Man Amongst Men

  #. 331 In the finale of The Great Man Within podcast, I give you my most vulnerable gift: An intense 85-minute audio recording of me and my coach (David Waldas) during one of the most raw and exposed moments of my life: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 (just 3 days before this episode aired). I open up about a terrifying panic attack, fear of death, feelings of despair about my health situation and a humbling admission of how far I feel right now from the “greatness” I've set out to achieve. You're getting the 100% unfiltered and unprecedented fly-on-the-wall access to the deepest parts of me… …because this recording was never meant to be shared publicly (David records all of our coaching sessions). But something tells me this look into my life, will make a meaningful difference in at least one of yours. It's my most special, vulnerable, and final gift to you… …as we bring to an end, The Great Man Within Podcast. -DQ To Stay Connected to the Community and Dominick:   Get free daily texts on Purpose, Personal Leadership & Masculinity Click Here (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts)   Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ   To Email Me: Dominick@DominickQ.com   Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Great Man Within Spotify Playlists  Our Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes of All Time Our Top 6 Most Downloaded Episodes of 2021 Our Top 10 Most Downloaded Masculinity Episodes The “New Listeners Start Here” Playlist Great Man Within Episodes for Women Bryan's Favorite Episodes   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   David Waldas Website: https://davidaronwaldas.com/

#330. Buy the Bold Move 2023 Masterclass Replay: https://thegreatmanwithin.securechkout.com/boldmove What: How to Pick Your Bold Move for 2023 Length: 90 Minute Masterclass  Cost: $25 To Stay Connected to the Community: Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Bryan's Favorite Episodes: Spotify Playlist (18 Eps) Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes: Spotify Playlist (10eps) In this Episode: Taking you behind the scenes of our relationship during the show Our 5 most downloaded episode of all time The 2 most important concepts our listeners loved from our 330+ episodes   Success stories from our listeners  Bryan's favorite episodes Dominick and Bryan saying an emotional goodbye to each other after a 4 year journey

#329. Buy the Bold Move 2023 Masterclass Replay: https://thegreatmanwithin.securechkout.com/boldmove What: How to Pick Your Bold Move for 2023 Length: 90 Minute Masterclass  Cost: $25 __________________________ To Stay Connected to the Community: Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In this Episode: Why brotherhood is the most valuable resource that most men don't value enough What biker gangs, incel communities and fantasy football leagues all have in common How to know whether you have buddies, or real brothers  How Brotherhood enables warrior level resiliency during your Mack Truck Moments  The 5 types of men you need in your life

#328. Bold Move 2023 Masterclass: https://thegreatmanwithin.securechkout.com/boldmove What: 90 Minute Masterclass on How to Pick Your Bold Move for 2023 When: Thursday December 8th, 2022 Time: 7:00-8:30pm ET For: Men & Women Cost: $25 You do NOT need to attend live. All registrants will receive the replay. ----------------------------------------------- To Stay Connected to the Community: Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin ----------------------------------------------- In this Episode: The Problem: We almost never end things soon enough. We let shit get really bad (the unsatisfying relationship that devolves into spite and hatred, the business that's hemorrhaging money, the deteriorating physical health that leads to a heart attack, the anxious workaholism that turns into insomnia and a panic attack, the bad habit that turns into a rock bottom addiction). Or even worse, we normalize the problem, acclimate to it, and live it with for extended durations…and sometimes a lifetime. This is DRIFT. The consequences: Mack Truck Moments: Very expensive wake up calls Discontent: A chronic sense of underlying dissatisfaction Hopelessness: An unconscious acceptance that “this is how it is” #1. How to Know When It's Over Key Question: Is this a plateau, or is this complete? Emotional Fluency: tuning into your inner navigation system Status Quo: Over the long term = low grade poison for a fulfilling life Pain of Change Equation: When Perceived pain of change > pain of same, nothing will change #2. How to End with Integrity How you finish things says a lot about you Run through the finish line #3. Making Space for New Beginnings “Every new beginning came from some other beginning's end.”

#327. Bold Move 2023 Masterclass: https://thegreatmanwithin.securechkout.com/boldmove What: 90 Minute Masterclass on How to Pick Your Bold Move for 2023 When: Thursday December 8th, 2022 Time: 7:00-8:30pm ET For: Men & Women Cost: $25 You do NOT need to attend live. All registrants will receive the replay. ----------------------------------------------- To Stay Connected to the Community: Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In this Episode: Part 1: 11 Things to Understand About Dopamine Part 2: 3 Training Tips to Build Dopamine Baseline  Part 3: Design Your Dopamine Detox Your Bold Move is a courageous and decisive act in pursuit of the life you want to live. “Pursuit” is a key word in that sentence.  Neuroscience shows that the #1 contributor of pursuit is the molecule of dopamine.  If you understand dopamine, you understand the formula for motivation and feelings of reward and success. This episode also contains a distillation of the teachings of two of the contemporary authorities on dopamine:  Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman  Dr Anna Lembke, medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine and author of NY Times Bestseller Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. 

#326. Bold Move 2023 Masterclass: https://thegreatmanwithin.securechkout.com/boldmove What: 90 Minute Masterclass on How to Pick Your Bold Move for 2023 When: Thursday December 8th, 2022 Time: 7:00-8:30pm ET For: Men & Women Cost: $25 You do NOT need to attend live. All registrants will receive the replay. ----------------------------------------------- To Stay Connected to the Community: Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In this Episode: What is a Bold Move? “A Bold Move is a courageous and decisive act in pursuit of the life you want to live.” By picking ONE Bold Move for 2023 and swearing an allegiance to bringing it into reality, you can change the trajectory of your life. In this episode: The definition of a Bold Move The 3 pillars of picking an inspiring Bold Move Why you need to know the life you want to live in order to be bold

#325. Bold Move 2023 Masterclass: https://thegreatmanwithin.securechkout.com/boldmove What: 90 Minute Masterclass on How to Pick Your Bold Move for 2023 When: Thursday December 8th, 2022 Time: 7:00-8:30pm ET For: Men & Women Cost: $25 You do NOT need to attend live. All registrants will receive the replay. ----------------------------------------------- To Stay Connected to the Community: Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In this Episode: After 4 years and one hell of a journey, it's time to say goodbye to The Great Man Within Podcast… …but not before we take one last ride together: A 6-episode series on “It's About the Journey, Not the Destination.” The final 6 episodes will be released every Monday: #1. Monday, November 21st #2. Monday, November 28th #3. Monday, December 5th #4. Monday, December 12th #5. Monday, December 19th #6. Monday, December 26th

5 PLAYLISTS TO KEEP YOU COMPANY WHILE WE BREAK FOR OCTOBER 2022 Our Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes of All Time Our Top 6 Most Downloaded Episodes of 2021 Our Top 10 Most Downloaded Masculinity Episodes The “New Listeners Start Here” Playlist Great Man Within Episodes for Women __________________________ Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin

#324. Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ “A man who views the world the same at age 50 as he did at age 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”  – Muhammad Ali  In this Episode: 5 things we loved in our 30s that we loathe in our 40s Why “should” is a swear word  Why “productivity” is a dangerous god to deify  Why “consuming” information is never as fulfilling as “creating”  5 PLAYLISTS TO KEEP YOU COMPANY WHILE WE BREAK FOR OCTOBER Our Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes of All Time Our Top 6 Most Downloaded Episodes of 2021 Our Top 10 Most Downloaded Masculinity Episodes The “New Listeners Start Here” Playlist Great Man Within Episodes for Women

