:29] What exactly were prophets tapping into? How can we heed their archetypal wisdom?[31:11] How to handle societal expectations in lifestyle, business, and parenting.[38:45] Why working together in a community offers the unique gift of connectedness.[43:41] How life’s simple pleasures are found in the in-between, routine moments.[49:55] Is modern technology ultimately disconnective for most people? [54:02] Do you know your neighbors and community members? Do you share meals together?[58:24] Why remembering children copy what we do, not what we say, is a pivotal point to live by.[1:04:42] The importance of getting into your body and out into nature!   Rising Man Links: Initiation || Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  The Brotherhood || The most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet! Instagram || @risingmanmovement DOJO || A 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams || Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  YouTube || The Rising Man Movement Website || RisingMan.org
FL 14 - How To Pivot From “The Plan” with Emiliano Acevedo
Jan 26 2023
FL 14 - How To Pivot From “The Plan” with Emiliano Acevedo
“Feeling that sting, that uncomfortable emotion FULLY is necessary for moving on and reaching that next level.” There’s no way to TOTALLY prepare and no way to avoid life’s curveballs - so let’s get clear on WHO we want to become in these situations! Our guest Emiliano Acevedo shares from the heart about some recent major challenges - including losing his younger brother and trying to save a failing business. His GRATITUDE and COURAGE in the face of life’s storms is noble, and inspirational. Host Phil Gomez and Emiliano also answer: how to take healthy risks, why a free man has no choices, and how to break through when we are suffering in silence.    Highlights: [06:15] How did Emiliano face off with a failing business?[13:50] Why pivoting or pulling the plug is a hard pill for many men to swallow.[20:19] Who do you become when you don’t get your way?[26:11] Where do risk and masculinity intersect? Does our culture teach men to take or avoid risks?[32:30] Why victim mentality prevents us from realizing the gift of risk taking.[37:13] Why a truly free man has no choices, only commitments.[44:01] Where a reluctance to ask for support holds men back.[51:48] Emiliano’s reflections on his younger brother’s passing.[1:01:03] How allowing himself to be supported by his community impacted Emiliano.[1:10:21] The beauty of having a network and family with shared values and total alignment.[1:21:43] Why there’s no excuse to stay stuck in today’s world, which is abundant in medicinal + supportive resources.   Rising Man Links: The Brotherhood || The most inclusive, actionable, and helpful container for men on this planet! Instagram || @risingmanmovement & @philjgomez DOJO || A 4 day, carefully crafted sequence of rigorous exercises that will challenge the limits of your mental, physical, and emotional fortitude. Men’s Teams || Are you ready to join other men JUST LIKE YOU who have found a way to RISE ABOVE life’s challenges and create a life of purpose and fulfillment? Join our online FIRE CIRCLE!  Online Course || IGNITE is a 12 week online program designed to ignite your purpose and propel you into freedom. Features weekly calls, online modules, growth assignments, and community support!  Initiation || Compass is a 4 day 4 night Vision Fast in the wilderness, with preparation and incorporation calls in the months before and after.  YouTube || The Rising Man Movement Website || RisingMan.org