Manlihood Mancast

“The soil of a man’s heart is stonier; a man grows what he can and tends it.” Jud Crandall - Stephen King’s Pet Sematary Growing up like most kids in the 80s and 90s,  I had an obsession with Stephen King. He would write these great stories. A group of average kids, or a family living a normal life in a small town would have an encounter with darkness or have to do battle with evil. Find out more at http://manlihood.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/support

Josh Hatcher talks about the worst thing that happened to him as a boy, and about overcoming the toxicity of our thoughts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/support

Josh Hatcher talks about what Resurrection means, and about men rising up from their own "graves." Find out more at http://manlihood.com/rise-x-up --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/support

Josh talks about how we are to react to trouble and trials. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/support

Josh Hatcher of Manlihood.com and Lou Costa of Ironmill get together to launch RISE X UP - a 12 week journey for men to be challenged in STRENGTH, FREEDOM, BROTHERHOOD, and RESURRECTION. Find out more at http://manlihood.com/rise-x-up --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/support

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher talks about SCARS. We've all got scars. Words that were said to you when you were young... Things you saw that you should never have seen... Lifelong consequences from stupid decisions, whether ours or someone else's... Men, make sure that they are SCARS not WOUNDS. If you keep finding that you are sensitive about certain things, held back by the same unreasonable fears, or that you keep making the same bad decisions repeatedly, or that you have habits you just can't quit.... chances are good that you have a wound that never healed right. It's not a scar, it's a wound or an infection. Get it cleaned out and get it healed. If that means you need to get some professional help, to talk to a trusted friend about it, or whatever - the only person that can make the decision to get that part of your life healed is you. A scar shows you've been through the process. An overly sensitive attitude, a destructive habit, a fearful mindset just show that you have a woun

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher tells us why he doesn’t want you to follow him. Who do you think you are? How can a fat guy making peanuts tell me how to live my life? Why should I take advice from the guy that doesn't look or act nearly as manly as I do? That Hatcher guy isn't manly at all! What gives him the right to say that? I think about these kinds of questions a lot. Fortunately - none of you mutter them out loud... though I'm sure those questions may occasionally bounce around in your heads. I'm not here to tell you how to be rich. I'm not here to tell you how to be healthy. I'm not here to tell you how to do anything from a position of superiority. --- Want to weigh in? Comment here, or log in to our private facebook group - The Manlihood Mancave to discuss this with other men! Interested in more Personal development for men? Check out our website at Manlihood.com for more info! Don’t forget to check out our sponsors: Hatcher Media - Creative Marketing Solutions | Graphi

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher says you have to deal with your crap, and tells you how he dealt with his. Deal with your crap. A while back,  I had to deal with a sewer problem. Digging out a trench to move the crap so I could get to the pipe. I was covered in crap. I took a shower and got out and while drying off, I still smelled crap. It was gross. And I had to hop back in the shower again. I went to a funeral for an old friend  afew . He had a lot of pain. A lot of crap.He choose to numb that pain by drinking and drugging until his liver quit. Through his addiction, he pushed his family away and hurt them. I saw their grief as they choose to forgive him and to say goodbye. He didn't deal with his crap. So... I don't what kind of crap you guys are dealing with in your life... But make sure you deal with it! No one likes to deal with crap. But if you don't deal with it, it can make you sick and kill you. Deal with your crap. --- Want to weigh in? Comment here, or log in to

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher says ONLY YOU can make the change. Nobody can do it for you. Yes. You may need help. But if you want your life to improve - YOU are the one that has to make the change. Nobody else can break an addiction for you. No one else can lose weight for you. No one else can love your wife for you. No one else can be DAD to your kids for you. FATHERLESSNESS STATISTICS - http://fathers.com/statistics-and-research/the-consequences-of-fatherlessness/ No one else can improve you. No one else can get your finances under control. It's OKAY to ask for help and advice - but if you keep doing the same things you've always done - you're gonna get what you've always got! So - with that in mind, gentlemen, WHAT do you need to DO right now, to make life better? Do you need HELP or ADVICE? What CHANGES do you have to make in order to take your next steps? Want to weigh in? Comment here, or log in to our private facebook group - The Manlihood Mancave to discuss this with othe

