"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly..." Theodore Roosevelt

What keeps us from showing up fully present to our lives and daring greatly for things that matter? Shame, fear of being vulnerable or weak, and fear of failing.

We'll discuss what things keep us behind our shields, protecting ourselves from what we think will hurt us, but in reality just cuts us off from being fully alive. And we'll talk about what it could look like to put down that shield, show up, and dare greatly in our lives. We invite you to dare greatly with us!

What do you have to be in order to be "Man Enough"? There is a code we have all been taught since we are young that defines who we need to be in order to be accepted into the man club. In short, the list usually comes down to, don't be a wuss, don't be weak. Following this code in order to belong and be accepted keeps us from being fully alive and authentically ourselves. We'll discuss how to break free from this code and how we are already enough to belong and be accepted just as we are.

Men, we need you out here! We need you to show up, bring your true self, and take responsibility to tend the garden you've been given in the world. Brant Hansen, in his book "The Men We Need," contends that at the core of masculinity is taking responsibility, or as he puts it, being a keeper of the garden. In this episode we discuss our reflections on how taking responsibility is life-giving, scary, and tempting to avoid! Thanks for being on the journey with us.