The Good Will Hunting Syndrome

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04/01/20 • 8 min

#84: I see too many Good Will Huntings running around:

As Brene Brown says:

“If you’re not also in the arena getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.”

– Brene Brown

This is a call to the men who are in the arena, doing the inner work.

#84: I see too many Good Will Huntings running around:

As Brene Brown says:

“If you’re not also in the arena getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.”

– Brene Brown

This is a call to the men who are in the arena, doing the inner work.

#83: As a man, you’re probably great at pushing, performing, persevering...

...until you hit your limit...

...and disappear into a hot mess of booze, Netflix binging, over-eating and porn.

While I ain’t here to deny anyone a good time, none of these temporary escapes truly refuel your tank to show up optimally.

If you want to be a Great Man and perform at your best, you need to take recovery seriously.

In this episode:

#85: In my work with men, I’ve quickly learned that there’s a whole host of emotions that men suppress, avoid or try to stomp out altogether:

They do this, because they don’t trust themselves when these emotions are present.

So they suppress, avoid...or obliterate these emotions.

In the process, they inadvertently shut down their ability to feel the full range of positive emotions.

Joy, peace and fulfillment become increasingly elusive.

In today’s episode, I share an empowering concept that I’ve used to help me welcome and learn from my full range of emotions:

A Board of Directors for Your Emotions (and You Are the Chairman)

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