Your life, and your freedom are really up to you. Today’s guest started out as a freelance sports photographer, and pursued that passion until it turned into the life he always wanted to live.
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Today’s guest on the Manlihood ManCast is Vincent Pugliese
Vincent Pugliese is an award-winning sports photographer, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Total Life Freedom School and Mastermind.
Vincent earned his Bachelor’s degree in Communication from Ohio University, where he was named National Champion for the William Randolph Hearst Photojournalism Championship prior to graduation. He has photographed for all leading wire services and various national and local publications throughout the United States, including major sporting and news events such as the Super Bowl, World Series, NHL Final, NBA Conference Finals, The Kentucky Derby, and Wrestlemania.
Vincent’s passion for freedom has led him to believe that having control over your time, money, and the work you do is the ultimate key to living a life of freedom. He homeschools his three boys with his wife Elizabeth, and together they teach others how to achieve total life freedom. Vincent’s new book, Freelance to Freedom, provides a roadmap for creating a side business to achieve financial, time, and life freedom, and it was published by Morgan James Publishing in early 2018.
Have you ever felt like you’re constantly struggling to reach your goals, no matter how hard you try? If so, you’re not alone. Many people find themselves stuck in a cycle of failing and feeling like they can never achieve their dreams. But the truth is, there are real reasons why you may be failing, and once you understand them, you can take action to turn things around.
Poor Planning:
One of the most common reasons for failure is poor planning. Many people dive into a project without first taking the time to think about what they need to do to succeed. This can lead to frustration, disappointment, and ultimately, failure. To avoid this, take the time to sit down and create a plan for your project. Break it down into smaller, achievable steps, and make sure you have a clear understanding of what you need to do to succeed.
Poor Thinking:
Another reason for failure is poor thinking. If you constantly focus on the negatives, you’ll find it hard to achieve your goals. To overcome this, try to focus on the positives and find ways to stay motivated. Surround yourself with positive, supportive people, and seek out positive information and experiences.
Poor Execution:
In many cases, people fail because they don’t execute their plans effectively. To avoid this, make sure you have the right tools and resources to execute your plan, and hold yourself accountable for making progress. Set realistic deadlines, and make sure you stay focused on your goals.
Poor Follow Through:
Finally, many people fail because they don’t follow through on their plans. To avoid this, make sure you have a clear understanding of what you need to do, and hold yourself accountable for making progress. Stay focused, stay motivated, and keep pushing yourself forward.
How do we overcome failure?
Hold Yourself Accountable:
One of the best ways to overcome failure is to hold yourself accountable. This means being honest with yourself about your progress, and taking action to make improvements when necessary. Seek out support from friends, family, or a coach, and keep pushing yourself forward.
Strength in Numbers:
Another way to overcome failure is to find strength in numbers. Surround yourself with positive, supportive people, and seek out help when you need it. Whether it’s a coach, a mentor, or a supportive friend, having someone to help you stay motivated and focused can make a big difference.
Fortify your mind:
Your mind is your greatest asset, so make sure you take care of it. Take breaks when you need them, seek out positive experiences and information, and avoid negativity as much as possible. By fortifying your mind, you’ll be better equipped to overcome any challenges that come your way.
Make a plan and work the plan:
Finally, make a plan and work the plan. Don’t just sit back and hope for the best. Take action, make progress, and keep pushing yourself forward. With time and effort, you’ll be able to achieve your goals and overcome any challenges that come your way. In conclusion, if you’re struggling to achieve your goals, it’s important to understand the reasons behind your failures. By taking a proactive approach and addressing the issues of poor planning, poor thinking, poor execution, and poor follow through, you can turn things around and start achieving your goals. Remember to hold yourself accountable, find strength in numbers, fortify your mind, and make a plan and work the plan. By doing these things, you’ll be well on your way to overcoming failure and achieving success.
Personal development for men is about more than just achieving success in your career and relationships. It’s about building resilience and mental toughness, so you can navigate the challenges of life with clarity and purpose. One of the most important aspects of personal development for men is developing mental toughness. In this post, we’ll explore the benefits of mental toughness and practical strategies for building it.
Mental toughness provides many benefits in terms of personal development, including improved focus, increased resilience, and better stress management. It can help you to achieve greater success in your career, build healthier relationships, and improve your overall well-being.
Setting Clear Goals
One of the most important aspects of personal development is setting clear, measurable goals and taking action to achieve them. Setting clear goals will help you to stay motivated and focused on what’s important.
Facing Challenges head-on
Building mental toughness means being able to handle difficult situations, facing challenges head-on, and learning from failures. By learning to deal with difficult situations, we can build resilience and develop a greater sense of purpose.