#323. Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Madelyn Moon's Book: Artist of Love Madelyn's First Episode on The Great Man Within Podcast: 5 Ways Men Lose Credibility with Women Follow Madelyn on Instagram: @MadelynMoon Art is the practice of taking the mundane happenings of life and turning it into theater. Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm are two great examples of this – two shows famously about nothing (the trivialities of life), yet turned into art that makes us laugh and relate. In long term relationships, there are no shortage of mundane moments…infuriating moments…and all the other moments in between that can be dismissed as forgettable or necessary evils you have to endure. Our guest today, Madelyn Moon, encourages us to take these relationship moments and make art out of them – just like Larry David would – to bring more life, play and heat into your relationship. Fellas, this might be a good episode to invite your ladies to listen along with you.  Who is Madelyn Moon?  Madelyn is a guide for women seeking to discover, claim and own all of her inherently wild and artistic sides so that she can express her true self in all areas of life, especially her love life Madelyn is the author of Artist of Love, The Modern Woman's Guidebook to Unleashing Her Creativity, Deepening Her Relationships and Becoming the Leading Actor in Her Own Life Madelyn has been on the show before with one of our most popular episodes of all time, 5 Ways Men Lose Credibility with Women In this Episode: What it means to “create art” out of the mundane and frustrating moments in relationships How a man who knows how to create art out of these moments becomes a more trustworthy man How an artful physical touch can calm your woman's nervous system in a heated moment How lack of defining a shared purpose for your relationship…leads to a relationship who's default purpose is merely “staying together”  4 ways to create art in your relationship 

#322. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Dr Molly's Book: The Spark Factor Dr Molly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmolly.co/?hl=en In this Episode: Are men bio-chemically more pre-disposed for protection and aggression than love? Can “love drugs” like MDMA and others in development create better romantic, interpersonal and business relationships? The 3 primary drivers of love…and why having sex with someone enough times almost inevitably leads to romantic love Why romantic love…is bio-chemically very similar to addiction How so many of society's problems would be healed through sex positivity and education
 Who is Dr Molly?
 Dr Molly is a practicing MD with extensive history working on optimizing health and performance for many of Silicon Valley's top executives. She's worked as an independent advisor & strategy consultant to over 45 technology companies in San Francisco & Silicon Valley. She's been a guest on Dave Asprey's Bulletproof Radio, Tom Bilyeu's Health Theory and The Aubrey Marcus Podcast. Lecturer at Stanford. And the author of soon to be released: The Spark Factor: Supercharge Your Batteries for Limitless Energy and a Fitter, Stronger, More Resilient Future

#321. Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In this Episode: How to remember – and apply – more of what you read to upgrade your life A 5 step journaling technique to clarify solutions to complex problems (especially helpful if you have a hard time journaling). The process to break bad habits so they don't ever come back 

#320. Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER (borrowed from Tim Ferriss, linked here): The plants and compounds mentioned in this [podcast] are illegal in many countries, and even possession can carry severe criminal penalties. None of this [podcast] constitutes medical advice or should be construed as a recommendation to use psychedelics. There are serious legal, psychological, and physical risks. Psychedelics are not for everyone—they can exacerbate certain emotional problems, and there have been, in very rare cases, fatalities.  7 years ago, when I was first starting to get curious about psychedelics like Ayahuasca, mushrooms, MDMA and LSD…these medicines were very much underground and difficult to access unless you knew someone who knew someone who was in the underground world. I didn't even know anyone personally who'd done any psychedelics to talk to about their experiences.  It was also difficult to get access to legitimate resources to educate yourself on the dos, donts and dangers of psychedelic use so you could even determine whether it was right for you.  These days, psychedelics have become part of mainstream conversation. Tim Ferriss has become a prominent champion of responsible psychedelic use. Michael Pollan wrote a category breaking book called How to Change Your Mind, which is now a Netflix documentary series. And speaking of documentaries, there's been an explosion of those both on the major streaming platforms as well as on YouTube.  Now it seems like everyone is microdosing something these days.  So I thought it would be high time to have a conversation about why psychedelics have played such an important role in my personal growth. Bryan is sitting out this conversation today, and I've brought back my man, Keith Bracci, a semi-regular on this show and a brother I've journeyed with a number of times.  In this Episode: The 3 most important considerations for taking a safe, responsible psychedelic journey  Considerations you should make to determine if they are right for you. How 15 minutes of a profound psychedelic experience can impact the next 50 years of your life How psychadelics can shatter your ego in extremely scary, painful, and eventually empowering ways How a single medicine journey can heal decades of trauma How responsible journeying can bring back a sense of wonder, awe and childhood delight of the world around you into your life 

#319. Get free daily Anti-Drift Texts Click Here  (once you click the link, press “send” to text the keyword to me to get the daily texts) (These texts will also notify you of upcoming Masterclasses) Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In this Episode: Reasons why it's hard to trust the man sitting on the sidelines of his life 4 reasons men don't go for 100% of what they want How to build the courage to get into the arena Why lone wolves sit on the sidelines more than men in community 

#318. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Re-Origin Website: https://re-origin.com Re-Origin on Instagram: @reorigin_official  The Stoic philosopher Epictetus said: “No man is free who is not master of himself.”  No man can master himself, without mastery of his own brain and mind.  So I have a question for you: 
What tools and practices are you intentionally employing on a consistent basis to develop mastery of your mind? To help you answer that question, we're going to be diving deep into one specific superpower of the brain: neuroplasticity: The brain's ability to change, reorganize and grow over time.  For that growth and change to happen on your own terms, you have to play an integral role. And to help teach you how to play that role masterfully, we have Ben Ahrens, co-founder of Re-Origin, an online brain training program to help people reclaim their health by rewiring their brain. In fact, Re-Origin is the program that I've been using to rewire my brain as I'm healing from Lyme Disease…a chronic illness that Ben knows even more intimately than I…as he spent 3 years bedridden with Lyme Disease…his body in a constant state of hypervigilant fight or flight response… …and the only way he could make his way back to full health, was to reclaim authority over a brain that had been hijacked by fear. In this episode: How to train the brain to take “threats” and instead experience them as “challenges” How neuroplasticity training is different from meditation The neurobiology of flow state – peak performance  How to sustain motivation without the burnout Exercises you can do to develop mastery over your brain

#316. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Interview for the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Our first episode on porn in over 18 months! In this episode: Can porn play a healthy part of a man's sex life? What are the downstream effects of too much porn use? How do you know when you're watching too much porn? Are you using porn to medicate and seek relief from emotions? How to identify the triggers that instigate your urge to watch porn Why you need to have a vision for what a “healthy sexy life” looks like for you

#316. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ One thing I've learned as I've played bigger games in my life: Is that the failures get bigger. I think that would only make sense, right? But as I continue to fail, I've also learned to fear failure less. 
Which means, I go after 100% of what I want more and more often…and the victories get bigger. Now in our masterminds, I see men at earlier stages of their inner work journey, where fear of failure is still a major inhibitor for going after 100% of what they want in their life. One of the most common themes among men who join our masterminds is this experience of feeling life is good…but not great. They have this deeper sense of knowing that they're standing on the sidelines of the real games they want to be playing, but are too afraid of the consequences of failing in their pursuit. So in this episode, Bryan and I are going to take a deeper dive into the fear forces that keep you stuck and paralyzed from going after 100% of what you want.  In this episode: Bryan and I are going to share 4 of our Greatest Life lessons from failing big What the Stoics, Napoleon Hill and of course Walter White have to say about failure Why an ego shattered by failure is a beautifully liberating moment Why having a brotherhood allows you to fail bigger (and ultimately, win bigger) The 4 Life Lessons #1. Failure gives you the experience that you can get back up. #2. Failure will either strengthen or shatter your ego. #3. Failing hurts a lot less when you're in integrity #4. Brotherhood allows you to fail bigger.  

