Topics Discussed:
- Cycle of self-sabotage
- How to leverage strategy and grow
- What is true manhood
- Deep-seated emotional pain and its connection to childhood
- Drug abuse and how Nick used it to escape
- The shame and guilt associated with not being able to live as a good person
- How he went from homeless and drooling in his beard to clean, sober, and successful
- Dealing with addiction and its connection to struggle
- How to develop self-respect as a solid man
- Self-sabotage and how we pull the pin on a hand grenade and throw it in our own lap
- Understanding our internal programming we have and how it limits our potential
- Hitting a ceiling of success that is set in our mind
- Shifting our internal beliefs and desires
- Rewiring our minds to become the best version of us
- How personal development and psychology is left out of most religious communities
- Getting out of the stuck mindset and how men persevered through impossible situations to live a fulfilled life
- Re-wiring your mind to believe you are able to accomplish great things, maintain them, and deserve to have them
- Self-induced Neuro Linguistic Programming
- The connection between your beliefs and your behaviors
- Building your mindset to get stronger
- Creating challenges to get out of your comfort zone to grow intentionally
- The power of “Can't-Miss Goals”
- How letting the “old version” of you win your internal battle can cause you to lose yourself
- Boys are desire driven and men are duty-driven
- Fighting impulsivity and toxic activities
- Re-wiring our minds to push past our self-impossed limits
About Our Guest:
Nick Chontos is the founder and host of the Apex Masculinity podcast, published author of the best-selling book, Apex Masculinity: defeat self-sabotage reclaim true manhood. He’s a public speaker, an oil field worker, happily married 15 years to the woman of his dreams, and father to 6 fabulous kids.
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