Developing a Strong Work Ethic
A strong work ethic is important for personal development and a crucial aspect of mental toughness. It means being reliable, responsible, and dependable in your work.
Dealing with Stress
Mental toughness also means developing the ability to handle stress and cope with difficult emotions. This can include setting boundaries, self-care, and relaxation techniques.
Achieving Growth and Fulfillment: Mental toughness is about taking control of your life, shaping your own future, and developing a sense of purpose. By building mental toughness, you can achieve growth and fulfillment in your life. Personal development is a journey, and one of the most important aspects of that journey is building mental toughness. It is important to keep in mind that is not something that can be easily achieved overnight, but it is a continuous process. If you’re ready to take control of your life and start your personal development journey, consider picking up a copy of Manlihood: The 12 Pillars of Masculinity by Josh Hatcher.
In today’s fast-paced world, it can be easy to get caught up in the grind of work and responsibilities. With so many demands on our time and energy, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters. However, personal development for men is important – more so now than ever.
Here are a few reasons why personal development for men is important.
Career Success
Personal development can help men to be more effective and efficient in their careers. It can help them to develop new skills, improve their communication, and build a better work ethic. This can lead to greater opportunities for advancement and success in their field.
Relationship Success: If you focus on personal development, your relationship will improve
Men who focus on personal development are also more likely to build healthy and satisfying relationships. This can be from learning effective communication skills to developing empathy, personal development can help men connect better with others and build deeper, more meaningful connections.
Improved Well-being
Men who invest in personal development are also more likely to experience overall well-being. This can be from stress reduction, developing better self-care practices, and learning to cope with difficult emotions. All these will lead to a more positive outlook on life and overall well-being.
Mental Health is directly proportional to men’s personal development
Personal development can also help men to improve their mental health. Focusing on self-improvement and self-care can help men to reduce stress and anxiety, improve their self-esteem, and develop a greater sense of purpose.
Taking control of your life and future
Personal development is about taking control of your life and shaping your own future. It’s about learning and growing, and about becoming the best version of yourself. It’s about setting goals, taking action, and making progress. By investing in personal development, men can shape their own destiny, and not just be swept along by the waves of culture.
Personal development for men is important, because we need strong, healthy, masculine men to shape the generations to come
In today’s fast-paced world, personal development is more important than ever. It can help men to achieve greater success in their careers, build healthier relationships, and improve their overall well-being. If you’re ready to take control of your life and start your personal development journey, consider picking up a copy of Manlihood: The 12 Pillars of Masculinity or finding a coach or therapist to guide you on your way.
Personal development is a crucial aspect of being a man. It not only helps you achieve success in your career and relationships, but also leads to a sense of fulfillment and well-being. However, many men struggle to understand where to start when it comes to men’s personal development. To help you get on the right track, here are five key principles that every man should understand and embrace.
In this post, we’ll explore the five key principles that every man should understand and embrace in order to achieve personal growth and fulfillment. From setting clear goals and taking action, to developing a strong sense of self-worth and building healthy relationships, these principles are essential for any man looking to improve himself and his life.
Setting Clear Goals and Taking Action
One of the most important aspects of men’s personal development is setting clear, measurable goals and taking action to achieve them. This means identifying what you want to achieve, and creating a plan to make it happen. Whether it’s a career goal, a financial goal, or a personal goal, having a clear direction will help you stay motivated and focused on what’s important.
Developing a Strong Sense of Self-Worth
Another key principle of personal development for men is developing a strong sense of self-worth. This means understanding your own value and believing that you are worthy of love, respect, and success. A strong sense of self-worth is essential for overcoming fear and self-doubt, and achieving your goals.
Building Healthy Relationships
Men’s personal development is not just about achieving success, it also includes building healthy relationships. Whether it’s with a significant other, friends, or family, having positive and supportive relationships can help you feel fulfilled and happy. It is important to learn how to communicate effectively, to listen actively, and to develop empathy for the people around you.
Embracing a Growth Mindset
Personal development is not about achieving perfection, but about embracing the journey of self-improvement. A growth mindset means being open to change and willing to learn from your mistakes. It means embracing challenges as opportunities for growth, and focusing on progress over perfection.
Continuous Learning and Self-Improvement
Men’s personal development is not a one-time event, but a lifelong journey. The final key principle is to continuously learn, improve, and grow. This means taking the time to reflect on your life, to identify areas of improvement, and to take action to develop yourself. This can include reading self-help books, attending seminars, or working with a coach.
By understanding and embracing these five principles of personal development, men can improve themselves and achieve growth and fulfillment in their lives. It is important to note that personal development is a continuous journey and it is important to keep the above principles in mind and work towards incorporating them in one’s daily life.