#315. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ I see so many men working on themselves, trying so hard to get that thing they want out of life – finding their purpose, starting their own business, learning to love their body, finding romantic love – and routinely falling short of getting what they desire. It's rarely due to a lack of trying. It's certainly not due to a lack of thinking. It's due to lack of awareness of the wounds they've endured much earlier in life that caused a shut down of essential parts of their inner world.  Think of it as trying to drive cross country when every major freeway and interstate is barricaded. Its really hard to get where you're trying to go. In this episode, we're going to be exploring 3 common masculine wounds that serve as the barricades to you getting where you want to go.  And by exploring them, and ultimately removing them, you'll be in the fast lane to your destination.  The 3 Common Masculine Wounds: Your emotions weren't welcome Your differences weren't accepted You were taught to abandon your inner compass

#314. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Brother let's get real for a minute:  
We've all got a little victim mentality in us.  We've all got at least one area of life where we struggle, and not getting the results we want.  Maybe you see others making more money than you. Maybe you see others more successful in love and romance. Maybe you see other guys have the body that you wish you had.  When we're not getting what we want, its tempting to indulge in the idea the game is rigged against us…and that's why we're not winning.  Now that's not to say you don't have it harder than others in certain aspects of your life.  We're all born into different circumstances where things like money, race, physical appearance, sexual orientation and whether you grew up in a loving or broken home create uneven playing fields. And then we have different life experiences where we collect a lot of evidence as to whether the wind is at your sails, or if you're running with a parachute attached to your back.  So yes, we are all starting from different places, but we don't have to stay stuck there. As Viktor Frankl says: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.” In other words, you have the choice to remain a victim to your circumstances – or to adopt the mindset of a victor.  In this Episode: Why being a victim feels good sometimes Why you shouldn't pay attention to the evidence  Why motivation isn't enough to change…and why self-efficacy is your golden ticket What Episodic Future Thinking is…and why 5,000 peer reviewed studies show it's the #1 practice to develop a sense of self efficacy  A 3 step process from shifting from Victim to Victor mindset

#313: Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Jayson Gaddis from Episode #222: How to Cultivate Heat and Handle Conflict in Your Romantic Relationships In this episode: Why your woman challenges, tests and doubts you Why becoming defensive or giving in will erode her trust in you What she needs to feel loved in those moments when she's testing you How to stand your ground in a loving, compassionate way Why women often seek security from their men, and why men often seek energy from their women

#312. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Interview for the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Every once in a while Bryan and I like to give you a backstage look at what the men of the Great Men Masterminds are working on…because these are the guys doing the intensive inner work…and the results in their lives are undeniable. Today we're talking about 3 attributes of Great Men…that may not be glamorous…but the men who embody these attributes command a next level amount of respect. In this Episode Why 18 out of 20 highest performing men we know have been to therapy The only type of man Bruce Lee feared Why Kobe Bryant was more willing to fail than his competitors Why trash talk unnerves some people…and focuses others Why your woman will never trust you if she can knock you off your center

#311. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Project 90 Website: https://www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/new Free 15 Minute Call for Project 90: https://www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/schedule In this Episode: What Happens in Project 90: The Community to Help You Quit Alcohol in 90 Days Why their 90-day success rate of helping people quit alcohol is 94% Why positive reinforcement and community are essential to success Why trying to quit on your own is often unsuccessful What life is like after alcohol

#310. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ This is the 2nd installment of a 3-part series for the man who wants to inspect his relationship with alcohol. Alcohol is an area of life where you can really drift if you don't bring some intentionality to it. So in the first episode we interviewed Pete Sousa, a TV News Anchor and ESPN Play by Play Sports analyst who hit rock bottom through alcohol abuse, entered AA and had to rebuild his life in his early 30s. That was a look into the extreme and devastating effects of addictive alcohol abuse. And even though Bryan and I never had an addictive relationship with alcohol, through Pete's story we could sure as hell see how we'd used booze to mask insecurities, numb fears and quite frankly…just fit in. But I've been alcohol free for about 6 years now, and I'm never going back. There was never a moment where I declared I'm not drinking anymore. Alcohol just faded out of my life the more and more intentional I got, and the less and less alcohol aligned with where I was going. Bryan still drinks socially, albeit far less regularly than he did even just a few years ago. In this Episode What an alcohol free life could feel like The friction you may experience when curtailing your drinking The relationships that may change as a result How to build a vibrant and fun social life without the social lubrication The impact on your body of going alcohol free

#309. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ The Payoff with Pete Podcast: Click Here Interview with Leigh Steinberg on the Payoff with Pete: Click Here Pete Sousa on Instagram: Click Here In this Episode: Pete Sousa runs The Payoff with Pete Podcast, 100+ episodes of athletes, celebrities and public figures who are recovering alcoholics How alcohol often starts off as a superpower, and the line where it turns into kryptonite Pete shares stories of professional athletes who played games drunk and high The humbling path to sobriety and re-learning life all over again Why recovering addicts are part of a special fraternity of trust and respect for one another

#308. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Ryan King on Instagram: @TheWisdomOfKings Post #1: A Man of Your Word Post #2: I Would Die for Her, But Do I Truly Live for Her? Post #3: Great Men Care Deeply   In this Episode: Pete Sousa runs The Payoff with Pete Podcast, 100+ episodes of athletes, celebrities and public figures who are recovering alcoholics How alcohol often starts off as a superpower, and the line where it turns into kryptonite Pete shares stories of professional athletes who played games drunk and high The humbling path to sobriety and re-learning life all over again Why recovering addicts are part of a special fraternity of trust and respect for one another

#307. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Website: https://drdemartini.com Dr. John DeMartini is one of the forefathers of and giants in the personal development landscape. He's the author of over 40 self-development books including the #1 bestseller The Breakthrough Experience. The Breakthrough Experience is also his signature personal development program, which he personally has delivered over 1,100 times to over 100,000 students. Another fun fact: He's visited over 170 countries (there are 195 in total), spoken in over 2,000 cities His work has been referenced in over 170 books, including a feature in The Secret and its film and he's been interviewed in over 2,500 radio and television shows. Pretty impressive for a guy who as a child had difficulty reading, writing and speaking because of both dyslexia and a speech impediment. In fact his first grade teacher announced to his parents that he would never read, write, communicate, or amount to much at all in life. Sounds like that first grade teacher was a real Nostradamus, eh? In this Episode: John's story of being unable to read at age 17, and becoming someone who could speed read 4-5 books before 7 am, daily, by his early 20s How living in your highest values can overcome even that which seems impossible Why your brain is incapable of “envisioning” when your amygdala (fear center) is activated How affirmations – said consistently and in concert with inspired action – can quickly manifest into reality

#306. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In this shorter 30 minute episode, Dominick & Bryan answer your questions: Do women really not want sex as much as men?  How do I raise my son to be a confident young man? During conflict, is it normal for a man to go away for multiple days before addressing the issue? What's your perspective on Incels and MGTOWs Do you need to be a bit of an a$$hole for women to be attracted to you? 

