Most people fear conflict. Our response to conflict causes damage.
Fatal pathway of conflict:
1. This is bad
2. Someone is the enemy
3. This is going to cause damage forever
The hero during conflict thinks like this:
1. This is normal
2. I can help
3. This will make us better
Below is the link to the course: “How to be the hero during conflict”
https://courses.markdelaney.com/resolving-conflict
In this episode, Mark and Adena have a conversation about how to love your spouse even though they have problems. They use the metaphor of a flower in a pot. Your spouse is like the flower. They have weeds. But instead of focusing on their weeds we need to water the flower.
We cannot help someone with their weeds unless we are first of all honest with our own weeds.
We have made a marriage assessment tool. You can fill out your answers here and get an immediate look at the health of your marriage. https://app.assessmentgenerator.com/assessment/17360
In this episode Mark has a conversation with Ryan Fairbanks. Ryan is one of the facilitators of The Purpose Mastermind.
Clarifying purpose helped Ryan to become intentional and bold. Now he helps others to do the same.
The holidays bring us to times of reflection. The popular movie, “It's a Wonderful Life”, will play each year because it demonstrates the reflections that happen in all of our hearts.
Here are four fundamentals to living a wonderful life
1. Realize life is not about you
2. Realize you do not control the results
3. Realize that the Jones's are not happy, so don't try to keep up with them.
4. Realize you don't know what you are doing.
In this episode Mark sits down with his friend Derick. Derick tells a story about his 12 year old sons journey with playing football this year. This story will resonate with men who have to fight to find their way onto the field in their life.
In this episode Mark sits down with his friend Jeff. You will hear Jeff's story of how he got off of the sidelines and back into the game of life.
Relationship with others brings:
1. Fun
2. We can use our gifts and talents for each other
3. We get the “idiot revelation”
In this episode Brian Gough joins Mark for a conversation about manhood. Brian shares about a 10 year struggle that he went through. He wanted to help people, but he found himself caught in a cycle of study without action.
This episode captures an organic conversation between Mark and a stranger. A friend of Mark's brought a friend to visit. This friend was at a broken place. Mark asked him if he would like to record the conversation. This episode is that conversation.
In this episode Mark interviewed Zach and Darcy Spafford. They formed a program called “Thriving Beyond Pornography.”
They had to face the problem of porn in their own marriage. They found a pathway to overcome and thrive. Now they help other couples walk that same path.
You can find out more about their work here:
https://www.zachspafford.com/?fbclid=IwAR1n5XE2J6Ss3xSohivJEehGrMI0u6Nc5YbRqkJJ7-8UJff-sK6axx24Ujc
Does life feel exhausting? Do you wonder if it's going to work out?
In this episode Mark lays out a way of thinking about life to help us be more joyful in the journey.
If you would like to join Mark for an episode and ask questions, reach out at mark@markdelaney.me