#45 Lewis Howes on What Makes A Real Man

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Impact Theory

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🗓️ 31 October 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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What does it mean to be masculine? In his fascinating new book, best-selling author, speaker, and high-performance coach Lewis Howes asks this very question.Whether it’s the jock, the playboy, or the fighter, Lewis breaks down the different masks that men unknowingly wear to hide their authentic selves. Watch “The School of Greatness” host discuss masculinity, vulnerability, and authenticity in this eye-opening episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. Buy the Mask of Masculinity Here: http://amzn.to/2yZ5sfT PULLED QUOTES 1.“The things I do are pretty simple; I just do them over and over again.” [2:58] 2.“I try to constantly do things that put me out of a box, that make me uncomfortable, and that challenge me.” [5:07] 3.“I think at our core that’s our deepest fear --that we’re not going to feel love from someone.” [22:26] 4.“The more I do the uncomfortable, it becomes comfortable.” [28:36] 5.“The definition of masculinity is living in service.” [38:00] 6.“I feel like if we’re not getting feedback then we think we know it all.” [41:04] 7.“I believe the greatest leaders in the world know how to understand where any person is coming from and can connect and communicate on their level as opposed to expecting that person to connect and communicate on the leader’s level.” [47:14] SHOW NOTES Tom and Lewis talk about masculine vulnerability and how a fight changed his life. [5:05] Lewis shares when he discovered that he was wearing masks and how he learned to forgive. [11:26] Lewis breaks down different types of masks and overcoming the fear of being perfect. [13:27] Lewis talks about using masks to our advantage and knowing when it’s time to take it off. [17:07] Tom and Lewis deconstruct the process that draws a line between masks and authenticity. [19:20] Lewis reveals the question he used to start every conversation and what waits on the other side. [21:53] Lewis describes practical steps that you can usedto identify and remove masks in your life. [26:13] Tom and Lewis dive into the comfort of wearing masks and how they are created. [29:36] Lewisgives society’s definition of a “real man” and being educated by powerful women. [34:13] Lewis offers his definition of real masculinity and the basis of self-love. [37:56] Lewis explains how he ranks priorities in his life. [40:05] Lewis clarifies why he tailored a section for women in his book about masculinity. [43:25] Tom and Lewis discuss connectivity at every level and creating meaningful conversation and change. [45:51] Lewis reveals the three truths that are essential to creating your best life. [49:00] Lewis defines the impact that he wants to have on the world. [51:18] MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE BOOKS The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy by Lewis Howes: http://amzn.to/2xuckyh [1:30] The Mask of Masculinity by Lewis Howes: http://amzn.to/2yZ5sfT [2:01] PEOPLE Dale Die -http://bit.ly/2yZZLin [45:00] Randy Couture -http://bit.ly/2yG9Bmo [45:03] SHOWS Lewis Howes on Ellen -Part 1 -http://bit.ly/2oR1z49 Lewis Howeson Ellen -Part 2 -http://bit.ly/2yzCumF Lewis Howessalsa dancing -http://bit.ly/1FUm9rC FOLLOW LEWIS HOWES INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2gBczV1 TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1T6F5bq FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2tgJouE LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/2zDI9WN WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2yYv50W PODCAST: http://bit.ly/1UTi4tE

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Impact Theory Podcast, your source of empowering ideas and actionable techniques from the world's highest achievers.
0:08.0	Join host Tom Billio, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the billion dollar brand Quest Nutrition, on a journey to unlock your potential and realize your vision of success.
0:19.0	Welcome to Impact Theory.
0:23.0	Welcome to Impact Theory. You are here, my friends, because you believe that human potential is nearly limitless, but you know that having potential is not the same as actually doing something with it.
0:34.0	So our goal with this show and company is to introduce you to the people and ideas that will help you actually execute on your dreams.
0:43.0	Today's guest went from being broke, broken, and living on a sister's couch to creating one of the top 100 podcasts in the world, building a seven figure online business and being recognized by President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under 30 in just a few short years.
1:00.0	Having grown up with a learning disability, being bullied and at eight years old, watching his older brother go to prison for selling drugs to say that he started out behind the eight ball would be an understatement.
1:10.0	But thankfully for any of us who have ever listened to his podcast, the School of Greatness, his desire to learn was bigger than his fear of looking stupid and he leapt headlong into learning to use LinkedIn to meet people he thought could teach him something.
1:24.0	He got so good at this that he not only managed to get some of the world's greatest minds on the show, a show which by the way now has more than 30 million downloads.
1:34.0	But he also leveraged it to build his networking techniques into his first successful online business which he ultimately sold.
1:40.0	Leveraging that success, he's now running another thriving online business is a seasoned high performance business coach who advises billion dollar brands as well as being a keynote speaker who has been on stages all over the world.
1:52.0	His first book, The School of Greatness, crushed it, becoming a New York Times bestseller in details magazine called them one of the five internet gurus who can make you rich.
2:04.0	He's been featured on Ellen, The New York Times, People Forbes, Inc and many other major media outlets and at this point by any metric, he's a teacher at The School of Greatness as well as his principal student.
2:17.0	Please help me in welcoming the former professional football player and two sport all American athletes whose latest book, The Mask of Masculinity, is about to destroy your preconceived notions of what it means to be a real man.
2:32.0	The Dean of the School of Greatness himself, Lewis Housen.
2:37.0	Welcome.
2:41.0	The King of Introductions is always...
2:44.0	Dude, so I'm telling you what you've accomplished since last we sat across from each other in the interview scenario is so amazing that this interview wrote itself.
2:57.0	Literally, all you have to do is quickly compile the list of never-ending accomplishments that you've managed to record.
3:03.0	But really, that's impressive. And I know how humble you are and so I know that you don't do a lot of saying this stuff yourself.
3:08.0	But going through and I was like, good lord, it's really impressive.
3:13.0	Thanks, man.
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