#305. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Marc Champagne Website: https://www.behindthehuman.com Tony Robbins once said, “The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the quality of the questions you are asking yourself.” Our guest today is Marc Champagne, author of Personal Socrates, a book with 38 questions to help you elevate the quality of your life. Each of these questions were sourced by one of the inspirational people Marc profiled in the book. For example: “Who am I optimizing to become?” – James Clear “What world do I want to create?” – J.R.R. Tolkien “What expectations am I holding in my relationships?” – Melissa Ambrosini “How do I become irreplaceable?” – Coco Chanel “What is within my control?” - Ryan Holiday Marc became a true believer in the life-changing magic of asking empowering questions when he found himself stuck in a depression after deleting an app – and his entire business – from the Apple app store…which touched the lives of 86 million people, but couldn't find a sustainable business model…leaving him without a business, a loss of a identity and a lot of financial liabilities and a young family. And it was one question that took him from hopelessness to hope, which is where we begin this podcast.

#304. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Bryan and I handle one of the more common complaints from those who busy date men: Why do busy men always have time for sex? In this episode: Why “busy men” are constantly carrying around feelings of tension, stress and overwhelm in their bodies Why busy men are often seeking a release from the uncomfortable energy Why bringing an “empty tank” to sex can lead to a pretty subpar sex life Why men who bring a “full tank” to sex have more and better sex than guys who are chronically depleted

#303. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ The great debate: Do women really find vulnerability sexy…or is it a turn off? We decided to go right to the source – polling 600 women from Dominick's Instagram following – to ask the tough questions and get the deeper insights. In this episode: Survey results from 600 women about whether men and vulnerability is sexy or a turn off 10 things that make vulnerability sexy 5 things that can turn vulnerability into a turn off

#302. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Book: The Magic of Surrender: Finding the Courage to Let Go by Kute Blackson Webinar: https://kuteblackson.com/reinventseminar My guest today is a transformational teacher, worldwide speaker, author of two National Best-Selling Books and a visionary who's mission is to awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically and fulfill their true life's purpose. He's been interviewed by the likes of Larry King, Tom Bilyeu on the Impact Theory Podcast and Inc Magazine calls him the Mindfulness Guru Billionaires go to for Advice. If you immediately find yourself captivated by him, you're not alone. He's a gifted speaker. In fact, he spoke in front of an audience of 3,000 people at age 8…and by the time he was 18, he'd already spoken in front of over 100,000 people in live audiences. His most recent book The Magic of Surrender: Finding the Courage to Let Go is a practical guide to unlocking your life's greatest power and routinely experiencing miracles in your every day life. The book features captivating and insightful stories of exceptional people who've embodied the practice of surrender, such as Nelson Mandela, Vicktor Frankl, Lady Gaga, Bruce Lee, Laird Hamilton, Tyler Perry and Dave Chappelle. If you've ever found yourself tired of fighting with life, exhausted from the grind and unfulfilled despite all your achievements…then I suspect you're going to learn a lot from the wisdom of today's guest… Who might just tell us some stories about: How the train stations in India can provide a doctorate level education in surrender Why showing up at the airport without a ticket can lead to an adventure of a lifetime And why marrying someone who you've never seen before, who's language you don't speak, might just be the best decision of your life. Please welcome to The Great Man Within Podcast, Kute Blackson.

#301. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Buy KavaPlex: Click Here (20% discount code: Ben) Buy TruKava Shots: Click Here This is episode #4 of our 4 part series on Optimizing Men's Health: Products and Services You May Not Know About, But Need To. Today we're talking about Kava. Kava is a legal plant medicine that has been drunk for centuries by the people in the Pacific Islands (places like FIJI, Tonga and Papua New Guinea) to enjoy states of relaxed, calm, clear mindedness. Many Islanders will drink Kava in place of coffee or alcohol. Kava is starting to gain recognition here in the states for elevating mood, enhancing quality sleep and also increasingly used as an alternative to alcohol. Kava's biggest claim to fame is it reduces anxiety. For someone like me, who runs anxious, that's appealing. Kava's also been known to enhance mental focus and creativity. I've been using Kava since December of 2021 before bed to enhance my deep sleep. But as you'll hear today, not all Kava is created equal. There's a lot of crap Kava out there, and you need to know how to avoid the crap and hone in on the good stuff. It's the same thing with coffee - Sanka ain't the same as Bulletproof. So I've brought on Cameron George, founder of TruKava, who's products meet the rigorous standards of The World Health Organization to classify their Kava as a food safe for daily use. And I've been using one of their products, KavaPlex, since December. IN THIS EPISODE What is Kava, is it safe, who should and shouldn't use it What are the ways in which you may might want to use Kava Cameron's personal journey getting off Adderall and anti-anxiety medications in two months using Kava Links to TruKava products will in the shownotes

#300. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Buy Ketone-IQ – Ketone-IQ (10% off discount code = TGMW) Michael Brandt on Twitter: @BDM_Runner Michael Brandt on Instagram: @BDM_Runner This is episode #3 of our 4 part series on Optimizing Men's Health: Products and Services You May Not Know About, But Need To. Today we're talking about liquid ketones. You may be familiar with the terms ketogenic diet and ketosis -which is a process that happens when your body doesn't have enough carbohydrates to burn for energy. Instead, it burns fat and makes things called ketones, which it can use for fuel. Now, many of you guys have experienced ketosis through hardcore fasting or doing a fast mimicking diet like Prolon, which I talked about in episode #1 of this series. But let's face it, fasting kinda sucks. You're hungry and cranky for a few days before your body finally switches over to ketosis. And if you've ever been in ketosis, it's a beautiful clean, consistent energetic state where you feel alive, alert and mentally sharp. Well, what if, instead of fasting, you could drink liquid ketones and get enough ketones in your body in 15 minutes to experience a similar energy that would take you multiple days of fasting to achieve? That's the topic of our conversation today, with Michael Brandt, co-founder and CEO of HVMN – Health Via Modern Nutrition – and their liquid Ketone drink, Ketone-IQ. Some of HVMN's investors and advisors include: Andreeson Horowitz Marissa Mayer, former CEO of Yahoo Tony Hseih, Found of Zappos Joe Montana, Hall of Fame Quarterback They have a $6M contract with the US Department of Defense They do work with top Tour de France cycling teams And they nicknamed Ketone-IQ “NAVY SEAL Juice” IN THIS EPISODE What is a ketone and how it provides energy Ketone vs. Glucose driven energy Does Ketone-IQ effect your sleep? Can you use Ketones every day? When before a workout should I take it?

