136: Lewis Howes | The Mask of Masculinity
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2017
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Recognizing that we, as men, wear masks might just be one of the most difficult self-evaluation processes we can go through. It's difficult because sometimes we've been wearing a mask for so long that it actually becomes part of who we are and how we define ourselves.
My guest today, New York Times Bestselling Author Lewis Howes, joins me to talk about why men are failing so many benchmarks, how to recognize and confront what is holding you back, why the masks we wear hinder our personal growth, and the 9 masks of masculinity.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
- What is the Mask of Masculinity
- Why men are underperforming in every benchmark
- The 9 masks we as men tend to wear
- How to recognize which mask you might be wearing
- The common thread between all the masks
- How to confront the things that hold you back
- How to stop defining yourself by the mask you wear
- How our masks hinder personal growth
- How to embrace discomfort and vulnerability
- How to avoid overcompensating for weaknesses
- How to better understand your emotions
- Which mask I tend to wear
LEWIS HOWES
My guest today is New York Times Bestselling Author, Mr Lewis Howes.
I know a ton of you are already familiar with his work and what he's up to with his own company and podcast (which is listened to millions of times per month), The School of Greatness.
We had Lewis on the show a while back but since then, he has released his newest book, The Mask of Masculinity.
What I enjoyed a lot about this book is that Lewis really pulled back the curtain in his own life and you can tell by the way he's analyzed who he is and what makes him tick that this is a process he doesn't just talk about, this is a process that he's actually gone through and uncovered for himself.
Lewis Howes had a lot of success as a professional athlete (which hints at the mask he was wearing) only to find himself injured and wondering how he could redefine himself and tap into who he really is.
Gentlemen, gear up, prepare to challenge some thoughts about who you are, and let's unpack the idea of the mask of masculinity.
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| 0:00.0 | Recognizing that we as men wear masks might just be one of the most difficult self-evaluation processes that we can go through. |
| 0:06.8 | It's difficult because sometimes we've been wearing the mask for so long that it actually becomes part of who we are and how we define ourselves. |
| 0:14.4 | My guest today, New York Times, best-selling author, Louis Howes, joins me to talk about why men are failing on so many benchmarks, |
| 0:21.0 | how to recognize and confront what is holding you and I back as men, |
| 0:25.3 | why the masks we wear hinder our personal growth and the nine masks of masculinity. |
| 0:30.8 | You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest, embrace your fears, |
| 0:34.8 | and boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time. |
| 0:41.1 | You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. |
| 0:46.1 | This is your life, this is who you are, this is who you will become. |
| 0:50.4 | At the end of the day and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man. |
| 0:56.0 | Men, what is going on today? My name is Ryan Mickler and I am the host and the founder of this podcast, The Order of Man. |
| 1:02.4 | I am sure that you are aware by now that we have had a killer, a killer line up over the past couple of weeks, |
| 1:08.4 | first Gary John Bishop. Last week we had Jaco Willink and this week we've got Louis Howes. |
| 1:14.0 | It's like the perfect trifecta or hat trick. If you will of podcast, guess, I'm glad you're tuning in |
| 1:21.3 | and catching all of this is what we're all about. Interviewing some extremely successful men |
| 1:26.2 | unpackaging their ideas and their thoughts and their insights, systems, processes, whatever it may be |
| 1:31.7 | and then we're delivering them straight to you. So if you haven't already done so, make sure that |
| 1:36.0 | you subscribe to this podcast, you keep tuning in and we will keep bringing on a killer lineup. |
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