A man can feel like the goal of his life is to behave. He can be trapped in a life where he feels like he is being measured by how he conducts himself. A man can judge himself, and feel like everyone else is judging him, by how he is behaving. 

But we fail to see how a man is being depleted. And when a man is depleted…he misbehaves. This episode discusses what causes a man to be depleted, and what a man can do to keep the adventure alive. 

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Mark and his son Matthew sit down for a conversation about relationships. The enjoyment of someone's life hinges greatly on the quality of our relationships. But they are not easy, and when they go bad, they can get really frustrating. 

Here are some quotes from the episode:
1. In a marriage, the wrong things about you trigger the broken things in me. 
2. Well-meaning people might say the same things that hurtful people say, but the motive is very different. 

In this episode you will hear a perspective that provides encouragement for how to think about relationship struggles. 

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In this episode Mark has a conversation with a man that is proclaiming a message of freedom with the world. His public message of freedom had to first  happen in him personally. 

His story centers on a loss of identity that occurred when his baseball career came to an end. His journey relates to us all and his message is one for all to hear. 

Jeremy Slayden's website:
https://jslayusa.com/

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When marriage problems arise emotions are high and instinct can take over, but our instincts do not necessarily give us a good picture of what is really going on. 

1. Marriage problems are usually personal problems that get exposed by marriage.
2. We know how much our spouse has hurt us, but we tend to not see how much we have hurt them. 
3. Our marriage problems are not isolated within the walls of our house. Those personal problems that we have are hurting us in several areas of our life. 
4. It feels like marriage problems are the ultimate life failure. Actually it is ok to have a problem in marriage. It's normal. 
5. Honestly facing a struggle in marriage opens up great opportunity. 

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Why is it hard for a man to be vulnerable?

1. If a man thinks that he will never be the “real deal” he will have no choice but to pretend to be the “real deal.” 
2. When a man feels that his weakness will disqualify him, he has no choice but to hide that weakness. 
3. When a man fears that other people will disqualify him because of weakness, he has no choice than to hide the weakness. 

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Many people are more afraid of what can go wrong sexually, than they are excited about experiencing great intimacy with their spouse. 

In this episode Mark discusses if sex has a purpose.
1. Is it just a physical activity?
2. Is it just a fleshly desire? 
3. Is it just for making babies? 

Sex has great purpose:

• It exposes our insecurities. Theses insecurities are holding us back in many areas of our life. 
• It exposes us to the opportunity to give an receive great love. 
• Whatever prevents us from having great intimacy with our spouse is also holding us back from fully giving our best self to the world. 

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Purpose and freedom belong in the same conversation.  We all want purpose and freedom, but the way we look at these two things can prevent us from having them. 

The secret ingredient of The Purpose Mastermind is freedom. Without freedom we have a hard time believing that purpose is possible. 

1. Freedom changes how we look at ourself.
2. Freedom changes how we look at purpose.
3. Freedom changes how we look at others. 

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In this episode, Mark has a conversation with Alan Thomas. This is the man that Mark reached out to in April of 2019. Their lives intersected and they have never been the same. 

Alan's story and Mark's story are a lot like yours. We hope this conversation brings your encouragement and perspective for your journey. 

If you want to know more about how Alan helps people find freedom from weight loss here is the link: https://transformmyfuture.com/

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We all want to be successful. But what is success? Sometimes the success we want leads to a destination that we actually do not want. Marriage is about far greater things than success. 

• Marriage is about purpose. It is a life builder. It makes us better for everything else in life. It teaches us how to love. It compels us to change. It pushes us to necessary growth. 
• Marriage is about freedom. It reveals hurt from our past so that we can be set free and be healed. 
• Marriage is about love. We learn how to be a conduit of great love. We learn to become the person that is great at giving love and receiving love. 

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Human superpowers are all simple.  Life is not about talent it's about doing simple things faithfully. In this episode I talk about how to become the person that asks for help. 

Show notes:

• I used to be a man that had something to prove. I look back and realize I had nothing to give. When I stopped trying to prove myself to people, I had so much more to give. 
• It is difficult to know where to get help. It is critical that we go to a good resource for help. I learned this: I only go to people that are living the life that represents the life that you want to live. 
• Asking for help will always feel awkward until we overcome our pride. 

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