#299. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Follow Dr Amy on Instagram: @dr.amybkillen Gentlemen, This is your episode for all things that concern the physical health of your sexual well-being, and an overview of some of the cutting edge supplements and procedures that help keep you strong as an ox for many decades to come. This is episode #2 of our 4 part series on Optimizing Men's Health: Products and Services You May Not Know About, But Need To. Dr. Amy B Killen is a physician of anti-aging and regenerative medicine and an outspoken champion of proactive sexual health. She's a wife, mother of 3 and a wonderful woman who's a personal friend to both Bryan and I. Some of the highest-performing men in the world have come to her for proactive treatments for sexual health, including: Dave Asprey, Founder and CEO of Bulletproof and author of NY Times best-seller The Bulletproof Diet Vishen Lakhiani, CEO of Mindvalley and author of NY Times best-seller Code of the Extraordinary Mind Ben Greenfield, CEO of KION supplements, anti-aging enthusiast and considered to be one of the world's top bio-hackers IN THIS EPISODE Why you should take proactive steps to improve your sexual health (even if you're currently healthy as a horse) Practical habits and practices to keep your erections strong Why getting more REM sleep will keep your erections strong and healthy for longer Why regularly using Listerine might eventually kill your erections The age when your collagen production starts to decline, and what to do about it What the chemical NAD is, and why anti-aging doctors and scientists seem to love it Amy's top skin care product recommendations for men Heads up, there's a lot of talk about genitalia in this episode. If that makes you squeamish, you may tap out early. But I encourage you to hang in because we cover some truly important stuff for keeping your member healthy and strong for many years to come. Amy's Info Instagram: @dr.amybkillen Website: Dr Amy B Killen A-Fest Talk on YouTube: How to Maximize the Potential of Your Sexual Health Products Referenced in Podcast: Rapid Rebound Supplement: Click Here Auromere Botanical Mouthwash: Click Here

#296. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Welcome to week #1 of our 4-part series on men's health products and services you may not know, but need to. Today I'm sharing 7 supplements for sleep, focus and energy that I love. PRODUCTS REFERENCED IN PODCAST SLEEP #1. KavaPlex for better deep sleep: Click Here $68.74 for a 30-day supply Cameron George #2. Wild Bloom Blue Lotus for R.E.M. Sleep: Click Here $23 for 30 day supply comes from Blue Lotus, a popular herb known for its euphoric and spiritual properties. It has a rich history in ancient Egyptian culture where they used it in ceremony as they believed it united the lower and upper worlds. It's considered the flower of intuition due to its effect on the pineal gland. Many cultures around the world believe it enhances their connection to the spirit realm and use it to assist deep meditative practices. Its uplifting and euphoric effect promotes a state of joy and relaxation. #3. Somnifix Mouth Strips (to stop mouth breathing/snoring): Click Here $22.49 for 4 week supply FOCUS #4. Everyday Dose Mushroom Latte (low caffeine coffee alternative): Click Here $50 for one time purchase – 30 servings + 1500mg of Lion's Mane + Chaga mushrooms (Double Extracted and 100% fruiting body) 
+ 4g of grass-fed Collagen (amino acids) 
+ 150mg of L-Theanine from Japan (reduce anxiety) 
+ A hint of organic, fair-trade coffee extract (39mg, very low acidity) (taste) ENERGY #5. LMNT Hydration Packets: Click Here 12 pack = $20 30 pack = $45 120 pack = $135 #6. Prolon 5-Day Fast Mimicking Diet: Click Here (10% off: DOMINICKQ) $187 plus 20 fast bars #7. Ketone-IQ, Liquid Ketones for Energy and Appetite Suppression: Click Here (10% off code: TGMW) $120 for 30 servings Michael Brandt

#296. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Cory's “Working With Thoughts” Masterclass for 50% off: Click Here (“man” for 50% off discount code) Cory's Daily Texts: Send “great man” to 1-631-305-2874 (North America numbers only). Follow Cory on Instagram: @CoryMuscara Blaise Pascal is famous for saying “all of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” What is it that's so uncomfortable about sitting quietly in a room alone? Our rampage of thoughts, of course. What do we do when we want to punish our worst societal offenders? We lock ‘em up and put ‘em in solitary…where they have no escape from themselves or tbeir thoughts. Harvard professor Dan Gilbert, ran an interesting experiment with some of his college students that reinforced this sentiment. He took a group of students and put them in a room for multiple hours, with absolutely nothing to do and no forms of stimulation (no phones, nothing to read or write with etc). The situation became so uncomfortable for many of the students that some of them even elected to receive minor but uncomfortable shock treatments …because that shock somehow represented an upgrade from the discomfort they were experiencing internally. All of this evidence points to a need to work much more effectively with our thoughts. And who better to come teach us about thoughts, then one of my closest friends, Cory Muscara.   WHO IS CORY MUSCARA Cory is a renowned mindfulness teacher and co-founder of mindfulness.com His meditations have been heard over 20 million times in over 100 countries He's the author of best selling book Stop Missing Your Life He's lived as a monk in Burma where he spent 6 months in complete silence He's also picked up about 175,000 followers since his last appearance on this show a couple of years ago IN THIS EPISODE How to step outside of your mind when its rampaging Compassionate and practical ways to work with an agitated mind Techniques to work with scary feelings A 2 word mantra to calm a freaked out mind Cory teaches many live masterclasses, by far his most popular of which is Working With Thoughts, of which you're getting a taste of today.  

#296. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ MARK MELVIN'S EMAIL for 1 on 1 coaching inquires: mark@dominickq.com According to Buddhist principles, the “monkey mind” is a term that refers to being unsettled, restless, or confused. – Psychology Today Buddha described the human mind as being filled with drunken monkeys, jumping around, screeching, chattering, carrying on endlessly. – HuffPo No doubt you've encountered the monkey mind when: You've encountered financial stresses You're experiencing inconvenient or debilitating illness You're unhappy with your body/physical appearance You had an embarrassing mishap in bed Any other circumstance where you feel out of control or feel unsafe 
The monkeys can be very loud, and it can be easy to get absorbed in their three ring circus. But you certainly don't want monkeys behind the wheel of your car driving your life. That's why today, in part 2 of our 3 part series on Mindfulness for Men, we've brought back The Great Man Within's resident mindfulness teacher – Mark Melvin – to help us identify and tame the monkey mind. WHO IS MARK MELVIN? For 12 years Mark has been a corporate attorney by trade and a yoga, meditation and breathwork instructor at heart He's also a Masters student in Clinical Mental Health Studies He found yoga and meditation after he grew tired of binge drinking, isolating and feeling uncomfortable in intimate relationships Mark is one of the anchors in the Great Man Mastermind, and he's our resident expert when it comes to all things mindfulness   IN THIS EPISODE What is the monkey mind and how you developed it 5 ways the monkey mind may show up in your life 4 rules of engagement on how to deal with the monkey mind when it shows up

