Discouragement is easy to fall into in our society today. With the rise of social media and worldwide connectedness, we often find examples of guys who do things better than us. This means we have to fight against it actively. If we aren’t careful, we can fall into a place of discouragement where we stay busy but don’t live purposefully.On today’s show, we discuss the cycles of discouragement and why we get to this place. As we recognize the mindset, we can begin to fight against it.The Suck CycleMany men get to a place of frustration and declare, “I’m going to CHANGE!”Then they come up with some crazy plan which often ends in failureThis puts them right back to the start but with more frustrationThey eventually develop a lack of belief in their ability to changeEverything’s PersonalOur discouragement grows when we take everything in a hyper-personal way“I’m fat because I’m a failure” “I’m poor because I’m lazy”There is a place for taking personal responsibility, but does everything have to be personal?We have to learn to separate who we are as men from what we do as menDealing with FailureOur sense of failure often derives from our Unrealistic expectationsWe battle this by learning to approach setbacks differentlyDefining the problemTrading condemnation for curiosity: Curiosity asks, “Why I fail?”; Condemnation assumes it’s all our faultGet helpCHALLENGE:Quit trying to fix multiple things to get better inPick one thing to get better at and focus your energy on thatGet curious about past failures and seek to learn from them instead of ignoring themQuit trying to lone-wolf fix things in your lifeRESOURCES TO HELP YOU THRIVE AS A MAN========================Thriving Man Coaching Resources4D MODEL FREE PDFLearn about the 4 fundamentals of a Successful LifeDiscover OUR SPEAKING AND HOW WE HAVE EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD

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