Want to take your personal development to the next level? Check out my book, Manlihood: The 12 Pillars of Masculinity. In this comprehensive guide, we dive deeper into the principles of personal development and explore the specific traits that define masculinity. From building self-confidence to developing a strong work ethic, Manlihood will give you the tools you need to become the best version of yourself. Order your copy today and start your journey towards true manhood.
The CEO and the janitor may not be equal in terms of pay scale, or even the value that they add to an organization – but as people, they have an equality of value.
The guy scrubbing the toilets and the guy scrubbing the paychecks BOTH need to see themselves as leaders.
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Leadership belongs in all areas of life
Your job, your family, your community, your own SELF-IMPROVEMENT, all require leadership skills. Every aspect and every area of your life will benefit if you view yourself as a leader, and if you apply the principles of leading others to leading yourself.
Leadership needs no title
You don’t need an official title to lead. If you are at the bottom of the rung, you can still set the tone, and take on responsibility.
Leadership is influence
The very nature of leadership is not that it demands obedience, but that it conveys influence upon others. Very few people obey a title. But many will follow the example of someone who is a positive influence on them, and who strives to help them improve.
Leadership is service
Leadership is about service. If we go to great historical leaders who led people well, we will see that their goal wasn’t fame or fortune, their goal wasn’t always victory or domination – but their goal was to serve their people, their country, their community, their circle.
Stephen Mansfield is a best-selling author, speaker, a podcaster, and a leadership expert and coach. He’s the author of Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men, Building Your Brand of Brothers, Men on Fire and more.
These words are the lifeblood of Stephen Mansfield’s work and the reason why this New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and popular speaker is often to be found serving vital social causes.
For example, in recent years Stephen has been captured by the cause of the Kurds. It has led him to write a book about the Iraqi Kurds, give a TEDx talk about “The Most Famous Unknown People in the World,” and to issue an international call for the creation of a Kurdish homeland.
Stephen is also deeply concerned about the current state of manhood. To help reverse the downward trend of modern masculinity, he has written leading books on the subject, has appeared in major media, has spoken at conferences around the world, and has launched the GreatMan movement to train men in the art of noble manhood.
“You have a destiny, but your destiny is fulfilled by investing in the destinies of others.”
-Stephen Mansfield
While managing his busy writing and speaking life, he founded a company that helps prominent figures and top organizations produce high-quality books. He began training leaders, often appearing at conferences around the world. He also began coaching leaders to speak well, something he has done with politicians, leading artists, bestselling authors, and at major universities. In May 2021, Stephen was named a Senior Fellow of Public Leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University where he teaches and coaches current and future leaders.
Stephen and his beloved wife, Beverly, split their time between Nashville, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C.
I’m putting together a group of men who want to make a radical change in their lives. We’ll set goals, break them down into actionable steps, and then hold each other accountable each week with a check in and each month with a call.
Imagine waking up in 2024 and being a completely different person.
Basically – in 2023, we’re going to set some big hairy goals, we’re going to break them down and we’re going to do them.
1. This is going to cost you some money. 2. This is going to be hard as hell. 3. This is going to be worth every penny and every ounce of pain you put into this.
EMAIL Me if you want to do this. mail@joshhatcher.com
I’m putting together a group of men who want to make a radical change in their lives. We’ll set goals, break them down into actionable steps, and then hold each other accountable each week with a check in and each month with a call.
Imagine waking up in 2024 and being a completely different person.
Basically – in 2023, we’re going to set some big hairy goals, we’re going to break them down and we’re going to do them.
1. This is going to cost you some money. 2. This is going to be hard as hell. 3. This is going to be worth every penny and every ounce of pain you put into this.
EMAIL Me if you want to do this. mail@joshhatcher.com
WANTED: Men Thirsty For Adventure and Ready to CHANGE.
A few years ago I wrote a book and workbook called “Change Your Life in a Year”
I wrote it after doing it. I wrote and published several books. I lost 100 pounds.
I changed my mindset and my attitude. Life was going the way I wanted.
I find myself in a spot where I need to go through that process again. I need to go to the next level.
I want to take some guys with me.
Basically – in 2023, we’re going to set some big hairy goals, we’re going to break them down and we’re going to do them.
1. This is going to cost you some money. 2. This is going to be hard as hell. 3. This is going to be worth every penny and every ounce of pain you put into this.
EMAIL Me if you want to do this. mail@joshhatcher.com
DON’T EMAIL ME if you are going to complain or make excuses. You either want to be a different person in 2024 or you want to stay the same. DON’T EMAIL ME if you expect everything for free. DON’T EMAIL ME if you are not teachable and coachable. DON’T EMAIL ME if you think you’re better than me, or that I’m better than you. We’re in this together.
