The Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and Parenting

Marriage is a big step. But what do you need to know about marriage before getting into it?  In this episode Mark and Adena discuss a couple of big principles that help couples have a perspective on marriage that enables them to venture into it with clarity and boldness.  Support the show

Freedom is one of the greatest desires in the human heart, but it sure seems to be elusive. How we think about freedom makes it hard to walk in. We often see freedom as just 2 parts. 1. I have a problem. 2. I am free when the problem is gone.  Here is what the process actually looks like: 1. Famine leads people into addictions and problems 2. The problem or bondage gets everyone's attention 3...

Dave Wadsworth wrote a book called "Finishing on Fire: Live your legacy of purpose, passion and prosperity."  Dave is a man on a mission. You will enjoy as he talks about decisions he made that enable him to stay on mission.  Support the show

In this episode Mark interviews a young man that had the perfect job, yet chose to leave it. His story resonates with anyone that wants to find meaning in their work.  Support the show

How can a man live his best bold life.  This is part 2 of this recording with Riley Young.  1.  Have something worth fighting for. 2. Have a God-sized dream.  3. Go with others. Powerful accountability is when people point you toward your purpose, not your problem.  4. Know your purpose. Without knowing our purpose, we end up drifting. Knowing our purpose gives a man the sense that he is living wi...

This episode is rated RI...for risky and intense.     How does a man live his best bold life?  1. Have something worth fighting for.   Behaving is not a fight worth fighting for.  2. Have a God-sized dream. A large retirement account is not a dream.  Part 2 of this recording will come out in our next episode.  Support the show

In this episode Mark has a conversation with a Rocky Lalvani. Rocky and his wife have raised two kids that are thriving. He shares insights into how he thought about money and education.  Early on, Rocky was concerned because he saw kids that were raised in a wealthy family, but they ended up becoming very entitled adults. These kids grew up and had no initiative of their own. Rocky's wisdom...

On this episode, Mark interviews Joshua Norman. Joshua was part of a national championship at the University of Oklahoma, and went on to play in the NFL.  Today, he is no longer living out those dreams. Instead he is living out bigger dreams. He shares about how he found real identity and powerful purpose. Clearly, his best days are not behind him. His story will inspire you to live out your story...

A marriage can feel completely dead. There can seem to be nothing that has enough power to overcome the things that have stolen the life out of it.  Feels like you are trapped. It feels like it is going to hurt the rest of your life. You wonder how it will impact the kids. Do I just have to live like a zombie in this for the rest of my life? What do I do with this part of me that wants to experien...

There are a couple of hurdles for every man to overcome.  1. Can he be open with people?  2. Can he be the kind of man that other men can be open with?  A man can live his entire life and not be open to share his thoughts and struggles with others. In this episode Mark sits down with Stephen Gunn and they tell a story about a conversation they had at the gym.  From their story, there are insights...

In this episode Mark sits down with his youngest son, Andrew, and they discuss how one conversation changed a young man. Important conversation often feel awkward before they happen, but as soon as they start they feel much more normal.  The ability to start an awkward conversation is probable a superpower. Notice, the ability to "start" an awkward conversation is a superpower. Conversat...

It is very frustrating to have a problem and not know how to fix it. It is especially hard when we think we know the right way, and we try with all our heart, but it doesn't change.  When it comes to marriage, this can happen so much.  Consider this: Instinct says, "Something is wrong with my marriage and it is threatening me." But what if the following is actually the truth? "...

Mark and Adena sit down for a conversation for people that are facing a time of crisis in their life. Adena draws on her experience of helping young people through the crisis of middle school math class.  Many junior high students felt the common feeling of hating math and feeling like a loser. The response they had was similar to the response that all of us have toward struggle. What if the only...

In this episode Mark interviews a young man about the movie "Braveheart." Can a man live "in the fight?"  Similar to the great speech about "The Man in the Arena," the movie Braveheart speaks to a man that wants to live for something bigger than himself. Is it possible in this modern world? If so, how can a man do it?  Support the show

Where do you feel like you are living your life? Some people live in the stands. Life feels like we are just spectators of the life that others are living.  Some people live on the sidelines. Life feels like I am always a step away from where I want to be.  Some people live on the field of play. They are in the game. They will win and they will lose, but they are in the game.  This episode is abou...

Leaders can feel the pressure of keeping up with all of the newest resources for leadership development. A constant flood of resources and books are being produced. Most of them are good. But how much study can the human do? At one point do we stop preparing for leadership, and instead, have the boldness to lead.  In this episode Mark talks about three simple shortcuts to growing as a person.  1....

People are one conversation away from a dramatically changed life. That is why we love producing content that is simply a conversation. The most challenging of topics can produce the greatest of life change if we are able to navigate talking about it.  In this episode Mark and Adena guide listeners through thinking differently about challenges in sex life. Here are a couple of principles that are...

Struggles in the area of sexuality are intense. Sexuality takes us to our deepest area of pain, but it also connects to our greatest desires. In this episode, Mark and Adena talk about the redemption that is available to a couple that faces a struggle in this area of life. It can feel so hopeless. But there is a pathway to take people from unbearable pain to unbelievable redemption. You can email...

Marriage can absolutely be fun, and fruitful, and powerful. Faithfulness is important, but that is not the only goal in the relationship. The goal is that a faithful marriage produces a level of awesome! In this episode, Mark and Adena take you behind the scenes of their relationship into a conversation they recently had. Adena recently said, "Thank you for giving me all of you." Listen...

When a man lacks confidence he feels like he is walking on a tightrope. When that happens he becomes unsure of himself in all that he does. He feels unstable, and that causes him to act unstable.  In this episode Mark and his son, Matthew, tell stories about umpiring baseball and the lessons that they learned about life.  Support the show

A man can feel like the goal of his life is to behave. He can be trapped in a life where he feels like he is being measured by how he conducts himself. A man can judge himself, and feel like everyone else is judging him, by how he is behaving.  But we fail to see how a man is being depleted. And when a man is depleted...he misbehaves. This episode discusses what causes a man to be depleted, and wh...

Mark and his son Matthew sit down for a conversation about relationships. The enjoyment of someone's life hinges greatly on the quality of our relationships. But they are not easy, and when they go bad, they can get really frustrating.  Here are some quotes from the episode: 1. In a marriage, the wrong things about you trigger the broken things in me.  2. Well-meaning people might say the sam...

In this episode Mark has a conversation with a man that is proclaiming a message of freedom with the world. His public message of freedom had to first  happen in him personally.  His story centers on a loss of identity that occurred when his baseball career came to an end. His journey relates to us all and his message is one for all to hear.  Jeremy Slayden's website: https://jslayusa.com/ Fo...

When marriage problems arise emotions are high and instinct can take over, but our instincts do not necessarily give us a good picture of what is really going on.  Marriage problems are usually personal problems that get exposed by marriage. We know how much our spouse has hurt us, but we tend to not see how much we have hurt them.  Our marriage problems are not isolated within the walls of our ho...

Why is it hard for a man to be vulnerable? If a man thinks that he will never be the "real deal" he will have no choice but to pretend to be the "real deal."  When a man feels that his weakness will disqualify him, he has no choice but to hide that weakness.  When a man fears that other people will disqualify him because of weakness, he has no choice than to hide the weakness. ...