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Errol Cruz
This podcast is about men. Living in a world where being a manly man is offensive. We talk about positive masculinity and ways to stand up to the metaphorical castration of men.
It is important that men find their purpose in life and build upon it through faith, family, fitness, finance and leadership.
Man is God's original purpose and we must rise up to fulfill that purpose. It is our destiny.
If you do not create your outcome, someone else will and it will be for their benefit and not yours. Stay connected to the Lord and he will help you through the process to get to what he has planned for you. You have to do the work to earn it.
Are you living a life on purpose or is life living you. The wake up list isn't guaranteed. Work hard at fulfilling your God given purpose. It's your gift to God. Tomorrow, you may not wake up. Life is interesting and God puts people in your life for a reason. Listen to the end of this for a story from a couple days ago.
Every single decision you make comes down to a binary code. Just like machines use 1s and 0s, humans use yes and no. No matter the circumstance, excuse or feelings, it's either yes or no in the end.
In order to achieve the next level, you need to raise your standard. It's easy to be great on a world that doesn't try to be extraordinary.
Your voice can create and destroy your life and even other's lives. You can claim a positive dialogue or claim a negative one. What you focus on is what you get. Claim your victory.
This is a constant grind for me. We live in a jacked up world. The world does not like the Father. You can't please the world and please the Father at the same time. If you are trying to build a relationship with Him, your wife, your kids, or build who you want to be, you have to work at it. Nothing comes without work.
Life is a series of battles and fights. We have to learn to fight. The enemy is crafty and knows how to hit you where it hurts. Life isn't fair but that's ok. You're a fighter. Fight back.
We live and accomplish off of things we believe in. Achieving what you believe in is hinged on Faith. The enemy has gotten into people that stood up and fought for the wrong thing and got it. Yet the majority who disagree with it didn't take action to stop it. It's time to rise up and be bold.
You are never a complete man. Men, growth of a life long process. Once you get to the top of the mountain, you need to fall back down fast. You grow by going through the process and personal development. Those who hit the top and stop growing won't last long on top. Stay brand new.
Many moments in our lives will suck. That voice will enter our minds and give us anxiety and worry. People will get in your head. Life will challenge you but YOU DO IT ANYWAY!
Men! Who are you? Do you know your lineage? Do you know who you want to be? You have to figure this out in order to develop the mindset and the belief system to get you to your success. God has your back. Let him in and become a savage in life.
Stay joyful in the process. It is hard. It will challenge you and your mindset. It will even break you. Be resilient. Have faith and stay attached to God. Share your gift to the world Men.
Our mentality shapes who we are and what we are capable of doing. There are many crabs out there trying to pull you back into the pit. You can escape and enjoy freedom.
We blame everyone else for all of your issues. It's time to look in the mirror and take responsibility and accountability for our lives.
God speaks to us regularly men. Sometimes it's subtle and sometimes it's so loud it's in rocks your brain. Are you open to listening to it or are you so sedated, it doesn't penetrate through.
There is a huge double standard between men and women in our society. One is looked at as being the victim and the other as being noble and stepping up. We talk about equality but only when it's relevant. This one is fire.
We live in a very world. So many people need to sedate themselves with different things to just get by and it's a sad thing to see. They then become addicted to this things and begin to spiral into the abyss of the pit. Addiction isn't just drugs or alcohol. It is also tv, cell phone, food and video games. The concept is the same. It's a dopamine surge that needs to be satisfied.
On a system that was built by the industrial revolution, management is often regarded as leadership. This is not true. Leadership is the ability to inspire others to willingly do what you want them to do. Management doesn't usually have a person's interest in mind. Leadership always has your people's interest in mind.
Life is extremely short. We all get caught up on the process of life, but don't live life to it's fullest. We don't take time to enjoy family fellowship and love because life happens. We get complacent and it's natural. Be proactive in telling your family you love them and spend time with them. Tomorrow is never promised. You only have right now.
Sometimes we get dealt crazy blows from life. Sometimes things happen to us for a reason. The only thing we can do is control our attitudes about it. Get knocked down 7 times, get up 8. Keep this in your mind always. You may be getting knocked down because God has something major He is prepping you for.
Men, we have a hard time turning the Savage off when we get home and being a lamb to our families. We are required and taught to be tough. Our family needs that tough but not all the time. They need our velvet side just as much. It is a balance. I give some insight on this through my experience.
We live a world where even the truth is offensive, success is offensive, being faithful is offensive, and being different is offensive. This is the time where being different is the best thing you can do. Be different like Jesus was. If you are like Him, you will offend the world.
We live in a world where being authentic and transparent is offensive. Apparently outside of the actual truth, everyone have their own "truths." However, you can't lie to yourself. Getting raw with yourself is an essential step to self awareness. Self awareness leads to acceptance. Acceptance then leads to the opportunity for the decision of change.
The calmest person in any situation is usually the one in the most control and could potentially be the most dangerous. Most cases the loud mouth is usually loud to intimidate. The best practice to being a better man, father, and husband is to be calm within the storm. There are many storms in life and they will never stop. You can only control your attitude. Do the right thing.
Society has demonized men and gets offended when Men act as Real Men. Masculinity is considered toxic. This is to get the show rolling and the purpose of the Positive Masculinity and Red Pill movement. Also, it's about Kingdom and Biblical manhood. Message me about topics you want covered. This is my first episode and I'm still trying to figure out this platform. Editing will get better over time.