The Powerful Man Show

Episode #356 How did you get into a position where you have to ask your wife's permission for everything? And how can you regain leadership in your relationship? Being in a position where you have to ask your wife's permission is a major red flag. Men often think they are doing the right thing. They think they are asking their wife for permission as a show of respect. They are terrified because ma...

Episode #355 Before he started The Activation Method, he was under massive strain. He was dealing with a stressful business, a personal injury, and his child being sick. He finally tried reaching out to doctors and seeking help...because he was experiencing a physical and mental breakdown. If you are struggling with something, if there is something you don't know, ask somebody for help. Don't let...

Episode #354 How do you make your wife feel sexy? What can you do to make your woman feel desired? A woman's desire is to be needed and wanted. Women's internal need is to be truly seen by her man. If she can't be seen by her man the way she needs to, she's gonna seek that validation outside the relationship. If you catch your wife doing something sexy, compliment her on her sexiness - and do it e...

Episode #353 Is your wife using sex as a weapon? Sex is easily one of the most important and powerful aspects of a marriage. But when women start using sex as a weapon, usually through denial, there might be something deeply wrong in the relationship. If this is happening, you'll quickly find yourself in a beta or deactivated state. As a man, you need to sit down and call it out. Have a conversati...

Episode #352 What would do if you find out that your wife is cheating on you? How would you deal with it? Do you confront your wife? When men get hurt like this, shame becomes prevalent. Shame is where it gets dangerous. Shame stops men from reaching out to other guys. Shame comes around from the feeling of not being enough. The shame and the hurt cause men to go into an ultra-beta mode or DEERing...

Episode #351 How can you learn to share and open up more? How do you reach out without worrying about the shame around it? Most men don't have the courage to ask for help...or even to ask for directions. You can't solve your own problems from the same perspective that you are currently in. If you are struggling in any area, reaching out is the way forward. When we openly and freely ask for help, w...

Episode #350 What is your presence online like? Do you have social media profiles - Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram...maybe even some of the newer ones? If so, are you active there? Do you regularly check them? Update them? Post to them? Your social media shows how you as a man are represented in the world before you get there. Do not be fake. There is nothing worse than meeting somebody who's been...

Episode #349 When is it time to "pull out the roots" of a problem? And how do you do it? There are reasons why certain things keep coming up. What do you do when your wife brings up a problem from the past? It is a common issue when you and your partner have a checkered history. Disagreements, arguments, mistakes. You've moved on but she keeps on bringing it up over and over again and you are sick...

Episode #348 What are you willing to sacrifice to save the most important things in your life? What are you going to do to save your business and your relationship? Most of the time when things get tough in your marriage, things get tough in your business, too. You're living in a cycle - trying the same thing over and over again.  But if you continue to do what you have always done, it's just not...

Episode #347 Are you a good father? How do your habits and behaviors affect your child? If a man becomes a leader and becomes re-activated, everybody around him experiences a ripple effect - they start to follow the leader. Kids are monkey-see, monkey-do. If they can pick up your bad habits, they can also pick up your good habits. When the man who is the leader of the family changes himself positi...

Episode #346 What happens to us when we get envious? What happens when envy disappears? When we start getting envious, we start making up stories. Subconsciously, our brain tells us that "we can't have this" and "we can't achieve that". Envy stops you in your tracks - preventing you from getting the income, body, or relationship that you want. Envy stands in your way and blocks you from achieving...

Episode #345 Our brain controls everything in our body. It drives every decision we make and influences what we feel. But did you know that there are several neurochemicals that our brains produce when we feel excited or sad or angry? What are these neurochemicals that control your mind? Knowing what these neurochemicals are will allow you to be more in control of your life and will help achieve y...

Episode #344 How did The Alpha Reset change Thomas Waller's life? Before he found The Powerful Man he was in the darkest time of his life - separated from his wife, arrogant, selfish...his life is falling apart. Going to The Alpha Reset was the best moment of his life. It was the moment he woke up and found his true self. It was a deeply moving experience. As a direct result, he has grown spiritua...

