The 5 Pillars of A Thriving Man (073)

Men, This Way

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Why do men (even when we succeed) often struggle to enjoy our daily lives?

What are we missing on our endlessly futile “pursuit of happiness”?

What are the key ingredients for a deeply fulfilling life?

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In this episode, I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life.

Because in this episode, I’m going to dive into the 5 Pillars of a Thriving Man.

These 5 pillars came to me a few years ago on a cabin retreat in the mountains with my oldest friend, Tait. We’d traveled up a windy road to a gorgeous mountain area 90 minutes northeast of Los Angeles known as Lake Arrowhead, to do some deep reflection together on our lives. We were both maybe 43 at the time, living on opposite coasts, he in North Carolina and I in California, both partnered to amazing women, both doing meaningful work with significant positive impact on countless people’s lives, and yet somehow we were also both awakening to deep pangs of loneliness.

So we went up to this cabin with my canine companion, Yellowjhan, for a weekend of food, fire, laughter, and reflection.

What I didn’t expect was that my stepping more fully into leading men’s work, and this podcast, “Men, This Way,” would be born out of that weekend. What I didn’t expect was that just a few years later, Tait and I would be stepping up together to launch a year-long coaching journey for men called, ELEVATE 2021 … which we are now wrapping up with the 10 courageous men who joined us on that incredible adventure this past year, and we are now already into booking ELEVATE 2022 … and we’ve already got 7 men enrolled for that with just 5 spots left!

So actually, I’ll tell you more about this, because the adventure begins soon, and indeed without doing any advertising for it, we’re already down to only 5 spots left at the time of recording this …

So here it is … If you’re a man committed to thriving in every domain of your life, I invite you on a year-long journey to make 2022 an extraordinary year. Whether you want to make a massive shift in your professional life, connect to and truly live your deepest purpose every day, or maybe you want to improve the quality of your intimate relationship experiences, or learn to be more present with your family, or perhaps you’re simply ready to make profound shifts in how you show up for yourself, for your own deep well-being.

Whatever specific dreams or goals or intentions or desires you’re shooting for, what I’m inviting you into is an adventure that can help you achieve it, by transforming your relationship with yourself. Because you should know, the only thing keeping you from experiencing the freedom in life you crave … is you.

Here’s the opportunity: I’m inviting only 12 men to coach with me for an entire year – which includes personal coaching and an intimate men’s group experience with the other 11 men going through this year alongside you. These men, perhaps including you, I am ultimately selecting. I want this to be a curated group of men that I myself would be excited to spend the year with … because that’s exactly what I’ll be doing, spending this entire year with you. We’ll also all meet in person for a 5-day retreat in a beautiful nature location in June. Through this experience these men, and I, will become your brothers for life. You will be both challenged to go beyond your comfort zone, and celebrated as you step more fully into offering your soul-gifts to the world, whatever that looks like for you. Also, best part, I think, is it includes consistent on-demand video access throughout the year to me and this exclusive brotherhood.

If this sounds intriguing to you, the details are at https://bryanreeves.com/elevate

If you’re wondering what this will cost, I assure you, if you’re listening to this on a computer or a smartphone, then you can afford it, or at least figure out how to.

I’m super excited about this experience. I started doing my own real inner men’s growth work, alongside other men, about 10 years ago. I’d been doing transformational work in all kinds of other ways, from a zillion workshops to earning a master’s degree, to all kinds of stuff, nothing has been so deeply fulfilling and orienting as doing specifically men’s work alongside other men, and now I’m inviting you to join me, and 11 other men, on an adventure of a lifetime.

Again, go to https://bryanreeves.com/elevate for details and to apply.

This isn’t for everyone. Only 12 men will be invited into this experience.

If you are ready to step deeper into your full, free expression as a Man, and fully give your greatest gifts to the world, to your loved ones, and live the vow you know your soul is waiting for you to make … then this is for you.

If you’re feeling the call … the door is open. It’s on you to walk through.

Today is the day!

I am waiting for you.

Alright, back to this episode … today I’m going to dive into my 5 Pillars of The Thriving Man, a framework for thriving in your everyday life.

These 5 pillars came to me during that cabin retreat with Tait. They came to me overnight, after we’d spent an evening filled with wild laughter and agonized tears. As I reflected on my own life journey, all that I’d accomplished, which included everything I thought I was supposed to ever want, I was also awakening to an inner yearning for things I’d never given any mind to, essential elements of a truly good life that no one had ever taught me were essential for a man to feel genuinely deeply fulfilled. I’d only ever seen my fathers and uncles concerned about maybe one or two of these 5 pillars. No wonder they struggled so much in their daily lives despite having homes and families and professional success.

I could dive deep into each of these pillars, but in this episode, I offer a brief introduction to each.

This introduction today will also give you a tiny glimpse into the kinds of things we will be exploring together in ELEVATE 2022, if you feel the call to step into powerful partnership with me in making your 2022 extraordinary.

Now, take a deep breath, and stay present, through to the end of this enlightening episode of Men, This Way …

Alright …

Let’s dive …

** This is a rebroadcast of an earlier MTW episode.