“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.”  ― Theodore Roosevelt Stop playing the blame game. Replace it with taking responsibility The buck stops here. You are the only one who can change you. And you are the only one you can change. As a man you are a leader - that means even more responsibility. "any team, in any organization, all responsibility for success and failure rests with the leader. The leader must own everything in his or her world. There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win."  — Jocko Willink (Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win) "Implementing Extreme Ownership requires checking your ego and operating with a high degree of humility. Admitting mistakes, taking ownership, and developing a plan to overcome challenges are integral to any successful team."  — Jocko Willink (Extreme Ownership: How U.S. N

What it means to be a gentleman The word gentleman has more connotations than it does definitions. It is important to clearly define what it means to be a gentleman, and to rid our minds of the mixed up messages we have often attached to the word. I remember as a boy, well-meaning women teachers would use the word “gentlemen” to try to convince a class full of rowdy boys to sit still and be quiet. Some boys, enthralled by the compliment of being referred to as “men” compiled. Most boys, offended at being called “gentle” didn’t comply. I was often in the second category. The word also conjures a cartoonish picture of a gentlemen of the Victorian era, in suit and bow tie, with a monocle and his hair parted in the middle. He is not Popeye, Fred Flintstone or Yosemite Sam. He isn’t heroic or strong. He responds to tough circumstances with fear, or at best, really bad boxing form. To this caricature, being gentle means being week. To be a gentleman is not about being proper or mannered, or pedigreed or less likely

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher talks about reinvigorating our lives this springtime. Spring is in the air. The smell of mud and the opening of tree buds just seems to wake up not only the world outside our windows, but it seems to awaken something in us. Men, let’s take advantage of the natural cycle of the universe to reinvigorate our lives! Spring is here. It’s time for a renewal. Why not take this time to renew yourself as well? Want to weigh in? Comment here, or log in to our private facebook group - The Manlihood Mancave to discuss this with other men! Interested in more Personal development for men? Check out our website at Manlihood.com for more info! Don’t forget to check out our sponsors: Hatcher Media - Creative Marketing Solutions | Graphic Design | Video Production | Web Design | Content and Social Marketing Honky EDC - Everyday Carry Essentials. Handkerchiefs, Beard Oils, and More. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/message Suppor

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher tells us how to love our wives more than we love ourself. LISTEN to find out more! Want to weigh in? Comment here, or log in to our private facebook group - The Manlihood Mancave to discuss this with other men! Interested in more Personal development for men? Check out our website at Manlihood.com for more info! Don’t forget to check out our sponsors: Hatcher Media - Creative Marketing Solutions | Graphic Design | Video Production | Web Design | Content and Social Marketing Honky EDC - Everyday Carry Essentials. Handkerchiefs, Beard Oils, and More. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/manlihood/support

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher talks about what it means to wake your inner grizzly. Nature itself is going through a reset – the days are getting longer, the flowers and buds are forming on the trees, and mammalian creatures as awakening from their winter slumber. As spring nears, you may find yourself still a little groggy from winter, and your inner grizzly may need some awakening. Men, let’s look at how we can shake off the winter sleep and get ourselves ready to growl, eat fish, and maul hikers… err… something. ---------- Want to weigh in? Comment here, or log in to our private facebook group - The Manlihood Mancave to discuss this with other men! Interested in more Personal development for men? Check out our website at Manlihood.com for more info! Don’t forget to check out our other brands! Hatcher Media - Creative Marketing Solutions | Graphic Design | Video Production | Web Design | Content and Social Marketing Honky EDC - Everyday Carry Essentials. Handkerchiefs, Beard Oil

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher tells us why LEADERSHIP isn’t a dirty word. The word LEADERSHIP sometimes seems to have a negative connotation attached. It’s not a dirty word – and it’s a skill that can make a man and his surroundings better. --- Leadership really isn’t a dirty word - and I am sure you already knew that. Truth is - everyone of us has influence with someone- and leadership at its very core is influence. Let’s strive to be better leaders in all areas. Want to weigh in? Comment here, or log in to our private facebook group - The Manlihood Mancave to discuss this with other men! Interested in more Personal development for men? Check out our website at Manlihood.com for more info! Don’t forget to check out our sponsors: Hatcher Media - Creative Marketing Solutions | Graphic Design | Video Production | Web Design | Content and Social Marketing Honky EDC - Everyday Carry Essentials. Handkerchiefs, Beard Oils, and More. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/