#295. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In the final quarter of 2021, we did a popular 13-week series called “Building Your Best Self.” 
We tackled topics like working with anger, mastering your time, exploring the 5 questions every man needs to ask about his life etc. The feedback we got was great, and you guys told us it was like getting a free 90-day course curriculum on how to become your best self. So, for the next couple of months, we've picked a few topics that you guys have told us are important to you, and we're building a 3 or 4 episode mini-series around them. The first, is Mindfulness for Men, which a 3 part series. Episode One: Cultivating Control and Calm in the Eye of the Storm Episode Two: Rule #1 of Navigating the Monkey Mind: Don't Pick a Fight With the Monkeys Episode Three: Befriending Your Inner Critic IN THIS EPISODE How to cultivate calm and maintain control in the eye of the storm The 3 things you experience in your inner world that make you feel out of control How to build the inner strength to resist getting absorbed by thoughts and emotions How cultivating this level of awareness leads to radical levels of freedom and gratitude Book Referenced in Podcast: Living from a Place of Surrender by Michael Singer (Audible Audiobook) 3 Minute Breathwork Track Referenced in Podcast: 3 Step Guided Breathwork on YouTube

#294. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In Part 1 of our 101 Beginner's Guide to NFTs with Brad Barrett, we covered the basic definition of an NFT, how Brad went from skeptic to believer, the differences between web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, and how understanding trading cards and collectibles allow you to understand how NFTs work. In this Episode: Why most experts believe 99% of the current NFTs out there will go to zero Why the future of NFTs belong to creators and communities An intro discussion to Smart Contracts and why they revolutionize ownership as well as wealth creation How to understand the risks of the NFT world, and why Brad would say, “no one is coming to save you” if you fall prey to hackers or scammers Understanding the difference between centralized and decentralized systems Why it's ok to just learn right now and not feel the pressure of needing to jump in and buy right away Where to Go From Here: Resources Bankless Podcast Episode #1: Welcome to Bankless Tim Ferriss Podcast, Episode #542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs  Bankless, Episode #90: 5 Mental Models for Web 3.0 with Chris Dixon Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu: Understand and Leverage Web 3, NFT's and the Future of Blockchain Technology

#293. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ When I was a kid, my favorite thing in the world was collecting sports cards. Baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards…you name it. My prized possession was a 1989 Barry Sanders Score rookie card – which my best friend Mike DeCoursey tried many times, to no avail, to pry from my possession via underwhelming trade offers and eventually an attempted five finger discount which ended poorly for him. Little did I know, the world of trading cards would provide an early education for understanding this burgeoning new field of the mysterious NFT, or non-fungible token. A token is simply an object that represents something else. In the case of my Barry Sanders rookie card, the card itself is a “token” that represents Barry Sanders and his Hall of Fame level performance as a football player. Fans of football and Barry Sanders want to get their hands on this valuable token, or trading card. Since there was only a limited supply of Barry Sanders rookie cards printed, the demand drives up the monetary value of this card. What's really important to understand here is the community of fans are what give value to this otherwise meaningless piece of cardboard with a picture of Barry Sanders on it. If you can wrap your brain around why trading cards are valuable, or any collectible for that matter, you'll be able to understand why NFTs, non-fungible tokens, are exploding in popularity in the digital space…and hold the potential to revolutionize the world the way the internet did 25 years ago. 2021 was the “year of the NFT,” and you cant go anywhere on the internet without hearing about it. But I was quick to dismiss NFTs, because everything I heard about them sounded like JPEGs of apes getting sold for $50,000 which made no sense to me. I was going to wait it out. And when I started trying to learn about NFTs, my head was spinning with things I didn't understand, like the blockchain, DAOs, web 2.0 vs 3.0…it was all overwhelming and over my head. But when I finally started to grasp these concepts and see the enormous potential in the future of NFTs, it was like walking through a one-way door: I couldn't go back. The most influential person to waking me up to the power of NFTs is a very good friend of the show, and Great Man Mastermind brother, Brad Barrett. Who is Brad Barrett? The co-host of one of the world's largest financial podcasts, ChooseFI The FI community has helped millions of people get on the path to financial independence through planning, saving and smart investing Brad is a great guide for the NFT discussion because his roots in financial independence are rooted in conservative, prudent, long-term investing We wanted to do a beginner level intro conversation to the world of NFTs so you can start to educate yourself on the space, and point to other excellent resources – podcasts - that Brad has vetted for you to continue your education. This is the first episode of a 2 part series with Brad: In this Episode: NFTs explained, in plain English Why Brad was skeptical about crypto, blockchain and NFTs, and what made him a believer A beginner level definition of the Blockchain How understanding trading cards can help you understand NFTs Working definition of Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 Why Brad cautions looking at NFTs as investing, and more speculative, because it is so early and the wild wild west It's important to note that I have not yet taken the plunge financially in NFTs – so I do not currently own NFTs. Brad on the other hand does own what I would consider to be a substantial amount of NFTs, even though it only represents a very small portion of his net worth. Where to Go From Here: Resources Bankless Podcast Episode #1: Welcome to Bankless Tim Ferriss Podcast, Episode #542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs  Bankless, Episode #90: 5 Mental Models for Web 3.0 with Chris Dixon Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu: Understand and Leverage Web 3, NFT's and the Future of Blockchain Technology

#292. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ In episode #222, we interviewed Jayson Gaddis, author of Getting to Zero: How to Work Through Conflict in Your High Stakes Relationships. He said the #1 bullshit fantasy that men believe which sabotages our relationships…is that relationships should be easy. I certainly used to believe that myth. And I can understand why we'd want it to be that way. You bust your ass at work, some of you bust your asses to be a good Dad…you're exhausted…shouldn't you be able to just relax when it comes to your relationship? Sorry, bro, it just doesn't work that way. Anything worth having, requires work to have it. And that includes earning the trust of your woman. Fortunately today, Bryan and I have honed in on and simplified 5 ways to build trust and credibility with your woman. It's important to note that these 5 ways have been sourced directly from the women in my Instagram community based on a half dozen polls I've run over the last 3 months. Said another way, these aren't Dominick's beliefs…these are the beliefs of a diverse group of women who are consistently calling for the same few things from their man. The 5 Ways to Build Trust and Credibility: Have a vision for your relationship Take her deeper – emotionally, sexually, spiritually – than she can go on her own Know how to restore integrity when you fall out of it If you need space during conflict…take it…and make sure you come back Be willing to trust her intuition, even if it conflicts with your logic

#291. Follow Dominick on Instagram: @DominickQ Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Fellas, it's time to take a back seat… …because ladies, this episode is for you. As my Instagram community continues to grow, I keep hearing louder and louder calls from my female followers for men to be more vulnerable. Simultaneously, the men in my communities say that they aren't so sure the women in their lives really want our vulnerability. Many men are gun shy – having been burned from opening up emotionally in the past…only to have it work against them in a variety of ways, which will discuss in this episode. So to bridge this vulnerability gap, I decided to run a little survey in my Instagram community where I asked a very simple question of the men: What would you need to be more vulnerable with your romantic partner? I got about 100 illuminating responses from these men…of which I've culled down 5 core themes which Bryan and I will be discussing in today's episode. In this Episode: The ways men have been burned in the past by being vulnerable What Brené Brown and Bell Hooks have to say about why men are hesitant to be vulnerable The 5 things men need to be more vulnerable with you What the man's responsibility is in each of these 5 categories If you're in a relationship, this would be an excellent episode to listen to together and discuss afterwards (or if you're exploring a new relationship dynamic with a partner, it could make for a great virtual date and discussion)… …or if you're rolling solo like me and just want to learn how to have better, deeper more vulnerable conversations, this episode is for you.