Episode #343 One of the biggest positive shifts that can happen in a business is when its leaders commit to personal accountability. When leaders hold themselves to the highest standard, it naturally follows that they inspire everyone around them to that same height. By the same token, when your business isn't going well, that's often a reflection of what is going on for you. It is a reflection of...

Episode #342 Are you getting the most out of life? Are you making this one life count? Are you thriving in each of the Five Territories? This ticket is a reminder that we have One Life to live. Make it count and make the most of this one life that we've got. Live in a way that touches and moves you - rather than living it from scarcity. Ask yourself: What areas do I want to improve in, and what ar...

Episode #341 What can you do when DIY doesn't work? What will it cost you? Drywall is something that a lot of people think they can do on their own. Seems easy enough, right? If you've ever tried, you know it's much harder than it looks to do even a decent job. If you want your drywalling done right and looking good, it's simple - hire a professional. The harder a thing is to do well, the more you...

Episode #340 How do you show love? How do you want to receive love? How do you determine your partner's love language? A love language is a tool for enhancing or amplifying your relationship, but you have to build the relationship's foundation first. Starting with a solid foundation, you'll be able to understand how best to use this powerful tool. Once you discover your love language and acknowled...

Episode #339 On wedding days, you have high expectations for your future together. You anticipate becoming a 'power couple'. But over time the potency of your union starts to slip away, and you find yourself split apart and drifting further away from each other. When this happens, often the guy falls into deactivated mode and tries to repair the marriage by making his wife happy...but that doesn't...

Episode #338 Happy Birthday, Doug! What realizations and reflections did he have while celebrating his birthday? He woke up next to his wife in the morning and they made love right away. She prepared all his favorite food. She made an amazing breakfast. She arranged a special day just for him. It was an amazing time. The moment she smiled and looked at him with admiration and respect, he had a mom...

Episode #337 What is your market sexual value? How can you calculate your SMV...and what can you do to get that number up? Are you finding yourself in the nice guy trap? Are you in a deactivated state? Let's say you're a stock in an open market. Let's also say that you are fully owned by your wife. If your stock price has been going down since you got married, wouldn't it make sense to trade some...

Episode #336 She's taken on the role of an alpha, and it's turned your relationship upside-down. No balance, no boundaries, no activation. Start communicating what is acceptable and not acceptable in a calm and firm way. Establish boundaries. Staying connected while maintaining those boundaries is very important. It's how you build respect and admiration. When you realize that you've become "deact...

Episode #335 Guys beg for sex for different reasons. Some beg for sex because their wife is the only person who can provide it. Some guys are worried that they're going to go out and cheat to get their needs met. When you find yourself in a position where you are begging for sex from your wife, remember that it is probably the most unsexy thing a guy can do.  Awareness is the first key. Some guys...

Episode #334 In a marriage, little things start to creep in - resentments, arguments, you know how it goes. And your old ways of dealing with this "creep" don't work very well anymore. The real problem is that you're so focused on the negative experiences and emotions in the relationships that the scales get unbalanced and you can't move forward. You get stuck, and the problems keep coming. Learn...

Episode #333 Are you in a situation right now where you're trying to solve something and you just can't seem to figure it out and move forward? Maybe you're trying too hard to solve it based on your past experiences...and nothing's working. Maybe it's time to try something else. A different perspective...another way... Do something different to allow you to get to the other side. Do something diff...

Episode #332 What does effective leadership look like? A successful leader is more of an adviser, a mentor, and a coach. It allows you to lead on a higher level. The most common mistake people make when leading teams is trying to "lead-by-consensus". Maybe it's fear, or a genuine desire to do right by those you lead. But leadership-by-consensus most often produces a team that is stagnant, unmotiva...