  In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher talks about what it means to be a Gatekeeper. Men have a special role in their families that they often neglect. There are outside forces that influence your families – and what comes into your home needs to go through you. You are the keeper of the gate – the man who determines what influences are allowed to pass through. Media / Mindsets /.Mouths / Math  - As the Gatekeeper in your home - all of these things have to get by you. It’s up to you to draw lines, keep the riff raff out, and to protect your family from harmful influences on the outside, and from harmful attitudes and behaviours on the inside. Want to weigh in? Comment here, or log in to our private facebook group - The Manlihood Mancave to discuss this with other men! Interested in more Personal development for men? Check out our website at Manlihood.com for more info! Don’t forget to check out our sponsors: Hatcher Media - Creative Marketing Solutions | Graphic Design | Vide

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher talks about the question of WHEN. It’s really a question of when. When to be vulnerable / when to be tough. If you’ve listened to my other podcasts, you know I’m not a fan of the word vulnerable. I prefer authenticity. But that’s another episode, and you can go listen to it yourself. For the sake of clarity - let’s use the use the word vulnerable. When should you be vulnerable, and show your weaknesses, and how does that contrast to when you should steel your resolve and show your strength? I think it’s important to have a trusted circle of people who see and know your struggles and your vulnerabilities. Even men need a friend they can cry with on a very rare occasion. You don’t have to trust EVERYBODY. But you should be working on building the kind of relationships that support your vulnerabilities.  Think about a Danish Shield Wall on the battlefield. They’re all pretty exposed from behind, but they work together to fend off attackers. Sometim

In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher talks about the difference between Nice and Kind. There is a difference between being "nice" and being "kind." I'd rather be "kind" than be "nice." Kindness is intentional and outward. It takes courage to be kind. It takes action and it doesn't always do what everyone else wants. Niceness is passive, and receptive. It doesn't take effort, and it doesn't require action. It doesn't rock the boat. They may seem like subtle differences, but the mindset between being "nice" and being "kind" are very different. People frequently describe me as a “nice guy.” But I don’t think they understand the difference. You don’t have to be a pushover. You don’t have to keep your mouth shut when someone needs to hear the truth. You don’t have to always be agreeable and compliant. It’s okay to stand up for yourself, and others. It’s okay to fight for what’s right. It’s also okay to treat people with kindness, and respect, and to go out of your way to smile and show love

  In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher tells us what you need to know about being a dad. Got kids? Listen, to father a child is simple. Anyone with the right equipment can impregnate a woman. But that does not mean that fatherhood is simple. There’s a few things you need to know about being a dad. 1. This matters. A lot.  https://thefatherlessgeneration.wordpress.com/statistics/ 2. Don’t just BE there, BE INVOLVED 3. Discipline equals freedom 4. This is hard. 5. But it’s worth it. 6. If you wait till you’re ready, you never will. 7. You have to choose.   Want to weigh in? Comment here, or log in to our private facebook group - The Manlihood Mancave to discuss this with other men! Want more posts on Fatherhood? Welcome to Daddyhood Part 1 Welcome to Daddyhood Part 2 Welcome to Daddyhood Part 3 Welcome to Daddyhood Part 4 Interested in more Personal development for men? Check out our website at Manlihood.com for more info! Don’t forget to check out our sponsors: Hatcher Me

More at Manlihood.com In this episode of the Manlihood Mancast, Josh Hatcher talks about what it means to be WILD. To be wild, to hear the heartbeat of nature, to feel the rush of adrenal strength, to drink from the fresh air and howl at the moon – these are things that are embedded into men. The Call Men are wild, mighty, and fierce. Yet our culture wraps silky ropes around our necks, and shaves our faces, and trims our nails. The wildman isn’t quite socially acceptable. It’s not okay to have dirt under your fingernails, or to kill your own dinner. We don’t have to reject civilization entirely, there is a time and a place for manners and polite conversation and neckties and cologne. But I believe that all men, even the dandier, fluffier ones, have a call – drums beating in the distance – that beckons them into the wild. “But especially he loved to run in the dim twilight of the summer midnights, listening to the subdued and sleepy murmurs of the forest, reading signs and sounds as a man may read a