#290 Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Dr. Myles Spar Work With Dr Myles: https://drspar.com Book: Optimal Men's Health TedX Talk: Change your annual check up to a "check in" and live longer I always say that men make change based on 1 of 2 motivating factors. #1 – There's the man who wants an edge, a way to raise his performance and is willing to come off autopilot and proactively engage in the optimization of his life. #2 – Then there's the man who changes when the Mack Truck hits him. When something is undeniably broken and he's forced to confront what's no longer working. In the context of physical health, we're talking about panic attacks, erectile dysfunction, chronic anxiety, stifling brain fog… Listen, if you're here to live in alignment with your Great Man – who you are at your fullest potential – you have to be fully engaged in optimizing your foundation, your physical, mental and emotional well-being. But with the explosion of information at your fingertips – data from wearable devices, fasting protocols, supplements, specialized diets etc – it can get really confusing really quickly…and maybe you've tried a bunch of this stuff to no avail, leaving you frustrated and disenfranchised. The two main issues with trying to cobble together all the info you're: It's not personalized to you – generalized info is like shooting in the dark You don't have an expert helping you make sense of your data That's why today we want to simplify the 3 essential types of tests to take to get a state of the union on your physical, mental and emotional well being… …AND the expert guidance you'll want to seek to help make sense of that data and direct your next action steps to elevate your well being. To guide us through that conversation, is one of our favorite guests on this show, a 3rd time appearance, Dr. Myles Spar 
 Who is Dr. Myles Spar He's the National Medical Director of Vault Health, which secured the very first FDA approval for at home COVID tests at the beginning of the pandemic He is an integrative medicine doctor focused on optimizing men's health Author of Optimal Men's Health and TEDx Talk “Change Your Annual Check Up to a Check in and Live Longer” A member of Great Man Mastermind 1.0 In This Episode: The 3 tests men need to take to get a comprehensive state of the union on our overall health Wearable Devices: Dr Myles breaks down the Oura Ring, the Whoop Band, the Fitbit and the Apple Watch My own personal experience of 15 years of gut issues and how I resolved it following the protocol Myles shares today Why men are moving beyond just focusing on the cosmetic physical appearance of their body and placing a greater emphasis on optimizing energy levels, focus, memory, mental optimization How optimal health can be used as the most important tool in your toolbox to live as your Great Man

#289 Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daryl's Famous TEDX Talk: Why I as a black man attend KKK rallies Daryl Davis, a black man, attends KKK rallies, befriends its members, and through these unlikely friendships, he has influenced over 200 of those men to leave the Klan. In a time when we can't discuss Coke vs. Pepsi without coming to fisticuffs, Daryl has somehow managed to get men who want him obliterated from the face of the earth…to eventually give up their hatred, ideology and community because of Daryl's influence. He's collected the robes and hoods of men like Roger Kelly – the former Imperial Wizard (the president) of Maryland – and intends to open a museum with Klan memorabilia. The central question that has driven his life: “How can you hate me when you don't even know me?” Daryl is a TEDx superstar, with 4 talks totaling over 4 million views, and lecturer to universities and businesses all over the globe. He's also a musician (his #1 love) who's played with Chuck Berry, an actor in one of the best TV shows of all time (The Wire) and an author of Klandestine Relationships. He also has a documentary about his work with the KKK called Accidental Courtesy. We could think of no better person who embodies what it means to be A Man Amongst Men, and as such, Daryl is our very first interview on the Man Amongst Men podcast. In Part #3: Why most interest groups – like Black Lives Matter – don't make much progress Daryl's Contentious Exchange with Black Lives Matter Leaders Almost Led to Blows (from the documentary) How Daryl Davis Thinks Donald Trump is the Best Thing That Happened to this Country Daryl's candid thoughts on Black Lives Matter Daryl's final words of wisdom on how to create change in those who disagree with or even hate you

#288 Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin ----------------------------------------------------- Daryl's Famous TEDX Talk: Why I as a black man attend KKK rallies Daryl Davis, a black man, attends KKK rallies, befriends its members, and through these unlikely friendships, he has influenced over 200 of those men to leave the Klan. In a time when we can't discuss Coke vs. Pepsi without coming to fisticuffs, Daryl has somehow managed to get men who want him obliterated from the face of the earth…to eventually give up their hatred, ideology and community because of Daryl's influence. He's collected the robes and hoods of men like Roger Kelly – the former Imperial Wizard (the president) of Maryland – and intends to open a museum with Klan memorabilia. The central question that has driven his life: “How can you hate me when you don't even know me?” Daryl is a TEDx superstar, with 4 talks totaling over 4 million views, and lecturer to universities and businesses all over the globe. He's also a musician (his #1 love) who's played with Chuck Berry, an actor in one of the best TV shows of all time (The Wire) and an author of Klandestine Relationships. He also has a documentary about his work with the KKK called Accidental Courtesy. We could think of no better person who embodies what it means to be A Man Amongst Men, and as such, Daryl is our very first interview on the Man Amongst Men podcast. In Part #2: Daryl lends his music tour bus to the Klan How Daryl manages not to take hate personally Fear is the most powerful tool known to man (and how to wield it for good change) How the KKK is rebranding to avoid stigma and build membership What the media knows about white supremacist positioning, but won't tell you How Rock N Roll and white people put Barack Obama into office The healing and unifying power of music

#287 Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin ----------------------------------------------------- Daryl's Famous TEDX Talk: Why I as a black man attend KKK rallies Daryl Davis, a black man, attends KKK rallies, befriends its members, and through these unlikely friendships, he has influenced over 200 of those men to leave the Klan. In a time when we can't discuss Coke vs. Pepsi without coming to fisticuffs, Daryl has somehow managed to get men who want him obliterated from the face of the earth…to eventually give up their hatred, ideology and community because of Daryl's influence. He's collected the robes and hoods of men like Roger Kelly – the former Imperial Wizard (the president) of Maryland – and intends to open a museum with Klan memorabilia. The central question that has driven his life: “How can you hate me when you don't even know me?” Daryl is a TEDx superstar, with 4 talks totaling over 4 million views, and lecturer to universities and businesses all over the globe. He's also a musician (his #1 love) who's played with Chuck Berry, an actor in one of the best TV shows of all time (The Wire) and an author of Klandestine Relationships. He also has a documentary about his work with the KKK called Accidental Courtesy. We could think of no better person who embodies what it means to be A Man Amongst Men, and as such, Daryl is our very first interview on the Man Amongst Men podcast. In Part #1: Daryl's first encounter with racism as a 10 year old Cub Scout Daryl's first (friendly) encounter with a Klansmen Daryl knows more KKK history than most of the KKK Daryl gives the overview, hierarchy and national structure of the KKK Daryl arranges a covert meeting with Maryland's Imperial Wizard – Roger Kelly

Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ I'm really proud of the feedback we've gotten on the 13 week Building Your Best Self Series we did to close out the final quarter of 2021. Many of you have emailed, DMed and written about it in the Facebook Group about how that series has caused you to take tangible action in areas of your life where you've been drifting. However, there's one really important episode we left out, a conversation on: The Necessary Endings You Need to Make En Route to Your Next Level You have a next level in life that's calling you – that next role at work, that next level of physical well being, that next level of finding your purpose. To move from your current level, there are things that need to end – relationships, habits, fears, behaviors, limiting self-concepts…and where we spend most of our time in conversation today: 
Ending the “good” things in your life that will make way for the “great” to be possible. In This Episode: How to “know” when its time to bring a necessary ending to a part of your life The 3 types of areas of your life that are ripe to “prune” My personal story of ending 3 really “good” long term relationships to make space for the next level How to end things with integrity Why you should create endings even if you don't know what replaces it yet

#284 Check out the #100Great Pushup Challenge: https://www.onehundredgreat.com Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ 20% Off the 4 Week Evryman Fundamentals Course: https://evryman.com/fundamentals/ ***Use Code: GREATMAN*** Check out Evryman: https://evryman.com Owen Marcus Website: https://owenmarcus.com Over the last 3 years on this podcast, you've heard me tip my cap to a handful of reputable men's work organizations who are out here making a difference in men's lives. Of course, the ManKind Project is near and dear to my heart, as they were my initiation to men's work. Another group I have tremendous respect for is Evryman. Evryman was founded in 2016, and whose mission is to connect and help men to lead more successful, fulfilling lives. Evryman has a particular focus in getting men out of our minds and into our bodies to feel our emotions. In fact, Bryan and I use a variation of the Evryman protocol in our own men's group to practice emotional fluency. What propelled Evryman on the national scene was one of their co-founders, Dan Doty, appeared on the Joe Rogan show…which led to big time media exposure including a spot on The Today Show. Evryman has been featured in Men's Health, Inc. Magazine and the NY Times called Evryman the “Crossfit for Your Emotions” According to our guest today, over 1,000 men have gone through their in person retreats and another 1,000 men are involved in their online communities. I think it's important for you, the man who is listening, to have knowledge of and access to the men's work organizations that I've vetted and would personally recommend. So today, our guest is Owen Marcus, co-founder of Evryman, to give you a behind the scenes look of what goes on at an Ervyman retreat. Who is Owen Marcus: Co-founder of Evryman Coach, group facilitator, author Has a TEDx Talk What 10,000 Years of Progress Has Cost In This Episode: What it's like to attend an Evryman retreat The 5 primary emotions men must learn how to identify in themselves How our inability to feel our inner world emotions creates barriers to intimacy The psychological safety conditions men need to open up The impact men's work has on the women in our lives Why the best night for sex is men's group night

#285 Join the Great Man Mastermind: https://www.dominickq.com/masterminds/the-digital-mastermind Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin Here's a quote from Terrence Real, therapist and author of the best seller: I Dont Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression “The way we turn boys into men is through injury. We pull them away from their own expressiveness, from their feelings, from their sensitivity to others. The very phrase “To be a man” means suck it up and keep going. Disconnection is not the fallout from traditional masculinity, disconnection IS traditional masculinity.” What Terrence Real is saying is most men have been indoctrinated to manhood through sustaining injury – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. We are taught to deal with that injury by disconnecting from our emotions. So not only are we walking around with untreated mental, emotional and spiritual wounds… …we don't even have the awareness that we're wounded because we're so disconnected from our emotions and ourselves. Here are some signs that wounds exist: You self sabotage when things in your life are going well You have difficulty maintaining intimacy in romantic relationships You are surrounded by people yet feel misunderstood and alone You don't have deep emotional relationships with other men You have a hard time trusting men You have a hard time trusting women You carry guilt or shame in your sexuality   In This Episode: The 7 Masculine Wounds: Growing up without a father/father figure Growing up with an emotionally unavailable father Enmeshment with a mother Never learning how to trust men with his emotions Having been bullied for size/status/sexual orientation Hazing rituals as normalized rights of passage to acceptance Believing pain and suffering are the most noble paths to success The impact these wounds have on our resiliency, on our ability to connect, on our ability to be trustworthy leaders How men's work facilitates the ability to turn towards, face and heal these wounds

#283 Check out the #100Great Pushup Challenge: https://www.onehundredgreat.com Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ On January 1st we kicked off a 60-day Global Challenge to raise $1M for mental health called #100Great. The challenge to is to do 100 pushups in a row by training the mind and body to transcend what we believe are our physical and mental limits. It's not too late to register for the challenge – we've still got about 50 days left – so check it out the link in the show notes. To support the theme of mental health, which remains more relevant than ever after 2 years in a global pandemic and polarized groups arguing with each other… …we wanted to bring you a conversation about how to accumulate tools and skills to navigate adversity and how to get back up when you hit rock bottom. Back again for another conversation is our boy Juvoni Beckford, who's been on this show 3 times before – most recently in episode #276, 12 book ideas for building your best self. He's our resident expert on book recommendations, but this time he's coming on the show to share his story of how he hit rock bottom during the pandemic, how surrender allowed him to accept what he was feeling, and the tools he used to slowly but surely build himself back to a stronger, more resilient and confident man than ever before. In This Episode: How burnout is often a precursor to anxiety and depression Dangers of consuming too much information and its impact on your mental health Why a big part of mental and emotional well-being is about unplugging from the information superhighway Why you should stop putting off therapy and just try it already Why supplements can have a profound impact on your inner chemistry and emotional well-being 5 Biggest Needle Movers for Upgrading Mental Health when climbing out from the bottom  

#282 Check out the #100Great Pushup Challenge: https://www.onehundredgreat.com Join the Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin __________________________ Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Othership Guided Breathwork App: Click Here The Couples Energy Breathwork Track: Click Here Previous Breathwork Episode Ep #166: Breathwork 101: Reduce Stress, Enhance Sleep and 5 Practices to Try Now Happy new year gentlemen! This is our very first episode of 2022, our 4th year of this show. Man how rewarding it is to take a bold idea, a burning desire I had, and turn it into reality…something I and Bryan have been deeply devoted to for the last 3 years, and now starting our 4th. And this is your reminder: How is YOUR bold idea going (referring back to episode #280, Design the Next Year of Your Life, Making One Bold Move). Today I'm thrilled to do a deep dive on one of the most essential practices in my life for high-performance, upgrading my energy and navigating my stress: Breathwork. This is only the 2nd episode we've dedicated exclusively to the topic of breathwork. The first episode 166 Breathwork 101: Reduce Stress, Enhance Sleep and 5 Practices to Try Now was very well received by you guys and you expressed a desire for more. 
So we've listened. This time we're bringing a breathwork expert and facilitator on the show to take you through the art and the science behind how breathwork can lead to high-performance and incredible personal transformations: Robbie Bent. Who is Robbie Bent? Robbie is the founder of Othership – a guided breathwork app that is home to the world's largest library of guided breathwork sessions Othership also has physical locations in Toronto where people gather to do cold plunges, hot sauna therapy and breathwork sessions for personal transformation within community Robbie found his way to breathwork on his healing journey from addiction to alcohol and other substance abuse…and discovered breath is essential to regulating our nervous systems In This Episode: The 3 types of breathwork practices to 1) up-regulate 2) down-regulate and 3) explore beyond the conscious mind How cold and heat exposure shut down the thinking mind and grant access to deeper emotions A step by step beginners practice for how to take a cold shower and use your breath to stand in the experience A special bonus 10-minute morning routine breathwork track